Month: March 2010

The Minnesota Twins have locked up their star catcher through 2018, as Joe Mauer agreed to a $184 million, 8 year deal with the team on Sunday. There were rumors that the Twins would let Mauer test free agency concluding the upcoming 2010 season, with the Red Sox & Yankees both heavily interested in his […]

With star guard Kalin Lucas out due to injury, Michigan State’s Kalin Lucious saw to it that last season’s National Champion runner-up would not have their season end prematurely. Lucious nailed a game-winning three as time expired to lift the Spartans to a thrilling 85-83 win over Maryland. Michigan State junior forward Durrell Summers put […]

104 97 Star Player of the Game: Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph, who scored 18 points & grabbed 12 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. Key Stat: Chicago connected on just 7-of-27 (25.9%) of their three-point attempts & commited more turnovers (19) than assists (18). Wednesday, March 17th 113 106 Star Player of the Game: Mavericks […]

The first top-seed has been knocked out of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, as Northern Iowa survived a late run to stun Kansas 69-67. Panthers’ senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh led the way with 16 points & hit a memorable dagger as he sunk a three-pointer to give Northern Iowa a 5 point lead late into the […]

The Cleveland Indians will be without their closer indefinitely, as Kerry Wood will begin the season on the DL after suffering a muscle strain injury in his back. It’s a big blow for the Indians, as Wood is currently in the last season of a 2 year, $20.5 million deal with the team & is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might have to embark on their 3rd straight postseason without a fully healthy Andrew Bynum, as the team’s starting center strained his left Achilles tendon on Friday evening during their 104-96 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Star guard Kobe Bryant sounded confident that Bynum wouldn’t miss an extended period of time, […]

In Saturday afternoon’s first big upset of the day, 10th seeded Saint Mary’s stunned 2nd seeded Villanova 75-68 behind Omar Samhan’s game-high 32 points. The loss for Villanova is an absolute shocker, which comes just one year after they reached the Final Four for the first time in 24 years. Saint Mary’s junior guard Mickey […]

A reunion is in store next season for Arizona, as free-agent linebacker Joey Porter agreed to a $17.5 million, 3 yeal on Friday. The Cardinals hope that Porter can make up for the loss of Karlos Dansby, who signed with Miami on March 5th. The 11-year veteran had just 9 sacks in 2009 just one […]

The Cornell Big Red picked up their 1st NCAA Tournament win in six tries on Friday, as they had no problems disposing 5th seeded Temple 78-65 in Jacksonville, FL. Senior guard Louis Dale led all scorers with 21 points, while senior forward Ryan Wittman (son of former NBA star Randy Wittman) put on a three-point […]

In a day filled with upsets, noone did it better than #14 seeded Ohio, who shocked Georgetown 97-83 for their first tournament win in 27 years. Junior guard Armon Bassett scored a game-high 32 points, while freshman guard & Chicago native D.J. Cooper added 23 points & 8 assists for the Bobcats. Georgetown was led […]