Category: Wirenews
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers turned down their dubious date with destiny Saturday night, beating the Detroit Pistons 123-98 to end an NBA-record-tying 26-game losing streak. Guard Michael Carter-Williams and forward Thaddeus Young each scored 21 points and center Henry Sims added 16 for the 76ers (16-57), who built leads of 19 at halftime and […]
Guard Kevin Ware is transferring out of Louisville, according to ESPN.com. Ware, a junior, got national attention during last year’s NCAA Tournament regional finals against Duke when he severely broke his right leg. He reportedly plans to transfer to a school closer to his family in Georgia. Ware returned from the injury Nov. 6 during […]
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was ruled out from Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a sore left ankle. Howard missed three games with the injury last week. After returning earlier this week, he felt pain during the second half of Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He had a cyst […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Facing one of the toughest frontcourt tandems in the league without their two top big men, the Golden State Warriors had a good excuse to suffer another in a long line of losses to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. But thanks to point guard Stephen Curry, the club that refers to […]
INDIANAPOLIS — When his team missed 3-point shots, failed to get stops defensively and fell behind 18-5 Friday night, Kentucky coach John Calipari offered just a few words of advice to his team. “Just play,” he said. And play, the Wildcats did. All the way to a surprising appearance in the Midwest Region championship game. […]
PHOENIX — The stitches are beginning to pile up for guard Goran Dragic. But so are the wins for the Phoenix Suns. Dragic had 18 of his 32 points in the first quarter and the Phoenix Suns combined 14 3-pointers and with fast-break points to win their sixth straight game, a 112-88 rout of the […]
NEW YORK — Since his return from a broken hand in early March, forward Branden Dawson ignited the Michigan State Spartans. On Friday, he led them to a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in Michigan State’s 61-59 win over the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers in the […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State point guard Stephen Curry capped a 33-point night with two hoops, including a 3-pointer, in a 14-0 run to close the game as the Warriors rallied from seven down to stun the Memphis Grizzlies 100-93 on Friday night. The win pushed Golden State (45-27) two games ahead of Memphis (43-29) […]
PHOENIX — Guard Goran Dragic scored 18 of his 32 points in the first quarter and the Phoenix Suns combined 14 3-pointers with 26 fast-break points to rout the New York Knicks 112-88 on Friday night. Guard Eric Bledsoe and forward Markieff Morris added 16 points each for the Suns, who have won a season-high […]
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets put a scare in the San Antonio Spurs with a strong fourth quarter two days ago. The Spurs took note, and in Friday’s rematch they never let up. Guard Marco Belinelli scored 27 points, forward Tim Duncan had 20 and San Antonio extended its winning streak to 16 with a […]
