Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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“Linsanity” gains momentum, takes down Lakers
Day eight and no signs of stopping yet—114 points in that time-span and no hints of slowing down. Three games started and the only thing bigger than the stats of Jeremy Lin on Friday night was the smile on his face after hitting yet another shot.
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Campaign launched to include Jeremy Lin in NBA All-Star weekend
The annual Rookie-Sophomore Challenge at the NBA All-Star Game has a new format this year: Teams will be selected by former superstars Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal from a pre-selected group of first and second-year players.
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Spartans spoil No. 3 Ohio State’s home win streak, beat Buckeyes
The Ohio State men's basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season Saturday, as Michigan State out-muscled the Buckeyes for a 58-48 win. The loss snapped a 39-game home win streak for OSU and dropped the Buckeyes into a tie atop the Big Ten standings.
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Kentucky clinches 69-63 win over Vanderbilt
The Kentucky Wildcats closed out a win in Memorial Gymnasium to beat Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night in Nashville, Tenn.
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NCAA denies UConn APR waiver request – Huskies ineligible for 2013 tournament
U. Connecticut announced today that its waiver request to participate in the 2013 postseason has been denied by the NCAA.
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Calipari turned 53, but ‘two years got vacated, so I’m 51′
Kentucky head coach John Calipari turned 53 years old Friday. “Well, two years got vacated,” Calipari said to start the day’s press conference, “so I’m 51.” Calipari had been asked about how undergoing the rigors of running the UK program had aged him.
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New York diagnosed with serious case of “Linsanity”
Lin-ning and grinning. Lin-tensity. Lin-ning streak. We've heard all the nicknames and wordplay, but none captures the hype surrounding Jeremy Lin better than Lin-sanity. Sports fans around the nation—and especially in New York—have a huge case of it, and it's pretty clear why.
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UConn self-imposes APR sanctions
UConn has proposed self-imposed penalties in hopes of being allowed to play in the 2013 NCAA tournament, according to an Associated Press report. Amongst the penalties proposed is reducing the number of games it will play next season.
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Kansas drubs Baylor in top-10 showdown
The No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks beat the No. 6 Baylor Bears for the second time this season, 68-54. The leaders for the Bears were junior Pierre Jackson and senior Quincy Acy with 16 and 11 points respectively. Acy also tallied 10 rebounds and recorded his 15th career double-double.