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DeMarcus Cousins, Ray McCallum shine in Sacramento Kings win
Image courtesy of RMTip21/Flickr. Ray McCallum has clearly been practicing and taking notes, because lately he’s proved to be a more than capable understudy to Isaiah Thomas. With the latter out of action once again,...
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Surprise, surprise: Kentucky Wildcats' freshmen come through again
Image courtesy of Tach_RedGold&Green/Flickr . When does perception overtake reality and become the truth? After defeating a popular underdog pick in the opening round? After knocking off the top seed in the region? How about...
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Sacramento Kings come just shy of edging Dallas Mavericks
Image courtesy of RMTip21 | Flickr On the second night of a back-to-back, with almost nothing tangible left to play for and competing against a team on the brink of making the playoffs, it wouldn’t...
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Both Midwest Regional Sweet 16 games go down to the wire
(2) Michigan Wolverines vs. (11) Tennessee Volunteers Image courtesy of Corey Seeman/Flickr . The Michigan Wolverines didn’t have to draw a line in the sand seeing as it was already done for them. That line...
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New York Knicks outpace Sacramento Kings with relentless attack
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Each time the Sacramento Kings questioned the New York Knicks’ resolve Wednesday, J.R. Smith provided the answer. After falling behind by as many as 24 points, the Kings mounted...
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Insurmountable lead offsets Sacramento Kings' late complacency
Image courtesy of RMTip21/Flickr . Larry Drew insists the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t become cynical due to the down year they're having. Games like Sunday’s, though, make it hard to imagine how. Against the Sacramento Kings,...
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San Antonio Spurs outwit, outlast, outplay Sacramento Kings
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Tuesday, the Sacramento Kings were willed to victory by potent outings from their top three players – DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas. Friday, though, the trio was much...
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NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview
March is here, which means everyone from Andy Katz to your grandma has filled out an NCAA tournament bracket. Someone might even win $1 billion doing so. (It'll probably be someone's grandma if it happens,...
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Sacramento Kings steal an overtime win with an explosive finish
Image courtesy of DVious Buckets . DeMarcus Cousins looked on from the bench as his team fought to stay in the game against the Washington Wizards. With four fouls, five points, four rebounds, and 21...
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Sacramento Kings close out grueling road trip with a loss
Image courtesy of RMTip21 | Flickr After nearly two weeks away, the Sacramento Kings will return home road-wearied. Aside from knocking off the league’s two worst teams, the road was unrelenting for Sacramento. To conclude...
