Basketball

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young gets hacked by Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez during a 4 OT thriller at State Farm Arena in Chicago. (Image: Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports)

Trae Young Drops 49 Points for Atlanta Hawks in 4 OT Marathon (Video)

Rookie Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks set a career-high with 49 points in a losing cause against the Chicago Bulls in a quadruple overtime game eventually won by the Bulls 168-161, which marked the third-highest scoring game in NBA history. The Hawks (21-42) and Bulls (18-45) combined for 329 […]

New Mexico State's Eli Chuha (22) is greeted by teammate AJ Harris (12) after he scored a layup against GCU at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, AZ. (Image: Patrick Breen/The Republic)

New Mexico State Aggies Top of the WAC Once Again

The New Mexico State Aggies (24-4) won 13 straight games and are on the verge of winning their fourth WAC regular season title in the last five years. New Mexico State, located near the West Texas border in Las Cruces, dominated the WAC Conference over the last decade. The Aggies […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then President Barack Obama. (Image:AP)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Selling Memorabilia to Help Charitable Foundation

Guided by his conscience more than his bank account, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is auctioning off four of his NBA Championship rings. The jewelry was for titles in 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1988. Abdul-Jabbar isn’t broke, and doesn’t need an infusion of cash. The sale of this, and other memorabilia is motivated […]

Ahmaad Rorie from the Montana Grizzlies drives by a Michigan defender during a game in the 2018 March Madness tournament. (Image: Todd Goodrich/Montana Athletics)

March Madness Bear Watch: Montana Grizzlies from the Big Sky

The Montana Grizzlies (20-7) hold down the top spot in the Big Sky Conference and former point guard turned head coach Travis DeCuire is on the verge of leading the Grizzlies to consecutive March Madness appearances. The University of Montana, located in Missoula, might be most known because of their […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets drives by Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. (Image: Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)

James Harden’s 30-Point Scoring Streak Ends at 32 Games

After 32 consecutive games scoring 30 or more points in a game for the Houston Rockets, reigning MVP James Harden’s epic scoring streak ended when the Atlanta Hawks held him to only 28 points. Wilt Chamberlin holds the all-time NBA record with 65 consecutive games scoring 30-plus during the 1961-62 […]

Freshman guard Ja'vonte Smart (1) of the LSU Tigers drives by a Florida State defender at a game in Baton Rogue, LA. (Image: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

Without Top-Scorer Tremont Waters, LSU Still Upsets #5 Tennessee in OT

The #13 LSU Tigers (22-5), playing without leading-scorer Tremont Waters, pulled off another high-profile upset in the SEC by defeating #5 Tennessee (24-3) in a thrilling overtime victory 82-80. Waters, a sophomore point guard, averaging 15.7 points per game, sat out due to an undisclosed illness. The team found out […]

Kevin Knox, then a freshman from Kentucky, displays the Fortnite logo on the inside of his suit jacket before the 2018 NBA Draft. (Image: Jennifer Pottheiser/Getty)

New York Knicks Losing Season Includes Fortnite

The New York Knicks are one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, is a young squad that is also losing the battle against the popular survival video game, Fortnite. The Knicks have four players under 21-years old, including rookie sensation Kevin Knox, who is 19. Ten members  […]

Zion Williamson of the Duke Blue Devils winces in pain after his sneaker burst open and he slipped in a Duke/North Carolina game in Durham, NC. (Image: Chuck Liddy/Charlotte News Observer)

NBA Seeks to Lower Age Requirement to 18, One-and-Done Dunzo?

The NBA and the player union, NBAPA, have been discussing lowering the age requirement from 19 to 18-years old, thereby eliminating the troublesome “one-and-done” rule where potential NBA-caliber players must play a year of college basketball or overseas somewhere before they are old enough to enter the NBA draft. The […]