Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
NEW YORK — A career-high 34 points from forward Mirza Teletovic was just enough to ensure the Brooklyn Nets are still the hottest team in January. A 107-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night to improve the Nets to 9-1 in 10 games this month. Trailing from the second quarter on, the Mavericks […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Not much was expected from the Cincinnati Bearcats in their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Coach Mick Cronin’s team received only one vote in a preseason poll and was picked to finish fourth in the conference. However, a 70-66 victory over Rutgers on Saturday before 6,650 at the Rutgers Athletic […]
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is interested in the vacant Boston College coaching job, ESPN reported Friday. Calhoun, 71, stepped down from coaching the Huskies before the 2012-13 season after sustaining a broken hip in a bike-riding accident. Calhoun has ties to the Boston area. He is from Braintree, Mass., attended American International College in […]
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets continued their dominant play at home with a 114-98 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. It is the 11th consecutive home win for the Nets in a streak that dates to Feb. 3. Brooklyn has the fifth-best record (26-10) in the NBA since New Year’s Day. The […]
The Celtics’ hype train got rolling a bit during the NBA’s hiatus. Matt John explains why many seem higher on Boston than they were before, and why that train may still need some brakes.
The Western Conference is loaded with talent this year, but who will be the teams that dominate it in the future? Zach Dupont takes a look at which teams have the brightest future in the Western Conference.
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Bynum, a 7-foot center who had never previously played for the Indiana Pacers, put on his size 18 sneakers and dominated the night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The first time he got the ball, he rose above the masses for a thunderous dunk. By the time he was through, Bynum, who won […]
ST. LOUIS — Another win, another slice of history for Wichita State. Forward Cleanthony Early poured in a game-high 23 points Friday night as the top-seeded Shockers became the first men’s team in NCAA history to start a season 35-0 with a 64-37 second-round pounding of overmatched Cal Poly in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional […]
HOUSTON — Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons set an NBA record for 3-pointers in one half but the Memphis Grizzlies relied on their defense late and held on for an 88-87 victory on Friday night at Toyota Center. Grizzlies forward James Johnson converted a reverse layup with 1:58 remaining to give Memphis (21-20) an 88-84 […]
ST. LOUIS — It was hard to tell the difference Saturday at Chaifetz Arena between the Atlantic 10 Conference’s best team and its worst. George Mason equaled No. 19 Saint Louis for 40 minutes and nearly did so for 45 before the Billikens used a late 3-point barrage by center Rob Loe to escape with […]