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Remembering Two Former NBA Greats

The National Basketball Association lost two former members in the last few weeks with the passing of Earl Lloyd and Anthony Mason.  Lloyd was the first African American NBA player, and Mason was an integral part of the great teams the New Yorks Knicks had in the 1990s. Earl Lloyd […]

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Bearcats Finish Regular Season on a Roll

The UC Bearcats men’s basketball team has been on a winning streak as of this writing, winning its last five games, and going out with a bang with a 77-65 win over Memphis on Senior Night.   Octavius Ellis had nine points and 11 rebounds, as the Bearcats solidified a […]

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UC Basketball: Bearcats Lose Shootout But Outgun Houston

Even though UC didn’t defeat Xavier last week, they beat University of Houston on February 21 to end a three-game losing streak.   Shaq Thomas scored 18 points and Gary Clark had 14 rebounds.   Cincinnati converted 16 Houston turnovers into 20 points and made more free throws (17)  than […]

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Fifth Third Arena Next in Line for Makeover

The University of Cincinnati’s very own Nippert Stadium nears completion as the major construction project for the UC Athletic Department right now.   As they close in on the finishing touches of the stadium, the thought of making the next major project for the Athletic Department looms in the air.  […]

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Does Anybody Care About UC Basketball?

Maybe it’s me, but throughout UCBA there just isn’t any buzz around the UC basketball team.  I wonder if people know that full-time students here get a chance to attend UC games for free?  I guess my question is does anybody care about UC basketball anymore? As an avid sports […]

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Bearcats Take SMU, Extend Defensive Streak

The UC men’s basketball team beat both SMU (62-54), ranked number 23 in the country, and South Florida (63-58) this past week.   So far, the Bearcats are the only American Athletic Conference team to beat coach Larry Brown’s SMU squad.  And they have done it twice.  Jermaine Sanders scored […]

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Atlanta Defies Expectations

The Atlanta Hawks, an NBA team in the Eastern Conference from the Southeast Division, set a franchise record this year for most consecutive games won in a season.  Breaking the previous record by five more games than ever before, the Hawks recently had an outstanding run of a 19-game winning […]

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Brady’s Patriots Steal the Show

The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks played in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1.  Leading up to the game, both teams had a good season.  They lost a few games but also won many of them.   In the playoffs, Tom Brady was labeled one of the best […]

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Deflategate Dominates Super Bowl Hype

Anyone who watches football should be well aware of the Deflategate controversy, as it’s the biggest thing in sports these past two weeks, and everyone is talking about it, from CNN to ESPN to Fox News.  This controversy swirls around the New England Patriots.  League sources have reported that during […]

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Sports: Bearcats Get Key Road Win Over Central Florida

This past Sunday the UC men’s basketball team won its first conference road game of the season against Central Florida, pulling out a 56-46 victory.  Kevin Johnson led UC with 13 points.  UC led by five at halftime and by eight after Johnson’s 3-pointer with 14:31 left in the second […]