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New York Knicks and Boston Celtics Swap Standards for Second Playoff Series in Three Seasons (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:02:59 PDT

The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have come through the 2013 NBA Regular Season in different ways The Celtics have endured injury after injury and problem after problem to secure the seventh overall seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Knicks have enjoyed their trip to the second seed behind only the Miami HeatThis is very much the inverse of what recent history has told us about these franchisesFor only the third time during his tenure, Doc Rivers' Celtics didn't finish first in their division READ MORE

Boston Celtics: Playoff Formula Mixes Flexible Roster With Veteran Leadership (IrishCentral)

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:02:51 PDT

With Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett ailing over the past few weeks, the Boston Celtics have endured a relatively rough patch Their playoff spot is set, but the inconsistency that comes with broken continuity has given the franchise a 4-8 record in their last 12 gamesThat is not the way the Celtics will want to enter the playoffsRegardless of who they will face in the first round READ MORE

Florida Gulf Coast dunk their way into our hearts: VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:02:34 PDT

Florida Gulf Coast drop a load of dunks on, well, everyone, on their way to the Sweet SixteenFGC go dunk crazyFirst Harvard knocked out number 3 seeded New Mexico Then Wichita State bonked out number 1 seeded Gonzaga Make no mistake however, the underdog story of March Madness thus far is Florida Gulf Coast READ MORE

Notre Dame earns number one seed in 2013 NCAA women’s basketball tournament (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:23:38 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team is fresh off their first ever Big East Championship win over UConn last Tuesday. The hungry Irish have been one win away from the National Championship Title for the last two years and are eagerly awaiting another shot.

Notre Dame’s new basketball uniforms earn comparison to McDonald’s Shamrock Shake (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:54:37 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

Notre Dame’s comeback upset win over Marquette from Thursday’s Big East quarterfinal may be outshined by what seems to be McDonald’s sponsored jerseys. The Notre Dame basketball team surprised fans with their new alternate jerseys' resemblance to McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. The lime green uniforms were questioned by most and even sparked discussions of the worst jerseys of all time.

Player restrained by security in Notre Dame - St. John's basketball game - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:24:47 PST

By: MATT KEOUGH

One Notre Dame basketball player may have taken the schools moniker, the Fighting Irish, too seriously as punches are thrown in Tuesday’s Big East showdown against St. Johns.

How the Boston Celtics match up to the east's best teams without Rajon Rondo? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:05:06 PST

Rajon Rondo's injury shouldn't change the Boston Celtics short-term approach (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:43:45 PST

The king was slain. The major was shot. The ship's captain slipped off the deck and that rickety bridge snapped before the white knight could rescue the princess from the top of the tower. READ MORE

Boston Celtics: A Trade Would Make Sense for the Celtics (IrishCentral)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:31:48 PST

Is Courtney Lee already on his way out in Boston?When the Boston Celtics concluded their business during this most recent NBA off-season, head coach Doc Rivers found himself with a glut of shooting guards to fit into his rotation After losing Ray Allen, the Celtics brought in Jason Terry, Courtney Lee, and Leandro Barbosa to bolster their perimeter play Since the beginning of the season, Barbosa has started just one game, while Courtney Lee started nine games earlier this season before Jason Terry took over to start 16 games Terry is averaging over 30 minutes per game, while Courtney Lee averages over 24 and Barbosa just 12 READ MORE

Boston Celtics - Team Won't Define Itself until Late in Season (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:00:52 PST

The Boston Celtics have stuttered out of the blocks for the 2012-13 NBA Regular Season After four games in little more than a week, the Celtics have a record of 2-2 A loss on opening night to the Miami Heat wasn't overly disappointing, but the Celtics were exposed on the night as the Heat played better team basketballIt shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the Heat were a team with much better chemistry and decisiveness because the Celtics are still trying to find themselves READ MORE

Boston Celtics In Istanbul with very different team for the 2012-13 NBA season (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:47:53 PDT

NBA team Boston CelticsIf the Boston Celtics were anything in the 2011-12 NBA Season, they were a weary boxer This boxer was entering the season hoping, rather than expecting, to compete for a title However, he had to overcome both his own limitations and the ever improving opponents who stood in his wayEarly on the boxer's legs quivered READ MORE

Why basketball should be banned from the next Olympics after US crushed Nigeria -- Running up the score against Third World country not the Olympic spirit (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:31:17 PDT

Team USA's Kobe Bryant, left, controls the ball in front of Nigeria's Derrick Obasohan(Photo: LA Times)The US basketball team smashed Nigeria 156 to 73 or was it 6,784 to 2?Who cares?That bunch of overpaid, overblown, egomaniacs on the US team have as much to do with the Olympics as I doWhere is the Olympic spirit in hammering a Third World country into total submission and taunting them by running up a massive score along the way?Whose bright idea was it to blaze this “victory” across many of the major newspapers on line in the US including the New York Post?At least the IOC had the decency to remove softball from the Olympics given that it was so much a one-country sportBasketball is in the same position It is not an Olympic sport when you have the likes of Lebron James playing against teams he could probably beat single handedly READ MORE

Boston Celtics - Ray Allen's NBA Decision will be Determined by a lot more than Basketball (IrishCentral)

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:15:39 PDT

Ray Allen, outside of Derron Williams and maybe Steve Nash, is the most talked about free agent in the NBA right now The Boston Celtics free agent is visiting with the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat this week as a queue of championship contenders is forming outside his agent's officeThere are two destinations that would be expected to be clearly ahead of all othersThe Miami Heat can offer Ray Allen a pitch like no other READ MORE

NBA Draft 2012 - What do Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo bring to the Boston Celtics? (IrishCentral)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:30:40 PDT

The Boston Celtics addressed two of their most prominent needs in the draft last night despite picking later in the first round With back-to-back picks from 21 to 22, the Celtics landed two forwards: Jared Sullinger from Ohio State and Fab Melo from SyracuseSullinger may be the most polarizing pick from the whole draft as he was a potential first overall pick if he had come out in 2011, but fell in 2012 due to medical red flagsBulging disks in his back raised question marks over Sullinger's longevity and even his ability to be effective on the court from the power forward position READ MORE

The James LeBron agenda - why is ESPN so in love with The K$ng? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:30:13 PDT

Forget Roswell Forget the Grassy Knoll Forget Bigfoot When are we going to uncover the answer to a great contemporary mystery, why are ESPN such slathering, dribbling sycophantic fools for LeBron James? At this stage their man-crush on The K$ing is getting quasi embarrassing READ MORE

Boston Celtics and Miami Heat - A tale of conflicting injuries (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:15:17 PDT

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat face off tonight in the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals After such a condensed regular season in the NBA, injuries have dramatically affected both of these teams playoff runs so farFor the Miami Heat, losing Chris Bosh appears to have given their players on the court more direction No longer do they have three scorers to satisfy as Lebron James and Dwayne Wade each take turns to carry the load now READ MORE

Stacy Keibler was a cheerleader at a basketball game between US President Barack Obama and George Clooney (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:41 PDT

George Clooney and Barack ObamaThe former WWE star admitted that she got actively involved in the sports match when her boyfriend, Clooney, hosted a star-studded fundraising dinner in Los Angeles on ThursdayFollowing the event, which raked in $15million for Obama's re-election campaign, actor Tobey Maguire joined the pair for the playoffShe told People: "I was a cheerleader on the side George and Obama were on the same team, so they both [won] READ MORE

Notre Dame lose out to Baylor - Coach Muffet McGraw says Brittney Griner plays like a guy (IrishCentral)

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:35:07 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

When Baylor beat out Notre Dame last night in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Finals with a score of 80-61, post-game comments from Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw drew some ire on social media.

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team return to the Final Four - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:57:19 PDT

By: BRYAN FITZGERALD

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish find themselves on the brink of a national championship. This particular blue and green squad is not led by quarterback Tommy Rees but rather the women’s basketball phenom Skylar Diggans.

Great exercises in futility - the March Madness bracket (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:30:24 PDT

fu•til•i•ty (fy-tl-t)n pl fu•til•i•ties1 The quality of having no useful result; uselessness READ MORE