The Sacramento Heatwave lost in a close game against division rivals the San Francisco Rumble Sunday evening at Natomas High School with a final score of 105-100. Despite the loss, and even though the game started two hours later than scheduled due to lack of a referee, the Heatwave put together one of their best games of the season, said Head Coach and team owner Reggie Davis. The Heatwave went into the game hoping to shut down Rumble point guard Derek Foster, and in that, the team was successful, Davis said. Foster scored just six points in Sunday’s game. “Foster is a prolific scorer and can put 30 points on the board,” Davis said before the game. “My goal is to not let him be too eff

The Sacramento Heatwave took its first win of the season against the Modesto Hawks on Sunday night at Natomas High School with a final score of 132 to 93. Despite the opponent’s strong shooters, the Heatwave players delivered excellent defense, which helped them control the game and take the win. “Overall it was a great game and our best effort in this season so far,” said Reggie Davis, CEO, owner and head coach of the Heatwave. “The team is really starting to get looser, and the defense effort they put out tonight really made a difference.” The first quarter started off with a close match. The Hawks scored the first shot of the game and seemed to be carrying the momentum. Within minut

While the National Basketball Association is on lockout and preseason and regular season games are canceled, the Heatwave, the Sacramento professional American Basketball Association team, revs up for a full season. The season will open on Nov. 12 with an exciting double-header against the Richmond Rockets, which defeated the Heatwave in the first round of playoffs last season, and the Bay Area Matrix, last year’s Pacific North Division champions. “With the NBA lockout, we have a good opportunity to put on some great basketball for the city. We can entertain the people of Sacramento and get them excited about basketball again. No NBA, no problem,” said assistant coach Brandon Smith. “I

The Sacramento Kings are basketball in this city, however, owners of the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Sacramento Heatwave, Reggie Davis and Greg Chambers, are trying their best to change the psychological monopoly the Kings hold on locals who love basketball. Slightly different than the NBA, the ABA features a few rule variations. For example, the 3-D rule, which the ABA states is "when a team loses possession of the ball while it is in the backcourt, one additional point is added to the point value of the field goal. The rule remains in effect until the team scores, attempts a free throw, the other team gains control, or the period ends. When the defense commits a foul with th

Turn off those heaters and bust out the tank tops. Sacramento is experiencing well above average temperatures this week after a long stretch of cold and fog. Yesterday, Jan. 12, 2009, Sacramento recorded a high temperature of 73° F. That crushed the previous high for the same date of 67° F set way back in 1980 (weather.com). This heat wave raises the question of that dreaded term, Global Warming (or Climate Change, or Green House Effect). Other questions arise as well: Are we really going to lose San Francisco to the rising ocean levels? Will Sacramento melt in extreme heat this summer? I dare not mention the sad fate of the beloved polar bear. Everyone has their own opinion on the topic