Category: Wirenews
Tennessee announced Tuesday that it is working on adjusting the contract of coach Cuonzo Martin after he led the Vols into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament this year. Martin had spoken with Marquette about his head coaching vacancy but withdrew from consideration, saying it is his intention to remain in Knoxville. “Tennessee is […]
The NBA ordered Sacramento Kings forward Reggie Evans to pay for an elbow to the face of New Orleans Pelicans forward-center Anthony Davis, fining him $15,000 on Tuesday. Evans was called for a flagrant-2 foul and ejected with 1:03 left in the third quarter of the Kings’ 102-97 victory over the Pelicans on Monday night […]
Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings was fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating the anti-flopping rules for the second time this season, the league announced Tuesday. The incident occurred with 3:01 remaining in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s 116-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Jennings is […]
Duke assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski was hired as head coach at Marquette on Tuesday. Wojciechowski becomes the 13th Mike Krzyzewski assistant to be named a head coach. Cuonzo Martin emerged as a front-runner Saturday but withdrew from consideration on Monday. Martin led Tennessee to 24 wins and the Sweet 16 following a fourth-place finish in […]
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anthony Bennett has been excused from the team in order to return to Toronto to address a family health matter, the team announced Tuesday. Bennett, who is averaging 4.1 points per game, will not travel with the team on the current road trip to Orlando and Atlanta. Meanwhile, All-Star point guard Kyrie […]
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin did not play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and is likely to remain idle all week to rest his ailing back for the playoffs. Griffin was hurt in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He felt back spasms strong enough that he removed himself from the game. He […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Power forward Amar’e Stoudemire got an extra day of rest, but his New York Knicks teammates certainly didn’t take the night off in Utah. Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and the Knicks wrapped up their five-game Western Conference road trip Monday with a runaway 92-83 win over the Utah Jazz […]
DENVER — The Memphis Grizzlies had all the 3-point shooters covered to prevent a game-tying shot in the final seconds. They weren’t expecting center Timofey Mozgov to straddle the arc for the Denver Nuggets. Mozgov’s strong night nearly became legendary when he launched a game-tying 3-point attempt with 4.9 seconds left. The 7-foot-1 Russian made […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Missing an All-Star, a Sixth Man of the Year frontrunner and two other notable players, the Los Angeles Clippers just keep rolling, right over the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-104 at Target Center. Star forward Blake Griffin didn’t play because of back spasms that limited him to just six minutes in Saturday’s victory at Houston. […]
DENVER — Forward Zach Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and guard Mike Conley added 19 points, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, as the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 94-92 Monday night. Guard Courtney Lee also had 19 points for the Grizzlies, which kept pace in […]
