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Albany Great Danes Wins the America East Conference Tournament
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Championship, Kudos, NCAA, College Basketball,
My alma mater, the University at Albany finally has something to be proud of sports-wise. They will be going to the big dance, the NCAA tournament, as a result of their winning the America East Conference championship. The Great Danes got the victory on their home court, defeating last year’s champ Vermont. The final score was 80-67, with Jamar Wilson leading the way with 29 points. The Albany Danes made the jump to Division I in 1999, but this was the first year they’ve had any type of success in the America East conference. Congratulations to the Great Danes, today I am one of many proud alumnus of the University at Albany.
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It was great for me to see Ken Griffey Jr. back in the groove, launching home runs versus the South African team. Griffey has reeled off six straight hits in his last six at-bats. The pool now for Team USA will be facing off against Japan, Korea and Mexico. Baseball in Japan is much improved since the days of Mr. Baseball (starring a washed up Tom Selleck.) Japan’s “Evil Empire” has Seattle Mariner superstar Ichiro Suzuki and is managed by Sadaharu Oh, who owns the all-time pro baseball record with 868 home runs.
Big East Championship: Syracuse Versus Pittsburgh
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Championship, NCAA, College Basketball,
Both teams played yesterday and advance to the title game tonight at 8 p.m. Last year Syracuse won the Big East Championship, but fizzled out in the NCAA. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament last year went to Hakim Warrick, all eyes will be on Sr. Guard Gerry McNamara. This current run will in all likelihood get Syracuse in this year’s big dance. Syracuse knocked off Georgetown last night and Pittsburgh advanced by defeated a highly-ranked Villanova team. Most fans expected to see a Connecticut/Villnaova matchup, but most fans haven’t been disappointed by the level of play in this tournament.
Paul Pierce Playing Like an Elite Player
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Fantasy, Kudos, NBA,
This past week has been great for all fantasy owners of Paul Pierce, and it has also translated into wins for the Boston Celtics as well. Not only has Pierce been putting up monster numbers, but also delivering in the clutch. This past week Pierce has been dueling with Gilbert “I’ll make the Eastern Conference pay!” Arenas, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Lebron James all to exciting finishes at the end of the game. Pierce has set a Boston Celtic record by averaging 33.5 points per game in February, the most in Boston Celtic history for a given month. Yes, even more than the great Larry Bird. This is an amazing turn around for Pierce, who was being discussed during the trade deadline. Even the Clippers at one time this season were rumored to be linked to Pierce, but I guess now we’ll never know.
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Colorado Avalanche Acquire Jose Theodore in a Trade with the Montreal Canadians
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
The deal was straight up, goalie for goalie, with the Montreal Canadians picking up David Aebischer. To the casual hockey fan, Jose Theodore is more of the big name player, as he won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player in 2001-02. During that season he led the league with a .931 save percentage, but many believe he hasn’t been the same player he used to be. The hockey fans on espn.com seem to be split on the decision on who at this point is the better player, with the vote being 53%-47% in favor of Theodore. Here is one analysts who thinks the Avs got the short end of the stick, and Theodore won’t rejuvenate his career making the switch from the Canadians to the Avalanche as Patrick Roy did.
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Miami has had its original uniforms since their inception, so where did the design of these uniforms come from? Same goes for the Washington uniforms, where did this design come from? Continuing on fashion, the NBA needs to do something about the leg stocking that is worn by Dwayne Wade in this picture, Kobe Bryant and a few others. I know they are just trying to keep their legs warm so they don’t cramp up, but since David Stern plays fashion police all the time, something needs to be done about this. The required attire for gym class is a shirt, shorts and sneakers - leg warmers are not part of the wardrobe unless this is ballet class. My last fashion rant is, why do the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks have special St. Patricks Day basketball jerseys? The NBA keeps producing ridiculous products just to generate money. I realize their is a strong Irish population among these cities, and the first St. Patricks day parade was actually held in New York City but the holiday has nothing to do with basketball. You can see a couple of images of this atrocity after the jump.
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Big East Tournament Is Underway
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Championship, NCAA, College Basketball,
Three games were played yesterday, and the losers for the most part had their hopes for a NCAA tournament bid dashed away. Syracuse beat Cincinnati by 1 point on Gerry McNamarra’s three-pointer with less than a second to play. What is their reward? Playing #1 seed Connecticut today at noon. This is such a brutal tournament with tough opponents, and it has the strength of a third round in the NCAA tournament. Rutgers beat Seton Hall last night and will face off against #2 Villanova later today. Other marquee match-ups today are #16 Pittsburgh versus #21 West Virginia, #23 Georgetown versus Marquette. For Big East College Basketball fans it doesn’t get any better than this. Hopefully the winner of this tournament won’t be too exhausted by the time the NCAA tournament comes.
As if Bonds dressing up as Paula Abdoul wasn’t frightening in and of itself, SI is reporting that Barry Bonds has definitely used steroids, and now his legacy is in jeopardy. Currently people are mentioning him in the same breath as Pete Rose, in terms of also banning him for the Hall of Fame. Well, if the people who cast a vote as serious about this issue, they better make sure they exclude all the other sluggers out of the HOF and not just single out Barry Bonds. That means Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Jason Giambi, or whomever you have a doubt about whether they cheated or not. In some aspects, fans and media drove players to cheat, with the glorification of the home run. Do you remember that TV commercial: Chicks dig the long-ball? The constant media watch on the single season home run record, the escalating salaries for the premiere sluggers have been contributing factors to the increasing steroid problem.
The Darko Milicic watch doesn’t stop. Here at EndScore we are just like 1010 WINS AM news, “You give us 22 minutes, we’ll give you the world.” Well, this must be the mindset of Darko these days, coach just give me 22 minutes of playing time, I’ll show the world I’m not a bust. The Serbian gangster has a lot to prove going ahead of D. Wade, Carmelo, and Chris Bosh. The memories I have of Darko Milicic is during his rookie year playing for Detroit, the time when he was sporting the blond hair. I was with a buddy of mine right behind the Pistons bench, as they were playing the New Jersey Nets at the Meadowlands. At the time it was a close game, and during a time out, coach Larry Brown was apparently yelling at either Rasheed Wallace or Chauncey Billups for I guess not going over a screen in a pick-and-roll, or shooting with 5 seconds left on the shotclock instead of 4 seconds, with Brown almost about to have a stroke. Instead of listening to Brown’s instructions for a diagrammed play (or his incessant yelling, I can’t remember), Darko was just checking out the Nets dancing girls, totally lost in their aura. Well, Darko is going to prove all the critics wrong (hopefully.) So far in six games with the Orlando Magic, Darko is almost getting his 22 minutes, he is playing 20 minutes, grabbing 6 rebounds and 2 blocks a game. You go boy, that’s the Serbian gangster we’ve come to love. Darko’s getting love from the Utah Jazz press as well, check it out. I was shocked to read his quotes I didn’t realze Darko can talk either, I’ve never heard the guy speak before.
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Just like Phil Jackson, Sam Mitchell is complaining about the Mavericks’ home-court advantage. This time it’s over the publc-address. announcer, “Humble” Billy Hayes. Arena music or requests for noise from the PA man are supposed to stop when the visiting team has the ball, but the Raptors contend that Hayes repeatedly implored the crowd to chant when Toronto had advanced past half court and was getting into its offensive sets. Wait - if this is true, what about all the chants of DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! going on in all the arenas? Sounds like more sour grapes after losing a game, get over it visiting teams, that is what being at home is supposed to be like, a nuisance for the opposing teams.
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