Ireland’s men face a bigger question after Sunday’s game
With direct progress all but mathematically ruled out in EuroBasket 2025 qualification, there’s an existential issue that Basketball Ireland needs to address after Sunday’s game with Switzerland Formats can force decisions. They can make people get off the fence and give up humming and hawing. That’s what happened last summer after Ireland won the men’s […]
Calixte shows his class to send Warriors to title game
Aaron Calixte took charge in the second half as Tralee Warriors downed Éanna to progress to the Irish men’s Super League title game The difference between bad offence and great defence is naturally subjective but, if you watch basketball even casually, you quickly learn to spot the difference. The first half of Sunday’s semi-final in […]
It’s a great time to bet on the Razorbacks
The glory days may be coming back to the Hogs. After a run to the Elite Eight in 2021, the Arkansas Razorbacks are rounding into form at just the right time and NCAA basketball bettors are taking note. Despite being one of the underdogs to win the 2022 NCAA Tournament with odds at +6500, Arkansan’s […]
Melia bests Greenberg in compelling cup final duel
Bailey Greenberg and Claire Melia delivered a battle for the ages in the National Basketball Arena but it was Glanmire’s Melia who had the final say to claim the Irish cup crown Speed kills, Glanmire showed that from the off, but Claire Melia could slow the game down to her liking as the Ireland international […]
Neptune surge past NUIG Maree into cup final
Neptune got the job done in front of their own fans as they cruised past a brave NUIG Maree side that simply lacked the firepower to compete in the end. Emmet Ryan reports from Neptune Stadium There was plenty of space for both sides to operate early in this one as Cian Heaphy set the […]
Warriors survive 40 minutes of fury to reach Irish cup final
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A gym for a stage And highlight reel displays to behold the swelling scene On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object: can this colum hold The many dunks of Gilmore? or may we cram Within this medium […]
Mercy grit it out to see off Wildcats
It was old school, it was gritty, and it was a street fight. WIT Wildcats and DCU Mercy brought a fight to Neptune Stadium early on a Saturday afternoon. Emmet Ryan watched Mercy ensure they’d be going back to Dublin with a cup final to look forward to The first quarter felt like being sucked […]
Raptors betting just got a lot more interesting
There has never been a bad time to take an interest in the Toronto Raptors, even at their lowest they were intriguing, but a change in Canada has made them far more fascinating. With single-game sports betting now legal in Ontario, Canada, fans and those with any interest in the Toronto Raptors now have more […]
Kyrie’s absence has a huge impact on NBA betting
The route to back to back NBA Championships looks an awful lot easier for the Milwaukee Bucks following the news that Kyrie Irving won’t be playing for the Brooklyn Nets for the foreseeable future It’s a unique issue but one that had only one answer that was ever going to make sense. If Kyrie Irving […]
FCS Rankings – Sam Houston and James Madison are Leading the Preseason Poll
FCS football is back after a 2020-2021 spring season that was spectacular. But that is not all – the first 25 divisions were ranked, and Sam Houston is on top of them, with 1228 points in total. Here are the first five ones, so you know who to keep an eye on if you wish […]
NFTs and Basketball: Slam Dunk or Worthless Junk?
Here’s an (almost) philosophical question for any NBA fan: What if you could own “The Block”? By The Block, we are referring to one of the most iconic moments in basketball history – when LeBron James’ seemingly materialised out of thin air to block a layup shot by Andre Iguodala in Game 5 of the […]
Tough draws for both Irish national teams
Ireland hasn’t participated in EuroBasket qualification for men or women since 2009 and the draws for both the men and women’s sides will prove tough tests Started from the bottom, now we’re here. Started from the bottom, now the whole team here, or teams technically in this case. After gold for the men and silver […]
What a return to international qualification would look like for Ireland
With the men taking gold in Dublin and silver for the women in Cyprus at the 2021 FIBA European Championships for Small Countries, Emmet Ryan explains what a return to the main international qualification pool would look like for Ireland Two things to bear in mind before we get to the nitty gritty. No formal […]