Blake Hoffarber was the star of the night when Minnesota beat No. 8 North Carolina 72-67. He scored 20 points to ensure that the Golden Gophers book a place in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament finals. They will now play West Virginia in the final which will be take place on Sunday. After the game [...]
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Greg Oden Bids Farwell To Another Season
Greg Oden is set to miss another season thanks to a knee injury-again. Oden is billed to undergo a microfracture surgery on his left knee to repair a recurring knee problem. The former number one draft pick has been plagued by injuries during his career. The Trail Blazers center has not played a game since [...]
John Alderson Passes Away In Unfortunate Pedestrian Car Wreck
Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson’s father, John Alderson died early Sunday in a tragic accident after being struck by a car while crossing the street in St. Petersburg, Fla at just about midnight. He was 87. John Alderson had served as an Air Force pilot during World War II, in Korea and Vietnam. Sandy and [...]
Jonathan Duhamel Becomes First Canadian To Win Poker Title
Jonathan Duhamel, a 23 year old college dropout from Boucherville, Quebec has been crowned the winner of the 43rd World Series of Poker and has been awarded $ 8.9 million in prize money. According to reports from Canada’s CTV Duhamel was quoted saying “It’s a dream come true right now, it’s like the most beautiful [...]
The Giants Defeat the Rangers To Emerge As World Series Champions
Patience is a virtue! At least that is what any Giants fan would be thinking right now after having to endure 56 years of seemingly frivolous frigid June evenings and sitting through the soul-crushing years of 1962 and 1989 and 2002, watching in utter disbelief as seemingly everyone else sipped celebratory Champagne. Well, we already [...]
Italy Emerge As Winners of Abandoned World Cup Qualifiers
Italy has been declared the winners of the abandoned world cup qualifiers against Serbia. According to UEFA officials the game had to be abandoned because of Serbian rioters who obstructed the game. In a statement UEFA said “‘The Control and Disciplinary Body has decided to award the match as a 3-0 forfeit win to Italy. In [...]