SportzWiz checking in…Typically the NBA Playoffs are not the place to go for first round upsets, but that has not been the case this year. To start off, yesterday the Spurs became the first #7 seeded team since the NBA expanded the first round to a seven-game series to upset a #2 seed (The Mavericks [...]

The National Basketball Association announced today that 103 players, including 80 players from U.S. colleges and 23 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2010 NBA Draft. Players wishing to enter the 2010 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April [...]

We are announcing today that we have reached an agreement on the major economic terms to sell our family’s share of the Washington Wizards, Verizon Center and related Washington Sports businesses to Ted Leonsis and his partners at Lincoln Holdings. First and foremost, this is a moment at which we wish to honor Abe Pollin, [...]

SportzWiz checking in…What a great weekend of games. So many story lines that it is hard to know where to start, but we might as well begin with arguably the most competitive and surprising series of the First Round which includes the defending champion LA Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. After holding serve with [...]

SportzWiz checking in…Well one day after talking about LA and Cleveland both taking care of business at home, the Thunder and Bulls both took advantage of some home cooking in upsetting the top seeded teams in each conference. A great performance by two young pg’s Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook. While Durant gets most of [...]