Category: Wirenews
Virginia coach Tony Bennett joked after the Cavaliers’ 45-26 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night that they needed to repay the Barclays Center for paint that they had chipped off of the rims from missed shots. Fortunately for Bennett and his eighth-ranked Cavaliers, the only thing that needed to be done was to collect a […]
Brett Bisping led five Siena players in double figures with 16 points and the visiting Saints beat Loyola (Md.) 81-71 on Saturday night in Baltimore. Rob Poole had 15 points and Marquis Wright scored 14 for the Saints (2-2), who snapped a six-game losing streak to Loyola. Ryan Oliver also had 11 points for Siena […]
The Lafayette Leopards broke open a close game midway through the first half on its way to knocking off the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 82-61 at the Rothman Center, in Teaneck, N.J., on Sunday. The Knights (2-3) led 15-13 on forward Myles Mann’s jumper with 8:38 gone in the game, but the Leopards (4-2) scored the […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would like to see his team — and seven other NBA teams — change conferences. The past few years, the NBA featured more strong teams in the West than in the East. Cuban’s realignment plan might level the landscape, at least as rosters are currently structured. “I think we’d be […]
The 4-12 Hornets extended their losing streak to seven games Wednesday night, and head coach Steve Clifford is still waiting with more patience than most for offseason acquisition Lance Stephenson to contribute. He was bothered by nagging injuries in the preseason but Clifford believes Stephenson’s biggest issue is overcoming outside expectations. “To be fair, one […]
A pair of one-loss teams clashed Thanksgiving during the first round of the Spartanburg Marriott Upstate Classic, and South Carolina-Upstate emerged with a 68-53 victory over Florida International in Spartanburg, S.C. It was the first meeting between the two programs, and the Spartans (4-1) pulled away after halftime. USC Upstate turned a close game into […]
LAS VEGAS — Illinois coach John Groce said getting games off to a strong start is a major emphasis for his squad. A 30-8 lead after just 11 1/2 minutes meets that description nicely. The Fighting Illini connected on five of their first six 3-point attempts while building the early 22-point lead en route to […]
Forward Jameel Warney made eight of nine shots from the floor en route to 18 points, leading Stony Brook to a 73-54 victory over LIU Brooklyn on Thursday in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden in New York. Guard Roland Nyama added 16 points for the Seawolves (4-2), and forward Rayshaun McGrew finished […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — This is a good time to be guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. He can’t miss. They don’t lose. Curry scored 28 points in 24 minutes Wednesday night, leading the Warriors to their seventh consecutive victory by blistering the Orlando Magic, 111-96, at the Amway Center. The Warriors (12-2) are […]
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki scored half of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and center Tyson Chandler was relentless against his former team with 25 rebounds and 17 points to slip Dallas past the shorthanded, but hustling New York Knicks, 109-102, at American Airlines Center. Nowitzki’s free-throw line […]
