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Kansas made a statement with its hard-fought road victory over Baylor on Saturday in a battle between two national title contenders. But the victory means more than a shift in the Big 12 standings. The outcome has major Selection Sunday implications. The Jayhawks (24-3, 13-1) avenged a Jan. 11 loss to Baylor and still have […]
In a battle between national title contenders, No. 3 Kansas escaped No. 1 Baylor 64-61 Saturday in Waco, Texas, shifting the Big 12 Conference race and avenging a January loss. Kansas, which had won 14 consecutive Big 12 regular-season titles before Texas Tech won last season, jumps back to the top of this year's league standings — tied with […]
Bill Walton and Frank Caliendo were on the same broadcast Thursday night. Yeah, it was as confusing as you’d expect. Caliendo showed off his Walton impression during ESPN’s broadcast of Oregon-Arizona State in Tempe, with Walton playing along. Play-by-play man/straight man Dave Pasch, as usual, just went with the flow. That’s your basic Bill Walton X2 + […]
The NBA fined Paul George $35,000 after the Clippers star criticized officials in Tuesday’s defeat to the 76ers. George claimed the Clippers fell victim to some “home-court cooking” following a 110-103 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia. The six-time All-Star – who was just three of 15 from the field and one of four from three-point […]
DAYTONA BEACH — Austin Dillon has enjoyed remarkable success at Daytona International Speedway since becoming a fulltime NASCAR Cup Series driver in 2014. After a 13-year absence from racing, Dillon brought back the No. 3 competition number made famous by Dale Earnhardt. When Earnhardt died on the last lap of 2001 Daytona 500, Richard Childress […]
No. 22 Illinois entered Tuesday’s matchup with Michigan State having lost consecutive games to ranked opponents by single-digits. After trailing the Spartans by 17 at halftime, though, it appeared prepared to turn a corner. The Fighting Illini roared back to take a 69-68 lead in the waning seconds of regulation on their home floor. They […]
The Southeastern Conference and SEC Network issued statements Sunday condemning offensive comments made by college basketball analyst Barry Booker during a Saturday telecast. Booker was commentating on an SEC Network game between Missouri and Arkansas. After a promotion for upcoming SEC gymnastics meets during the game coverage, Booker described the female gymnasts. "Go hang out with […]
Bojan Bogdanovic said he should not have even been on the court to produce his game-winner for the Utah Jazz against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Bogdanovic had struggled for much of the contest, but he hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Jazz to a 114-113 victory. The forward finished with eight points in […]
The first CIAA basketball tournament was held more than seven decades ago, at a boxing and wrestling venue at the corner of 14th and W Streets in Washington D.C. There were eight participating teams, and an estimated 3,000 fans crammed into 2,000-seat Turner’s Arena. The total budget for the event was $500. For the CIAA, […]
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has a distinct vision of how basketball should be played in today’s NBA – lots of 3-pointers, shots at the rim and free throws, and not much in between. Of the Rockets’ 4,572 field goal attempts this season, 2,192 are threes and 1,903 are at the rim, according to […]