Category: Wirenews
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers realize how the remainder of the NBA season will play out for them. They are the target on every other team’s schedule. At 46-13, they have the best record in the league. And to keep it that way, they will have more than a handful of battles on their hands. […]
PHOENIX — The Atlanta Hawks didn’t do much to slow the Phoenix Suns’ usual racehorse pace Sunday night. The result was an offensive explosion for the Suns, who gradually ran away en route to a 129-120 win. The Suns led 79-65 at halftime after putting up an NBA season-high point total before the break. The […]
SAN ANTONIO – Guard Tony Parker lobbied to return to the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup on Friday against Charlotte. His coach, Gregg Popovich, elected to hold Parker out one more game. Popovich’s decision worked out well for the Spurs. They beat Charlotte without Parker. Then Parker, back after missing six games, scored 22 points and […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – Before his Charlotte Bobcats even took the floor against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Bobcats coach Steve Clifford knew something was not right. Clifford’s intuition turned out to be accurate as the Bobcats fell to the Thunder 116-99 Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. “We didn’t have the right mindset today,” Clifford said. […]
PHOENIX — The Atlanta Hawks didn’t do much to slow the Phoenix Suns’ usual racehorse pace Sunday night. The result was an offensive explosion for the Suns, who gradually ran away en route to a 129-120 win. The Suns led 79-65 at halftime after putting up an NBA season-high point total before the break. The […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 20 Iowa ended a three-game losing streak to outlast Purdue 83-76 on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (20-9, 9-7 Big Ten) sank seven of their final eight free throws inside of the final 50 seconds to secure the victory. It was almost a relief for the players after […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
RENO, Nev. – New Mexico remains on a collision course with San Diego State for the Mountain West title. Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. The win, the Lobos’ 11th in the […]
RENO, Nev. – Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. Forward Cameron Bairstow scored 22 points, guard Kendall Williams added 11 points and 10 assists and center Alek Kirk chipped in with 10 […]
