UC basketball program still living on the edge This week?s gem from the college-coaches-say-the-darndest-things file comes to us from University of Cincinnati men?s basketball kingpin Mick Cronin. ?I?m interested in two things in every recruit we bring in: Does he play hard and does he want
College athletes sue NCAA over video game likenesses wink and a nod. I spent many an hour in the mid-90s playing EA Sports' Coach K College Basketball on the Sega Genesis. My favorite team, UMass, consisted of a strangely familiar lineup: No. 21 at center, No. 15 at power forward, No. 4 at swingman, No. 10
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move full-court press right now on the national level picking apart a good point guard,' Palin said, using a basketball analogy. 'She closed a chapter in Alaska politics on a very weird and bizarre note,' said former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, a Democrat
Sarah Palin Believes She Can Out-Run Obama race, she has rightfully acknowledged that she would probably stand no chance against Obama in his favorite sport, basketball. 'He towers over me and I wouldn't be complaining about an unfair advantage there,' she said. 'But maybe I'd do better playing
Post-Crescent all-area softball players of the year wanted to pitch? 'Probably around the end of middle school. When I was younger, my main sports were basketball and volleyball ? softball was always on the side. But around middle school is when I started working with my first pitching coach, Denny
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move full-court press right now on the national level picking apart a good point guard,' Palin said, using a basketball analogy. 'She closed a chapter in Alaska politics on a very weird and bizarre note,' said former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, a Democrat
Karen Tislow: A swell of pride in being American in my soul, I am emotionally touched by the rituals of loyalty to our country. A gymnasium of basketball fans or bleachers full of car racing fans rising from their seats to sing the National Anthem brings tears to my eyes. It's a combination of the
Los Angeles officials brace for Michael Jackson memorial Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket in a random drawing to stay away from the basketball arena where the singer will be memorialized. Organizers have set aside a total of 17,500 tickets through an Internet-based lottery for the televised service at
Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future on an affair with a woman in Argentina. Palin tried to put herself above that mess. The former basketball star borrowed a sports metaphor to explain the decision. 'A good point guard drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her eye
Former College Basketball Star Suspected in Bar Killings James Earl Richardson, a former Slippery Rock University Basketball Star, is the subject of a massive manhunt in North Carolina. Richardson is accused of a deadly shooting, which claimed two victims on Tuesday in Greenville. Richardson is accused of
The Greg Oden Experience
Philly's drawing a line in the sand with Allen Iverson this year makes more and more sense the more we see of Greg Oden. The Celtics' infatuation with the coaching stylings of Doc Rivers comes into focus. Mike Fratello's fascination with giving Eddie Jones run, well, more palatable every time Oden shows his skill. The race to the best odds at getting Oden has been underway in the NBA for two months now, and the early winner is the 76ers, who may have been fed up with Iverson, but are certainly awful without him. An awful that Andre Miller won't fix. So they are a leg up on the odds for the most ping pong balls, and a chance at the best center to come out of college since Tim Duncan.
Pat Forde on the first three games of his freshman year for Oden, a year in which he will play almost entirely away from his dominant hand as he recovers from wrist surgery:
"Hell, the mind reels at the freshman's present. Oden missed the first collegiate shot he took, a right-handed jump hook Dec. 2 against Valparaiso. He missed the last shot he's taken, a left-handed jump hook in the second half of the Buckeyes' 72-50 rout of Cincinnati on Saturday in the John Wooden Tradition. Between those shots, he made a Waltonesque 17 straight on an assortment of dunks, jump hooks and putbacks. After not playing an organized basketball game for eight months, the one-armed man is now scraping by, shooting 90 percent from the field. The foul line is a different story: Oden is just 10 for 21 there. Which is pretty lousy, until you consider the fact that the right-hander is shooting free throws as a lefty. Bo Kimble might be the only living human not impressed by that ambidexterity. Oden has the rest of the big man's repertoire down cold. Bless his heart, he's a center who actually likes to play center."
Ohio State plays Florida on Saturday, which means Oden will be faced with an NBA style front-line for the first time. Guess I will be carving out a few hours for that one amidst the family activities this weekend.
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
Hedo Turkoglu agrees to deal with Raptors of quality teammates. The Blazers are loaded with younger and more superior talent. Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Greg Oden are the cornerstones of the Blazer franchise for many years to come. Turkoglu could have been the missing piece to their
Hedo Turkoglu rejects Blazers, ends negotiations now is unclear. Because the team is set at shooting guard (Brandon Roy and Rudy Fernandez) and center (Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla), it is likely the Blazers will pursue a point guard, small forward or backup power forward to play behind LaMarcus
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
Turkoglu to join Blazers Portland a huge front-line going into the 2009-10 season as he would join 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla or 7-foot Greg Oden at center, and 6-foot-11 LaMarcus Aldridge at the power forward spot
