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March Madness is Here!
March Madness is upon us as all 68 participants of the NCAA Tournament have been announced. It comes as no surprise that University of Kentucky Wildcats and their pristine 34-0 record are the hands down favorites to claim the big one. Much has been written about the Wildcats, their overflow of talent and the brilliance…
Read MoreNCAA: Kentucky stays perfect, still No. 1
NCAA – At the end of Week 16 the Kentucky Wildcats maintain their unanimous number one ranking across various polls, riding on their pristine 27-0 record. They took down Tennessee and Auburn last week in convincing fashion. They are set to face Mississippi State and Arkansas (22-5) this week, and remain as the heavy favorites…
Read MoreKentucky Opens NCAA Season as Heavy Favorites
The NCAA 2014-15 is underway and no less than the Kentucky Wildcats are projected to be the favorites to win this year’s title. The team is simply stacked with talent. They have nine All-Americans and their recent commitments from two top-caliber players in Skal Labissierie and Isaiah Briscoe may have just taken them over the…
Read MoreNolan Smith leaves Galatasaray
Former NBA guard Nolan Smith (187 cm, Duke’11) has been released by Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). A few days ago he had a discussion with coach Ataman when he was substituted during a game. The American player played one game game for Galatasaray in the Euroleague and scored six points and grabbed three rebounds.…
Read MoreMercer shuts down 3rd seed Duke in NCAA
14th seed Mercer Bears pulled off a shock result in the opener of the 2014 NCAA Tournament Bracket by downing number 3 seed Duke 78-71. The result sent shockwaves through a tournament that is known for its wild results as March Madness once again arrived in the Bracket. Mercer defied the numbers, experts, and form…
Read MoreNCAA: Florida takes the lead in latest AP Polls
Syracuse’ unanimously voted number one ranking in the Associated Press (AP) polls ended up being short lived after suffering two losses last week. They endured back-to-back losses versus Boston College and Duke, dropping them all the way to fourth place. This opened the door for previous number two team, Florida, to slide into that top…
Read MoreDuke, Florida on the rise in latest AP poll
NCAA – After losing to Arizona State 69-66, Arizona has slid to fourth place in the latest Associated Press Poll rankings, paving the way for Florida (23-2) to take the number two spot. Syracuse, still undefeated at 25-0 is still sits at number one, but is no longer the unanimous choice. Wichita State (27-0) rounds…
Read MoreNCAA: A Weekend of Upsets
Notre Dame vs. Duke, 79-77 NCAA – This weekend’s action was highlighted by a few upsets. One of the more notable upsets that transpired was pulled off by the Notre Dame Irish, who came away with an amazing win over the seventh-ranked Duke 79-77. Notre Dame successfully deployed a smaller lineup that allowed them to…
Read MoreNCAA: Arizona still number one in Top 25
NCAA – In this week’s AP Top 25 rankings, Arizona still keeps it’s leader status after a very close victory over Michigan 72-70, upping their pristine record to 11-0. Arizona is the consensus top team heading into holiday break with the expectation that they could possibly hit 15-0 before heading to UCLA at January 9th. Syracuse…
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