You typically hear these types of stories during the Little League World Series. A kid will pose as a 12 year old when he’s really 15. Then it makes all the sense in the world why he’s 3 feet taller than everyone else. But you typically don’t hear this in collegiate athletics. Standout UCLA freshman, [...]
March 22, 2013
Anou Enright
NCAA
Each year, Gatorade honors the top high school athletes for exemplary performance on the field and in the classroom. Typically, they have a former winner surprise the new winner at their high school. It’s sort of a tradition. This year’s surprise presenter for the girls basketball player of the year was none other than Maya [...]
March 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Interviews
It has been a trying year for Coach Cal and Big Blue Nation to say the least. Fresh off winning the 2012 NCAA National Title behind the efforts of NBA Lottery picks Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, this year’s squad went through everything from early season inconsistencies and disappointment, lack of a play-making point guard, [...]
March 20, 2013
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As MSG completes a $1 billion dollar renovation, it seems odd that only 1 NBA All-Star Game ever took place there (in 1998), while the New York Knicks have made 5 NBA Finals. Honorable Mention: Bernard King’s 60, Amar’e Stoudemire’s 41, Carmelo Anthony’s 41, Kyrie Irving’s 41, Jeremy Lin’s 38 [...]
Whenever an athlete steps out of their comfort zone and ventures into the world of acting, it’s always something interesting to watch in order to see how they adapt to a new environment. Corey Brewer of the Denver Nuggets fits this scenario perfectly, as he has made his acting debut in “Movie 43”, which will [...]
January 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Interviews
For the first time in more than a decade, someone other than Duke or North Carolina was the preseason favorite to win the ACC Conference. Behind an imposing front court of CJ Leslie and Richard Howell, one of the best point guards in the country in Lorenzo Brown, and a potentially great freshman class led [...]
January 14, 2013
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With the recent success that NBA teams have had in drafting high scoring combo guards from small schools like Weber State’s Damian Lillard, who may turn out to be this year’s NBA Rookie of the Year with Portland, NBA scouts have their eyes clearly focused on Lehigh University guard CJ McCollum. While the average hoops [...]
January 7, 2013
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