Category: Wirenews
INDIANAPOLIS — The Kentucky Wildcats trailed virtually all Friday night, but stormed from behind down the stretch to score a season sweep of commonwealth rivals the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals and make an unlikely appearance in the Midwest Region championship game. Guard Aaron Harrison nailed a 3-pointer with 39.1 seconds left to give the eighth-seeded […]
NEW YORK — Since his return from a broken hand in early March, forward Branden Dawson has 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 top-seeded Virginia in the East […]
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans coach Monty Williams could barely force a smile, even after the Pelicans posted their season-high fifth consecutive win. While his words spoke of the Pelicans’ 102-95 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night, his focus was several feet away in the locker room, wondering about the health of All-Star […]
CHICAGO — As a team, the Portland Trail Blazers were not well-rested Friday night. But some time off seems to have helped forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Playing their fourth game in five nights, all on the road, the Blazers opened a big lead in the third quarter and cruised to a 91-74 victory over the Chicago […]
MINNEAPOLIS — One by one, the records, much like the Minnesota Timberwolves jumpers all night, fell. Shooting percentage, points, efficiency. Friday night at Target Center, everything went the Timberwolves’ way as they beat up on a banged-up Lakers team 143-107. Leading the assault was center Nikola Pekovic, playing for the first time since missing six […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — With less than a month left in the NBA season, most teams know where they will be when the season ends. While Oklahoma City will be in the hunt for a championship, Sacramento will be at home watching. So when the two teams met, the game went as expected. The Thunder rolled […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic have not had trouble starting games this season, but finishing has been a problem. They reversed things against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, rallying from nine down in the fourth quarter and controlling overtime to post a 110-105 victory over the Bobcats. It was only the second Magic […]
NEW YORK — Two consecutive away losses made for plenty of mistakes to be corrected for Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd. Returning to the impenetrable arena that is the Barclays Center, the Nets took the opportunity to right their wrongs in a 108-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. “We know we […]
DENVER — Guard Marco Belinelli scored 27 points, forward Tim Duncan had 20 and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to 16 with a 133-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Spurs’ streak is the second longest in franchise history during the regular season. They won 17 straight in 1995-96. […]
NEW YORK — Playing with the swagger of a home team on a neutral court, the Connecticut Huskies turned back the Iowa State Cyclones 81-76 on Friday night in the semifinals of the NCAA East Regional at Madison Square Garden, their “home-away-from-home.” UConn (29-8), the seventh seed, faces the winner of Virginia-Michigan State on Sunday […]
