Stanford player inexplicably throws ball to Louisville for buzzer-beater in ACC tournament
ACC Men's Basketball Duke Blue DevilsHowever, you can always rely on the ACC tournament. The tournament moved to the quarterfinals on Thursday, and soon all hell fell apart. Cooper Flag fell from a Duke's ankle injury. North Carolina may have played that path out of the bubble with victory Wake Forest. The ending of Louisville […]
Utah Jazz fined $100K for sitting their best player as NBA cracks down on players taking too much time off
The Utah Jazz organization was fined for sitting scorer Laurimalkanen without any good reason. The NBA implemented a player participation policy and fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for not being able to access the 7-foot Finnish player last week. “The violation occurred when the Jazz made policy star player Laurimalkanen available for team matches against […]
St. John’s RJ Luis emotional after trying road to Big East Player of the Year
First, Maria Lewis began to break. I watched my son walk to the stage to accept his Big East Player of the Year award. RJ Luis Jr. followed her lead. He couldn't help himself as much as he tried. Tears began to flow. “I told my mother before going up to give a speech, “Don't […]
RJ Luis takes Big East Player of the Year for St. John’s
22 months ago, RJ Lewis made the university decision. UMass forwarding had an option. He visited Louisville and Texas A&M with St. John's. Queen's School stood out for one reason. “I want to be the best coach, and I want someone to hold me accountable,” Lewis told the post at the time. “[Rick Pitino] I'm […]
Ex-NFL player David Pollack reveals wife will undergo surgery for brain cancer
Ex-Georgia's outstanding and ex- College Football Analyst David Pollack went to social media this week to ask for prayers as his wife is preparing to undergo surgery after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Pollack, 42, shared the news in a post on X and asked him that his wife, Lindsay, is gathering behind his family […]
How Zuby Ejiofor blossomed into Big East’s Most Improved Player
Zuby Ejiofor needed a lot of work. He hesitated, was sure of himself, and wasn't ready for work. No, this had nothing to do with basketball. That was his pre-match speech. “They may have been some of the worst pre-game speeches I've heard in my life,” teammate Brady Dunlap recalled with a laugh Monday at […]
St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor earns Big East Most Improved Player honors
Zuby Ejiofor's big regular season has been recognized by Big East Coach. First, the friendly forward on non-stop motors was selected as the first team in the conference and was selected as the league's most improved player on Monday. Honor was given after the 6-foot-9 junior went from Joel Soriano's backup to one of the […]
Purdue player accuses Illinois fans of hurling ‘racist comments’ at his family during game
Star of the Purdue University Men's Basketball team, Trey Kaufman-Renn, claimed that some University of Illinois fans threw “racist comments” and other blasphemies on members of his family during a game Friday night. Kaufman-Renn The allegations were filed following Illini's 88-80 home victory over boiler makers. He said the comments were very strict, he would […]
Mets’ Max Kranick has gone from DFA’d player to bullpen piece
Port St. Lucy – Max Cranick was not satisfied with the direction his career headed when he was designated for allocation by the Mets and was not billed earlier last season. Back in Triple A Syracuse, he decided to follow his own path. “I appeared in Syracuse, who was upset with the world,” said Cranick […]
Oldest living player and ex-Yankee pitcher Art Schallock dead at 100
MLB announced on Saturday. Sharock would have turned 101 in April. The left-handed Sharock pitched for the Yankees from 1951-55, winning three World Series rings (and threw two innings of one run ball in the '53 series with the Dodgers). He set up a room with Yogi Bella as a rookie, sharing a clubhouse with […]