Posts by CJ Clarkson
College coaches start a brawl
Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard hit Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft in the postgame handshake line between the teams, setting off a brawl involving coaches and players from both sides. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard stopped Howard in the handshake line, leading to the two men exchanging words before being surrounded by a few players and coaches. Howard put…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Final pairings set
All four pairings of the 2021-22 FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Finals were finalized on Friday upon the conclusion of Second Round action. In the final game of that stage, the rescheduled Gameday 5 fixture between CSM CSU Oradea and Sporting CP, the Romanian club earned a 72-55 victory at home to clinch first place in Group K,…
Read MoreGonzaga reclaims no.1 position
Gonzaga keeps finding its way back to the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Zags reclaimed the No. 1 ranking for a third stint this season, while Providence climbed into the top 10, and Wyoming earned its first ranking in more than seven years. Mark Few’s Bulldogs earned 56 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s poll…
Read MoreHow to Bet on Basketball: 6 Powerful tips
Basketball is one of the most popular sports to bet on. The reasons for this are two-fold. First of all, the season is relatively long and filled with games. The regular NBA season contains 82 games between October and April for each team. That means there are more than two thousand games to bet on.…
Read MoreMelbourne United Hold out Perth Wildcats in Rollercoaster Battle
The Perth Wildcats had the spur of a 400th game for their captain, but Melbourne United wasn’t about to drop a third straight game and, after falling down 15 points early, dominated and eventually held off their determined opponents for the 93-87 win on Saturday night. It was the first game between the two teams…
Read MoreFenerbahce and Milan capitalize in Euroleague make-ups
A pair of rescheduled games from Round 18 and 19 got the week’s action started early on Tuesday as red-hot Fenerbahce downed league-leading Real and Milan edged host Zalgiris. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 66-51 Real Madrid Fenerbahce gave the league leaders a taste of their own medicine with a defensive masterpiece for a 66-51 victory that…
Read MoreCan the Newcastle Eagles shake off their Lions defeat?
It has been a tough season so far for the Newcastle Eagles, as COVID-19 and a string of poor performances has led to them being dumped out of the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy and struggling to gain any momentum going into the Championship, where they have suffered five defeats in six games. The…
Read MoreUNICS Kazan beats CSKA on the road and stays atop of the VTB League
Yesterday’s game between two of Europe’s top-teams, UNICS Kazan and CSKA Moscow, was one for the ages and had three overtimes. CSKA Moscow went to one of the key games of the entire season without a number of key players, and also without coach Dimitris Itoudis. He has missed several recent games due to illness.…
Read MoreBCL recap; Unstoppable U-BT Cluj Napoca wins 19th straight game
in Group K of Round 16 of the Basketball Champions League U-BT Cluj Napoca handed Filou Oostende an 86-75 defeat in Romania yesterday night. With that victory U-BT Cluj Napoca climbed to 2-0 in their group and extended their win streak to 19 games in all competitions. The champions of Romania started their season in the BCL…
Read MoreNikola Jokic joins Wilt Chamberlain in triple-double efficiency record books
Nikola Jokic is inching closer to tying Wilt Chamberlain on the career triple-doubles list. He joined the Hall of Famer as the only players with multiple 25-point triple-doubles on 80% shooting in NBA history on Sunday. Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 12-of-15 from the field in a 124-104 win…
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