Category: Sports
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Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway
This week NASCAR Xfinityis at Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Harmonis in the driver’s seat this week with the Dodge. Mike and the team will be starting in the 40thposition in todays Sparks Energy 300. To Harmon, Talladega Superspeedway is Home. This track is special because it not far from where Mike is from. Among sponsors for Team…
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Anthony Davis’ Historic Game Helps Pelicans Complete Sweep of Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans entered the fourth game of their series with the Portland Trail Blazers with an opportunity to complete a sweep Portland and win their first playoff series since the 2007-2008 season. Some key aspects of the Pelicans game three win over the Portland Trail Blazers were suddenly nowhere to be found in…
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Pelicans Take 3-0 Series Lead Behind Nikola Mirotic, Staunch Defense, and Electric Crowd
There was a buzz in the air as a sell-out crowd packed the Smoothie King Center for the Pelicans return to New Orleans. The Pels led the Portland Trailblazers 2-0 in the first round of the NBA playoffs after winning both games out west to start the series. It was New Orleans first time in…
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Pelicans Beat Down Grizzlies to Maintain 8th Place in Western Conference
The New Orleans Pelicans entered Wednesday night’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies needing to win in order to hold onto the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. As the NBA regular season is coming to a close, the Pelicans sat a half-game ahead of the Denver Nuggets for 8th place. The Pelicans won the…
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Has Coach Geno Auriemma’s Luster Worn Off the Women’s Game?
Columbus, Ohio Undefeated again with significant blowouts throughout the NCAA Women’s March Madness, the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team was poised to overcome last season’s “oops,” and win their record-setting 12th national title. The team from Storrs, Connecticut showed up to the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio looking up at four consecutive banners bragging…
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Tulane Falls to LSU in a Major Sport for the First Time in 1,064 Days
It had been 1,064 days since LSU had beaten Tulane in football, basketball, or baseball. That was until Wednesday, March 21st. LSU freshman A.J. Labas was a bit wild at the beginning of the first start of his career, hitting the first two Tulane batters of the game, but he settled down and Tulane could…
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KSU Wildcats Advance to Sweet 16
For the Kansas State Wildcats, Sunday’s second round victory didn’t come easy. The 50-43 win over the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers felt a lot like an away game for the nine seed, as UMBC had become the story of the tournament. On Friday night, the Retrievers etched their names in the history book…
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Can the Nevada Wolfpack “O” Still Roll?
Nevada Wolfpack find themselves going up against a Cincinnati Bearcat team with a defense that is as good as any. Add in that Jarron Cumberland can flat shoot the rock handling his business against Georgia State with a huge 27 points 9 of those coming from deep, and you have what some might think is…
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#11 Syracuse Upsets # 3 Michigan State and heads to the Sweet 16
Little Caesars Arena looked and felt like a Michigan State home game as “Go Green! Go White!” chants boomed before tip-off. The atmosphere was setting the stage for a fun and exciting game. After all, Tom Izzo has made 13 Sweet Sixteen’s, 7 Final Fours, and has 1 National Championship to his name. You would…
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Would Cardio Be A Factor For The Return Of Michael Porter Jr
This has been a highly talked about game given the recent return of Michael Porter Jr., arguably one of the most talked about recruits before falling to a back injury and missing most of the season. We will see if adding him to an already hot handed Kassius Robertson is enough to topple the slightly better by…