Category: Wirenews
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall scored 33 points in the Washington Wizards 101-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. That was not enough for Wizards coach Randy Wittman to receive a single question about the All-Star point guard during his postgame media session. That’s because forward Drew Gooden’s turn-the-clock-back performance in a playoff […]
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown insisted it was “not slit-your-wrists time” before his team dropped its 20th straight game on Saturday night. Memphis guard Mike Conley might have had a different view if the Sixers had managed to break their slide against the Grizzlies. As it was, Conley scored 15 of his team-high […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 16 Iowa State rallied late to defeat Baylor 74-65 in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night at Sprint Center. It was the second Big 12 tournament championship for the Cyclones and their first since 2000. Iowa State (26-7) was led by guard DeAndre Kane, who […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah piled up 23 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots, leading the Chicago Bulls to a tough 94-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at the United Center. Forward Taj Gibson added 19 points and nine rebounds, and forward Mike Dunleavy scored 16 points and guard […]
NEW YORK – In the new-look Big East Conference, it was one of the original teams that wound up grabbing the tournament title. The Providence Friars, a member of the conference since its formation 35 years ago, captured their second title with a 65-58 win over No. 14 Creighton Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Providence […]
LAS VEGAS – It took just a week for the New Mexico Lobos to get some sweet revenge. On March 8, the 20th-ranked Lobos blew a 16-point lead in the final 12 minutes of their Mountain West Conference regular-season, title-deciding loss at San Diego State. But one week later, the Lobos got sweet payback with […]
ATLANTA — Center Pero Antic hit an off-balanced 3-pointer from the corner as the shot clock expired with 41.8 seconds remaining to spark the Atlanta Hawks to a 97-92 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Antic finished with 16 points, one shy of his career best, to help prevent Atlanta from blowing a 21-point […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Small forward Paul George poured in 30 points and the Indiana Pacers erased a 25-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Pistons 112-104 in overtime on Saturday night at The Palace. Reserve guard Evan Turner supplied 20 points for Indiana (49-17), who won its third straight after a four-game losing streak. Backup […]
PHILADELPHIA — Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen stole a pass two minutes into the fourth quarter and sailed downcourt for a dunk. Then he smiled as he retreated on defense, his team having seized a 23-point lead over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. This is what life is like for the Sixers, whose 103-77 […]
NORFOLK, Va. — As a native of Boston and longtime Red Sox fan, LeVelle Moton grew up hearing about how his baseball team was cursed. Upon becoming North Carolina Central’s head coach five years ago, Moton began hearing it again. The Eagles put an end to such talk Saturday, though. Eagles guard Jeremy Ingram scored […]
