By Ron Wynn The Vanderbilt Commodores overcame a 15-point second half deficit, but then suffered a crushing 68-66 loss Thursday to the Northwestern Wildcats in the NCAA tournament. The Vanderbilt Commodores made a rousing comeback Thursday afternoon against Northwestern only to suffer a crushing 68-66 loss in the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt had been down by 15 points early in the second half, but then put together a 12-0 run to get back in the game. After missing a couple of chances to take the lead, Vanderbilt did indeed go ahead with only 18 seconds left by one point. Then came…
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Belmont wins first round NIT game (web-only) By Ron Wynn The Belmont Bruins hit 14 three-pointers and rode a big second half lead to a 78-69 win over the Georgia Bulldogs Wednesday night at Athens in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion Belmont regained their three-point accuracy Wednesday night, making 14 of them while defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 78-69 in Athens to win their first round National Invitational Tournament game. Dylan Windler led the Bruins with 21 points. He made seven of 11 shots from the floor, including a trio of three-pointers. Evan…
Every major pro sports league in America recognizes they have a big problem when it comes to their All-Star games. While players recognize it is an honor to be voted onto an All-Star game, none of them want to risk jeopardizing their careers and earnings potential by approaching them like regular season contests, let alone playoff or championship games. The days when a Pete Rose would go barreling into Ray Fosse to win an All-Star contest, forever ending Fosse’s effectiveness as a topflight regular, are long over. The most recent example of this was the recent NBA All-Star Game, a…
The University of Tennessee’s losing streak continued Wednesday night in embarrassing fashion, as they were defeated 92-82 by Louisiana State University. It was LSU’s first SEC home win this year, and ended their 15-game consecutive conference losing streak. The Volunteers not only dropped their third straight, but sixth in the last eight games. A team that was once thought to be in contention for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid is now only 7-10 in the SEC, and is 15-15 overall. They need a win against Alabama Saturday to avoid having a losing regular season record going into the SEC Tournament in…
By Ron Wynn Filip Forsberg’s uncanny scoring streak continued Tuesday night as his efforts powered a Predators’ comeback and 5-4 victory in Buffalo. Over the past six games he’s scored 10 goals and added four assists. He’s also scored in five straight games. Forsberg scored the game winner at the 2:45 mark of overtime. Nashville overcame a 4-2 third period deficit to get their fourth straight win. “He’s the best player in the league right now, the way he’s playing,” Predators defenseman P.K. Subban told the Associated Press. “Whatever he’s doing, I don’t know what it is. Just continue doing it.” “He’s been outstanding,”…
A once promising season ended prematurely Wednesday night for Tennessee State University, as the Tigers blew a six-point halftime lead and were edged 78-75 in overtime by Southeast Missouri in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Municipal Auditorium. Tahj Eddy hit a dramatic game-winning three-pointer with less than three seconds remaining (2.2) to give SEMO ;the win. That negated the tying three-pointer hit by Ken’Darrius Hamilton with 7.2 seconds and ended any hopes the Tigers had of continuing their season and maybe even getting a third shot at regular season champion Belmont. The Tigers were led by Wayne Martin…
The Vanderbilt Commodores were on the verge of a tremendous upset that could have solidified their chances for an NCAA Tournament bid, but proved unable to hold on to a second half double-digit lead, losing 73-67 to the ninth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. The loss ended a four-game Vanderbilt win streak, but that wasn’t nearly the most bitter thing about the outcome. Vanderbilt got off to a hot start, and at one point in the first half were up by 19. They still had a double-digit lead late in the second half. But with about 10 minutes…
Tiger Woods is still making news these days, but most of the time it isn’t for what he does on the goal course. Instead, it is usually for appearances, business deals or potential comebacks. The most recent example was when he and Justin Timberlake, partners in the Nexus Luxury Corportation, announced last week they were purchasing a stake in the Hurricane Junior Golf Course. It provided a wealth of publicity and attention to a tour that seldom gets even a fourth of the attention given men or women’s professional golf. “The success of junior golf is an important element in…
By Ron Wynn The Tennessee State Tigers combined clutch free throw shooting with some key steals and defense to hold on for an 68-66 win over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels Saturday night at the Gentry Center. It was Senior night, and seniors Tahjere McCall, Jordan Reed and Wayne Martin all played key roles in the victory that improved their record to 8-7 in the OVC, and 17-11 overall. McCall set a school record for steals, ending with 72 up to this point. He also made two key layups in the final minutes. The Tigers made six free throws in the…
Few folks thought much would result from last Wednesday’s NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Aside from the fact the Clippers are reportedly one of three teams contacted regarding the possibility of a trade for Knicks’ forward Carmelo Anthony, no one look for any fireworks at the Garden. Instead, not only a capacity crowd of over 19,000 but a national TV audience as well got to see an ugly and quite unfortunate incident unfold. It was the specter of former Knick Charles Oakley being confronted by a host of security people, pushing back against…