Author: Michael

The Furman star was as shocked as most fans were.
Virginia point guard Kihei Clark turned the ball over with five seconds to play against Furman on Thursday, throwing an errant pass to avoid a full-court trap that led to a JP Pegues game-winning three with 2.2 seconds to play.
The Paladins stunned the Cavaliers in the first upset of the men’s NCAA tournament, and it wasn’t just college basketball fans who were stunned. The mishap by the usually-reliable Clark even surprised Furman star Jalen Slawson, who was speaking to team staffer in the tunnel after the game.

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If you haven’t actually seen what Lamar Jackson is capable of doing then perhaps some statistics about what he’s done…
Are you paying attention, Colts?
Over the past five years he has basically been neck-and-neck with Patrick Mahomes on multiple levels.
Winning percentage? Mahomes has helped the Kansas City Chiefs to a .797 win percentage which leads the NFL. Jackson, playing for the Baltimore Ravens, is second at .738.

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This. Is. March.
Welcome to March, everyone.
The 13th-seeded Furman Paladins upset the 4th-seeded Virginia Cavaliers 68-67 on the back of a miraculous three pointer by Furman G JP Pegues.
With nine seconds left and the Cavaliers up 67-65, Cavaliers G Kihei Clark caught the inbounds pass in the corner of the basketball court, and was immediately trapped. Rather than dribble it out or call timeout, Clark threw the ball to the middle of the court, hoping to run some clock. However, his desperation heave went directly to Furman’s Garrett Hien.

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He was excited to talk about one of the most embarrassing moments of his career.
New Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers ingratiated himself to his new team’s fan base with his candidness on Thursday when he spoke about a rather difficult subject. Meyers is all too familiar with Allegiant Stadium, his new team’s home, because this past season it was the site of the biggest blunder of his career.
On Dec. 18, the Patriots and Raiders were all tied up at 24 with two seconds to go in the game. New England had the ball and could guarantee overtime.

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Furman University had not been to the NCAA Tournament in 43 years, but pulled the first-round upset of Virginia on Thursday. It was the Cavaliers’ game to lose in the final minute and that is exactly what they did in heart-breaking fashion.
First and foremost— credit to the Paladins. The 13-seed never gave up.
They were down five points at halftime, and battled back to set themselves up for the upset win.
However, the big story here is Kihei Clark, unfortunately. Virginia’s fifth-year guard ended his college career with an all-time blunder.
The Hoos held a two-point lead with 12.

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