Tag: 2023
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USA beats Canada in FIBA AmeriCup semifinal
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith What a difference setting the opening tone can make. In this case, for the USA, it carried them throughout and put them in a position in the fourth where they could defend their lead until the final buzzer. In a thrilling ending, USA took the 67-63 victory and advanced to…
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Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…
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Hoopqueens Season 2 A Buzz
Jacob Smith A double header of professional paid women’s basketball took over the Humber College North Campus gym on Sunday afternoon when Hoopqueens started its second season. Four teams of 10 Canadian players featuring some of the best of U SPORTS and the CCAA, put on a show for a passionate crowd and one word…
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Fog Move to 5-2 After Win Over Hornets
Jacob Smith The Port City Fog beat the Halifax Hornets 83-68 at SMU in Halifax on Saturday afternoon and despite a mid game push from the Hornets, they maintained control throughout. Kaylee Kilpatrick is having a MVP season leading the MWBA in scoring, and it continued today with another double-double. Shooting threes, dominating the glass,…
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Previewing the Weekend in MWBA
Jacob Smith We only have two weekends left until the Legacy Cup championship tournament. Six games over Saturday and Sunday in Halifax, action throughout the week and the final regular season play next weekend before the Cup is played at TD Station in Saint John. Every team wanted to stay hot throughout the season, but…
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BlackJacks Take Season Opener Over Champs
Jacob Smith The Ottawa BlackJacks kicked off their 2023 CEBL season the best way they could, getting a win over the defending champs. The 95-93 victory came with a big fourth quarter rally to erase a double-digit deficit, and now the BlackJacks are 1-0. The game started out well for the Brampton Honey Badgers, specifically…
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Port City Fog takes opener over Freeze
Jacob Smith What a game. The Freeze come back from down 12 in the third quarter to take and hold onto the lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and get the win in the first game of the 2023 MWBA season. Kylee Speedy and Kylee Kilpatrick shined throughout the game leading their…
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21: The Countdown to the 2023 CEBL Season
Jacob Smith 21 days until the 2023 season of the CEBL kicks off with the Ottawa BlackJacks hosting the reigning champs in the Brampton Honey Badgers. With plenty of free agent signings and re-signings across the league, rosters are shaping up and all that’s left is to play some basketball. Who will come out on…
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Apology to Miami, Warriors Return: NBA Playoffs So Far
Jacob Smith I’m watching the Grizzlies stay alive against LeBron and the Lakers, the Warriors win their third straight against Sacramento and i’m watching Jimmy Butler eliminate the #1 seed Bucks and i’m thinking I may need to go back on earlier statements. I wrote a story late last week talking about how this is…
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This may be the best shot the 76ers got
Jacob Smith The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business against Brooklyn and it never really felt like a contest. The perimeter shooting of the 76ers has shined all year long and Embiid was just too much to handle. He handled the double team extremely well and Philly just seemed to overwhelm Brooklyn on both ends…
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