Category: Wirenews
A day after Indiana lost freshman forward Noah Vonleh to the NBA draft, three Hoosiers announced they are transferring out of the program Monday. Forwards Jeremy Hollowell and Austin Etherington, and walk-on guard Jonny Marlin, all plan to transfer. Vonleh, 6-foot-10, averaged 11.3 points and nine rebounds for the Hoosiers, who missed the NCAA Tournament […]
LOS ANGELES — For the second game in a row, Jordan Hill and Nick Young were the center of attention for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two forwards, who were involved in a skirmish with Washington Wizard forward Drew Gooden on Friday night, helped the Lakers snap a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over […]
SAN DIEGO — The last time Arizona and Gonzaga met in the NCAA Tournament, it was epic. On Sunday, it was easy — for the Wildcats. Top-seeded Arizona punched its ticket to Anaheim, Calif., and the Sweet 16 by defeating the Bulldogs 84-61 in a third-round West Region game Sunday. On Thursday, the Wildcats will […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Jordan Hill scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers end a four-game skid with a 103-94 victory over the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on Sunday. Forward Nick Young scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers (23-46), who […]
SAN DIEGO — The last time Arizona and Gonzaga met in the NCAA Tournament, it was epic. On Sunday, it was easy — for the Wildcats. Top-seeded Arizona punched its ticket to Anaheim, Calif., and the Sweet 16 by defeating the Bulldogs 84-61 in a third-round West Region game Sunday. On Thursday, the Wildcats will […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Virginia is headed to the Sweet 16 with so much confidence that even center Mike Tobey is showing shooting range. The top-seeded Cavaliers drubbed No. 8-seeded Memphis 78-60 on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional third round at PNC Arena. It was such a blowout that Tobey dialed up a […]
DALLAS — The Brooklyn Nets not only have the best record in the Eastern Conference since the start of January, they are no slouch when it comes to facing the big, bad West. Brooklyn, one of just three Eastern teams with a winning record against the West, continued their recent mastery over the Dallas Mavericks […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, kept their slim playoff hopes alive behind a season-high 31 points and 10 assists from guard Jarret Jack in a 106-100 win over the New York Knicks Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland (27-44) trails the Atlanta Hawks by 5 1/2 games for the […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Baylor’s interior defense and outside shooting trumped Creighton’s star and all of the Bluejays’ motivation. No. 6-seeded Baylor drained 11 3-pointers, clamped down on Creighton forward Doug McDermott and bumped the No. 3-seeded Bluejays from NCAA Tournament 85-55 on Sunday in a third-round West Region game at the AT&T Center. McDermott, […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Virginia is headed to the Sweet 16 with authority. The top-seeded Cavaliers drubbed No. 8-seeded Memphis 78-60 on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional third round at PNC Arena. It will be the first Sweet 16 appearance in 19 years for the Cavaliers, who received 16 points from guard Joe […]
