Oakland vs Illinois: men’s game, women’s ball?
Normally this site tries to give you information or background into something people are or will be talking about, but this time around, we found something interesting that won’t exactly make front page headlines but is worth mentioning. If anything, YOU can start the conversation out with this trivial anecdote. Last night, Oakland played Illinois [...]
NBA starts, Heat lose, and some World Series notes
For many people like me, sports are a major topic every morning. Today, however, basketball and baseball are hot topics even for those not majoring in Advanced Sabermetrics. Why? The NBA started its regular season last night and the World Series starts tonight. The major talk of the NBA offseason was LeBron James and his [...]
Duke wins, but other coaches raking it in on sofa
The water cooler talk this morning will undeniably be about last night’s NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship game, won by Duke over Butler in thrilling fashion, 61-59. If you didn’t see it, Butler star Gordon Hayward missed a half court shot at the buzzer that would have won it for the small school underdogs. Coach [...]
New Jersey Nots…
…as in NOT winning. I understand that bad NBA teams are rarely the big topic of conversation at most dinner tables, but this one is an exception because it’s downright historical. The New Jersey Nets recently set an NBA record for the worst start at 0-18, beating the previous record for futility (0-17) last held [...]
NBA – neverending season begins tonight
Sports are going to be heavy in the news this week with the NBA season starting tonight and the World Series beginning tomorrow. That’s right, the NBA tips off tonight and will continue throughout the winter, throughout the spring, and will end just around the time you are making your Fourth of July plans. If [...]
Triple-Double Difficulty
Last night, LeBron James set Madison Square Garden ablaze as he lit up the Knicks for 52 points AND posted a triple-double. For you non-basketball fans, a triple-double is a lot harder to accomplish than it is to understand. Simply, a triple-double is when a basketball player posts double-digit statistics (10+) in three separate categories. The [...]
