Brandon AndersoninSportsRaid·Updated 12 hours agoUse March Madness History to Pick a Perfect 2023 Second Chance BracketHow history, seed expectations, coaching, & conferences can help choose the perfect NCAA tournament bracket… — SO YOUR 2023 MARCH MADNESS BRACKET IS ALREADY BUSTED. Happens to the best of us. Blame Purdue or Kansas or Marquette, or maybe just blame the Midwest in general. Perhaps your bracket is busted, or maybe you’re narrowing down Survivor pool options or joining a Second Chance bracket. Whatever the…Basketball14 min readBasketball14 min read
Miles-Erik BellinMuddyUm·17 hours agoMake March Madness More (County) FairThe price of admission just went up — Last night Charles Barkley and Uncle Sam came to me in a dream and begged me to combine America’s two greatest cultural events — county fairs and March Madness. There was no way I could refuse Chuck, so I’ve transcribed some of his better ideas just in time for the…Basketball3 min readBasketball3 min read
Dan SpencerinThe Peculiar Truth·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Peculiar Truth about the Last Time the Harlem Globetrotters LostThe Harlem Globetrotters basketball team has been entertaining millions of fans around the world since 1926, long before the NBA was even created. Among the most famous team members were Meadowlark Lemon, Goose Tatum, Fred Neal, and NBA Hall of Fame star Wilt Chamberlain. Their founder was a 5’3” London-born…Basketball3 min readBasketball3 min read
Carter Anderson LeeinLetters from a Sports Fan·3 hours agoThe Teammate Shaq Hated The MostShaquille O’Neal has played with a dizzying smorgasbord of big names throughout his 19-year career. Just glance at a few of the star teammates he’s played alongside: Kobe Bryant LeBron James Dwyane Wade Steve Nash Karl Malone Kevin Garnett Paul Pierce Ray Allen Penny Hardaway Gary Payton The impact that…Basketball2 min readBasketball2 min read
Bengolo·1 day agoO.G. Anunoby has exploded into exactly what the Raptors needed down the stretchCometh the hour, cometh the man. O.G. Anunoby not only guards the opposition’s best player every night without a fuss, but he’s shooting the ball well too. Always prowling, like the collective noun ‘Raptors’ on the front of his jersey. Except for being one single human being, Anunoby is like…Basketball3 min readBasketball3 min read
Nathan Middleton·14 hours agoWhat if the Men’s NCAA Tournament Used the Women’s FormatDifferences between the Men’s and Women’s Tournament The First Four in the Men’s Tournament is played in Dayton while the First Four in the Women’s Tournament is played at pod sites. The Men’s Tournament has eight sites that each host two pods while the Women’s Tournament has the top 16 seeds host one pod of First and…Basketball4 min readBasketball4 min read
Jaden Jefferson·23 hours agoFans cheer on Toledo in NCAA Women’s Basketball TournamentAfter making it to the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, for the first time since 1996, the Rockets fell to Tennessee 94-47, but that doesn’t at all dampen the pride of fans who gathered at a local pub to watch it all unfold. — Basketball1 min readBasketball1 min read
Nathan Middleton·12 hours agoWhat if the Women’s NCAA Tournament Used the Men’s FormatDifferences between the Men’s and Women’s Tournament The First Four in the Men’s Tournament is played in Dayton while the First Four in the Women’s Tournament is played at pod sites. The Men’s Tournament has eight sites that each host two pods while the Women’s Tournament has the top 16 seeds host one pod of First and…Basketball6 min readBasketball6 min read
Humzah Shaikh·1 day agoThese 3 NBA Teams Could Win or Lose it all this YearThree teams have secured a playoff spot thus far. How are their chances at championship glory looking? Read on to find out. — There are less than a dozen games left before the playoffs commence, and as of writing this article, only three teams have clinched a playoff berth. You read that right. Three. Two from the Eastern Conference, and just one from the Western conference. In my eight years of watching the…Basketball6 min readBasketball6 min read
