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Premier Basketball League Announces 2012 Post Season Schedule
The Premier Basketball League is pleased to announce that playoff seeds and dates have been determined for the PBL’s 2012 post season. The Central Illinois Drive and Rochester RazorSharks have both claimed the number 1 seed position within their divisions with each team taking only one loss for their games already played. This was accomplished [...]
Chicago Muscle presents Military Recognition Night Friday 3/23/12
Friday March 23, 2012 the Chicago Muscle will host the Sauk Valley Predators at Harper College in Palatine,IL at 7pm. This game will be played in recognition of the men and women of the US Military who are currently or have served our country. The Muscle will wear special commemorative camouflage uniforms that have been [...]
Premier Basketball League Announces February 2012 Awards
(Chicago, IL – 3/15/12) – After the completion of the second month of PBL Basketball as we’re now in the middle of the PBL’s regular seasons, the league is pleased to recognize the following awards: The PBL’s Player of the Month for February 2012 – Marcel Anderson, Guard, Chicago Muscle In his first season with [...]
Muscle wins second in a row!
The Chicago Muscle beat the St.Louis Phoenix 128-118 tonight in Palatine,Illinois. The Muscle never trailed in the game and got a season high scoring night from Darius Gant with 30 points and 10 rebounds.Marcel Anderson contributed 28 points along with Casey Love scoring 17 points. Chicago outrebounded the Phoenix 58-47. Corey Hill lead the Phoenix [...]
The Muscle will be flexing again on President’s Day!
(CHICAGO, IL. February 10, 2012) -Â After their recent loss to the Sauk Valley Predators, The Chicago Muscle, are set to bounce back with a series of exciting games lined up this month. In its first season of play, the Muscle looked to move up from third position in central division with a record of [...]
Chicago Muscle falls to Sauk Valley 120-97
The Chicago Muscle came out of the gate with a slow start falling behind Sauk Valley in the first quarter 27-17. Chicago led the Predators 48-47 going into halftime after having outscored the Predators 31-20 in the 2nd quarter. Â Sauk Valley bounced back in the 3rd quarter and would not allow the Muscle to regain [...]
Muscle Back to Their Winning Ways
January 30, 2012 — St. Louis, MO, 1/29/2012 – Coming off a loss to the Predators the Muscle looked to avoid a second road loss. The Muscle put in a strong performance and kept the St-Louis Phoenix out of the win column by winning the game 115-106. The loss drops the Phoenix to 0-4 for the season, while [...]
The Muscle Fall to the Predators
January 27, 2012 Paced by a sparkling 38 point outburst from shooting guard Desmond Holloway, the Predators used a late spurt to gain a 127-115 victory over the Chicago Muscle. Marcel Anderson led the Chicago Muscle with 23 points followed by Rico Hill with 21 points and 10 rebounds, giving the Muscle the only player [...]
The Muscle win an overtime thriller
The Chicago Muscle improved their record to 4-1 by defeating the Indiana Diesels 83 to 80 in overtime. The first half saw many lead changes as both teams battled hard on the defensive end of the court. With the Diesels leading The Muscle 37-36 going into the locker rooms at half-time, both teams looked to [...]
Drive remain undefeated, outside shooting game gave advantage against Muscle
Bloomington, IL, 1/14/12 – The Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, defeated the Chicago Muscle by a score of 113-79 on Saturday afternoon. Both teams went into the game unbeaten. Rodney Edgerson led the Drive with 25 points off thebench, as the team shot 48% from the field. They also shot 85% (23-27) from the [...]