Basketball (NBA & College)

The Minnesota Lynx Add More Seating for their Games Against The Fever

Caitlyn Clark, selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in this year’s WNBA Draft, is already making a big impact on the league.  Clark at Iowa Clark was a superstar at Iowa taking the team to back-to-back championships. She helped attract thousands of fans to home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In 2022-23, Iowa ranked second…
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JT’s NBA Playoff Predictions

The NBA Playoffs kickstart tomorrow starting with the Cavaliers hosting the Magic at 1 o’clock EST. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder come in as the one seeds from their respected conferences. Boston is the odds favorite (+135) followed by the defending champions Denver Nuggets (+300) and the Thunder (+1400). Pretty large gap from…
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JT’s March Madness Bracket

I love UConn, but going back-to-back is incredibly hard. I think Auburn rides its momentum from the SEC tournament and takes the defending champs down in the Sweet 16 before going on to the National Title game. The hardest picks for me were my South and Midwest Region winners. I was torn between Houston and…
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March Madness Cinderella Draft

*Updated with the winner* Rules -Linear draft -Double-digit seeds only -Whoever has the team that goes the furthest wins -Tiebreaker: Most points scored the entire tournament (not including play-in games) Round 1 1. Tyler 11 Oregon 2. Brenden 12 James Madison 3. Noah 11 New Mexico 4. Brian 11 NC State 5. JT 12 Grand…
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The Groups March Madness Predictions

The boys (JT, Alex, Brenden, Tyler, Noah, and Brian) all got together and made two brackets for March Madness, one being a group bracket and the other a best mascot bracket. Group Bracket Final Four: Auburn Arizona NC State Tennessee Championship Game: Arizona Tennessee Winner: Tennessee Full Bracket Below Mascot Bracket Final Four: Stetson UNC…
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Ranking the Best Cinderella Runs in March Madness History

We are a few days away from the start of the best sporting event of the year…March Madness. One of, if not the best things about March Madness is the Cinderella runs we fans get to watch and cheer for. Below is a list of the top Cinderella runs since 2000.  *Seed numbers highlighted green*…
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March Madness Predictions

Below are my predictions for the champions from each conference as well as the teams who will be seeded 1,2,3, and 4 in March Madness.  Conference Winners *Teams who already won their conference* *Ohio Valley: Morehead State Eagles*  *Big South: Longwood Lancers* *Missouri Valley: Drake Bulldogs*  *Atlantic Sun: Stetson Hatters*  SEC: Kentucky Wildcats ACC: Duke…
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LeBron James and Caitlyn Clark Continue to Make History

Two scoring milestones were surpassed last week. LeBron James eclipsed the 40,000 points mark and Caitlyn Clark is now the NCAA all-time scoring leader, passing “Pistol” Pete Maravich.  LeBron James  LeBron needed nine points to get to the 40k mark as the Lakers hosted the Nuggets in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals. James…
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Potential March Madness Expansion

March Madness may have more…madness. NCAA President Charlie Baker and the basketball committee have discussed the idea of expanding the tournament from its current 68-team format. One number that has been thrown around is an expansion to 96 teams.  History Of The Field  1939:   8 teams  1951:  16 teams  1975:  32 teams  1985:  64…
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Should Court Storming Be Banned

Duke @ Wake Forest The Duke Blue Devils traveled to North Carolina to take on Wake Forest in an ACC showdown. The 17-9 Demon Deacons came into the matchup as a 2.5-point favorites. The entire game was back-and-forth as both teams were scoring at a high clip. After the first half, Duke held a 38-36…
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