Chris Trotman / Knicks fans hold up a blow-up image of star point guard Jeremy Lin in a game against the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 15. OPINION updated 5:18 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 Jelisa Castrodale This is supposed to be it. According to amateur astronomers, ancient civilizations and [...]
Archive for February, 2012
February 29th, 2012
Castrodale: 4 Titles for New York in 2012?
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PBT: Kobe’s Concussion May Keep Him Out Wednesday
Kobe's concussion symptoms linger, may keep him out Wednesday Kurt Helin Feb 28, 2012, 9:52 PM EST 13 Comments Normally, Kobe Bryant will play through anything — broken finger, torn wrist ligaments, even a broken nose can force him into street clothes. But the league's new, stricter concussion policy may force him to sit [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: concussion, concussion symptoms, Dwyane Wade, Game, keep, kobe bryant, Kobe's, Lakers, neurologist, specialist, team, Wednesday Comments OffFebruary 29th, 2012
Rose’s Last-minute Jumper Leads Bulls Past Hornets
By RICK GANO updated 11:50 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 CHICAGO – Derrick Rose broke for the corner, got the pass from Joakim Noah on a play they’d worked on in practice and let fly with a high arching jumper. The ball caught the rim, came back and fell through. Rose’s shot with 19.4 seconds [...]
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Rose’s Last-minute Jumper Leads Bulls Past Hornets
By RICK GANO updated 11:50 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 CHICAGO – Derrick Rose broke for the corner, got the pass from Joakim Noah on a play they’d worked on in practice and let fly with a high arching jumper. The ball caught the rim, came back and fell through. Rose’s shot with 19.4 seconds [...]
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No. 18 Indiana Runs by No. 5 Michigan St.
Andy Lyons / Indiana’s Victor Oladipo shoots during the Hoosiers’ victory over Michiagn State on Thursday. By MICHAEL MAROT updated 9:16 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Cody Zeller scored 18 points and Victor Oladipo added 13, leading No. 18 Indiana past No. 5 Michigan State 70-55 on Tuesday night, its [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: Getty, Hoosiers, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, ohio state, runs, team, time, Victory, win Comments OffFebruary 29th, 2012
PBT: First-half Awards, Second-half Predictions
First half of NBA season awards, second half predictions Kurt Helin Feb 28, 2012, 8:45 AM EST 8 Comments Reuters So much for the little rest stop in Orlando. It was fun. The breakneck pace of the NBA's condensed post-lockout season picks up again Tuesday night. The pedal goes to the metal and we head for [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: awards, ball, East, Firsthalf, LeBron, Miami, Miami HeatIn, NBA, pace, Predictions, secondhalf, The Heat, West Comments OffFebruary 28th, 2012
CBT: NCAA Tournament Projections — Is Your Team in?
Latest NCAA tourney projections kind to Kansas, not Ohio St. Dave Ommen Feb 27, 2012, 6:56 PM EST 1 Comment After a somewhat bumpy weekend, not a lot has changed from Saturday. Kentucky (South), Syracuse (East), Michigan State (Midwest), and Kansas (West) remain No. 1 seeds. Ohio State's home loss to Wisconsin drops the Buckeyes [...]
February 28th, 2012
Opinion: Daytona Wasn’t a Mess, It Was Glimpse of Future
John Harrelson / Safety workers clean up the track after a jet dryer burst into flames after being hit by Juan Pablo Montoya. It caused a two-hour delay. OPINION By Jim Litke Associated Press Sports updated 3:42 a.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 The Daytona 500 wasn’t just delayed. It was a flat-out disaster. [...]
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Danica Patrick Finishes 38th in Daytona 500
By CHRIS JENKINS updated 3:07 a.m. ET Feb. 28, 2012 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Three races, three wrecks. Even if it wasn’t really her fault, Danica Patrick went 0-for-Daytona. Patrick got caught in a crash on just the second lap of her Daytona 500 debut Monday, a continuation of a week’s worth of troubles at [...]
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CBT: Should We Worry About Michigan State Now?
Do we have to worry about Michigan State now? Rob Dauster Feb 28, 2012, 9:42 PM EST 1 Comment Thanks to a dominating 70-55 win for No. 18 Indiana in Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, we are going to have to wait until Saturday to see if No. 5 Michigan State will be able to win [...]