Grizzlies New Playoff Favorite with Series Win Over Clips

Four straight losses, a first round departure, and an injured starter, wasn’t the picture the Los Angeles Clippers painted of their playoffs. When the Clippers won 56 games, set a franchise record, and went on a 17 game win streak, they were clearly the better team in LA and one of the biggest competitors in the West. But in pursuing a ring,

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OKC: No Westbrook, No Chance at Title

Three-time All Star point guard Russell Westbrook suffered from a torn meniscus on Wednesday and is currently out of the playoffs indefinitely. This injury forces Westbrook to end his perfect record of games played and miss the first game of his entire basketball career. Without Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder has no chance at winning the final series. Westbrook’s passion and

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How Recruitment Will Return Kentucky Back to Greatness

Kentucky fans were all amazed at how we were not picked for the NCAA tournament and even more surprised when low seed Robert Morris trounced us out of the first round in the NIT. But have no fear Wildcat fans, help is on the way in the form of recruitment. The Wildcats have by far the number onerecruiting class in 2013 by

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Should Derrick Rose Return this Season?

The return of Derrick Rose would finally give us the playoff match-ups we’ve been patiently waiting to see. A second round playoff match-up between LeBron James and Derrick Rose is long overdue, but it may be better for fans to wait just a little while longer for this dream to come true. Rose’s return means that Nate Robinson’s time on the court

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Top 5 Active NBA Point Guards

The temporary absences of Rajon Rondo and Derrick Rose leaves room for NBA point guards to secure their positions as the league’s best performers. 5. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers Damian Lillard averages 19 points per game and is the sixth highest scoring point guard in the NBA; he averages more points per game than seasoned point guards like Deron

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Giovani Bernard says He’s ‘Similar’ to Ray Rice

The Former North Carolina Ram sat down with “NFL AM” on Wednesday and discussed his role on the Cincinnati Bengals and his respect for sixth year running back Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis. Instead of competing with Green-Ellis for the starting position, the rookie prefers to partner with the veteran. “It’s more so a complimentary kind of thing,” Bernard said of his

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Jason Terry, Celtics Lacked Consistent Passion and Heart’

Throughout the season Celtic’s guard Jason Terry kept an online diary with ESPNBoston.com. After the game six loss to the New York Knicks, Terry wrote about his disappointment, off season plans, and the possible departure of KG and Paul Pierce. “I have mixed emotions about the end of our season, but I am definitely disappointed,” Terry said. “You hate to

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NBA’s Top 5 Overrated Players

The other day I was on Twitter and I heard people talking about how this player is better than that player because of the points he scores and that as long as they get there points then it doesnt matter how many shots they take. Which had me thinking, is the NBA no longer about Defense and hustle or are

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Durant’s Second Place Blues Continues Against Grizzles

Saturday’s semifinals game 3 between the Thunder and the Grizzlies ended with an 87-81 victory for Memphis and another series loss for OKC. With a 2-1 series lead, the Griz are positioned to end the Thunder’s season earlier than expected. If OKC is knocked out of the playoffs in this series, is Durant proving that finishing second is his destiny?

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Serena Stays on Top, Beats Sharapova in Madrid Final

Serena Williams (1) battled Maria Sharapova (2) for the women’s No. 1 ranking on Sunday in Madrid. After 80 minutes of play Williams prevailed, defeating Sharapova in two sets, 6-1, 6-4, and securing her position as the highest ranked women’s tennis player in the world. The win marks the 50th title for Williams and a repeat victory in Madrid. Sharapova

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