Category: Wirenews
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 30 points as the Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 105-103 win over the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. With just 7.1 seconds remaining in the fourth, Raptors center Amir Johnson had his off-balance put back drop […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall scored 20 points and center Marcin Gortat had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Washington Wizards picked up a rare victory over the Indiana Pacers, winning 91-78 on Friday night. Forward Al Harrington had 12 points for the Wizards (37-35), who had lost two straight and four of five […]
NEW YORK — The Connecticut Huskies used clutch free throw shooting down the stretch, turning back the Iowa State Cyclones 81-76 in the semifinals of the NCAA East Regional on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies (29-8), the seventh seed, were 11 of 12 from the line in the final 47 seconds of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The team that made it out of the First Four will not be going to the Final Four. Shooting 55.1 percent from the field, No. 2 Michigan put four players in double figures and ended the surprising NCAA Tournament run of 11th-seeded Tennessee on Friday night with a 73-71 Midwest Regional semifinal win […]
Houston Rockets starting point guard Patrick Beverley has a torn meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely, coach Kevin McHale confirmed Friday. Beverley was injured during Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The injury was initially called a sprain. The timeline for recovery is unclear because a decision has not been made as […]
Coppin State will not renew the contract of coach Ron “Fang” Mitchell, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday. Mitchell guided the Eagles to four NCAA Tournament appearances and two NITs in 28 years. Coppin State won at least a share of nine MEAC regular-season titles in the 1990s and had 11 straight winning seasons from 1988-99. […]
Houston Rockets starting point guard Patrick Beverley has a torn meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely, according to Yahoo Sports. Beverley was injured during Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The injury was initially called a sprain. The timeline for recovery is unclear because it has not been announced if Beverley needs […]
UCLA sophomore forward Kyle Anderson plans to enter the NBA draft, according to SNY.tv. Anderson, 20, averaged 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game for UCLA this season. The 6-foot-9 point forward shot 48.3 percent from three-point range. UCLA lost to Florida 79-68 in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal Thursday. Anderson […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dayton used superior depth to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 years with an 82-72 victory over Stanford on Thursday night in the NCAA South Regional semifinals at FedExForum.“It was a true team effort,” Dayton coach Archie Miller said after his bench outscored the Stanford bench 34-2 […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Guard Nick Johnson scored all 15 of his points in the final three minutes, and top-seeded Arizona rallied to beat fourth-seeded San Diego State 70-64 in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 at Honda Center on Thursday. Arizona (33-4) will play in its second West Region final in the past four years, facing […]
