Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Police are investigating a female student’s allegation that two members of the Providence basketball team sexually assaulted her in November. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Providence student came foward within the last month to report the alleged incident. Providence police would not name the players, but freshmen Rodney Bullock and Brandon Austin were […]
NEW YORK — Forward Paul Pierce did not attempt an overwhelming amount of shots on Wednesday night, but when he did, he did so efficiently, scoring 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 105-89. The Nets used a 10-0 run to open the second half on their way to […]
AMHERST, Mass. — Saint Louis had a lot riding on Sunday’s outcome against Massachusetts. And with the game tied, the clock ticking down and the ball in Saint Louis guard Jordair Jett’s hands, forward Dwayne Evans had just one thing on his mind. “We were going to win,” he said. Evans was right. Jett hit […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — After sitting out most of the first half with foul trouble, guard Shabazz Napier made up for lost time as he scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half on Saturday night to carry the seventh-seeded Connecticut Huskies over the No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats 77-65 in an NCAA […]
WASHINGTON — Don’t count Georgetown out this year’s NCAA Tournament just yet. Guards D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Markel Starks each posted double-doubles, and a hot-shooting first half propelled the Hoyas to a 75-63 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Tuesday night. Creighton forward Doug McDermott led all scorers with 22 points, but Georgetown had more weapons […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a sloppy, foul-marred game, the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals never trailed and beat the Central Florida Knights 87-70 Saturday night at the KFC Yum! Center. UCF was in the bonus just 5:20 into the second half and had just two fouls at that point, but soon caught up, with both teams […]
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another injury, and the Chicago Bulls added to the Lakers’ woes on Sunday. The Bulls extended the Lakers’ misery at Staples Center with a 92-86 victory over Los Angeles before an announced crowd of 18,997. Guard Kirk Hinrich led the Bulls with 19 points, while center Joakim […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-83 on Wednesday for their second consecutive win. The Raptors (28-24) improved to 9-2 at home since Jan. 1 while handing the Hawks (25-26) their fifth consecutive loss. Guard Kyle Lowry added […]
A look at six issues Phil Jackson will have to immediately address in his role as president of the Knicks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a sloppy, foul-marred game, the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals never trailed and beat the Central Florida Knights 87-70 Saturday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Senior All-American guard Russ Smith led Louisville (18-4, 7-2 American Athletic Conference) with 27 points, including eight of the Cardinals first 12 and 10 straight points […]