3:30PM...AD on the blog…sorry it’s been awhile since the last post, which also means lots of news…it was a tough week for the Nighthawks even though they played some promising ball. The Nighthawks lost last Thursday up in Rochester even though they kept it close at the beginning and made a run at the end after Rochester pulled away…Sunday’s game was a classic even though the Nighthawks fell 108-104 against Rochester once again (0-9 all time against the Razorsharks)…Randy “White Chocolate” Gill set a number of records after he scored 45 points in the loss. It was Gill’s career high in points, Nighthawks All-time high (previous high was Ray "Hops" Cunningham – 39 points Feb 3, 2006 116-115 Loss @ Montreal Matrix) and PBL All-time high in points scored in a single game. The loss dropped the nighthawks to 3-10 on the season. Tonight the ‘Hawks are up in the Windy City set to take on the Chicago Throwbacks (4-10) for a 9PM EST tip-off. After this evenings game, the Nighthawks along with all of the other 10 PBL teams will take part in the PBL’s Triple “S” Showcase tournament set for March 3-5 to be played at the Attack Center in Chicago...scouts from all over the world will be in attendance including scouts from the NBA. The Nighthawks will play 3 games in 3 days and they will count in the regular season standings…all of the games will be televised locally in Chicago and also video streamed online via the PBL Virtual Stadium free of charge for the whole world to see…a link will be placed on the Nighthawks front page to view the games…some roster moves also occurred this week…J.O. returned to action, to make room on the active roster the team released forward Ernest Graham Jr… the team also released Anton Jenifer (team misconduct), while Andrew “Spongebob” Washington signed to play in Mexico and Antric Klaiber signed to play in Venezuela…Tamir Goodman is still injured and will not play in the Triple “S” Showcase tournament, he is aiming for a March 16 return at home against the Arkansas Impact, which is also the last regular season game. The playoff structure will be announced shortly...keep checking the blog and website for the latest Nighthawks news!

GAME DAY: ROCHESTER RAZORSHARKS

11:30AM…AD here giving you the latest Nighthawks news you need to know…first off, the Nighthawks are in up-sate New York to take on the PBL’s best Rochester Razorsahrks tonight. The Nighthawks have never come away with a victory against the Razorsharks since their days in the ABA, but did play them tight in their last match-up. The Nighthawks look to put an end to this streak tonight when these two teams square off at 7:05 pm. Tonight’s game will be streamed live via radio broadcast. A link will be placed on the Nighthawks front page under the courtside section shortly ten minutes before tip-off...Nighthawks head coach Lawrence Moten has been busy doing interviews in Rochester, as he is Mr. Basketball up there playing his college ball at nearby Syracuse University and becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer as well as the Big-East’s all-time leading scorer…in other news, the Nighthawks away game scheduled for this Saturday at Arkansas has been rescheduled as Triple "S" Showcase Game to be played in Chicago the beginning of March. Scouts from various leagues (including the NBA) from all over the world will be attending this event in Chicago. The games will be played March 1-3 and will be televised on local TV and streamed online through the PBL’s website. More information to come soon! I will be on the blog during tonight’s game to share my comments…lets go ‘Hawks!

6:30PM…AD here…lots happening here in MD…the nighthawks just wrapped up their two game homestand and spilt a pair of games. On Saturday they won in impressive fashion 144-116 against the Jacksonville Slam while on Sunday they lost to the Rockford Fury. Saturday’s 144 points was a season-high for the Nighthawks as eight players scored in double-figures for the ‘hawks. Sunday however was a much different story…the Nighthawks fell behind 18 points but cut the deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter before Rockford would make a run and pull away with the win. Daniel Artest, the younger brother of the Sacramento King’s Ron Artest started at forward for the Fury and scored 20 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. After the game he came up to me at the scorer’s table and assured me he had more than 7 rebounds…luckily they don’t serve beer at Georgetown prep…wink wink…Sundays game also marked the first time in professional basketball history that all three officials were female…they were honored at halftime by Nighthawks owners Tom Doyle and Jeanette McCool… The Nighthawks play two road games in Rochester on Thursday night and then in Arkansas Saturday evening before returning home on Sunday to host the Razorsharks again.

11:27AM…AD here..It was just announced yesterday that Maryland Nighthawks forward Andrew “Spongebob” Washington has been named PBL Player of the Week. Washington averaged 27.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 3.4 spg in three games this week (2 of them wins) while scoring 32 points in Saturday’s 123-116 victory against Wilmington. Congrats Sponge!

5:45PM...AD blogging....nothing much new here except preparing for this weekend's games vs. Wilmington and Rochester. Tickets for the sunday afternoon game against Rochester is selling quickly so be sure to get your tickets now while they still are available...Spongebob should be a great addition...scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in his first game at Dallas in the victory...J.O. re-injured his ankle again in practice but should be able to go this weekend....thought you all would enjoy this picture...yes thats Nighthawks Head Coach Lawrence Moten (then of the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies) going up against the great one...Michael Jordan.

8:55AM...AD here....the Nighthawks picked up their first victory in the PBL yesterday afternoon winning in fashion 127-101 over the Dallas Defenders. A complete recap and box score will be posted on the site later today...rumor has it that Andrew "Spongebob" Washington will be returning to play for the Nighthawks and our "big" friend from last season is recovering from foot surgery and will be ready to play soon. Keep on checking the site for updates....in other news the Nighthawks announced today that the postponed Reading game originally set for 1/27 will be played on Friday, March 7 at 7PM. Click here to find out more info on the ticket policy.