Bruce Bowen was up to his old tricks Wednesday night, i.e., pissing off opponents. Well, his elbow to the ribs of Amare Stoudemire only succeeded in firing up Stat, who came up big to lead the Suns to an immense 96-79 win over the Spurs. In today’s Daily Dose, we explore the situation.

Rafer Alston made an immediate impact upon his return; Chris Bosh was lights out; Charlie Villanueva had the finest night of his season; usual durable Shane Battier got hurt; Manu Ginobili is just one of many ice cold Spurs; and Tim Duncan is a double-double machine.

Do try to drag yourself away from Dooce long enough to read up on the latest fantasy basketball tidbits. We’ve got you covered in today’s Dose.

One of the biggest surprises in men’s college basketball kept rolling yesterday as Butler recovered from its only loss of the season to down Purdue 68-65 in the opener of the annual Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs, ranked 18th in the nation, continued their dream season with yet another victory over an [...] more

The Tar Heels apparently have their mojo back when it comes to beating the Wildcats.’ The two winningest programs in college basketball history met in Chapel Hill yesterday with North Carolina emerging victorious 75-63, for a third straight victory over Kentucky. UNC was 16-6 all-time against UK when the two storied schools turned their series into an [...] more