Category: Sports

January 7, 2022 NBA StatCap: FVV gets it done again

Brandon King

Who Got it Done Fred Van Vleet recorded his first career triple-double in the Raptors 122-108 victory over the Utah Jazz. Van Vleet also scored 37 points, which was his fourth 30-plus point performance in his last five games. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 130-122 for their ninth consecutive victory. The Bulls currently sit atop the Eastern Conference, 2.5 games in front of the much more touted Brooklyn Nets. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Fred VanVleetTOR vs. UTA 37 10 10   Triple-double Nikola JokićDEN vs. SAC…

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FAMU bowling heads to Sin City for Stormin’ Blue and White Vegas Classic

Brandon King

Courtesy Florida A&M Athletics: LAS VEGAS, Nev. | Florida A&M bowling travel west for the hosted by Mount St. Mary’s from Saturday, January 8 – Monday, January 10. FORMAT This weekend’s tournament follows a standard format, with Quint Baker matches on Saturday, traditional games Sunday and best-of-seven bracket Bakers on Monday. Total pinfall across the first two days determines seeding for brackets. THE FIELD Along with the hosting Mountaineers, 12 teams are vying to win in Vegas. Nine teams in the field are ranked in the NTCA Top 25 poll, including…

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FIBA News: Finland, Hungary and Slovenia get friendly wins

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via Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net With both national teams earning a win over the Netherlands Thursday and Friday, Slovenia bested Montenegro, 70-52, Celje Saturday evening. Head coach Aleksander Sekulic splitting playing time resulted in a balanced scoring effort. Krka big man Jurij Macura and JDA Dijon’s Gregor Hrovat shared a team-high nine points. Gregor Glas of Partizan NIS followed with eight points. Down 23-6 at the end of the first period, the visitors actually climbed into the lead before falling into a double-digit deficit once more in the final minutes of the prep…

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January 6, 2022 NBA StatCap: Barrett buzzer-beats Beantown

Brandon King

Who Got It Done RJ Barrett’s buzzer-beater completes Knickerbockers comeback win over Celtics Despite being 3-14 from the floor RJ Barrett was able to knock down an improbable 32-foot three pointer as time expired to lift the Knicks to a 108-105 win over the Boston Celtics, completing a 25-point comeback. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS @ NYK 36 6 9   6-11 3-pt Evan FournierNYK vs. BOS 41 8 2   10-14 3-pt Brandon IngramNOP vs. GSW 32 11 6 Marcus MorrisLAC @ PHO 26 8 3 Cameron…

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Sacramento Kings fined $50k

Brandon King

Thursday evening the NBA announced that the Sacramento Kings had been fined $50,000 for a violation of rules that prevents team owners and executive from interacting with score table personnel during games. The release from the league specifies that the infraction occurred during a timeout early in the third quarter of the Kings January 2nd game against the Miami Heat when Assistant GM Wes Wilcox spoke to personnel at the scorers table about a timing issue during a jump ball. It ended up being a double-whammy for the Kings- they…

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Wizards announcer apologises for for comments on Kevin Porter Jr’s father

Brandon King

In this latest edition of represhinsible things announcers say, we have the case of Washington Wizards broadcaster who chucked the proverbial turd in the punch bowl of Porter Jr’s game-winning shot that beat the Wiz. Consor said: “You’ve got to give credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time,” The distasteful comments are in reference to the life of Porter’s father, Kevin Porter, Sr., who served four and a half years after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 1993 shooting death of…

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January 6, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 6 Day-To-Day Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jan 5 Out Bogdanovic cleared the COVID-19 protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Cameron Oliver F Jan 5 Out Oliver was placed in the league’s health and safety protocols Wednesday, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. John Collins PF Jan 5 Out Collins has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Gorgui…

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January 5, 2022 NBA StatCap: Guess who’s back

Brandon King

Kyrie Returns Kyrie Irving made his season debut last night and looked like he’d been there all season, scoring 22 points on 9-17 from the floor in helping the Nets defeat the Indians Pacers 129-121. Irving will appear in all road contests but cannot play in home games due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. Who Got it Done Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ IND 39 8 7 B. BogdanovićUTA @ DEN 36 13 4   11-13 ft D. SabonisIND vs. BRK 32 12 10   Triple-double…

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January 5, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 4 Day-To-Day Cam Reddish SF Jan 4 Day-To-Day Reddish (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday’s action against the Kings, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Malik Ellison G Dec 28 Out Ellison was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Gorgui Dieng C Dec 28 Out Dieng was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 28 Out Bogdanovic was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19…

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January 4, 2022 NBA StatCap: Another big night for VanVleet, 0 turnovers for Russ

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Fred Van Vleet poured in 33 points in leading the Toronto Raptors to a 129-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. It was his third consecutive 30-plus point performance for the Wichita State product, all of which were Raptor victories. On the season Van Vleet is averaging 21.3 points , 6.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per contests, which are all career-highs. Russell Westbrook played 33 minutes yesterday and did not commit a turnover, snapping his record streak of most consecutive games with at least 1 turnover: Player…

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