With the final 34 seconds of their Olympic hopes quickly evaporating off the Athens, Greece shot clock, Jermaine Anderson took his team, his country and the fate of his facial hair upon himself.
Lakers Stick To Plan While Nuggets Struggle To Find One
On Saturday night during the early rounds of the Calzaghe/Hopkins light heavyweight title fight one of the announcers had a very astute observation about what had being going on in the fight through the first few rounds. The announcer said that Hopkins seemed to have a great plan that he was sticking to, while Calzaghe [...]
Game Recap: Cavaliers 93, Wizards 86
To get in real deep into the cracks and crevices of this game, we need to go back to Gilbert Arenas getting hurt and finally coming back. Before his injury, and a bit afterwards, Arenas was hinting at possibly opting out of DC and testing the free agent waters elsewhere. However, Agent Zero miraculously, by [...]
Tennessee Wins The Title, But A New Fan? Not So Much
I can readily admit that I am not a big women’s college basketball fan. In fact, I would go as far as to say that I treat women’s basketball the way Tiger Woods’ fans treat a tournament he has not entered into. I may casually glance to see who won here and there, but I [...]
Graduating Badgers Retire On Top
As father and son - coach Ken and Scott Murray - embraced, the rest of the euphoric club howelled, and the Niagara fans who made the drive to Ottawa stormed the court, it became incredibly clear; the Brock University Badgers had just proven themselves the greatest university basketball team in all of Canada.
In a thrilling [...]
Game Recap: Nuggets 137, Raptors 105
What do you say when at halftime a team is on pace to score 160 points in the game?
The Raptors have been unable to shut down the high powered offense of the past few elite Western Conference teams they’ve played. They’ve also had difficulties with Phoenix and Houston earlier in the year, and their struggles [...]
Inside the CIS Final Four with HoopsAddict.com
As the top eight teams in Canadian university basketball square off this week in Ottawa, all eyes will be on the Carleton Ravens as they pursue their sixth consecutive national championship. With a stunning three upsets on Friday night the field is down to four, left remaining are Carleton, Brock, Western and Acadia. Stay tuned [...]
Inside the CIS Final Eight with HoopsAddict.com
As the top eight teams in Canadian university basketball square off this week in Ottawa, all eyes will be on the Carleton Ravens as they pursue their sixth consecutive national championship. In the mean time, seven of the most dominant teams from all across Canada are hoping to play spoiler. Stay tuned to HoopsAddict.com for [...]
Game Recap: Warriors 117, Raptors 106
After playing a huge game against the Lakers, the Raptors came into Golden State looking worn, without any real hope for survival. No one could blame the team, as they basically ran a track meet 24 hours earlier, only to play against a Don Nelson-style team the next day. From their first quarter [...]
Game Recap: Lakers 117, Raptors 108
Even though Kobe Bryant’s official website refused to acknowledge Kobe Bryant Blog Day, I can’t help but believe Bryant was aware of his fans taking the Internet by storm yesterday to support him.
Bryant hit three three-pointers in the first quarter before tweaking his shooting hand, then he hit a runner on the baseline with his [...]