Celtic mythology

As the 2014 NBA playoffs went underway, the Los Angeles Clippers were ready to make a great push in hopes of winning an NBA championship. While the players and majority of the Clippers organization had their vision focused on holding up the Larry O’Brien trophy with confetti sprinkling down on them, the Clippers owner, Donald Sterling was the man behind the scenes who had different views than just winning the franchise’s first championship. Mid-way into the playoffs, the players of the Los Angeles

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Jevon Carter and Lamont West combined for 47 points and No. 12 West Virginia University knocked off Texas 77-62 on Monday night. Carter notched his third double-double of the season, scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (22-6, 10-5 Big 12). West recorded a career-high 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. Elijah Macon added 10 points. Jarrett Allen led the Longhorns (10-18, 4-11) with 17 points and seven boards. Eric Davis Jr. had 14 points. Kerwin

DeMar DeRozan scored added points and Bismack Biyombo grabbed 26 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors ended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ winning streak 99-84 Saturday in the NBA playoffs. Cleveland’s 10-game playoff win streak was stopped but the Cavs still lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals 2-1. The Eastern Conference series winner will face either defending champion Golden State or Oklahoma City in next month’s NBA Finals. In the first quarter of the game, the Cavs trailed 24-27, but the second

The New York Knicks are reportedly willing to trade their no. 4 pick in the coming 2015 NBA Draft if their top three prospects Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, and D’Angelo Russell are no longer available, according to Fansided’s Cody Williams. Williams cited that Knicks president Phil Jackson is not interested on anyone else besides the three upcoming rookies mentioned above. Furthermore, in keeping with mock drafts, there is a high probability that none of those three would be around when the

Carter grew up in Daytona beach, Florida. Vince carter had a stressful background because his dad left when he was 7. He averaged a 3.0 for grades and was accepted by the university of North Carolina. Carter Jr. was the 5th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. He was the 2000 NBA dunk contest champion. Life as a child was rough for Vince, his dad left when he was in second grade and he has never seen his dad since. Life was also fun for Vince, he would always play ball outside with his buds. His

William Clare Prof. Drawhorn ANTH 1 20 February 2016 Race: The Power of an Illusion Essay Discuss an example from the video of a sport/event where changing concepts of race and social access have influenced who participates in a sport. Discuss another example (from your own knowledge or news) where economics, social conditions, tradition, or stereotypes have led to disparities in participation in particular sports? The video discusses the dominance of Jewish basketball teams in the 1930’s. At

Who Should Be the First Pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Fultz or Ball? There has been a lot of talk in the sports world about how loaded this year's NBA Draft will be. UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball and Washington freshman Markelle Fultz are the two front runners leaving NBA scouts hesitant to decide who should be the number one pick. I believe Ball should be the number one pick in the 2017 NBA Draft because of his ability to change the momentum of the game without scoring himself and his determination to

Are they serious! I mean who does that! I bet you wondering what I’m talking about huh? Well I’m talking about wages in the WNBA and NBA. Have you seen those numbers NBA players get 50% interest and WNBA players get 33% interest? Oh yeah that’s a big difference. I guess because NBA get so much popularity and TV time they get paid more and I think the more tickets the WNBA sale the more interested the players will get. But that still don’t make sense let me give you an example in the next paragraph

Clinging to a two-point lead, midway the first half, the Pacific University men’s basketball team went on a 22-10 spurt to take control en route to an 82-44 win over visiting Cal Tech on Thursday evening in Forest Grove. Pacific (5-2) made a season-high 10 3-points in the win that saw five-different Boxers hit a trifecta in the win. Four Boxers scored in double figures in the win including senior Michael Joseph (Anchorage, Alaska), who was one of three Pacific players with multiple 3-pointers in

The New York Knicks have reportedly reached out to the agent of the former Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel to size up the interest of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game bench boss in the team’s vacant coaching post. According to ESPN, Steve Mills the general manager of the Knicks was said to be the one who made the contact, which is preliminary in nature. The Pacers parted ways with the 42-year-old Vogel last Thursday after team president Larry Bird announced that the club is dismissing Vogel from