The Michigan Wolverines, who are #13 in the AP poll and #16 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, will be traveling to Champaign's Assembly Hall on Thursday to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Wolverines beat the Illini at home on February 12 by a score of 70-61.
Continue ReadingThe Oklahoma Sooners will be up against the Baylor Bears on February 25, and it's surely going to be a wonderful challenge for the both of them. The Oklahoma won their last game against the Oklahoma St. Cowboys, but more than 5 of their latest games were all huge fails. However, the Baylor Bears won their last game against the Texas Longhorns. The only difference is the simple fact that they won more of their last games compared to the Oklahoma Sooners.
Continue ReadingThe main undercard of the UFC 144 event this Saturday in Saitama, Japan will feature a light heavyweight match between Quinton Jackson and Ryan Bader. Both fighters are 205 pounds in weight while Jackson is about one inch shorter than Bader.
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, Feb 29th, the LA Lakes (5th in the Western Conference) are fighting it out with the Minnesota Timberwolves (Ranked 10th). The game is at the Staples Center, where the lakers are 14-2, with a 20-14 record overall.
Continue ReadingDowntown Salt Lake City is going crazy tonight, where the Jazz is playing the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference match at Energy Solutions Arena. Salt Lake City is the underdog for tonight's match, but only by two and a half points. But Jazz fans are predicting an outright win and they are expecting a very high scoring game, which should help with the o/u of 199.5 tonight.
Continue ReadingUFC 144 is just around the corner and fans from all over the world will have their eyes on the fighters that are looking to come home victorious. The UFC will be coming home to their roots in Japan where several fighters of Japanese descent will be fighting for their country's pride. However, fans are looking to just see good, clean fights that will be entertaining all throughout the night.
Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson
Continue ReadingThe UFC 144 event will be held on pay per view this Saturday in Saitama, Japan. The event will include a heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Cheick Kongo.
Mark "the Super Samoan" Hunt is a 5'10", 265 pound fighter coming out of Australia. He has a 7-7 record in his career in MMA. He was a kickboxer prior to moving into MMA competitions. Hunt had a 30-13 record as a kickboxer and also competed in the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix.
Continue ReadingThe UFC 144 pay per view event in Saitama, Japan will feature two fighters that have competed in both the welterweight and middleweight classes. These two competitors are Yoshihiro Akiyama and Jake Shields. Akiyama currently has a 13-4 record with two fights declared as no contest fights. Shields has a record of26-6-1.
Continue ReadingThe UFC 144 pay per view MMA event in Saitama, Japan will include a fight between two featherweight competitors. This fight will feature Hatsu Hioki competing with Bart Palaszewski. Hioki has a25-4-2 record while Palaszewski has a 34-13 record.
Continue ReadingThe UFC 144 event in Japan will feature a middleweight match between Yushin Okami and Tim Boetsch. Okami currently holds a 27-6 record while Boetsch has a 14-4 record. This is a match that will pit two people who are experienced in MMA competitions together in Saitama, Japan during this pay per view event.
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