Raptors Fail To Snap Losing Streak Against Magic

While everyone else was out enjoying St. Patrick’s Day, the Toronto Raptors were trying to snap their six game losing streak as they visited the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. Coming into this game the Raptors were on a severe losing skid dropping six in a row and eight of their last ten games, with… read more

Duquesne is going dancing, the Panthers are not

It seems that every season, there are teams that unjustly get left out of the field of 68 in the NCAA’s annual men’s basketball tournament that determines its national champion. The 2023/2024 Pitt Panthers will go down as one of those teams this year. After starting 10-7–including 1-5 in conference play–Pitt won 12 of its… read more

Pitt loses to UNC in ACC Tournament semifinals

It’s like your old college professor used to say: “If you haven’t learned the material by now, there is no point in cramming the night before the exam.” After a slow start to their 2023/2024 campaign, the Panthers headed into their ACC Tournament semifinal matchup against North Carolina at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C…. read more

Pitt defeats Wake Forest to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament

Reserve guard Ishmael Leggett scored a season-high 30 points, as the Panthers outlasted Wake Forest, 81-69, in a four vs. five matchup in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon. Senior guard Blake Hinson added 20 points to Pitt’s cause, while the freshman guard tandem of… read more

Patience! The Case For Taking It Slow With Victor Wembanyama

The 100 meters is the most exciting race in athletics, truly a “blink and you’ll miss it event”. It might be the sporting contest that regularly deals with the finest of margins. The first 100-meter runner to break the vaunted “10-second barrier” was Jim Hines in 1968. According to Wikipedia, 187 men have since joined… read more

Cotton Club Crew #45: Kansas City Party

Despite all the injuries, the noise, and general adversity of this season Texas Tech secured a fourth place finish in the Big 12 and the double-bye. The NCAA tournament, once thought of the ceiling for this team, is already achieved and the question becomes can tech make a run in the conference tournament? Macon and… read more

Big 12 Tournament preview and regular season awards

After a regular season filled with plenty of surprises and exciting basketball, we have now arrived at the Big 12 Tournament. The top and bottom half of the conference look to be about what I would’ve expected at the beginning of the season with a few surprise teams landing where they did. Texas Tech ended… read more

ACC Tournament Team Rankings

Who has the best chance to win the ACC Tournament this week? Find out if it’s North Carolina, Duke, or a sleeper team here on FFSN!

Nuggets Score 142 Points Against The Short-Handed Utah Jazz

The Denver Nuggets were back in action Saturday night as they played their division rivals the Utah Jazz. Utah was coming into the game with a 2-7 record in their last 9 games, while the Nuggets were 7-2. When looking at the standings it was a tale of two different teams as the Nuggets were… read more

Pitt beats NC State in regular-season finale to clinch 4th place in ACC

Freshman guard Bub Carrington led the way with 23 points, as the Panthers closed out the regular season with an 81-73 win over NC State at Petersen Events Center on Saturday night. Senior forward Blake Hinson added 21, while junior center Federiko Federiko scored eight points. Reserve guard Ishmael Leggett contributed with nine points, while… read more

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