Basketball a Refuge for Texas A&M’s Sloan
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Texas A&M point guard Donald Sloan can't help but think about this time last year. He'd loaded up on Aggies gear to bring home to his mother for Christmas. Sandra died last March, in the midst of A&M's postseason, after a lengthy, ...
3 newcomers in AP Top 25
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The top four teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll held their places from last week. The bottom of the Top 25, however, had three new teams. North Carolina was again a unanimous No. 1 Monday as it has been ...
3 newcomers in Top 25
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Tubby Smith is used to coaching Top 25 teams. He'll be doing it again in just his second season at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers moved into The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, their first appearance in the rankings since December ...
As foreseen, handle slips significantly
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Hollywood Park ended its 40-day autumn meeting on Sunday with the expected declines in attendance and handle. According to figures released by the track, all-sources average handle on Hollywood races, including ontrack, satellite, and account-wagering sources, was $8,951,903, a drop ...
$150,000 carryover up for grabs
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Following an 11-day break at Aqueduct, horseplayers are naturally champing at the bit to get back in action as racing resumes Friday with a nine-race card that includes a tantalizing pick six carryover of $150,027. The pick six went unhit ...
Zilber, top French trainer, dies
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Legendary French trainer Maurice Zilber died on Thursday at the age of 87 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Cairo, Egypt, where he began his career as a Thoroughbred trainer, Zilber in 1956 moved to France where many ...
Sunday’s Top 25 Boxes
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »At Tallahassee, Fla. No. 3 PITTSBURGH 56, FLORIDA STATE 48 PITTSBURGH (12-0) Biggs 2-5 0-0 5, Young 7-16 6-8 21, Blair 5-11 0-0 10, Fields 1-10 0-0 3, Dixon 4-8 1-3 11, G.Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Gibbs 1-6 0-0 3, Wanamaker 0-5 1-2 ...
ECU plays host to Wake Forest
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Monday night is the last chance to see the Pirates in basketball for 2008 before they take to the road for a couple of games when ECU takes on 10th ranked Wake Forest in Williams Arena. The Pirates return home after ...
Celtics’ Davis hurt in auto accident
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis was injured in an automobile accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike Sunday as he drove to the TD Banknorth Garden for the game against the New York Knicks. Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said the accident happened at ...
Sunday’s NBA Boxes
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »At Atlanta DETROIT (78) Hamilton 7-16 2-2 16, Prince 1-8 0-0 2, Wallace 9-18 0-0 20, Stuckey 9-12 1-3 20, Iverson 4-11 2-2 10, Bynum 0-2 0-0 0, A.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Afflalo 1-1 0-0 2, McDyess 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 35-75 ...
