The word out of the Bluff City tonight is that the NCAA has reversed its previous ruling and that top 10 recruit Will Barton will be allowed to play for Josh Pastner and the University of Memphis Tigers this fall.
Both Dan Wolken reported the news via his Twitter:
Source just told me Will Barton has been [...]
Indiana Pacers knucklehead guard Lance Stephenson was arrested on Sunday after shoving his girlfriend Jasmine Williams down a flight of stairs according to Zag’s Blog.
At 5:05 a.m. Sunday morning Coney Island police responded to an assault charge at 621 Avenue Z. Upon the arrival of police, they discovered Stephenson’s girlfriend, Jasmine Williams, who stated that her boyfriend, [...]
Louisville Cardinals head basketball coach Rick Pitino won a big legal battle on Thursday when a Kentucky court found Karen Sypher guilty of trying to extort Pitino on six counts.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Stengel concluded that Karen Sypher’s rape claims were without merit and Pitino wasn’t charged.
She faces up to 26 years in prison on all charges, [...]
The death of Memphis basketball legend Lorenzen Wright rocked the Memphis community when his body was found last week in a wooded field riddled with a dozen gunshot wounds.
Since that time, theories galore have floated around as to who murdered Lorenzen and for the reason why he died so horrifically.
Many theories being tossed around are [...]
The Golden State Warriors have been sold to Joe Lacob and Peter Guber for $450 million dollars according to MSNBC’s Darren Rovell.
Guber is the chairman of Mandalay Entertainment and Lacob is the managing partner of the private equity firm Kleiner Perkins.
The team was sold by Chris Cohan who purchased the team in 1995 for $119 [...]
The New York Knicks wasted no time on Monday announcing they had blown some of their much saved cap room on former Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire. The Knicks inked Amar’e for 5-years at $100 million.
The marquee outside Madison Square Garden posted a welcoming message of Amar’e to the Knicks, complete in Knicks uniform, on [...]
The Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden, has passed away in Los Angeles at the age 0f 99-years old. Wooden’s death had been reportedly near, and even falsely reported, several times over the past 48 hours. He passed away at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Wooden, the most famous and successful basketball coach ever, led the [...]
Los Angeles Lakers all-star Kobe Bryant appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (April 06, 2010).
Bryant (in the video above) talks about beating NBA player Brian Shaw at H-O-R-S-E as a 11-year old, his basketball camp for kids, and whether or not teammate Ron Artest is crazy or not.
Kobe on Kimmel (Video 1)
Kobe on [...]
Here is a look at the match-ups, game times, and announcers for the first round 2010 NCAA March Madness Tournament games.
Providence: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
12:30 pm: #2 Villanova vs. #15 Robert Morris
2:50 pm: #7 Richmond vs. #10 St. Mary’s
7:25 pm: #3 Georgetown vs. #14 Ohio
9:45 pm: #6 Tennessee vs. #11 San Diego State
New Orleans: [...]
The men’s 2011 Final Four will take place in Houston, Texas on April 2-4, 2011. The event will be co-hosted by the University of Houston and Rice University.
The logo for college basketball’s biggest event was recently this week to – well – less than stellar feedback. The only thing missing from it was Buzz Lightyear popping [...]
