A.J. Speier
A.J. Speier
As of right now, I'm 20 years old and am a former intern at WIVB (Buffalo's Channel 4 News) under the watch of the voice of the Bills John Murphy. I host the Sports Reporters Radio Show for 91.3 FM WBNY on Fridays from 4-5pm and I do color commentating for The Buffalo State women's basketball team. I also am Buffalo State's official beat writer for the football team and the men's basketball team for the Buffalo State Record.
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Team USA Heads into Quarterfinals 5-0
When you have a team full of NBA All-Stars, any player can carry the team any night. Heading into Halftime with just a 60-59 lead over Argentina, Team USA relied on on Lebron James and Kevin Durant to help the team go on a 42-17 run in the third quarter to put Team USA up 102-76 with just a [...]
TweetCarmelo Anthony and LeBron James Lead Team USA to Fourth Victory
Two days after defeating Nigeria by 83 points, Team USA found themselves in a close game with Lithuania. Unlike last game, Team USA and it’s team full of NBA All-Stars couldn’t rely on three-pointers as they shot just 30.3-percent from beyond the arc. They instead relied on their defense which produced 17 steals to defeat Lithuania [...]
TweetCarmelo Anthony and Team USA Set Records in Third Victory
With a team full of NBA All-stars, everybody knew it was only a matter of time until Team USA began to dominate Olympic Basketball. However, following a 110-63 victory against Tunishia, arguably the worst team in Olympic Basketball, not many people would’ve expected Team USA to set Olympic records against Nigeria. Team USA defeated [...]
TweetCarmelo Anthony is Perfect in Team USA Blowout
Entering its second game of the Olympics, Team USA started off slow, but yet again, a big second half proved to be the difference. Team USA led by just 13 points at the half, but won the game in a 47-point blowout 110-63 victory over Team Tunishia. Six American players had double figures as [...]
TweetFirst Olympic Game is Special For Knicks’ Anthony and Chandler
With so many superstars on one team, it will be difficult to see players such as the New York Knicks‘ Tyson Chandler and Carmelo Anthony shine in a game-by-game basis. This is Team USA at the Olympics, not an NBA roster where the top players average more than 35 minutes per game. Chandler started and played only [...]
TweetKnicks Send Two Players to Represent Team USA
While the majority of the New York Knicks are enjoying their offseason, two American-born players will be spending it together in London. Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler will be playing for Team USA, while Amare Stoudemire recovers from the injury that plagued him last season. Stoudemire also declined to play four years ago on the team [...]
TweetKnicks season begins in Brooklyn
While the New York Knicks have added Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd, Ronnie Brewer and Marcus Camby, it’s the Brooklyn Nets who will have the spotlight on opening night. On Thursday November 1, the Nets will show off their new arena, the Barclays Center when they take on the Knicks at 7pm and the game [...]
TweetWho Will Start at Shooting Guard for Knicks?
Last season, Landry Fields was the New York Knicks’ starting shooting guard, but after signing a three-year, $20 million deal with the Toronto Raptors, somebody else will get that job. Fields made 62 starts at shooting guard during the regular season, averaging 8.8 points and 2.6 assists with a .256 three-point shooting percentage in 28.7 [...]
TweetKnicks Add Brewer to Improve Defense
With Iman Shumpert coming off of knee surgery and expected to be out until at least January, the New York Knicks knew they needed to add depth at the shooting guard position. The only healthy shooting guard that was on the Knicks’ roster was J.R. Smith. Landry Fields won’t be back after agreeing to a [...]
TweetKnicks are Hoping for Consistency at Point Guard
When the Knicks made the decision to fire head coach Mike D’Antoni last season, everybody knew more changes were on the horizon. The Knicks finished in seventh place at the end of the regular season in the Eastern Conference with a 36-30 record after beginning the season with Toney Douglas as their starting point [...]
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