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BOSTON — The Dallas Mavericks continue to establish themselves as solid playoff contenders in the Western Conference. Forward Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs cruised to their fifth straight victory, a 102-91 decision over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Dallas (31-21) moved into a virtual sixth-place tie with the idle Phoenix Suns, a half-game ahead of […]
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 […]
We’re another week closer to the NBA Playoffs and Garrett Brooks is taking a closer look at the latest developments in the Eastern Conference.
LOS ANGELES — Guard Jodie Meeks scored a career-high 42 points, including 20 in the third quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-110 on Sunday at Staples Center The Lakers (22-42) ended a three-game losing streak and handed the Thunder (46-17) their second straight defeat. Meeks connected on 11 of […]
After two seasons as Tulsa’s coach, Danny Manning was hired by Wake Forest to take over its program on Friday. Manning, who starred as a player at Kansas in the 1980s and spent 15 seasons in the NBA, brings name recognition to the Demon Deacons. The 47-year-old was hired Friday after interviewing for the job […]
Boston College filled its head coaching vacancy on Thursday by hiring Ohio University’s Jim Christian. Christian takes over for Steve Donahue, who was fired after four years. In two seasons at Ohio, Christian guided the Bobcats to a 49-22 record (a .690 winning percentage) and a 25-9 regular-season record in Mid-American Conference play. His previous […]
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said on Friday that he would be willing to accept less money to re-sign with the Knicks if that would help the Knicks attract big-name free agents, ESPNNewYork.com reported. “Without a doubt,” Anthony said. “Any opportunity I have to build that up in New York, I’d do it. I […]
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 […]
The New York Knicks reached an agreement to make Tom Thibodeau their new head coach. Drew Maresca examines what’s next for the Knicks and coach Thibodeau.
CHICAGO — With guard Derrick Rose sidelined for a second straight season, the Chicago Bulls can’t match Miami’s star power. But the Bulls have usually been able to beat the Heat on the boards. The Bulls took full advantage of that category on Sunday afternoon by dominating the second-chance points 27-6 and posting a 95-88 […]