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33-Year-Old GM Hired by Phoenix Suns

33-Year-Old GM Hired by Phoenix Suns

By Sean Patterson May 8, 2013

The Phoenix Suns announced this week that Ryan McDonough has been named the general manager of the NBA team. The 33-year-old McDonough will be officially placed as the GM during an event at the US Airways Center on Thursday. “Ryan …

Here is the Replay of Kevin Ware's Gruesome Injury Here is the Replay of Kevin Ware's Gruesome Injury

CBS was broadcasting the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional final between Louisville and Duke on Sunday when Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen in college basketball. As Ware jumped to block a three point …

Kevin Ware: Leg Injury Can Be Repaired Kevin Ware: Leg Injury Can Be Repaired

During last night’s NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional final between Louisville and Duke, Louisville player Kevin Ware jumped to block a three point shot and landed poorly, breaking his leg, including his tibia (shin) bone, in two places. The gruesome injury …

Tubby Smith Fired From Minnesota Basketball Tubby Smith Fired From Minnesota Basketball
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College basketball coach Tubby Smith coached the 11-seeded University of Minnesota men’s basketball team past six-seeded UCLA in the second round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, but the team lost to third-seed Florida in the next round. Evidently, a …

Google Returns NCAA Brackets In Search Results Google Returns NCAA Brackets In Search Results

Google has a new March Madness feature for basketball fans. When you search “NCAA Bracket” in Google, the search engine will return a bracket on the actual page, so you can see where all the teams are at in the …

Gonzaga Is LinkedIn's Pick to Win the Tourney Gonzaga Is LinkedIn's Pick to Win the Tourney
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LinkedIn thinks that they know who will will this year’s NCAA Tournament, and they don’t even need to consider basketball. Well, they need to consider the word “basketball,” but that’s about it. In alternative method to fill out a bracket …

The Cast of Mad Men Talk College Basketball The Cast of Mad Men Talk College Basketball

All it takes is a little bit of editing and the cast of Mad Men come alive to discuss… March Madness of course! Check on Don, Betty, Pete, Peggy, Roger, and Bert discuss their pool, brackets, and all the upsets. …

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Jack Curran Dies; Basketball Coach Was 82 Jack Curran Dies; Basketball Coach Was 82
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Jack Curran, the winningest high school sports coach in the U.S., has died. Curran reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Rye, N.Y. on Thursday. He was 82 years old. Curran coached both baseball and basketball at Archbishop …

Ex-NBA Player Banned After Choking Incident Ex-NBA Player Banned After Choking Incident

Renaldo Balkman, a former player for the NBA‘s New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, has been banned from the Philippine Basketball Association following an on-court incident. According to a Reuters report, Balkman placed his hands around his teammate Arwind Santos’ …

Michael Jordan Marriage License Spotted in Florida Michael Jordan Marriage License Spotted in Florida

The Associated Press is reporting that former NBA star Michael Jordan has applied for a marriage license in Palm Beach County, Florida. A spokesperson for the county clerk’s office told the AP that Jordan and his fiancée, Yvette Prieto, showed …

Insane Buzzer Beater Nets State Championship Insane Buzzer Beater Nets State Championship

On Sunday, New Rochelle high school beat Mount Vernon in the New York Section 1 Class AA championship. But that’s only half the story. What makes it extra special is the incredible way that it all went down. Good lord, …

Mike Krzyzewski Done With Team USA Mike Krzyzewski Done With Team USA

It appears that after seven years of coaching the Team USA basketball team, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski (otherwise known as Coach K) will not be coaching it any longer. Krzyzewski said on ESPN’s Mike & Mike in the Morning, “I’ve …

Meet Eddie, the Slam-Dunking Sea Otter Meet Eddie, the Slam-Dunking Sea Otter

Eddie the geriatric sea otter, other than being really cute, also likes to play a bit of basketball. The Oregon Zoo had to find some way to get Eddie to work those arthritic elbows, and they thought what better way …

NBA: Sleeved Uniforms Announced For the Warriors NBA: Sleeved Uniforms Announced For the Warriors

Adidas and the Golden State Warriors this week unveiled a new uniform with “modern” short sleeves. The uniform is also the team’s lightest uniform ever – 26% lighter than current Warriors uniforms. “Players on every court like to have a …

Worst Free Throw Ever Makes the Shaqtus Look Good Worst Free Throw Ever Makes the Shaqtus Look Good
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The key to being a good free throw shooter is practice, practice, practice. If you shoot a couple hundred from the charity stripe on a daily basis, you’ll get better – it’s inevitable. But there’s something to be said for …

Ken Trickey Dies at 79, Former ORU Basketball Coach Ken Trickey Dies at 79, Former ORU Basketball Coach

Ken Trickey, former Oral Roberts University men’s basketball coach, has passed away at the age of 79. Trickey died on the morning of December 4 from complications of cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the obituary on his website, Trickey …

Google Doodle Features Playable Hoops Game Google Doodle Features Playable Hoops Game
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Today, Google continues their run of Olympic-themed Doodles with another interactive game – this one involving basketball. Yesterday, you probably remember wasting plenty of time on Google’s homepage attempting to turn in the fastest hurdles time of your coworkers. This …