BASKETBALL ARTICLES

The 2020 CEBL season will include a new team, as the Ottawa BlackJacks begin play. The BlackJacks are the first expansion team for the CEBL, as the league goes from six teams to seven teams. The BlackJacks could do better than most expansion teams, as there is not much separating the talent level between the seven teams in the CEBL. ...  More

The Hamilton Honey Badgers proved last season that the regular season is almost meaningless in the CEBL as long as you do enough to make the playoffs. The Honey Badgers finished 10-10 and in fourth place a year ago, but they upset the regular season league champion, the Niagara River Lions in the playoff semifinals, winning 104-103. ...  More

At the onset of the 2019-20 season, the Michigan State Spartans were understandable favorites with the College basketball odds. Michigan State was coming off a Final Four appearance in last year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Just as important, 2019 Big Ten Player of the Year Cassius Winston decided to forego the NBA Draft to play his senior season at MSU. ...  More

For head coach Roy Williams and North Carolina, this NCAA college basketball season has been a debacle. Consider that UNC is near the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. As a perennial ACC and Final Four contender that rates as a shock. Of great concern is how bad the Tar Heels have been as a Betting on CBB value. Counter to that is a Duke team living up to its standards as a marquee...  More

Any time that the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers get together memories of the 1980’s and their intense rivalry come to life. Magic Johnson of the Lakers and Larry Bird of the Celtics remain two of the most iconic players in NBA history. ...  More

Kobe Bryant’s tragic death is still on the minds of a mourning NBA. Players continue to discuss Bryant’s impact on the Association and their own personal lives and careers. The 18-time NBA All-Star will get plenty of well-deserved recognition this weekend at the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend from Chicago. ...  More

It took two overtimes, but Spain was able to hold off Australia and advance to the finals of the FIBA World Cup. They will be met there by upstart Argentina, which pulled off a big upset of France in the semis to make the championship game. This tournament has been topsy-turvy throughout and it will be interesting to see if Argentina can surprise Spain and come away with the victory. ...  More

The United States looked vulnerable throughout the FIBA World Cup and went down in the quarterfinals to France. Their exit has opened up the tournament as every remaining team should feel like it has a chance to win now. France will match up against Argentina in their semifinal, while Spain and Australia will face off in the other one. Serbia and the United States were the heavy favorites to win the...  More