Tag Archives: basketball
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This Day In Sports History (March 27th) — NCAA Tournament
It was on this day in 1939 that the first ever NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship was awarded. Oregon would go on to win the championship, beating Ohio State in the finals. Only eight schools were involved in the first ever NCAA men’s basketball tournament, as opposed to the 68 that are involved in today’s tournament. [...]
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ESPN Airs “F*&k The Gators” Chant During Live Broadcast of Florida Gulf Coast Pep Rally (Video)
Florida Gulf Coast University has been getting plenty of attention over the past couple of days, after they became the first ever 15th seed to reach the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament by defeating San Diego State on Sunday. Although, one could argue that the little-known school is suddenly getting too much attention, after [...]
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NCAA March Madness GIF: UNC Cry Baby
The North Carolina Tar Heels and their fans have done plenty of celebrating at the NCAA Tournament over the years, as they have won three championships over the past two decades (1993, 2005 and 2009). Only Kentucky and UConn have had that much success at the March Madness tourney over the course of the past [...]
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NCAA March Madness GIF: Basketball to the Groin
In the past, we’ve seen athletes get hit in the groin by a number of objects, including baseballs, rugby balls, footballs, Aussie footballs, cricket balls, and even pucks. And now we can add basketballs to that list following yesterday’s first round NCAA Tournament match-up between UNLV and California, as Bryce Dejean-Jones‘ attempted save on a [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/21/2013 — Derrick Nix
After putting together a 13-5 conference record and finishing in third in the competitive Big Ten, the Michigan State Spartans entered the NCAA Tournament with a #3 ranking and a spot in the Final Four in mind. But before taking on some of the bigger dogs in the Midwest portion of the bracket, like Louisville [...]
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Cleveland Cavaliers Fan with Message for LeBron James Runs Onto the Court (Video)
Ever since LeBron James ditched his home town of Cleveland live on ESPN, the guy has been enemy number one in that old berg. The Cavaliers’ owner published a scathing letter to the King, fans across the city burned his jersey in the streets, and when the guy won a championship last year, Cavs fans [...]
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Chris Paul’s Flop Against the Kings is an Embarrassment to Basketball (Video)
Lob City? More like Flop City! Chris Paul may be the best point guard in the NBA at the moment, but his flop during last night’s loss to the Sacramento Kings can only be described as a travesty to the game of basketball. It’s one thing to embellish contact. But Paul wasn’t even contacted by [...]
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Pot-Bellied Serbian Basketball Fan Really Knows How to Work the Crowd (Video)
Back in December we showed you video of a very unlucky Gonzaga basketball fan who “won” the chance to take a half-court shot during halftime, then gave us possibly the worst such attempt of all-time. It was funny but, you know, also kind of sad. After flubbing the shot, the dude hung his head in [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 18th) – Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1995 that Michael Jordan announced he would be returning to the NBA. Jordan came back to the Bulls donning the number 45, as his familiar number 23 had already been retired following his initial retirement. In his two years away from basketball, MJ embarked on a baseball career. He [...]
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Bucks’ Larry Sanders Hands Out Thumbs-Up to the Officials (Video)
The Milwaukee Bucks are almost a lock to make this year’s NBA playoffs, as they currently sit in eighth place, eight games ahead of the ninth-place Toronto Raptors. However, you have to believe that the Bucks would love to get as many wins as they can over the final month of the season so that [...]
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Dennis Rodman Visits Vatican For Pope Unveiling, Gets Interviewed By BBC (Video)
I guess NBA Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman is feeling like a bona fide diplomat after his much publicized peace-making trip to North Korea. Because on Wednesday, the guy they call “The Worm” showed up outside the Vatican in Rome, ready to talk about the pope to anybody who would listen. And yes, for some reason, there [...]
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Ricky Rubio Makes the Spurs’ Defense Look Silly with a Double Behind-The-Back Drive (Video)
I write this post as an angry man. What is it about Ricky Rubio‘s stunning double behind-the-back maneuver during the Timberwolves’ 107-83 win over the Spurs last night that could possibly make me so angry, you ask? Oh, just the fact that ever since I decided to trade the Spanish sensation for DeMar DeRozan in [...]
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Think You Can Beat a Playboy Cyber Girl in a March Madness Bracket Challenge? (Video)
Every year millions of Americans sign up for free NCAA March Madness bracket challenges on sites like ESPN.com and CBSSports.com, but for what reason? A one-in-a-million chance at winning some measly cash prize and a shot at beating a bunch of dudes who you’ve never met and, for all you know, could be no older [...]
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WWE Announcer Jim Ross Provides Play-by-Play for DeAndre Jordan’s Monster Jam (Video)
When the Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan threw down his monster dunk-heard-round-the-world over Detroit’s Brandon Knight on Sunday, pretty much everyone in attendance at the Staples Center lost their minds. Fans, players, and coaches alike were jumping up and down and shaking their heads in disbelief. The play-by-play of the jam? It was pretty decent. [...]
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Former Knick Renaldo Balkman Chokes Teammate During PBA Game (Video)
A good teammate is someone who would fight for you. A bad teammate is someone who would fight you. With that being said, we’ll simply chalk up Knicks 2006 first-round pick Renaldo Balkman as a bad teammate, seeing as how he pretty much tried to fight the referees and any teammate that got in his [...]
