On the eve of the eve of the NBA draft, many Oklahoma State orange-tinged eyes will be eagerly watching and waiting to see the fate of one of their beloved sons, 6’6″, 210 lb. guard James Anderson. The jury is still out on how high he might rise or if there might be a last-minute [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘college basketball’
April 1, 2010
From Sweet 16 to Final Four in one short weekend
It seems almost unbelievable to think that less than one week ago there were 16 teams vying for this year’s national championship in both men’s and women’s basketball. The round to pare down to eight started with a bang on Thursday night with Butler – yes, Butler – knocking off Syracuse in a great upset:
March 19, 2010
From Swish Appeal: NCAA women’s basketball preview – Big 12 bites before balling begins
When the NCAA women’s basketball tournament tips off on Saturday, the Big 12 will be solidly represented in the brackets. With seven teams in dancing and one of the strongest overall seasons for the conference, they will be a force to be reckoned with in their respective matchups. To pander to my constituents, errr the [...]
March 16, 2010
Bracket Challenge!
It’s time for bracket fever! Let your picks be known with other aspiring bracketologists all for the sake of fun! The NCAA.com website has bracket challenges for both men’s and women’s basketball. Join the group FreelantzSports (password – freelantz) for one or both brackets and see who can pick the winners! – any and all are [...]
March 16, 2010
‘The City’ will be bustling with basketball
This weekend, the Oklahoma City metropolitan area will play host both the men’s and women’s 1st and 2nd rounds in the NCAA basketball tournaments. The men will take to the court at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, while the women hit the hardwood at Lloyd Noble in Norman, with the host school – Oklahoma – [...]
March 15, 2010
OSU women score a four – Tempe bound
The crowd gathered at Boone Pickens Stadium, in eager anticipation of hearing the results and rewards of a hard-fought season. And those results came early in the evening’s festivities. ESPN started their selection show with talk of – who else – UConn and moved quickly into unveiling the first bracket, Sacramento. To the surprise of some and [...]
March 14, 2010
Big 12 basketball in the post-season brackets
Seven Big 12 men’s basketball teams are in the field of 65 going dancing. The overall top seed of the tourney is Kansas, seeded in the Midwest and playing their first round game in Oklahoma City. Joining the Jayhawks in Oklahoma’s capitol city will be 2-seed Kansas State in the West regional. The Baylor Bears are [...]
March 9, 2010
Through their eyes: Dylan Richter – Volume 7
Hey everyone, So it’s a sad day for our team over at Wash U. With the playoffs underway we were excited and hoping for another long run. We got past Westminster who played a great game in the first round at our place but then fell to Illinois Wesleyan University in the 2nd round by [...]
March 8, 2010
From Swish Appeal: UConn not the only undefeated this year – hello Nebraska!
As the University of Connecticut takes the court in tonight’s Big East semi-final game, everyone will be talking about “the streak”. With a win over Notre Dame, Geno Auriemma’s squad will have 71 consecutive victories. What will be a new women’s college basketball record that will break UConn’s own 70-game streak from 2001-2003. You cannot deny their greatness [...]
March 8, 2010
Five days of fab fun-basketball, baseball, wrestling and more!
I thought this week was actually going to be a ‘light’ one, with just a smidge of sports mixed in. Boy was I wrong and a half – a fact I didn’t realize until it was over… Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State women’s basketball Senior day was highlighted by tears of [...]
