Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Northwestern still has a long road ahead to climb into Big Ten Conference championship discussion moving forward, but the improving Wildcats made another statement Sunday afternoon in Purdue’s Mackey Arena. Getting 27 points from senior forward Drew Crawford, Northwestern defeated slumping Purdue 74-65 to avoid a last-place Big Ten Conference finish […]
Which players shined the brightest on the seventh day of March Madness? Basketball Insiders put together a list of the day’s studs.
After an epic trade deadline, Matt John examines who came out victorious when it was all said and done.
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis will find out officially Thursday if NBA coaches voted him into his first All-Star Game. The way his coach, Monty Williams, sees it, the league should launch a criminal investigation if the vote doesn’t go in favor of the New Orleans Pelicans’ second-year forward. The young superstar poured in 22 […]
PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Clippers are waving goodbye to the rest of the Pacific Division. The Clippers won their fifth consecutive game, downing the Phoenix Suns 104-96 Tuesday night. With 20 games to play, Los Angeles is 42-20, 4 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Golden State Warriors and six games ahead of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — For about 44 minutes Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might be content to join the Utah Jazz in the NBA’s draft lottery pool. The final four minutes of the game kept the Grizzlies right in the playoff mix. Forward Zach Randolph scored 22 points, hit a key […]
NEW YORK — Visiting Brooklyn as the hottest team in the NBA, with arguably the hottest scorer in the league in Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder disposed of the Brooklyn Nets 120-95 on Friday night for its 10th consecutive victory. “Our guys believe in what we do and we do it together,” Thunder coach […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the Denver Nuggets, the objective is the same every night: Increase the throttle on a high-speed attack and don’t let up. “We always want to push it in the early going, and then keep on pushing it,” guard Ty Lawson said after leading Denver’s high-octane attack to a 125-117 victory over […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook’s athletic prowess is unquestioned. The Oklahoma City Thunder star is considered one of the best athletes at the point guard position. Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown saw up close and personal what makes Westbrook such a difficult matchup when the Thunder decimated the Sixers 125-92 Tuesday at the Chesapeake Energy […]
CHICAGO — In case there were any doubts, the Oklahoma City Thunder are still pretty good with guard Russell Westbrook on the floor. The Thunder went 5-6 in the first 11 games after Westbrook returned to the lineup Feb. 20. He started at the United Center on Monday after taking the previous night off, and […]