Author: Soccerhuz
Not this team. Not the Brooklyn squad that lost 136-86 to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. It was March 3 last year when the Celtics trounced the Nets in the first quarter, built up a huge lead, then completely squandered it. “We were up by 28 in the first half and we lost, and so you just can’t take that stuff for granted,” Mazzulla said. “And so I thought the way we played from beginning to end kind of showed that.” Winning by 50 is a decent way to show you’re locked in. And as Mazzulla won his 100th game…
Even though Joe Mazzulla led the Celtics to the NBA’s best record and only lost 18 games this season, he was nonetheless selected a finalist for Coach of the Year. The NBA on Sunday night announced Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Jamahl Mosley of the Orlando Magic as the finalists. It’s reasonable to question why Mazzulla was not included in the discussion after leading the Celtics to a 64-18 record, even though the three selections are unquestionably worthy. Boston had the best offensive rating (122.2) and second-best defensive rating (11.4) in…
Caitlin Clark’s exit to the WNBA left the Iowa basketball program with a major scoring hole to fill. The Hawkeyes took a step toward addressing that issue on Wednesday, when Villanova guard Lucy Olsen announced her intention to transfer to Iowa. In the just-concluded season, Olsen averaged 23.3 points per game, third in the nation behind Clark (31.6 ppg) and Southern California’s JuJu Watkins (27.1 ppg). Olsen is entering her final season of NCAA eligibility. She tweeted a picture of herself in an Iowa uniform with the caption “COMMITTED” and a message: “New beginnings (signing emoji) @IowaWBB #Hawkeyes #letsgo” Olsen…
Miami’s Shane Larkin drives around Boston’s Jordan Daniels, (10) and Lonnie Jackson, 920) during the University of Miami men’s basketball vs Boston College game at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Miami Herald Staff The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2024 class Thursday night at a banquet at the Watsco Center, the same building where one of the inductees, Shane Larkin, dazzled Hurricanes basketball fans and led UM to its first ACC regular-season and conference titles 11 years ago. The 10-member Class of 2024 also includes Kimberli Barrett (women’s track &…
There’s quarterback turnover, and there’s what’s happening with the 2024 Big Ten at the position. Michigan lost JJ McCarthy to the NFL, Maryland will be without Taulia Tagovailoa, and Ohio State lost starting quarterback Kyle McCord to Syracuse. In former times, though, the losses wouldn’t be that bad for the league.And then there are the new guys.USC lost Caleb Williams. Washington said goodbye to Michael Penix Jr. Oregon lost Bo Nix, and UCLA saw former star recruit Dante Moore leave for the Ducks.Across the new 18-team league, though – among the likely starters – are nine high-end players from the…
The Chicago to Miami pipeline via Kent State can continue if the Miami football team can sign Golden Flashes’ defensive lineman C.J. West Miami signed edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot and defensive tackle Justin Scott in the 2024 class out of Chicago. West is originally from the Chicago suburb of LaGrange Park. West has 110 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one pass defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 39 career games over four seasons at Kent State. West has one season of eligiblity remaining after playing in only three games during the 2022, COVID season. West…
While some college football programs like the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Alabama Crimson Tide, or the Miami Hurricanes only seem to benefit from the college football transfer portal, others find themselves on the other end of the spectrum. The Houston Cougars are one of those teams down four players who entered the transfer portal heading into Thursday. However, things turned from bad to worse once the clock struck midnight Thursday morning sparking a wave of exits from Cougars heading for the transfer portal. They lost seven players to the portal before noon, almost doubling their total from the first two…
About 24 hours after Hanna Cavinder posted on social media that she is returning to the Miami basketball program, her sister Haley stated the same on Thursday. Haley initially announced she would play her final season of college basketball at TCU during the 2024–25 season after taking 2023–24 off. Haley reportedly wanted to play in 2023–24, but Hanna was burned out and was finished with basketball after that season. Haley was the more productive player for Miami during their one season with the Hurricanes in 2023–24. Miami advanced to the only Elite Eight in program history, with the Cavinder contributing…
The Celtics hold a 1-0 lead over the Miami Heat following a double-digit Game 1 win. The Boston Celtics began their playoff journey for Banner No. 18 with a bang on Sunday night, as they beat the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round series. From the initial tipoff, the C’s looked ready to go. They raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed all game. Although an undermanned Heat squad showed some fight down the stretch, the Celtics closed it out late in the fourth and earned the wire-to-wire win. Game 2…
Michigan football 2023 national championship rings, explained: What to know about Wolverines’ new hardware Michigan football is going to celebrate its 2023 national championship in style. On Saturday, the Michigan football X account (formerly Twitter) revealed the program’s championship rings in a 45-second video with commentary from the championship run. The run included a Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff wins over Alabama and Washington to finish a perfect 15-0. A second tweet revealed four photos of the new rings commemorating the Wolverines’ 12th championship. REQUIRED READING:Michigan football’s spring game: Top five storylines to watch as Sherrone Moore era begins