Posts Tagged ‘basketball’
LeBron James Loses in a 3-Point Competition at Cedar Point, Ohio
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Simo Häyhä in Funny News, Randomness, SportsTags: basketball, brick, James, lebron, loser, theme park
A Fine Example of Why the NBA Sucks
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Veritas in Entertainment, SportsTags: athlete, basketball, Bulls, Chicago, nba, raptors, Sports
Do these players deserve the money and adoration they have with their celebrity status, million dollar contracts, overblown egos, and apparently careless and lazy effort on the court?
Spoiled Son Costs Univ. of Central Florida Big
Posted: 6th November 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: adidas, basketball, college, Jordan, Shoes, ucf
Should an average player get special treatment because of his Dad when all other athletes at the school will suffer? Knowing UCF was an Adidas School, the right thing to do would have been to wear the Adidas shoes, or to have chosen a school with a Nike deal. – V
Top Recruit Commits to Coach K and Duke
Posted: 24th October 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, blue devils, coach k, duke, kyrie irving, recruit
Per NCAA rules, no one here could discuss anything that happened there.
Word had arrived, though, that during a live ESPNU interview in New York, Kyrie Irving, one of America’s top high school basketball recruits, had chosen the Blue Devils.
Pepperdine’s Keion Bell Dunks Over 5 Teammates
Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, dunk, keion bell, NCAA, pepperdine
Jordan’s Son Can’t Wear Dad’s Shoes in College
Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, central florida, Florida, Jordan, NCAA, ucf, university
The fight over the feet of Michael Jordan’s son is not over.
Last Thursday, Marcus Jordan, the Hall of Fame guard’s younger son, told the media that he’d honor the University of Central Florida’s contract with adidas by wearing all the apparel with adidas logos on it.
Another Reason to Love Dick Vitale
Posted: 11th September 2009 by Veritas in Happy News, SportsTags: basketball, NCAA, vitale
Sure, he’s an annoyingly boisterous basketball analyst whose prime has probably passed. Sure, at this point, he makes college basketball a little less entertaining for me. But so what? Those are minor concerns compared to important real-world stuff, and where the important real-world stuff happens, Dick Vitale is as good a man as there is [...]
Vandy Coach Passes on $100k Raise For Team Trip
Posted: 25th August 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, college, salary
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings sacrificed a $100,000 pay raise to fund his Commodores’ 10-day trip to Australia earlier this month.
Calipari Cheats, Memphis Stripped of Final Four
Posted: 20th August 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, calipari, kentucky, memphis, NCAA
Memphis will be forced to vacate the NCAA-record 38 victories from its Final Four season of 2007-08 under former coach John Calipari and serve three years’ probation because of NCAA rules violations, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced Thursday.
Wade’s Help…Can Miami Land Odom & Boozer?
Posted: 17th July 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, los angeles, Miami, nba, Sports, trade
LAS VEGAS – Pat Riley has listened to Dwyane Wade(notes) express his unease with the Miami Heat sitting out the Eastern Conference’s arms race this summer. As the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic elevated themselves as championship contenders, the Heat president sold his superstar on patience, promising a plan to surround him with [...]
Richard Jefferson ‘MIA’ At His Own Wedding
Posted: 16th July 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, jefferson, marriage, nba, Sports, wedding
Most weddings go off without a hitch. But every once in a while, the blessed event gets a surprise twist. This past weekend, NBA star Richard Jefferson’s wedding left guests asking a big question: “Where the heck is the groom?”