The best part of the NCAA college basketball is officially underway as March Madness is about to commence with all the best teams in the country going head-to-head in an effort to win a National championship. Even though most underdogs don’t make it past the first or second round, there is always a chance of an inspiration Cinderella story. Continue Reading…

The first two rounds of the 2010 NBA draft are officially in the books and there were plenty of deals made and some surprises, but the biggest story to come out of the draft so far is that five Kentucky Wildcats were selected which is an NBA Draft record.

There was no question that Kentucky point guard John Wall was going to go number one overall to the Washington Wizards, but four other Wildcats also going in the first round was impressive to say the least. This was a pretty good bet according to the most trusted online sportsbooks, most experts predicted Wall to go first. Continue Reading…

No other franchise in the NBA has been surrounded by more speculation during these NBA playoffs than the Cleveland Cavaliers. As if it wasn’t bad enough that the Cavs were knocked out in convincing fashion by the Boston Celtics in the second round, Cleveland has really started to clean house moving forward starting with the firing of five-year head coach Mike Brown.

Even though many people believed that someone had to take the blame for another earlier exit in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers, the firing of Mike Brown was a bit surprising to some. Continue Reading…

Rather than Kyle Singler joining the NBA Draft, he will be returning to Duke to complete his senior year and season.  Kyle Singler is the Most Outstanding Player for the Final Four this year and plans to help the Blue Devils make it to the NCAA Final Tournament and claim another championship title for the 2010-2011 basketball season.

Singler’s junior year was quite a successful one in many ways for not only him but the team as well.  He raised his statistics significantly and he helped his team, the Duke Blue Devils, claim the NCAA title championship where they played against the Butler Bulldogs.  This championship was the fourth one for Duke.  He averaged 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 2.4 assists, and 17.7 points per game in his junior year at Duke. Continue Reading…

According to various media reports and announcements, Brad Brownell, current coach of Wright State, will be replacing Oliver Purnell as Clemson’s new basketball coach.  Oliver Purnell, the former Tigers coach, is being replaced due to his leave from the team to go to DePaul to coach this last week.  Brownell, a native of Indiana, was up for the job a couple years ago, but ended up being beat by Tom Crean. 

He joined Wright State in the year 2006 and in the four seasons that Brownell was with the Raiders, he was 84-45 and has now agreed to move onto the Tigers for coaching.  Prior to Wright State though, he successfully coached UNC-Wilmington Seahawks to two NCAA Tournaments in his four seasons there.  This season with Wright State, he finished 22-11.  As for the Tigers, they fell short in the first NCAA Tournament round.

However, some shocking news may be that Brownell wasn’t first choice for the new Tigers coach.  Brownell was only offered the job after the initial choice, Rick Stansbury for Mississippi State Bulldogs, turned the job down.

A full official statement is to be announced on Tuesday.

Duke was completely favored by the public for the 2010 NCAA Championship Tournament, with point spreads, money lines, and all other bets rising over the course of Sunday night.  Although Duke was so highly favored, they almost didn’t win.

The buzzer sounded as the last shot of the game, coming from Gordon Hayward, was up in the air.  Every single person in the stadium and at home was holding their breath and just waiting…waiting to see if the shot would swish through the hoop or if it would bounce of the rim and not make it in. Continue Reading…

If you’ve been reading the newspapers, online blogs and news sources, or watching the news then it is obvious that they are supporting Duke to win the NCAA National Championship tonight.  The public is right behind media outlets supporting Duke as well.  Duke is up against Butler tonight at 9:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Looking at the numerous online sports books, you will see that Duke has a large advantage over Butler and is favored to win the title game.  More than 20,000 wagers so far have been placed on this national championship title game with more than half of the public choosing the Duke Blue Devils.  Although Duke is hoping to achieve their fourth NCAA title, this is Butler’s first national championship title game in school history. Continue Reading…

Out of all the sporting events throughout the year in the United States, there are a lot of which get a lot of attention like the Masters of golf, World Series of baseball and the Finals of the NBA, but the one event that absolutely dominates an entire month is March Madness or the NCAA Tournament.

Before March Madness begins, 64 of the best college basketball programs around the nation get seeded heading into the tournament and go head to head in five rounds before heading into the National Championship game. Continue Reading…

The Final Four is officially in the books and the teams to advance were no real surprise as the #5 Butler Bulldogs have made the NCAA National Championship for the first time in the school’s history and Coach K and the #1 Duke Blue Devils are going back for yet another shot at winning it all!

Even though it has been a somewhat disappointing pairing for teams coming down the stretch in March Madness, the National Championship game between the Bulldogs and the Blue Devils could turn out to be an all out battle. Continue Reading…