Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
ARLINGTON, Texas — Florida was supposed to be the team with the balanced scoring that would make it difficult for Connecticut to keep up if guard Shabazz Napier did not take the Huskies’ scoring load on his shoulders. Except Connecticut forward DeAndre Daniels and guard Ryan Boatright made everyone check that logic in the first […]
ATLANTA — San Antonio used the inside-out punch of center Tim Duncan and guard Patty Mills to prey on the injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks and take a 105-79 win on Friday. The 6-foot-11 Duncan scored 17 points and had 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double and Mills scored 18 points, including a career-best six 3-pointers, as […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dayton guard Vee Sanford banked in a running right-handed game winner with 3.8 seconds left as the Flyers upset sixth-seeded Ohio State 60-59 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Coming out of a Dayton timeout, Sanford, who was 3-of-10 shooting before his final field goal, answered Aaron […]
DeAndre Ayton’s play could be the key to the Suns’ success or their downfall come playoff time.
ST. LOUIS — Stanford jumped out to a 16-point lead in the first 6 1/2 minutes of Friday’s second round South Region game and rode it all the way to its first NCAA Tournament victory under sixth-year coach Johnny Dawkins. Guard Chasson Randle scored 23 points and New Mexico went scoreless for nearly seven minutes […]
PHILADELPHIA — As impressive as the Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry were in Friday night’s 104-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, they weren’t all that impressed with themselves. “Melo has 62,” DeRozan said with a laugh, referring to New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, who finished with 62 points in a victory over […]
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Traevon Jackson scored 18 points as Wisconsin beat American, 75-35, Thursday in a second round NCAA Tournament game played at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Riding a 19-3 run into intermission, the second-seeded Badgers (27-7), playing just under an hour from their Madison, Wis. home arena, shot 57.7 percent in the […]
Ben Gordon, if bought out, would lead a very interesting crop of midseason free agents. Here are the top nine buyout situations to watch.
Senior forward Jerrelle Benimon posted his 19th double-double of the season, and a fantastic display of free-throw shooting propelled Towson to a momentous 69-66 win at James Madison on Wednesday night. Towson (21-9, 12-3 Colonial Athletic Association) tied the team record for single-season wins at the Division I level. The Tigers posted their fifth consecutive […]
Get to know Pittburgh’s Lamar Patterson, who has been climbing up the draft boards fast in his final year of eligibility.