http://www.x9sports.com/ X9Sports - sports news, opinions, and more en-us Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/draft-picks-no2-top-ten.html In a previous article I listed the top ten #1 draft picks, and what is evident is that most of the great #1s are big men. Besides Magic, Oscar Robertson and Elgin Baylor the #1s are strictly interior guys. ... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/draft-picks-no2-top-ten.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/maurice-stokes.html Most casual basketball fans these days are unfamiliar with the name Maurice Stokes. Even many avid fans of the NBA are unaware of the legacy of Stokes' short pro career. He only played ... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/maurice-stokes.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/draft-picks-no1-top-ten.html Who's the best #1 draft pick of all-time? Who would you take? Here's my take..... 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/draft-picks-no1-top-ten.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/loyola-champions.html With the release of the movie "Glory Road" much attention has recently been put on the 1966 Texas-Western championship win against Adolph Rupp and the Kentucky Wildcats. The movie delves into that championship game ... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/loyola-champions.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/nonhofers.html Ok, here's the premise. Imagine, if you will, that one night a janitor at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is going about his usual routine when he happens upon a mysterious room that's been empty and unused ... Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:03:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/nonhofers.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06-nash-mvp.html Steve Nash, in winning his second MVP award, has become only the tenth player to win multiple Podoloff Trophies, and just the seventh to win in consecutive seasons. The other multiple MVP winners are Tim Duncan ... Mon, 08 May 2006 00:48:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06-nash-mvp.html http://www.x9sports.com/baseball/pujols.html I'm officially jumping on the Albert Pujols bandwagon. Peter Gammons has already stated that he thinks MLB should put their marketing muscle behind guys like Albert Pujols. I couldn't agree more. This guy is a stud - and while most of the baseball world ... Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:51:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/baseball/pujols.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06mvc.html The Missouri Valley may be classified these days as a "Mid-Major" conference, but this is a conference with enough history and success in men's basketball to qualify amongst the ranks of the most widely heralded conferences. The Valley has been in existence ... Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06mvc.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06unheralded.html With well over 300 teams in Division I college basketball it becomes a tad difficult for many talented kids to get their publicity. It's especially hard for those quality players who aren't in the Big East, ACC, Big Ten ... Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06unheralded.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/nonallstars.html Every year around the All Star game discussions are held on which players made the big game and on which unfortunate ones that were left out, could of or should have made it in. The following is a list of players who never made it, and not just any players, but some of the most productive at their respective positions. ... Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/nonallstars.html http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06worldbasketballpreview.html It's been almost four years since the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis. What happened in Indy that summer was a watershed moment in basketball. The absolute domination by Team USA on the rest of the world abruptly ceased as the U.S. walked away with a 6th place finish. The Olympics came and went with the U.S. winning bittersweet bronze. ... Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.x9sports.com/basketball/06worldbasketballpreview.html