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• Calif. to allow fans at outdoor pro sports events
  California will allow fans to attend outdoor professional sporting events in areas at less risk for the coronavirus, it was announced on Tuesday.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Raptors' Bjorkgren named Pacers head coach
  The Indiana Pacers have hired Nate Bjorkgren, an assistant under Nick Nurse with the Toronto Raptors, as their new head coach.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Barkley, Phil to face Steph, Peyton in golf match
  Charles Barkley will partner with Phil Mickelson in a golf match against Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning on Nov. 27, with proceeds going to historically Black colleges and universities.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Morey in farewell ad: 'Harden changed my life'
  Former GM Daryl Morey took out a full-page ad to thank the Houston Rockets for his 13 seasons, but he saved the biggest praise for James Harden, saying the guard "changed my life."
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Famed Minnesota columnist Hartman dies at 100
  Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday. He was 100.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Saints, Pels owner Benson victim of car thieves
  New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was the victim of an attempted car theft last Saturday afternoon but was unharmed, Saints spokesman Greg Bensel confirmed.
  - 3 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 4:38am -
• Predicting the big decisions surrounding Giannis, the 76ers, CP3 and the Warriors' pick
  We asked our panel: Will Giannis re-sign, wait or seek a trade? Will the Sixers and Nets make big moves?
  - 15 hours ago, 20 Oct 20, 4:39pm -
• The people with all the power in NBA free agency
  Here's who will be making the biggest decisions in the NBA transaction game, all their options and the potential fallout.
  - 17 hours ago, 20 Oct 20, 2:55pm -

ESPN: College Basketball

• The coronavirus and college sports: NCAA reopening plans, latest news, program cuts, more
  Postponed and canceled games, positive tests sending coaches and players into isolation ... yes, it's still 2020. Here's the latest on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the college sports world.
  - 4 hours ago, 21 Oct 20, 3:43am -
• College basketball coaching changes for 2020-21
  An up-to-date list of every coaching change in college basketball ahead of the 2020-21 season.
  - 16 hours ago, 20 Oct 20, 3:53pm -
• Yale's Atkinson, Ivy co-POY, to transfer in spring
  Yale big man Paul Atkinson announced on Monday he plans to transfer in the spring after graduating. He was the Ivy League's co-Player of the Year last season, averaging 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 3:47am -
• Richmond loses Sherod for season with torn ACL
  Richmond guard and captain Nick Sherod tore the ACL in his right knee at practice last week and has been ruled out of the upcoming season.
  - 1 day ago, 20 Oct 20, 2:33am -
• Newcomer Impact Rankings: Which freshmen, transfers will determine team fortunes?
  Several college basketball programs' fortunes will rise or fall on the play of new faces in 2020-21. Here are the players most under the microscope.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 6:39pm -
• Famed Minnesota columnist Hartman dies at 100
  Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday. He was 100.
  - 2 days ago, 19 Oct 20, 6:03am -
• KU's de Sousa opts out, citing 'personal issues'
  Kansas forward Silvio de Sousa is opting out of the upcoming college basketball season.
  - 4 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 12:57am -
• UMass penalized for hoops, tennis violations
  The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men's basketball and women's tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years.
  - 4 days ago, 16 Oct 20, 11:49pm -

Sports Illustrated: NBA

Cracked Sidewalks

• Let's Save the Season

  

   Is this the final image of 2020 NCAA Basketball? | Photo from USA TodayThere is a lot of pessimism around the 2020-21 NCAA Basketball season. In April, I predicted that St. John's/Creighton would be the last NCAA Basketball of the 2020 calendar yea…
  - 89 days ago, 23 Jul 20, 9:15pm -
• Summer #mubb podcast, we have a guest!
  Scrambled Eggs is getting a little serious, figuratively and literally. First, we got a guest, and a great guest at that! Joe Chapman, former #mubb guard and current coach of #TBT Golden Eagles Alumni team, joins the podcast to talk about things like…
  - 23 Jun 20, 7:48pm -
• Marquette Non-Con Rapid Reaction

  

  Marquette Non-Con Schedule | Photo from @MarquetteMBB TwitterMarquette Twitter released their initial Non-Conference schedule today. While I plan to dig further into all the teams later in the year, I thought I'd give some rapid reactions since we've…
  - 11 Jun 20, 6:17pm -
• #MUBB Happy Hour
  So we did a thing, we organized a Zoom happy hour with notable Marquette social media "personalities" and we recorded it. Big thanks to Tim Blair, Ben Snider, Sam Newberry, Alan Bykowski, and Patrick Leary for joining the chat and raising the overall…
  - 29 Apr 20, 3:57pm -
• Final Revised Cards for Value Add Basketball Game (topped 30,000 clicks this weekend)

  

  We managed to update the cards for the Value Add Basketball Game so click just this pdf to print out player cards for the 100 teams projected to make the 2020 NIT or NCAA, plus other great teams from the 1943 Wyoming Cowboys to the 2019 Virginia Cava…
  - 27 Apr 20, 1:32am -
• Scrambled Eggs is still in quarantine but that doesn't mean we can't pod
  The season ended really weird and we really haven't had the chance to talk about it. We get together and first discuss the end of what was shaping up to be a disappointing season for #mubb. We then talk about the Markus Howard era, what we'll remembe…
  - 13 Apr 20, 12:04pm -
• Marquette Player Cards for 2020 Season - Jayce 6th Best Rebounder

  

  Denied the chance to celebrate or mourn Marquette's NCAA opener, I spent a lot of time calculating and working up player cards for all 100 teams projected to make the NCAA or NIT tournament. Here is a copy of each player's card followed by an explana…
  - 19 Mar 20, 11:52pm -
• Simulation Sunday

  

  Today was supposed to be Selection Sunday. For those of us that put brackets together, this is the day we look forward to all season long, to see how we did, what we got right, what we got wrong, and most important, where our team is going. Since we…
  - 15 Mar 20, 7:56pm -

Basketbawful

• Show Awards and No Surprises

  

  In terms of bawfulness, there probably would have been no better outcome at the NBA's first annual award ceremony than for LeBron to win over James Harden, generating the gif that would be playing below of a slow motion zoom on Harden's face--the per…
  - 26 Jun 18, 11:53pm -
• The Summer of LeBron has Begun

  

  There was a moment in these playoffs where it really looked questionable whether the Warriors and Cavaliers (both down 2-3 in the conference finals) would be making it to their 4th showdown. Then of course, Paul's hamstring went and the Celtics reali…
  - 7 Jun 18, 4:58pm -
• Sports Writer Writes Something Stupid

  

  Hello all.It's been a long time. The last time I posted Steph Curry had never been to an NBA finals. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe were on NBA rosters. Basketball fans were obsessing over LeBron's offseason decisions...OK, some things haven't ch…
  - 3 Jun 18, 2:18pm -
• Save your eyes

  

  If by any chance you haven't already seen Paul George break his leg, and you are not really into watching people horribly injure themselves, save yourself some mental scarring and don't watch it.I definitely regret seeing it.Basketball supports sudde…
  - 2 Aug 14, 11:42pm -
• Unfinished Business
  So... two?Don't worry Heat fans; LBJ probably has two or three of these decisions left in him.
  - 14 Jul 14, 4:49pm -
• Lo and Behold

  

  Meet the new HondoI don't have anything sardonic to say this morning.Congratulations to the Spurs and their fans. We have all witnessed some beautiful team basketball.OK, maybe I have a few sardonic things, but I'm going to get to that in another pos…
  - 16 Jun 14, 12:31pm -
• Parker Strikes Back: Meme Wars

  

  Here we go...You don't even need your friends to carry youYou can do it while you watch TVAs anticipated, Parker struck back hard and decisively Sunday night, tying the series meme war at one game a piece.Addressing reporters after the game, Parker h…
  - 10 Jun 14, 2:22pm -
• Schadenfreude

  

  Spo regretting walking away from a managerial position at Chuck E. Cheese'sJuwan Howard does not want to be in this pictureLebron making it look easyThe new face of LebroningKing Crab Cramp
  - 7 Jun 14, 3:19pm -

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