A lot of college basketball analysts believe that the true number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament is the team that dominates in the best conference in the country throughout the entire regular season. Even though the consensus around the country is that the Ohio State Buckeyes might be the team to beat in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Pittsburgh Panthers could be making a case for being the real team to beat as they played extremely well this season in the Big East conference. Continue Reading…

Last season the Kansas Jayhawks were a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament and the clear favorite to win it all. Despite everyone jumping on the Jayhawks bandwagon before the first tip-off in the NCAA Tournament, Kansas just couldn’t live up to the hype or their number one seed as they were upset by the Northern Iowa Panthers in the second round. Continue Reading…

Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks Sat. March 12, 2011 9 p.m. EST

The NBA regular season is almost over as the majority of the teams in the league have about 15 left before the beginning of the NBA playoffs. With that being said, the playoff bound teams around the league are battling for playoff position in the Eastern and Western conferences. In the West, perhaps the most watched battle for position amongst the high seeds will be the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers trying to snatch the second seed away from the Dallas Mavericks. Continue Reading…

Coming into Thursday night’s South Beach showdown, the Miami Heat had lost five straight games and had a lot of people talking about whether or not this new “Big Three” was going to work out in South Beach. Continue Reading…

The Miami Heat made a huge statement this past summer by doing the unthinkable by signing three superstars in LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Not only did no one think this was possible in South Beach, but the one thing everyone was beginning to think was that these big egos would never be able to play together. Continue Reading…

Every single year in the NBA, the debate over the league’s best player and the NBA MVP is talked about all year long. Even though this conversation has been dominated by players like LeBron James (Miami Heat), Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) and Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) over the past few years, there seems to be a new player in the mix this season in the form of the Chicago Bulls All-Star point guard Derrick Rose. Continue Reading…

New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks Thurs. March 10, 2011 9:30 p.m. EST

The New York Knicks are the one team in the league that pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 24 that has really paid off. The Knicks have had a disappointing loss to arguably the worst team in the league in the Cleveland Cavaliers as of late, but they were able to get the best of the revamped Miami Heat and proved that they might be a title contender before the end of the NBA regular season. Continue Reading…

Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat Thurs. March 10, 2011 7 p.m. EST

On this past Christmas Day, NBA fans were pumped up and ready to watch two of the best teams in the league go head-to-head in arguably the most anticipated matchup of the NBA regular season. Continue Reading…

Heading into this NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics had one thing on their minds as they wanted to improve their size and defense in the paint. With center Kendrick Perkins still recovering from surgery, the Celtics decided to go out and make a bit of a splash in the free agent market. Continue Reading…

Los Angeles Clippers at Boston Celtics Weds. March 9, 2011 7:30 p.m. EST

Basketball in Los Angeles is getting better and better with each passing year. Not only have the Los Angeles Lakers won two straight NBA titles and appeared in three straight NBA Finals, but the Clippers have also started to become relevant in the City of Angels once again as well. Continue Reading…