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During the 1976 Summer Olympics, UPI described a 129–63 victory by the Soviet Union over Japan in men's basketball as "the most one-sided blowout of the current Olympic competition.". [27] In the highest scoring performance by any team in Olympic history, the U.S. men's basketball team beat Nigeria 156–73 in the 2012 Olympics. [28]
Vacated 20 regular-season wins and one tournament loss (gained one forfeited win) 1996–97: 24–11: 0–11: Vacated 19 regular-season wins and 5 NIT wins Brian Ellerbe: 1997–98: 25–9: 0–8: Vacated 24 regular-season wins, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss 1998–99: 12–19: 0–19: Vacated 12 regular-season wins Minnesota: Bill ...
Contrast help side. banana cut. Also called a "C" cut. A wide, curving cut, as opposed to a cut that is a straight line. bank shot A shot that hits the backboard before hitting the rim or going through the net. baseball pass Passing the basketball using an overhand throw with one hand similar to a baseball pitch. baseline. Also called the end line.
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.
Leicester City F.C., an Association football Club, won the Premier League in the 2015-16 season despite being 5000-1 underdogs, an example of an upset [1] An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the "favorite") is defeated by (or, in the case of sports, ties with) an underdog whom the majority expects to lose ...
May 20—Rochester Mayo High School is once again searching for a boys basketball head coach. After spending just one season as the head coach, Kevin Landrum has resigned from the position.
In sports, a losing streak (a.k.a. a cold streak, losing skid, slide, schneid, or losing slump) is an uninterrupted string of contests (games, matches, etc.) lost by a team or individual. A losing streak is thus the opposite of a winning streak. A losing streak can last as few as two games, or it may last much longer.
Many people in the U.S. associate Cinco de Mayo with margaritas, tacos and partying, but the day has more meaningful origins in Mexican history. It commemorates the Battle of Puebla in 1862 when ...