Cooper Flagg’s former duo, UConn Huskies forward Liam McNeeley, further cemented his name in college basketball in their game against No. 24 Creighton. He helped the Huskies get a 70-66 conference victory, improving the team’s standing to a 17-7 overall record and 9-4 in Big East play. For basketball analyst Dick Vitale, this should come as no shock considering who his teammate was in high school. During their game with Creighton, McNeeley logged 38 minutes on the court and gave a 38-point performance, shooting 12-for-22, giving more than half of UConn’s total points, along with 10 rebounds, one assist, and…
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Dan Agulto
Dan has been active in sports since 2016 and has worked behind the scenes as a scriptwriter for basketball, volleyball, and other sports. At a time, Dan has also been working as a sports commentator for CBA Pilipinas. During the pandemic, he has also been actively writing betting articles for CashBet and BetNow.
Notre Dame sophomore star Hannah Hidalgo recently opened up on a lot of things including a glimpse on how she and the other Fighting Irish approach their practice, to her expectations of getting dfrafted to the WNBA, and talking about Caitlin Clark. In an interview with Rachel Annamarie DeMita, Hannah Hidalgo opened up about how she and the Notre Dame team prepare to face off with formidable foes such as UConn and USC. “We’re very intentional [with] what we do in practice,” Hidalgo said. “Everyone’s focused. Everyone’s locked in. It’s really just a mindset and it starts a week before…
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever would not enter the 2025 WNBA season without some much-needed help, as the franchise made sure that they signed some big names during the offseason, to further increase the firepower they have in their roster. As returning head coach Stephanie White has confirmed, the idea behind these recent moves by the team is to further ensure better playoff chances and, if they are being real, a championship run. In her appearance at Purdue University in their Presidential Lecture Series, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White discussed how important the recent acquisitions of the Fever are…
A’ja Wilson is a formidable force on her own inside the court, but if she and the Las Vegas Aces are looking to reclaim the WNBA championship this season, Wilson would need to have good frontcourt support around her. At least, that is what one analyst and Aces beat writer thought about the topic. Speaking at “The Ringer WNBA Show,” Las Vegas Aces beat writer Callie Fin expressed her honest opinion on what A’ja Wilson may need to give the Las Vegas Aces another championship, despite it not being the three-peat that they sought but failed at last season. https://youtu.be/1L8LgHxnbqY…
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was spotted in a photo dump posted on social media by one San Francisco 49ers player, further proof that she is having the best time with her offseason before she leaps back into court action later this year. In a photo dump uploaded on Instagram by San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Caitlin Clark was spotted in one photo, which was taken from Super Bowl weekend parties around New Orleans. In the photo, Clark can be seen with Kittle and his wife, Claire. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Cameron Brink could not hide her excitement at the thought of being teammates with Kelsey Plum. The two-time WNBA champion found herself moving to the LA Sparks following a three-team trade that had the Sparks landing her and the No. 9 pick. In exchange, they sent Li Yueru and their No. 2 pick to the Seattle Storm, while the Storm sent Jewell Loyd to Plum’s former team, the Las Vegas Aces. In Plum’s introductory press conference on February 12 at the Crypto.com Arena, the Sparks played a tribute vignette prior to her entrance to officially welcome her to LA. Cameron…
Cooper Flagg and Johni Broome are close contenders for NPOY according to NCAAB insider, Jay Bilas. According to GetUpESPN’s recent Instagram post, Bilas was quoted saying that either of the two players might be able to easily grab the NPOY award in men’s college basketball. While Cooper Flagg currently plays for the Duke Blue Devils, Johni Broome is part of the Auburn Tigers. Flagg has been playing for the Blue Devils since 2024 after playing high school basketball for Nokomis Regional in Maine, and Montverde Academy in Florida. “It’s a two-horse race for the National Player of the Year, and…
Azzi Fudd, UConn Huskies guard, recently got an adorable reaction from her brother, Jose, after her impressive numbers in the recent game against the St. John’s Red Storm. The Huskies were on fire and managed to defeat the Red Storm with a final score of 78-40. Fudd, herself, put up a total of 34 points for the team, grabbing a single rebound and assisting once in the game against the St. John’s Red Storm. Fudd has been playing for the Connecticut Huskies since 2021 after playing high school basketball for St. John’s College in Washington D.C. “Sis beeeeen doing that”…
Sports analyst and host Stephen A. Smith opened up about his criticism of New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, and how he thinks the veteran coach has fallen from being a good defense coach to what he is like right now. In one of the recent editions of his program “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith called out New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. This was in light of the narrow win that the Knicks just had against the Atlanta Hawks. “If you’re the New York Knicks listen, you’re pissing me off,” Stephen A. said. “I’m really getting disgusted…
Tom Izzo, head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team, recently addressed the media to discuss the team’s latest defeat against the Indiana Hoosiers. The game which was played at their home court was disheartening for fans as they watched the Spartans get crushed by the Hoosiers with a final score of 71-67. At present, the Michigan State Spartans are ranked third in the Big Ten table with a 10-3 conference score and 19-5 overall on the season. The Spartans are two spots below the ruling Michigan Wolverines who have a 11-2 conference score. “I tried to explain…
Nika Muhl recently lavished praise on the UConn basketball program which helped her through her rookie year with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm. Muhl was added to the Storm roster and was selected as the 14th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Muhl played as a point guard for the Huskies from 2020 to 2024. In her first year with the Seattle Storm, Muhl was a part of 16 games in total, and averaged about 0.1 points in each game, grabbing 0.6 rebounds per matchup and assisting 0.4 times in every clash played. However, after the WNBA season concluded, Muhl…
Cameron Brink, Los Angeles Sparks forward, recently discussed her opinions on being a part of the inaugural season of the Unrivaled League, a 3-on-3 tournament co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Along with her thoughts on the successfully ongoing tournament, Brink also spoke out on a number of other topics, with reporter Mark Medina. Brink especially discussed her thoughts on the Los Angeles Sparks recently bringing in Kelsey Plum from the Las Vegas Aces. Brink was clearly excited about Plum joining the team, and commended her for energy and her work ethics. “It’s been good. I think it’s a…
Caitlin Clark was recently commended for her recent Nike ad by Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce on the latest episode of their ‘New Heights’ podcast. The Nike ad premiered at Super Bowl LIX last Sunday and was the first ad by the sportswear brand in more than 20 years. The ad featured a number of elite female athletes along with Caitlin Clark. Clark was seen standing with WNBA players A’ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu and even Olympian Sha’Carri Richardson. The Nike ad featured the message, “You can’t win. So win.” and was positively accepted by the crowd at the Super…
The Luka Doncic trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers did not come without any negative comments towards the former Mavs, and some of it even came from the franchise execs. A former Mavs executive, however, came to the rescue of the star player and urged people to have “a little bit more humility.” Appearing in “The Dumb Zone” podcast, former Mavs director of quantitative research Bob Voulgaris slammed the recent comments throwing shade on Luka Doncic made by Mavs owner Patrick Dumont. “You inherited a pretty good roster, generational superstars,” Voulgaris said. “Have a little bit…
More than the news of the trade itself, fans of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks and also Lakers fans are both excited to have the former Mavs star now wear the purple and gold. As he made his debut as a Laker, fans from both franchises were in full support of Doncic, and even legendary Mavs veteran Dirk Nowitzki dropped by in person. Following his laker debut, Doncic showed his appreciation for the Mavs veteran for supporting him in person. “A lot, man. For him to show up,” Doncic said when asked if he appreciated the gesture from Nowitzki.…