Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kentucky coach John Calipari’s team confounds him. The No. 11 Wildcats capped off a week of two road games Saturday with an 84-79 win over Missouri on Saturday, just a few days after Kentucky lost Tuesday to LSU and cast several questions about its ability and fight. Those questions were not there […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Guard Marcus Paige scored two baskets down the stretch and two clinching free throws as North Carolina overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half to knock off No. 5 Duke 74-66 Thursday night at the Smith Center. Guard Leslie McDonald scored 21 points for North Carolina (19-7, 9-4 Atlantic Coast […]
ST. LOUIS — Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein looked in the air, his heart having climbed to his throat, as Wichita State guard Fred VanVleet’s clean look at a potential game-winning 3-pointer headed for the bucket. “That guy’s so smooth,” Cauley-Stein said. “His face never changes expression. I just knew if he got a clean look […]
ATLANTA — San Antonio fans expect a steady diet of double-doubles from center Tim Duncan and now they’re starting to see a new outside scoring threat emerge in Australian Patty Mills. The Spurs used the suddenly potent combination of Duncan and Mills to prey on the injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks and claim a 105-79 win on […]
The Los Angeles Clippers made a big trade deadline move last month when they shipped out locker room favorite and perennial Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Bryce Cotton scored a game-high 28 points as Providence held off a late DePaul surge for a 77-72 Big East victory on Saturday at Allstate Arena. The Friars (16-6, 6-3 in the Big East) hit 8-of-10 free throws in the final 3:23, including seven from Cotton, to keep DePaul at bay. […]
CHICAGO — Guard Tony Parker scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter and the San Antonio Spurs parlayed a fast start into a 104-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at the United Center. Guard Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 22 points and forward Kawhi Leonard added 16. Spurs […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Central Division leading Indiana Pacers appear to have no plans to yield the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed to the defending NBA champion Miami Heat. Fueled by a 17-0 third-quarter run Friday night, the Pacers improved to 51-18 with a 91-79 victory against the division rival Chicago Bulls in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. […]
SAN ANTONIO — Iowa State is beaten up, but the Cyclones aren’t going away. Guard DeAndre Kane went into the lane and threw in a floater off the glass for the game-winning basket with 1.6 seconds left, sending third-seeded Iowa State past sixth-seeded North Carolina 85-83 Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Tournament […]
Road woes, immaturity and disrupted team chemistry. Whatever the case, the Pacers are struggling mightily down the stretch