Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling will continue to be close to the organization as part of the terms of the team’s sale to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to the Associated Press. Two sources told the AP that the $2 billion deal allows for up to 10 percent of the team — or […]
More and more of you have asked for a deeper dive into our Mock Draft s with explanations behind each pick, so here you get – every pick in the first round; explained.
A few years ago, Harry Giles was on track to NBA stardom. He was the No. 1 ranked high school player in the country entering his senior year at Oak Hill Academy during the 2015-16 season. He was all set to attend powerhouse Duke University where he could blossom into a surefire NBA lottery pick. […]
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Brandon Knight scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and forward Khris Middleton hit three 3-pointers in the final period as the Bucks rallied for a 105-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. All of Knight’s fourth-quarter scoring came in a […]
South Florida is looking for a new head basketball coach again after the school rescinded its offer to Manhattan’s Steve Masiello late Tuesday night. The university had extended an five-year offer worth a reported $1 million annually to Masiello on Tuesday. But a background check uncovered that Masiello did not graduate from the University of […]
Newcomer Jonathon Gryniewicz breaks down what we’ve seen out of the Central Division to start the 2020-21 NBA campaign.
On a bone-chilling night that left most of LSU Tigers’ fans snuggling up to their warm televisions instead of braving icy road conditions to get to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari said his team played “passive.” That was all it took for LSU to take the fight to the 11th-ranked […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After watching a 20-point first-half lead evaporate to 10 at halftime, Virginia Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett was, to say the least, pleased with the way his team opened the second half and took control of Tuesday night’s 68-53 road win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. “I got that feeling that […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Seventh-seeded Coppin State sped off on a 7-0 run inside the final two minutes to snap a 68-68 tie and defeat No. 10 Bethune-Cookman 75-68 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday night at the Scope. A free throw by forward Dallas Gary with 1:48 left gave […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not a fan of the NCAA and the rule that requires players to be one year removed from high school and at least 19 years old before entering the NBA. Cuban thinks the NBA Development League is preferable to a year in college, saying the one-and-done players are not […]