Basketball

Why is this news?

UPDATE – Ebaumnation.com already has the video. Here you go, 2 hours before TMZ.com.

The biggest non-news story that has made news in recent weeks – I mean if you don’t count Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, Erin Andrews, etc – was the kid dunking over LeBron.
Ohhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhh big news.
Anyway, at some camp, [...]


Mouth of the Midwest

Unlike the Dow, Harrison Barnes’ stock continues to rise. Listen to the latest Mouth of the Midwest segment here on 62andeven.com or on your radio at ESPN 1700am The Champ.
Harrison Barnes


NY Times – High Marks for Barnes

Pete Thamel from the NY Times watched Harrison Barnes play last week at the LeBron James Skills Academy and King City Classic. While Barnes’ game is impressive, Thamel was more impressed with Barnes’ maturity.
Since he will most likely enter college as an academic sophomore, he said he was looking for a school to be able [...]


Remember Bogs in Shawshank?

Do you recall when Hadley beat the crap out of Bogs for messing with Andy Dufresne?
Turns out bad stuff happens behind the walls and chain link fence.
Tim Donaghy, the NBA who fixed a ballgame or two, is set to be released from a federal prison camp this week and as it turns out is wasn’t [...]


BJ Windhorst discusses BB and Barnes

Southeast Polk basketball coach BJ Windhorst stopped by Mouth of the Midwest and talked with Marty this afternoon. Among the topics of discussion was Harrison Barnes and where he might be headed for college and/or his senior year.


Tim Floyd’s resignation letter to USC

The Jackson Mississippi Clarion-Ledger obtained a copy of Tim Floyd’s resignation letter that he sent to USC AD Mike Garrett today. Floyd resigns amid controversy over an alleged payment of $1,000 given to a man to help persuade O.J. Mayo to come to USC.
The Letter:
“As of 1 p.m. today, I am resigning as head [...]


Iowa basketball in Italy and Greece

For those of you interested, ok for those of you that have run out of things to view on the internet, you can follow the Iowa men’s basketball team? small discussion group? intimate gathering as they travel on a 10-day trip to Italy and Greece.

The site has game recaps and several players are posting [...]


What is up with Pitino?

Ok, as Marty alluded to last week, the Pitino story is starting to get weird.
Kentucky Sports Radio.com has photos that appeared and then disappeared from the Louisville Courier-Journal website yesterday. Pictured below is Karen Sypher’s son (?), the woman charged with extorting Pitino, holding a sign “What’s the price of an abortion?”. Supposedly this photo [...]