Randy McClure picked a great time to have his best scoring game of the season. The sophomore guard poured in 27 points to lead the Golden Rams past the Thoroughbreds in the opening round of the SIAC tournament. The first half was a closely contested back-and-forth affair that saw eight lead changes and two ties. With nearly eight minutes to go in the first half Albany State found themselves down nine, 28-19 after two Ditalion Battle triples. ASU would respond with a 17-7 run that would land them in front…
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LaVine to sit tonight against Brooklyn
As the teams who are swirling around the bottom of the NBA toilet bowl fight with each other to get to the bottom the fastest, more of their players will suddenly need “rest” or have “injury issues”. For the Chicago Bulls, who need to get inside the top 5-6 draft picks in the worst way, and a healthy dose of Zach LaVine on the court could be a major impediment to that end. Luckily for them he does not play in both ends of a back-to-back and that will be…
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Cavs falter late under defensive pressure
Read MorePortland Trailblazers recall Caleb Swanigan
Yesterday the Portland Trailblazers recalled rookie forward Caleb Swanigan from his G-League assignment with the Canton Charge. In his 14 games, 12 of which he started, Swanigan averaged 14.2 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists , 1.0 steals in 30.3 minutes. In the 15 games he’s appeared with the Blazers, Swanigan has posted averages of 2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists in 8.9 minutes.
Read MoreClippers to trade Blake Griffin to Pistons
According to reports from TNT’s David Aldridge, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo’s Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. The Clippers have agreed to a deal to send Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 29, 2018 Sources: Clippers, Pistons are finalizing a deal that would send Blake Griffin, Willie Reed for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley and a draft pick. Multiple players involved have been informed of deal. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January…
Read MoreDerrick Rose questioning his future in the NBA?
As a fan of DRose I was a bit saddened to hear that he was taking time off to evaluate his basketball future, as,selfishly, as I am in no hurry to see Rose’s NBA journey come to a premature conclusion. However I am more a fan of Derrick Rose the man and if that is what he needs to do in order find happiness, I am in total support of it. As I perused the various sports outlets that covered this topic, what I found particularly disturbing was some…
Read MoreJordan Brand and French Basketball Federation enter into multi-year agreement
Jordan Brand has entered a multi-year partnership with the French Basketball Federation that will make the company the Federation’s official uniform supplier. Specifically, Jordan Brand will outfit the men’s and women’s senior team, 3×3 and youth teams. The President of the French Basketball Federation, Jean-Pierre Siutat had this to say of the agreement: “We are delighted to be partnering with Jordan Brand, and it marks an important step for our federation to serve basketball athletes. This partnership with Jordan Brand, a symbol of innovation, style and greatness in basketball, helps…
Read MoreNFL and NBA focused on twisting anthem narrative instead of real issues
Colin Kaepernick made news last year by sitting and then kneeling for the national anthem. Since that time, despite him being very clear and concise as to why he was he was taking the actions he was ( which was because of police brutality, systematic racism ), there has been a concerted effort by those in the media, and even in politics, to change the narrative over the actual reason for the protesting. Initially the fake outrage was directed at non-existent disrespect of American soldiers, both past and present. The…
Read MoreWarriors-Wizards Scuffle Aftermath: Draymond, Bradley Beal, Kelly Oubre fined, Morris and Felix suspended
Sunday the NBA meted out punishment for the players involved in the scuffle Friday during the Warriors and Wizards game. Draymond Green and Bradley Beal fight to the ground in the 2nd quarter pic.twitter.com/AEucXIeS8I — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) October 28, 2017 The incident began when Wizards’ guard Bradley Beal grabbed Warriors ‘ forward Draymond Green around the neck. The two locked up and tumbled out of bounds and into camera row. Beal was kicked out of the game for initiating the scuffle and was fined $50,000. Green was fined…
Read MoreSuns break off Head Coach Earl Watson
After getting off to an 0-3 start, including a 48-point beatdown in their opener at the hands of the Portland Trailblazers, the Phoenix Suns have fired Earl Watson, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Phoenix coach Earl Watson has been fired, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 22, 2017 Watson took over after Jeff Hornacek was shown the door during the 2015-16 season. He proceeded to post a 9-24 record over the final 33 games that season but that didn’t deter the Suns from signing Watson to a three-year…
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