Author: Luke Reimer

With NCAA basketball continuing to move forward, there have been upsets, blowouts and rivalries reunited. If you are new to reading college basketball articles here at FlurrySports, I will be posting top 25 college basketball rankings every week, with headlines and games to watch for the upcoming week. With that being said, let’s take a look at this week’s top 25 college basketball rankings and what NCAA basketball to watch for this week. Top 25 College Basketball Rankings College Basketball News | Top 25 Headlines Kansas survived a scare from Texas Tech, winning 94-91 in overtime. Duke survived an upset scare from…

With yet another week completed of ACC basketball, the true contenders are starting to reveal themselves in the conference. Miami was able to go another week, holding onto the top spot in the ACC. Notre Dame picked up two wins over Virginia and North Carolina State to climb to the number three spot in the conference. The ACC once again has a loaded week of games, with 15 on the schedule. With a matchup of North Carolina and Duke on Saturday, all eyes will be on ACC basketball this week. Let’s take a look at the ACC basketball standings, the…

Today in sports history (1936), the first Baseball Hall of Fame class was inducted. The five players selected were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson. If I were to ask you who had the highest percentage of votes, who would you guess? Babe Ruth, probably. The correct answer is Ty Cobb. Many people believe that this is the best Baseball Hall of Fame class in history, as it contains five of the best players ever. All five players played a part in growing and popularizing the sport. One player who many cite should have been included is…

The Miami Hurricanes tried to add another game to their current ACC lead on Wednesday. The Virginia Tech Hokies hosted the Hurricanes in hopes of stopping their charge. The Hokies took the ACC-leading Hurricanes to the wire, as Miami’s Charlie Moore hit a buzzer-beating half-court shot to win the game. Virginia Tech surprised fans, as they not only covered the five-point spread, but they were in a position to push the game to overtime. However, the Hokies went down, 78-75. Miami Basketball Fends off Virginia Tech Comeback Miami led by five coming out of halftime. As the second half of…

The Duke Blue Devils tried to catch another game up on Miami, who currently leads the ACC conference on Tuesday. The Clemson Tigers traveled to Durham, North Carolina in hopes of knocking off Duke basketball. The Tigers took the ninth-ranked Blue Devils to the wire, as they gave Duke everything that they could handle. Clemson surprised many, as they covered the 11.5-point spread. However, they lost by two points, 71-69. Duke Basketball Hangs on in a Wild Second Half The game was deadlocked going into the half. Duke’s star freshman, Paolo Banchero, who was out of the game early in…

Today in sports history (1924), the first Winter Olympic Games kicked off. The games, organized by the French Olympic Committee, were held in Chamonix, France. The Winter Olympics were planned to be run in the same year as the Summer Olympics and that would continue until 1992. That eventually changed, as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games were separated by two years. That has obviously changed in recent years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights of 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics opened up on January 25th. There were 16 countries that participated in the games, with most notably Germany missing from…

With yet another week completed of ACC basketball, the true contenders are starting to reveal themselves in the conference. North Carolina dropped two conference games to Miami and Wake Forest. Duke also dropped an ACC game to Florida State. In fact, the Seminoles continue to be the hottest team in the conference with six straight wins. Miami has been the unheralded story this year, as they continue to lead the conference with a 6-2 record in conference. The ACC once again has a loaded week of games. Nine games are scheduled to be played between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Games…

With college basketball continuing to move forward, there have been upsets, blowouts and rivalries reunited. With an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country, many schools have put their basketball program on pause. If you are new to reading college basketball articles here at FlurrySports, I will be posting college basketball rankings every week, with headlines and games to watch for the upcoming week. With that being said, let’s take a look at this week’s top 25 college basketball rankings and what to watch for this week. Top 25 College Basketball Rankings College Basketball News | Top 25 Headlines Purdue holds off Illinois,…

Today in sports history (1968) the NBA awarded Milwaukee and Phoenix a team each to expand the league to 14 teams. Both teams will always be linked in NBA history, as they entered together. Another major NBA event that links these two teams is the drafting of Lew Alcindor. Coming into the 1969 NBA Draft, both teams tied for the worst record in the NBA. This led to a coin toss for the number one pick. The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin toss and selected Alcindor, while the Phoenix Suns selected Neal Walk. The Bucks won a championship almost immediately with…

Today in sports history (1980), United States president Jimmy Carter set the plan for Team USA to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics. In response to the Soviet Union’s planned move into Afghanistan, Carter wrote an ultimatum. He presented this ultimatum on Jan. 20, saying the Olympics be moved to an alternate site or canceled if the Soviet Union doesn’t move their troops in a month. Effect of United States Olympics Boycott Carter urged other countries to join in on the boycott. “It’s very important for the world to realize how serious a threat the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is,” Carter said.…