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WASHINGTON — Point guard Kyle Lowry keyed a decisive third quarter and finished with 24 points and 10 assists as the Toronto Raptors returned from the All-Star break with a 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Guards DeMar DeRozen and Greivis Vasquez each scored 14 points for the Raptors (29-24), who won […]
PHILADELPHIA — Center/forward Tyler Zeller recorded a season-high 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-85 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers, who earned their fifth consecutive victory, received a 14-point contribution from guard Kyrie Irving, the MVP of Sunday’s All-Star Game. Forward Luol Deng and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — All-Star forward Paul George scored 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field and forward David West had 17 points and six rebounds as the Indiana Pacers downed the Atlanta Hawks 108-98 on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana (41-12) got off to a quick start in the second half of the […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ninth-ranked Villanova Wildcats fought off an upset bid by Providence and beat the Friars 82-79 in double overtime on Tuesday night. Point guard Ryan Arcidiacono converted a three-point play with 3.6 seconds left in the second OT to allow Villanova, down by nine points in the first half, to escape with […]
OXFORD, Miss. — No. 18 Kentucky played one of its most dominant games of the season through the first 30 minutes Tuesday, shooting well and crashing the boards against an overmatched Ole Miss. The Wildcats eventually held off the pesky Rebels’ late comeback bid, earning an 84-70 win at Tad Smith Coliseum. Kentucky forward Julius […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards are safe. Not so the noses. The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals, playing their third game since taking a vow not to shave until they lose, got 19 points from senior All-American guard Russ Smith and beat South Florida 80-54 in a sloppy game on Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! […]
AMES, Iowa — Three Iowa State players scored at least 20 points Tuesday, fueling the 17th-ranked Cyclones to an 85-76 win over No. 19 Texas. Iowa State ran away with the game in the final minutes by turning to forward Melvin Ejim, guard DeAndre Kane and forward Georges Niang. Ejim scored 25 points and grabbed […]
LeBron James said in an interview on NBA TV that “at this point” he cannot imagine leaving the Miami Heat after this season when he can choose to become a free agent by exercising an option in his contract. “We don’t know what can happen from now to July, so what I’ve been able to […]
LeBron James said in an interview on NBA TV that “at this point” he cannot imagine leaving the Miami Heat after this season when he can choose to become a free agent by exercising an option in his contract. “At this point, I can’t,” James said in the NBA TV interview on Monday night. “We […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards grew longer Sunday. A week after making a vow not to shave until they lose, the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals made short work of Rutgers, winning 102-54 Sunday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville jumped in front 10-2 en route to a 43-24 halftime lead, then opened the second […]
