It looked like the talk of the sports world would be Irving’s lights-out fourth quarter to stun a hostile crowd. With 45 seconds left of the game, Kyrie Irving knocked down a three to give the Nets a three-point lead at the TD Garden. However in the last moments of the game, the Nets showed their weakness on the defensive end and surrendered an easy … Continue reading The Last Minute of Game 1 Shows Why Chemistry Matters
The South Carolina basketball team went the entire season being ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll. They capped off their season fittingly going wire-to-wire in the finals against UConn, winning 64-49. The first possession of the game foreshadowed how the game would play out. South Carolina’s Victoria Saxton retrieved an offensive rebound—her first of five in the game— off a … Continue reading South Carolina Wins Second National Championship Over UConn
If you missed the final night of the second round of women’s March Madness, you missed a great night of television. The games of the night were UConn (2-seed) surviving a poor shooting night to win 52-47 against UCF (7-seed), and Tennessee (4-seed) escaping Belmont’s (12-seed) second half run to win 70-67. Uconn and Tennessee are the two most successful programs in women’s college basketball … Continue reading More Madness
After 99 days of a lockout, back and forth posturing and media maneuvering, and countless stock photos of bases wrapped in chainlinks, Major League Baseball is back up and running. The two sides agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday afternoon that will last for the next five seasons. Under the new deal, the Competitive Balance will start at $230 million in 2023, which … Continue reading Done Deal: Owners, Player’s Union Agree to Terms
WNBA player Brittney Grinner has been detained in Russia after a vape with hashish oil in it was found in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow, The New York Times reported Saturday morning. Grinner has been charged with large-scale transportation of drugs. Russian Costume Services released a video of Brittney Grinner bag being checked while going through security. The security video is from … Continue reading Britney Grinner’s Safety and The Future of International Women’s Game
The lockout started 90 days ago. That is a nice runway to avoid what happened this week. Much like how I would handle a big school project that was due at the end of the quarter, the start of this big negotiations started too late. The negotiations started five weeks after the lockout began. Even as a person that understands more than anything the desire … Continue reading Baseball Can Wait.
Boiled down to its basics the NBA is simple. It is a superstar league, the more of them you have the better you are. There were two of them on the court at Madison Square Garden Sunday, unfortunately for the home crowd, both of them play for the 76ers. The Knicks lost 125-109 in an entertaining matinee against the new look 76ers. For Philadelphia, it … Continue reading Embiid Dominates Knicks From Free Throw Line
At halftime, it looked like Barrett had a good shot at being the first Knick player score 50 in a game since Carmelo Anthony. Barrett returned to action in a fury, racking up 30 points in the first half. Although both Barrett fell short of the coveted 50 burger, his 46-point performance could be a coming out game as he takes the next step. The … Continue reading RJ Barrett’s Development Should Be Knick Fans First Priority
A key change that has happened to the Knicks is that Julius Randle has been unselfish this year. His game is similar the bully-ball, back you in and drive to paint as past this season, but what is different is he knows when to bail. He often will find a teammate to pass to mid-air, calling-off his shot. He learned not to force a shot … Continue reading HOLD THE LINE–Knicks Sit Out Making Major Deadline Deals.
With the WNBA now missing Elena Delle Donne and Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart could be the star to follow if you are just getting into the WNBA. Continue reading Breanna Stewart is Back–and is Still Fun to Watch
The Efficient Shot 