Archive for the 'Basketball' Category

Chris Lofton’s Deep Secret to Success

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

By: Cindy Ferguson
  
Chris Lofton was very fortunate unlike many others who don’t have the opportunity to beat the odds and he now feels more than overwhelmed with his unstoppable success.
In the beginning of his career things did not look very promising; but Tennessee took him in and he was the man that helped the Vols […]

NBA Stars of the Starting Season

Monday, November 12th, 2007

By: Jane Richy
NBA players like Kobe Bryant, Steven Nash, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford among others have emerged and helped their teams to accomplish victory.
After the rumors about his transfer to the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant from the LA Lakers guided his team to its second consecutive triumph against the division champion, the […]

Se acerca el equipo de los Spurs

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Por: Cindy Ferguson

El partido número cuatro del pasado lunes significó mucho para el equipo de los San Antonio Spurs y en especial para el argentino Manu Ginobili quien logró efectuar numerosos tiros en el cuarto tiempo dándole a los Spurs la victoria de 91 a 79 sobre Utah Jazz en Salt Lake City. Adicionalmente, los […]

North Carolina Wins the Atlantic Coast Title

Friday, March 16th, 2007

By Audrey Nolan

North Carolina won their first Atlantic Coast tournament title since 1998 with a victory of 89-80 against North Carolina State on Sunday. They are taking force in these tournaments for March Madness.  

North Carolina lost two of their three last regular season games on a row, but they played really well on the tournament […]

West wins All-Star Game

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

By Audrey Nolan
The NBA All-Star game will be remembered for the location that it was held at more than any other thing. On a game with lack of suspense and just a few lashes of showmanship, the Western Conference blew out the Eastern Conference with a final score of 153-132.
With an opening act held by […]

Lofton Could be a Surprise for LSU

Friday, February 9th, 2007

By Allly White  Chris Lofton, Tennessee guard may not see much action on Tuesday against LSU after missing two weeks with a sprained ankle. Since January 20th, the day he got injured, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer has missed four games against South Carolina. He has been listed as doubtful for each game, and while he […]

13 In a Row for The Suns

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

By Cindy Ferguson

The Suns won their thirteenth game in a row on Sunday night in Phoenix against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The game ended in 131 points for the Phoenix Suns and 102 in favor of the Timberwolves.

Their last victory has converted the Suns into the eighth team in the history of the NBA to have […]

Coach Riley Out for Knee Surgery

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

By Cindy Ferguson
Miami Heat’s Head Coach Pat Riley, of 64 years of age, announced his leave of absence to begin on Wednesday due to health related problems and assistant coach Ron Rothstein will see to his duties while he is absent from his position.
Riley is uncertain of the time period he will be out but, […]

Michael Jordan divorced his wife

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

By Stephen Lars One of the most well-known couple in sports, Jordan and his wife, who met at a Chicago restaurant during his second season with the Bulls, and were married on September 2nd, 1989, in Las Vegas filed for divorce. The couple has three children: Jeffrey, 18, Marcus, 16, and Jasmine, 14. Juanita Jordan previously […]

NBA Coach Jerry Sloan Wins Game Number 1,000!

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

By Cindy Ferguson
Utah Jazz head Coach Jerry Sloan turned into the NBA’s fifth coach to win 1,000 games in the league after a victory led by Carlos Boozer of 101-79 against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
The 64 year-old and two-time NBA All Star, when he was a player, started his coaching career back in […]