Selasa, 03 April 2012

Barcelona Defeats AC Milan In Champions League Quarterfinals

APEX Sports Newswires

Barcelona advances to the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Barcelona defeated AC Milan, 3-1, in the 2nd leg of the quarterfinals.

Brittney Griner Set To Return For Senior Season

APEX Sports Newswires

Baylor center Brittney Griner this season's Naismith Trophy winner announced on Tuesday that she will return for her senior season. Griner leads Baylor against Notre Dame Tuesday night for the women's basketball national title.

Kentucky Cruises Early, Holds on to Win Title / Kentucky Fans Celebrate Championship

Kentucky dominated early and held on to beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 to the school's eighth NCAA basketball title and the first for coach John Calipari. As AP's Haven Daley reports, the 'Cats are savoring the moment.



Kentucky basketball fans flooded the streets of Lexington following the men's team winning the national championship over Kansas. Dozens were arrested and one person was shot in the celebrations.


Kentucky Beats Kansas For NCAA Title

By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Before his confetti-flecked suit gets back from the cleaners, John Calipari will be on the road.

Such is life for a coach who recruits all that NBA-ready talent - especially when those players get in the habit of bringing championships back to their ol' Kentucky home.

Cal's latest group of one-and-doners doesn't have much left to prove at this level. Despite a rough shooting night by the best of Kentucky's talented freshmen, Anthony Davis, the Wildcats defeated Kansas 67-59 on Monday night to win their eighth national title, and first since 1998. CONTINUE....

Senin, 02 April 2012

Reggie Miller Leads Hall of Fame Class Of 2012

Former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller and longtime coach Don Nelson are among a dozen players, coaches and teams that will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


Brittney Griner, Lady Bears To Meet Noter Dame In Title Game

APEX Sports Newswires

The unbeaten Baylor Lady Bears (39-0) advanced to the NCAA Women's Championship Game with a 59-47 win over Stanford. #NCAAW - Baylor center Brittney Griner scored 13 points and 9 rebounds, guard Terran Condrey scored 13 points.

Baylor will play Notre Dame (35-3) in Tuesday's title game.

Minggu, 01 April 2012

Basketball Battle In The Bayou: UK-KU Preview

John Calipari and his Kentucky juggernaut will face Kansas for the national championship Monday night. Bill Self's Jayhawks are the same school that beat Memphis in overtime for the 2008 NCAA title, back when Calipari was coaching the Memphis Tigers.