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Last night Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State got together for the first time this season , each looking for their first league victory of the year. Both teams were also looking to get back on track, after sluggish stretches that saw the 49ers lose four games in a row, and the Titans lose four of their last five games. In a raucous Titan Gymnasium, the Titans came out strong and much like their fans, seemed energized from the start. In a game featuring several highlight finishes, it was th… Continue

The City of Palms Classic this year in Fort Myers Florida was a tournament filled with intrigue from the very beginning. There was already a weird back story to the tournament as due to CIF sanctions, Westchester (CA) was not allowed to play the consensus best team in Findlay Prep (NV). Rather than risk a Westchester-Findlay Prep meeting in a winners bracket, tournament director Donnie Wilkie worked with the Findlay Prep coaching staff to figure out a way to keep the Pilots in the tournament. Th… Continue

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In game 3 of the 2009 Palms City Classic Huntsville Butler AL took on Penn Wood PA in a tight contest, with Penn Wood coming out on top 65-54. Silky smooth lefty Aaron Brown led his team with a game high 27 points and also 6 rebounds as Will Brown drained four three's on his way to a 16 point night for Pen Wood. Pen Wood took hold of the game in a strong third quarter effort, outscoring Butler by 12 points. Butler's Trevor Lacey scored 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds and Fred Stewart chi… Continue

At the beginning of the season, many people, including myself, predicted that the San Antonio Spurs would return to their championship contending ways. Their expensively out-of-character off-season this past summer helped us all forget their equally out-of-character exit from the playoffs last season, getting embarrassed in 5 games by the Mavericks and ousted in the first round. That was the first time a Duncan-Popavich led Spurs were beat in a first-round series. Ouch. After the abrupt ending t… Continue

He's 31 years old and coming into his 14th year in the league. According to sheer science, Kobe Bryant should probably be showing signs of slowing down. People wondered if this would be the year Kobe lets his guard down on the "Best Player on Earth" title. Following the Jordan timeline, Kobe would have retired this summer after his 13th year to Jordan's 12.5, causing mass hysteria and several suicides in the greater Los Angeles area. The way Kobe has shot out of the cannon so far this season goe… Continue