Category: Wirenews
Looking to close their regular season strong in advance of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, Norfolk State bullied its way past the conference’s last-place team, Maryland-Eastern Shore, 77-65 on Monday night in Norfolk, Va. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8 p.m., but a massive snow storm closing in on Virginia forced the […]
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins will sign a second 10-day contract with the team on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported Monday. Collins, who was set to make his home debut in Brooklyn on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, last week became the first openly gay athlete to compete in the NBA. […]
Los Angeles Lakers veteran guards Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash are unlikely to return to play this season, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said Monday that Bryant has not been medically cleared and Nash continues feeling soreness from chronic back problems. The Lakers (20-39) have only 23 games left in […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan led the way with a team-high 32 points, and the Toronto Raptors avenged an embarrassing December loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 104-98 win Sunday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. An 11-0 run by Toronto midway through the fourth helped the Raptors pull away. Forward Patrick Patterson […]
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan took another step in his growth Sunday, according to coach Dwane Casey. The Raptors guard scored a team-high 32 points, and Toronto avenged an embarrassing December loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 104-98 win Sunday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. “He was efficient,” Casey said. “I thought he […]
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker, back in the San Antonio lineup after missing six games, scored 22 points and handed out seven assists as the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-106 Sunday night. San Antonio (43-16) won for the sixth time in seven games. Dallas (36-25) lost to the Spurs for the eighth consecutive meeting. […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Forward David West scored 25 points and forward Paul George scored 22, leading the Indiana Pacers from a 12-point deficit to a 94-91 victory over the Utah Jazz at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday. West and George combined for 21 points in the third quarter, when a 13-3 run helped the Pacers […]
ORLANDO — Forward Tobias Harris scored a career-high 31 points Sunday night, leading the Orlando Magic to a 92-81 victory over the hapless Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 14th consecutive game. The Magic (19-43) beat the Sixers (15-45) for the second time in five days, but they became the first that failed to score at […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — When opportunity knocked Sunday night, third-year forward Tobias Harris was more than happy to answer the door. With veteran starting guards Arron Afflalo and Jameer Nelson sidelined due to injuries, Harris attacked from multiple angles, scoring a career-high 31 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 92-81 victory over the hapless […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 28 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 116-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was Durant’s 25th straight game with at least 25 points. For 3 1/2 quarters, the game was close. But the Thunder used a three minute […]
