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Comparing the '25-26 Thunder to the '15-16 Warriors and '96-97 Bulls
After the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2024–25 NBA championship, the early question was how that team stacked up with some of the all-time greats. Well, we can put that talk aside for now because this current version of the Thunder looks even stronger. Their start has led NBA historians and experts to begin comparing them to two of the other great teams in history: the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls and the 2015–16 Warriors. The Michael Jordan-led Bulls broke the...
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NCAA Week 4 AP Poll: Who's Up, Who's Down
The opening month of the college basketball season is now in the books. Some of the top schools continue to compete in preseason tournaments and high-powered non-conference games as the calendar year prepares to turn, signaling the start of conference play. The top two teams remain the same, with Purdue and Arizona still occupying the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. Michigan is up to No. 3 in the rankings, while Duke and UConn round out the top 5. Six...
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Five Takeaways From the Opening Month of the 2025-26 NBA Season
November is now behind us, and already the contenders and pretenders are emerging. Some things don’t seem to change, like the Oklahoma City Thunder dominating the NBA, while other things have left us stunned, like the Indiana Pacers’ woeful 4–17 start. As the NBA moves into the winter months, several storylines are beginning to take shape. Here’s a look at five takeaways from the first full month of the NBA season. 1. The Thunder Are Still the Team To Beat.It’s scary to think about, but the Thunder are actually a lot better than they were last year. In fact, the...
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"Blue Blood Blues": What Has Happened to College Basketball's Top Programs?
Predicting the Final Four a decade or two ago used to be easy. You just pencil in Duke and North Carolina, and you were guaranteed to get at least one of those right, if not both. Kentucky, Kansas, Arizona, and Michigan State were annually in the mix, while Big East schools like Georgetown, Syracuse, and Villanova were Sweet 16 locks. These were considered the Blue Bloods of basketball. In other words, schools that contend for national championships year in and year out with multiple titles to their name. There was no setback; they just kept reloading and...
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Five Surprise Teams Poised To Contend in 2025-26
Raise your hand if you had the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals last year? Or the Dallas Mavericks in 2024? Or the Miami Heat the year before that? Chances are, not many hands are up. Every season, there's a surprise team that comes out of nowhere and blows up our preseason predictions. And there's a strong likelihood that 2025-26 will be no different. Here's a list of five teams that not many experts are talking about but have the potential to contend for an NBA title...
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TOP 50 ONLINE PROGRAMS (MPG)
Sixty years ago, a person could get by in life and be quite successful with just a high school diploma. Thirty years ago, most people were satisfied with just a bachelor’s degree and found the job market to be quite welcoming. Today, the competition in the job market is stronger than ever...READ FULL STORY HERE
DEREK JETER BIOGRAPHY
September 9, 2009. The deafening chants of “Derek Jeter” could be heard sweeping all across the Bronx, let alone Yankees Stadium. As Derek Jeter stood at the plate and looked up to the mound at Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann, he knew he had already compiled two hits that night and was within just one hit of tying Lou Gehrig as the all-time Yankees hit leader. As flashbulbs illuminated the stadium, Jeter stared down the pitch from Niemann and laced an opposite-field...
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KEN GRIFFEY, JR. BIOGRAPHY
It’s never easy when you come into a league and the highest of all expectations are placed on you before you ever even step foot onto the field for the first time. Everyone wants greatness out of you, putting a heavy load on your shoulders. Sometimes it’s easier to come into a league in any sport where not much is expected of you and you build your name up by your performance, sort of like Aaron Judge has done with the the Yankees or Cody Bellinger with the Dodgers. For Ken Griffey, Jr., though, he was expected to be the Michael Jordan of baseball before he walked up to the plate for the very... READ FULL STORY HERE
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ICHIRO SUZUKI BIOGRAPHY
The name Ichiro means “First Boy”. i You could say the name fit Ichiro Suzuki more than any other person named “Ichiro” in the world. After all, the legendary Japanese baseball player shattered the Major League record books in many different areas and become an icon and role model for young athletes everywhere. Known simply as Ichiro, the future Hall of Famer had his fair share of “firsts” as a professional... READ FULL STORY HERE
