Freshman Tonie Morgan flirted with a triple-double and senior Nerea Hermosa continued to shine of late amid fulfilling an altered role this season, as their Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets secured a huge upset win over the No. 15 NC State Wolfpack Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. The Jackets won 68-62 thanks to key … Read more
Next weekend, the NFL will take over Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl LVII. This Friday, however, there’s a different world title contest taking place with the vacant WBO 130-pound championship up for grabs. In one corner, Liam Wilson, an Australian super featherweight on the rise. Facing him is Emanuel Navarrete, a current champion at 126 … Read more
Nebraska women’s basketball coach Amy Williams discusses the Huskers’ win against Michigan State on Thursday. Isabelle Bourne scored 20 points and the Nebraska women’s basketball team narrowly avoided a disastrous finish in a 71-67 win against Michigan State on Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Alexis Markowski added 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Sam Haiby … Read more
Joel Embiid and James Harden conversing under the basket; photo by Austin Krell/TPL Sixers superstar big man Joel Embiid was named an Eastern Conference reserve for the 2023 NBA All-Star game in Utah, the NBA on TNT crew revealed on Thursday night. Point guard James Harden was not one of the seven reserves selected for … Read more
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, and Portland’s Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the all-star game. Players averaging more than 30 points per game typically don’t have to worry about not hearing their name called. Other players — like Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton and Utah’s Lauri Markkanen … Read more
The Celtics might see a former player from their teams that just started winning after the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade as the final piece of their next championship roster. Steve Bulpett of Heavy indicated the Heat and the Celtics are interested Jazz forward Kelly Olynyk 10 years after Boston drafted him No. 13 … Read more
I don’t know if you’ve heard about ChatGPT, but it’s an AI language model that can generate human-like text. I was messing around with it this week because some in my profession are terrified it will one day replace us all. The good news for sportswriters like myself is that it has limitations. For instance, … Read more
Ta’Niya Latson runs past the Boston College defense. Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images photo.When it comes to the most intriguing conference in women’s college basketball, many seem to agree that the ACC takes the cake. With six teams ranked in the AP Top 25, the entire conference has been full of great battles and … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors (7-16) are hosting the LIU Sharks (3-19) in a battle between NEC foes on Thursday evening. This will be the first of two regular-season matchups between the schools. The Warriors are fourth in the conference standings, meanwhile, the Sharks sit in ninth place. The all-time series is tied 3-3 with the teams … Read more
With the NBA set to announce All-Star reserves tonight, Feb. 2, residents of the Philadelphia metro area are all wondering the same thing: will the Sixers get two All-Stars? After Joel Embiid’s hotly debated snub from the Eastern Conference starters, he feels like a lock. James Harden, on the other hand, is firmly in the … Read more
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