Category: Wirenews
NORMAN, Okla. -— The Oklahoma Sooners felt right at home beyond the 3-point arc as they shot their way two a regular-season sweep of rival Texas. Sooners guard Buddy Hield led the way as Oklahoma drilled 10 3-pointers on the way to a 77-65 victory on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma (21-8, 10-6 […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Tracy Abrams had 12 points and five steals to lead Illinois to a 53-46 upset of mistake-prone Michigan State on Saturday at the Breslin Center. Junior guard Rayvonte Rice contributed 10 points and five steals and freshman guard Malcolm Hill added 10 points for Illinois (17-12, 6-10), which increased […]
Commissioner Adam Silver said he is open to making changes to the NBA’s playoff and draft systems. Silver, who was interviewed Saturday by Malcolm Gladwell at the annual Sloan Conference on sports analytics, touched on a number of ideas in attempts to improve the NBA. For one, Silver said he is “fascinated” with the idea […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The regular season belongs to Wichita State. The second-ranked Shockers completed a historic run to 31-0 on Saturday by handling Missouri State 68-45 at Koch Arena. WSU is the first team to go unbeaten in the regular season since Saint Joseph’s (27-0) in 2003-04 and the first team to reach 31-0 without […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell had just slammed home a dunk to give the No. 7 Cardinals an eight-point lead with 4:46 to play. Harrell had a career-high 25 points with almost five minutes to pad his total. The sophomore let his emotions show, yelling and pumping his fist, and the Cardinals had […]
PHOENIX — It was a night of firsts for Phoenix guard Goran Dragic: His first 40-point night in the NBA and the first time Suns fans at US Airways Center serenaded him at the free-throw line with a special chant: “M-V-P, M-V-P.” It’s a little early for such chatter, but over the last 13 games, […]
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Jordan Farmar and forward MarShon Brooks were teammates in New Jersey, and on a Los Angeles Lakers roster consisting mostly of strangers this season, the previous connection worked out well on Friday night in a 126-122 come-from-behind victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center. Farmar scored a career-best […]
The NBA wants LeBron James to ditch the black mask. The Miami Heat star wore a black carbon-fiber face shield to protect his broken nose during Thursday night’s 108-82 victory over the New York Knicks. But the league wants him to switch to a clear version for Saturday night’s game against the Orlando Magic. James […]
SAN ANTONIO — Frustrated by their slow start, the San Antonio Spurs held steady behind the grinding play of their main man in the middle. Like clockwork, forward Tim Duncan came up big in the end. Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 92-82 win over […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the Oklahoma City Thunder riding a three-game losing streak, the questions surrounding the team all began to sound the same. “What is wrong with the Thunder?” Guard Russell Westbrook knew there was only one way to get the questions and doubt to cease and that was to come up with a […]
