George Mason ends regular season with disappointing loss at VCU

basketball wallpaper The Patriots are limping into Hothe post season after a second straight loss. Last night Mason never came close to the Rams' high octane energy in Richmond. The game started off with some controversy after the Mason players started warming up on the court during Bradford Burgess' senior ceremony. Totally classless by the Mason players and it gave VCU even more fuel. For the actual game, I'm not sure what Paul Hewitt's gameplan was in this one as they looked like they had never seen a trap before or the Rams aggressive defense. VCU's defense prevented Mason from during pretty much anything they wanted to on offense. Mason has gotten by this year because of talent but they needed a strong gameplan in this one and didn't...

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Watch and Download Sprite Slam Dunk Contest NBA All-Star 2012

Watch and Download Sprite Slam Dunk Contest NBA All-Star 2012. Utah's Evans wins 2012 Slam Dunk Contest His nickname is the Human Pogo Stick and Utah's Jeremy Evans set out to put some bounce back into the Slam Dunk Contest. Evans endeared himself to the fans with a mix of props and creativity, and they voted him the winner of one of the marquee events of the NBA's All-Star Saturday festivities. Evans, who got into the competition as a replacement for injured New York guard Iman Shumpert, earned 29 percent of the 3 million votes cast. He beat out Houston's Chase Budinger, Indiana's Paul George and Minnesota's Derrick WilliamsRead mor...

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Watch and Download NBA All-Star Weekend 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge

Watch and Download NBA All-Star Weekend 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge basketball INFORMATION Language : English Source : USA TNT HDTV Signal Size : 2.40 GB Format : MP4 Resolution : 1280x720 Video : H.264, 4000 Kbps @ 59.94 fps Audio : AAC, 128 Kbps, 48.0 KHz, 2 channels Read mor...

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Game Recap: Cornell 69, Brown 63

Big Red Tames Bears 69-63Go Local ProvidenceIf you get out of the gates slow, you’ll have trouble winning the race.That was the case for the Brown men’s basketball team Friday night. The Bears started slow in both the first and second halves of their game against Cornell. As a result, they lost to the Big Red 69-63.Just under 10 minutes into the game, Cornell raced out to a 26-10 lead thanks in part to freshman Shonn Miller who scored 9 of his 17 points during that stretch.The Bears cut the deficit to 11 at the break 42-31. But Cornell extended that lead to 17 just over 3 minutes into the second half at 53-36.Brown fought back but would get no closer than the 6-point margin they ended up losing by.“We had a bad start to both halves,” said Brown...

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Watch and Download NBA All-Star Saturday Night February 25, 2012 in HD 720p

Watch and Download NBA All-Star Saturday Night February 25, 2012 in HD 720p Slam Dunk Contest and 3-Point Contest included. basketball  Information: Sport: NBA Basketball Event: All Star Weekend Language: English (U.S.) Length: 1 Hour 54 Minutes Video: 1280x720 / 60fps / h.264 Audio: 128kbps / Stereo / ...

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No Redcast Friday Night

Men's Basketball Game vs. Brown Not Available on RedCast TonightCornell AthleticsITHACA, N.Y. -- Due to travel problems, tonight's men's basketball game between Cornell and Brown will not be broadcast on HITS 103.3 FM radio or on RedCast. Tomorrow's contest vs. Yale will be broadcast as normal. To follow tonight's game against the Bears at 7 p.m., you can listen to Brown's audio broadcast by clicking here. Live stats and live video (for a subscription fee) are also available. Sorry for any inconvenience. ...

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Audio for Tonight's Game

Release from Cornell Athletics: "Due to travel issues, MBKB vs Brown tonight will not be carried on Hits 103.3. You can listen to Brown's broadcast at http://www.790business.com...

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Ivy League Report from Yahoo Sports and the SportsXChange

Get all the information you need about the Cornell Big Red's games at Brown (February 24, 7 pm) and at Yale (February 25, 7 pm) with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center. Below, an Ivy League Report from Yahoo Sports and the SportsXChange.....Ivy League ReportYahoo Sports/SportsXchangeGETTING INSIDE For defending Ivy League champion Princeton, this week is where its hopes for another NCAA Tournament berth will be decided. And the Tigers are going to need some help from their biggest rival to make it happen. The Tigers have come roaring back into the conference-title race, but not enough to control their own destiny. They enter the weekend of Feb. 24-25 two games behind Harvard in the loss column, and the Crimson have...

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Weekend Predictions from the Sports Network and The Harvard Crimson

Get all the information you need about the Cornell Big Red's games at Brown (February 24, 7 pm) and at Yale (February 25, 7 pm) with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center. Below, predictions of Cornell's games this weekend from the Sports Network and the Harvard Crimson.....The Sports Network writes: Cornell (10-14) at Brown (7-20) The Sports Network DATE & TIME: Friday February 24th, 7:00 p.m. (et) FACTS & STATS: Site: Pizzitola Sports Center (2,800) -- Providence, Rhode Island. Television: None. Home Record: Cornell 9-2, Brown 5-8. Away Record: Cornell 1-12, Brown 1-10. Neutral Record: Cornell 0-0, Brown 1-2. Conference Record: Cornell 5-5, Brown 1-9....

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Previewing the regular season finale at VCU

TV: ESPN2, 6 p.m.The Patriots finish up the regular season in Richmond against VCU, where they will be headed right back to in a week for the CAA tournament.  The loss to Northeastern on Wednesday night prevented Mason from any chance of getting the #1 seed in the tournament and now the winner of tomorrow night's game will determine the #2 and #3 seeds. Keep in mind that the #2 and #3 seeds can meet in the semifinals if both win their games on Saturday during the tournament, so it's very likely the Patriots will yet again face VCU in the semis. Mason played of their better games of the season against VCU and you have to think they will be "up" for this one after coming off an embarrassing loss to Northeastern on the road....

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News and Notes: Friday Edition

Get all the information you need about the Cornell Big Red's games at Brown (February 24, 7 pm) and at Yale (February 25, 7 pm) with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center. Below, some news and notes for Friday...After Cornell researches invented a robot that could shoot a basketball with accuracy, the Cornell Daily Sun noted that the robot might someday make an appearance at a basketball game at Newman Arena. Errick Peck told the Cornell Daily Sun, "I cannot picture it. Although it may be interesting to watch."Jeff Foote (Cornell '10), an NBA D-League All Star, and his Springfield Armor are not back in action until March 2, following the All-Star Weekend break. The Armor's next game is at Maine. All D-League games are...

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