News Talk KIT » basketball http://newstalkkit.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:02:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Longshoremen Union Appealing Seattle Area Decision http://newstalkkit.com/214335/ http://newstalkkit.com/214335/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:46:03 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=214335 SEATTLE (AP) — Longshoremen are still standing in the path of investor Chris Hansen and supporters who want to build an arena for NBA basketball near the Seattle waterfront. Officials with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 held a news conference Tuesday to announce an appeal of a Feb

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/214335/feed/ 0 facebook Union Lawsuit Puts a Full Court Press on Seattle Basketball Arena http://newstalkkit.com/union-lawsuit-puts-a-full-court-press-on-seattle-basketball-arena/ http://newstalkkit.com/union-lawsuit-puts-a-full-court-press-on-seattle-basketball-arena/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:38:50 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=212280 SEATTLE (AP) — Efforts to build a new professional basketball arena in Seattle face a hurdle Friday as a judge hears arguments in a lawsuit to slow or stop the deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is concerned that adding a third stadium to the area south of downtown would choke freight traffic

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/union-lawsuit-puts-a-full-court-press-on-seattle-basketball-arena/feed/ 0 facebook YVCC to Honor Former Basketball Coach http://newstalkkit.com/yvcc-to-honor-former-basketball-coach/ http://newstalkkit.com/yvcc-to-honor-former-basketball-coach/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:54:04 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=174824 YVCC to dedicate the  Sherar Gym floor as Ellwood Crosier Court 

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/yvcc-to-honor-former-basketball-coach/feed/ 0 yvcc.edu image Singing the "Blues". Blue Devils #1. http://newstalkkit.com/singing-the-blues-blue-devils-1/ http://newstalkkit.com/singing-the-blues-blue-devils-1/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:28:59 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=57831 Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski won his Division 1 Men’s Basketball record 903rd game on Tuesday. According to a Harris Interactive poll, it seems like most people are sharing in the Blue Devils’ success as the highest percentage of Americans pull for this college team.

The survey asked 2,379 adults to name their favorite men’

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/singing-the-blues-blue-devils-1/feed/ 0 President Obama to Attend North Carolina-Michigan State Basketball Game on the USS Carl Vinson http://newstalkkit.com/president-obama-north-carolina-michigan-state-uss-carl-vinson/ http://newstalkkit.com/president-obama-north-carolina-michigan-state-uss-carl-vinson/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:55:40 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=54317 The White House has announced that President Obama, a well-known basketball afficionado, will attend a Veteran’s Day college game onboard the USS Carl Vinson — the aircraft carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/president-obama-north-carolina-michigan-state-uss-carl-vinson/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Will Phil Jackson Coach the Knicks in 2012? http://newstalkkit.com/will-phil-jackson-coach-the-knicks-in-2012/ http://newstalkkit.com/will-phil-jackson-coach-the-knicks-in-2012/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:32:51 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=7199 On Sunday, coach Phil Jackson made it clear he had every intention of retiring following the Lakers' devastating playoff defeat to the Dallas Mavericks.

"In all my hopes and aspirations," he said, "this is the final game that I'll coach."

Of course, Jackson has cried wolf before, so it should come as no surprise that he's considering taking over the New York Knicks in 2012.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/will-phil-jackson-coach-the-knicks-in-2012/feed/ 0 Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Derrick Rose Thanks Mother in Emotional MVP Acceptance Speech http://newstalkkit.com/derrick-rose-thanks-mother-in-emotional-mvp-acceptance-speech/ http://newstalkkit.com/derrick-rose-thanks-mother-in-emotional-mvp-acceptance-speech/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 23:07:30 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=6984 On Tuesday, 22-year-old Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history.

He celebrated the award with an unusually gracious acceptance speech, in which he showered praise upon the fans, his teammates and the players who had come before him.

He saved his most emotional words for his mother, attributing all of his success to her, explaining that her tireless work ethic inspired him to always give it his all.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/derrick-rose-thanks-mother-in-emotional-mvp-acceptance-speech/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images Jeff Green's Dunk Blocked by His Own Head [VIDEO] http://newstalkkit.com/jeff-greens-dunk-blocked-by-his-own-head-video/ http://newstalkkit.com/jeff-greens-dunk-blocked-by-his-own-head-video/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:32:51 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=6303 The Boston Celtic faithful were none too pleased when the team traded for forward Jeff Green earlier this season.

This wasn't so much of a reflection on Green; he's a perfectly adequate NBA role player. Instead, Celtic nation was bummed that the price for acquiring Green included popular center Kendrick Perkins.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/jeff-greens-dunk-blocked-by-his-own-head-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Kobe Bryant Directs Anti-Gay Slur at Referee [VIDEO] http://newstalkkit.com/kobe-bryant-directs-anti-gay-slur-at-referee-video/ http://newstalkkit.com/kobe-bryant-directs-anti-gay-slur-at-referee-video/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:06:24 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=6159 Kobe Bryant wasn't happy when referee Bennie Adams hit him with a technical in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the San Antonio Tuesday night.

In fact, after Kobe had taken a seat on the bench, TNT's camera caught him directing a gay slur at Adams.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/kobe-bryant-directs-anti-gay-slur-at-referee-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Huskies Over Bulldogs for National Title http://newstalkkit.com/huskies-over-bulldogs-for-national-title/ http://newstalkkit.com/huskies-over-bulldogs-for-national-title/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:28:14 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5686 HOUSTON -- The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer.On a night when the massive arena felt like a dusty old gym, UConn made Butler look like the underdog it really was, winning the national championship Monday night with an old-fashioned, grinding 53-41 beatdown of the Bulldogs.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/huskies-over-bulldogs-for-national-title/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Butler and Connecticut to Face Off in NCAA Tournament Title Game http://newstalkkit.com/butler-and-connecticut-to-face-off-in-ncaa-tournament-title-game/ http://newstalkkit.com/butler-and-connecticut-to-face-off-in-ncaa-tournament-title-game/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:34:02 +0000 News Talk KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5585 Virginia Commonwealth University’s storybook run from play-in game to Final Four ended Saturday night, as Butler will be crashing the NCAA’s title game for the second year in a row.

Shelvin Mack paced the Bulldogs with 24 points on five for six three-point shooting, and Butler downed VCU 70-62 in a hard fought battle that was closer than its final score

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/butler-and-connecticut-to-face-off-in-ncaa-tournament-title-game/feed/ 0 Streeter Lecka, Getty Images NCAA Basketball Tournament – The Road to the Final Four [PHOTOS] http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-the-road-to-the-final-four-photos/ http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-the-road-to-the-final-four-photos/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:15:45 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5558 It's been a pretty wild ride to this year's NCAA Basketball Final Four in Houston. Lots of drama, lots of upsets, and the most unlikely group of teams to ever survive all the way to college basketball's last weekend

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-the-road-to-the-final-four-photos/feed/ 0 Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images NCAA Basketball Tournment Round-Up – Cinderellas In the Final Four http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournment-round-up-cinderellas-in-the-final-four/ http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournment-round-up-cinderellas-in-the-final-four/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:42:02 +0000 News Talk KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5259 Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history.

Led by  Jamie Skeen’s 26 points, 11-seed VCU continued their impressive run of giant slaying with a surprisingly easy 71-61 victory over the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournment-round-up-cinderellas-in-the-final-four/feed/ 0 …And Then There Were Four! http://newstalkkit.com/and-then-there-were-four/ http://newstalkkit.com/and-then-there-were-four/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:27:45 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5251   Brackets blew up all over the country as an unlikely foursome came out on top -- Butler, Connecticut, Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth, the Cinderella team of this year's NCAA college basketball tournament.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/and-then-there-were-four/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images NCAA Basketball Tournament – Week One Highlights http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-week-one-highlights/ http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-week-one-highlights/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:56:13 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=4826 The first week of the NCAA Basketball Tournament has been put to rest.  Here are the highlights:

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-week-one-highlights/feed/ 0 NCAA Tournament's Field of 68 Set http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-tournaments-field-of-68-set/ http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-tournaments-field-of-68-set/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:24:06 +0000 John Riggs http://newstalkkit.com/?p=4234 The Big East snagged a record 11 spots for the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, including a one seed in the Southeast region for Pittsburgh, who had been the Big East's  regular season champions.

Rounding out the top seeds were the defending NCAA champions

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/ncaa-tournaments-field-of-68-set/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons, Getty Images Yakima Valley Women Claim NWAACC Championship http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-valley-women-claim-nwaacc-championship/ http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-valley-women-claim-nwaacc-championship/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:52:35 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=3966 The Yakima Valley Yaks (23-7) took care of business Tuesday as they defeated the red hot Walla Walla Warriors (22-7) in front of large and loud crowd filled will fans from both local area schools.

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