Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Drew Maresca discusses the Suns’ roster, why they’ve flown under the radar for much of the season and why fans should expect even more from Phoenix.
LOS ANGELES — Guard Jamal Crawford scored 27 points and forward Blake Griffin added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers blew past the Utah Jazz 102-87 on Saturday night at the Staples Center. The Pacific Division-leading Clippers (34-16) won for the fifth time in their last six games. Utah (16-31) lost […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The backboard was Syracuse’s biggest friend Sunday afternoon on the road at Florida State and the No. 7 Orange dominated the Seminoles 74-58 in their regular-season finale. Syracuse (27-4 overall, 14-4 in ACC) outrebounded Florida State 43-24, including 17 on the offensive end, and the Orange will now enjoy a double-bye in […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina was forced to wait an extra eight days for its matchup with rival Duke, and then the Tar Heels waited until the second half to make their move. Guard Marcus Paige scored two baskets down the stretch and added two clinching free throws as North Carolina overcame a double-digit […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — The American Athletic Conference may have five teams ranked in the Top 25 this week, but the bottom teams in the league are struggling to keep pace — at least when they face No. 24 Connecticut. Junior forward DeAndre Daniels scored 12 points and 11 other Huskies got in the scoring column […]
Jason Collins is set to finish the season with the Brooklyn Nets. According to ESPN.com, the Nets will sign the 35-year-old center for the remainder of the campaign on Saturday. Collins became the NBA’s first openly gay player when he joined Brooklyn last month. Collins’ second 10-day contract with the team expires Friday. Players are […]
PHILADELPHIA — Before its game against Massachusetts on Saturday, Saint Joseph’s honored the 2003-04 Hawks squad that went to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament. Then the current Hawks went out and showed why they could be the best team seen on Hawk Hill since Jameer Nelson and Delonte West led the team deep […]
Spencer Davies catches up with Malachi Richardson about his participation in The Basketball Tournament, spending a season overseas and what it will take to get back to the NBA.
There were a lot of things to learn at 2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference — The NBA is headed towards a 20-year-old age restriction… The Wheel Draft could happen… Stan Van Gundy and Phil Jackson won’t be coaching… Making trades in the NBA is hard to pull off.
In the only meeting of the season between the Atlantic 10 foes, Richmond picked up a big conference road victory against Duquesne, 75-58 on Wednesday at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. Richmond, which was playing its second game since losing guard and leading scorer Cedrick Lindsay for the season to a double meniscus tear, […]