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Paul George takes heat on Twitter over Nike shoe failure

Paul George took heat on Twitter after Zion Williamson suffered a knee injury while wearing PG’s Nike shoe model during Wednesday’s Duke-North Carolina game. Williamson ripped straight through his shoe in the first minute of the game and …

Donovan Mitchell argues for NCAA change after Zion Williamson injury

Donovan Mitchell used social media to speak out in favor of change within the NCAA in the wake of Zion Williamson’s fluke injury. Less than a minute into Wednesday’s highly-anticipated game between North Carolina and Duke, superstar Zion …

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Puma deletes tweet after taking shot at Nike over Zion Williamson injury

Puma sent a tweet disparaging Nike after Zion Williamson suffered an injury while wearing their shoes, but they thought better of it. Puma has ventured into the basketball market, signing players such as Deandre Ayton, DeMarcus Cousins and Marvin …

Competition pounces on Nike after Zion Williamson’s shoe breaks

Nike’s worst nightmare occurred on Wednesday night. In the first minute of the high-profile Duke-North Carolina game, Blue Devils star Zion Williamson exited with an injury after his shoe broke. Williamson was wearing the Nike PG 2.5 PE, and …

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Watch: Zion Williamson’s shoe completely falls apart

Zion Williamson exited Duke’s big game against North Carolina on Wednesday night after his shoe literally fell apart. Williamson was dribbling with the ball by the free throw line when he planted and fell. Video showed that his left foot went …

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Fan costs Georgia the game by throwing stuffed animal onto court

One fan played a huge role in determining the outcome of Wednesday night’s Mississippi State-Georgia game in Athens. Georgia’s Tyree Crump had improbably made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 67 with 10 seconds left. Mississippi State then …

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Ex-Arizona coach Lute Olson hospitalized for minor stroke

Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson has been hospitalized for a minor stroke, the school said on Monday. The Arizona Daily Star says the stroke occurred over the weekend and that Olson is expected to make a full recovery, though he …

Michigan State

Michigan State loses Nick Ward to hairline fracture in hand

The Michigan State Spartans got bad news on one of their key players on Sunday. Junior center Nick Ward, who was hurt late in the first half of a win over Ohio State, sustained a hairline fracture in his left hand and will be out indefinitely, …

Watch: John Calipari shuts down Kentucky fans’ ‘overrated’ chant about Tennessee

Kentucky fans had plenty of reasons to gloat over the team’s 86-69 win over Tennessee at Rupp Arena on Saturday night, but John Calipari was not having it. Towards the end of the Wildcats big conference win over Tennessee, the fans in Lexington …

Watch: Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp beats Rutgers on wild 3-pointer at buzzer

The ending to the Iowa Hawkeyes-Rutgers Scarlet Knights game on Saturday was excellent. Iowa was up 68-66 with 13 seconds left and Rutgers had the ball. They took the lead on a 3-pointer by Geo Baker. Then it was Iowa’s turn with three seconds …

Steph Curry jumps into Davidson student section to celebrate win

Steph Curry is already enjoying his All-Star Weekend in Charlotte. While in town for this weekend’s All-Star festivities, Curry ventured down to Davidson to watch his alma mater host Saint Joseph’s in front of a packed house. The Wildcats …

Bruce Weber thinks Texas will be tough NCAA Tournament team

Bruce Weber’s Kansas State Wildcats may have beaten Texas 71-64 on Tuesday night, but the Longhorns left an impression. Texas led at the half before losing the lead in the second half. The game was close — just a 3-point margin with a …

Zion Williamson shares simple reason for Duke’s historic comeback

Duke put together a historic comeback in their 71-69 win at Louisville on Tuesday night, and Zion Williamson had a very simple explanation for the effort. According to the freshman phenom, all it took was Duke playing harder than Louisville to pull …

Watch: John Beilein gets ejected from Michigan-Penn State game

Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein was ejected from Tuesday night’s game at Penn State after getting two technical fouls just after the first half ended. Nittany Lions guard Rasir Bolton made a shot just before the half ended to put …

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Watch: LSU beats Kentucky on controversial tip-in at buzzer

LSU beat Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night thanks to a controversial tip-in at the buzzer. LSU and Kentucky were tied at 71 after Keldon Johnson made a pair of free throws for the Wildcats. LSU had the ball and Skylar Mays drove all the way to …

Papa John founder has switched fandom from Louisville to Kentucky

John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John’s Pizza, appears to have switched fan allegiances in a major way. Schnatter was seen attending Tuesday’s Kentucky-LSU college basketball game in Lexington. He was notably wearing a blue shirt with …

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