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March Madness Equals $134 Million In Lost Wages!

Russell Damm — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:52:01 +0000

NCAA Basketball action will cost employers a little bit of money this year… It’s estimated that right around one third of employees spend 3 hours or more watching hoops during their work day. But don’t worry bosses! It turns out it most likely won’t effect your bottom line! According to the report from CGC “March [...]

Jamal Crawford's Alley Oop to Blake Griffin is Mesmerizing [VIDEO]

Cole — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:22:45 +0000

Do you see the ball hover just before Jamal Crawford passed=sthe ball between his legs? I think he is some sort of sorcerer and realized at the last second not to demonstrate his abilities in front of so many people and cameras. That's when he decided to grab the floating orange orb, pass it between his legs and lob it up for an oop to Blake Griffin.

Cheerleader Makes Unbelievable Half Court Shot

Emerald Catron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:32:28 +0000

The internet has been on a roll with the half court shot videos lately. Still, in terms of impressiveness, this one is going to be pretty hard to beat. It’s hard enough to sink a shot from half court, but this cheerleader also did some fancy gymnastics stuff first. It’s a miracle the ball didn’t [...]

High School Girl Makes One-Bounce Full Court Shot and You Can Barely Make a Free Throw

Joe Student — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:01:12 +0000

A Colorado high school basketball player did something in a game last week that NBA players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant don't even attempt. We'll give you details, but you should watch the video first:

That's Lewis-Palmer High School basketball player Anna Olson of Monument, C

10 Biggest First Round Upsets in Recent NCAA Tournament History [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Danny Groner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:57:41 +0000

The annual NCAA Tournament kicks off Tuesday with two games featuring lower seeds vying for a spot in the field of 64. The winners of those matchups will try to make history by then knocking off a top seed. No #16 seed has ever ousted a #1, but four #15s have taken care of #2s [...]

How I Plan To Choose A Winning NCAA Basketball Bracket [PHOTOS]

Cole — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:26:15 +0000

I need to begin this post with a disclaimer. I do not watch any sort of college basketball whatsoever. That being said, I do however enjoy winning prizes $5,000,000 or $10,000 prizes offered by Yahoo.com. The odds of picking a perfect bracket are one in 18 quintillion! I can hear Doc from Back to the [...]

Free MSU Men's and Women's Basketball Tickets

XL Country — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:51:29 +0000

The season is under way and we've got free tickets for all of our lucky listeners. Just follow this link and you can score yourself up to 4 tickets to all the home games this season. Go Bocats!

NBA Finals 2011: Dallas Mavericks Defeat Miami Heat 105-95 to Win Championship

Erin Phillips — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:26:36 +0000

Did you watch the NBA Finals? I did. I am a good sport at my house when its for whatever championship, so I watched the last couple of games. I liked Jason Kidd, and thought that Lebron James was a little disappointing to watch after everything I had read about him. What did you think? [...]

Jeff Green's Dunk Blocked by His Own Head VIDEO

XL Country — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:19:03 +0000

The Boston Celtic faithful were none too pleased when the team traded for forward Jeff Green earlier this season. This wasn’t so much of a reflection on Green; he’s a perfectly adequate NBA role player. Instead, Celtic nation was bummed that the price for acquiring Green included popular center Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics have struggled [...]

Epic Finish To Third Grade Basketball Game VIDEO

XL Country — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:11:21 +0000

Sure, the kid blatantly travels before launching his epic buzzer beater, and it doesn't appear to be a regulation length basketball court the youngsters are playing on. Still, we challenge anyone to produce a more exciting end to a basketball game than what went down in Portland, Oregon earlier this month.

Read on to check it out.

Sac State Hands Cats Sixth Straight Loss

XL Country — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:08:24 +0000

This afternoon in Bozeman the Sacramento State Hornets (7-17, 4-9) handed the Bobcat Men’s Basketball team (11-14, 5-8) it’s sixth straight loss, 74-71 in front of the blue & gold faithful in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The Cats next face San Jose State on the road this Tuesday night. You can catch Bobcat Men’s Basketball [...]

Bobcat Men Host Northern Colorado Tonight

XL Country — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:33:25 +0000

The Montana State Men’s Basketball team is looking to snap a five-game losing streak tonight against Northern Colorado at 7pm in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. During the game MSU will honor the 2010 Football team, and raise the Big Sky Conference Championship banner. You can catch the basketball action starting with the pre-game show tonight [...]

Cats Lose On The Road

Colleen O'Quinn — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:30:01 +0000

The Cats started out pretty darn good! Hopefully, they can turn things around.

OGDEN, UT. - Weber State extended Montana State's offensive struggles and road woes, beating the Bobcats 78-58 in Ogden on Saturday.

The Wildcats shot 63% (12-19) from three-point range, and 54% from the

Bobcat Men And Women Fall To Griz

XL Country — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:30:41 +0000

In the early game of yesterday’s Cat/Griz basketball double-header in Bozeman, the Lady Griz avenged their earlier loss to the Bobcat women by winning 56-55 in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Game-two was no better for Bobcat fans last night, as the men lost to Montana 79-58. Next up for the Bobcat men, Thursday night at [...]

Bobcat Men & Women Host Grizzlies Today

XL Country — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:00:30 +0000

The Montana State Men’s and Women’s basketball teams host the Montana Grizzlies in double-header action today in Bozeman. The Bobcat women tip-off at 2:05 this afternoon in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The men face off at 7:05 tonight. The men’s game is also the annual ‘Coaches vs. Cancer’ game. GO CATS! The women’s game can [...]

Bobcat Men Top Eastern Washington

XL Country — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:32:50 +0000

The Montana State Men’s Basketball team (11-7, 5-1) dumped Eastern Washington (4-13, 1-4) 71-59 this afternoon here in Bozeman, behind Bobby Howard, Eric Rush, and Rod Singleton scoring 14 points each. Jordan Allou came off the bench to add 13. Next, the Cats travel to Missoula for a game against the Grizzlies on Saturday.

Bobcat Men Host Eastern Washington This Afternoon

XL Country — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:00:26 +0000

The Montana State Men’s Basketball team (10-7, 4-1) has a rare Sunday matinee game today against Eastern Washington (4-12, 1-3) in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at 2:05pm. The Cats are coming off of a 74-65 win over Portland State Thursday night in Bozeman. GO CATS! You can catch all the action this afternoon starting with [...]

High School Basketball Scores

XL Country — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:39:22 +0000

Hawks, Panthers, Eagles, Tigers, and Bruins. Area high school boys and girls were up and down the court last night across Southwest Montana. And there are more games on the schedule for Tuesday night. The team at XL Country salutes area athletes. Scores and schedules inside. Boys Basketball last night (1/15): Bozeman 77, Billings Senior [...]

Area High School Scores And Schedules

XL Country — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:21:12 +0000

Bruins, Mustangs, Tigers, Wildcats, and Wolves. Area high school boys and girls were up and down the court last night across Southwest Montana. And there are more games on the schedule for tonight. The team at XL Country salutes area athletes. Scores and schedules inside. Boys Basketball last night (1/14): Manhattan 69, Three Forks 40. [...]

Bobcat Men Fall At Northern Colorado

XL Country — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:25:52 +0000

The Bobcat Men's Basketball team (9-7, 3-1) ended it's three-win run into the Big Sky Conference season with a 72-58 loss tonight gainst Northern Colorado (8-7, 4-0). The Bears outscored the Bobcats 41-23 in the second half to open their conference record with four straight wins. The Cats return home to host Portland State Thursday night in Bozeman. GO CATS!