Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – If the No. 5 Louisville Cardinals are just getting warmed up, no one is going to want to be in their part of the NCAA bracket. The Cardinals continued their dominating run to win the first American Athletic Conference tournament championship, defeating No. 21 Connecticut, 71-61, Saturday night at FedExForum. That was […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and center Jonas Valanciunas added 20, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 98-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. It was the third consecutive victory for the Raptors, who remain atop the Atlantic Division at 42-31, assured of their first playoff appearance since 2008. […]
MADISON, Wis. — Forward Drew Crawford led Northwestern with 30 points as the Wildcats upset No. 14 Wisconsin 65-56 Wednesday night in a Big Ten game at the Kohl Center. Crawford hit three 3-pointers and went 10-for-15 from the field, pacing a Northwestern offense that shot 48 percent for the game. The senior also had […]
NEW YORK — Since his return from a broken hand in early March, forward Branden Dawson ignited the Michigan State Spartans. On Friday, he led them to a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in Michigan State’s 61-59 win over the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers in the […]
NORFOLK, Va. — As a native of Boston and longtime Red Sox fan, LeVelle Moton grew up hearing about how his baseball team was cursed. Upon becoming North Carolina Central’s head coach five years ago, Moton began hearing it again. The Eagles put an end to such talk Saturday, though. Eagles guard Jeremy Ingram scored […]
SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College coach Steve Donahue preached to his team all season that it should keep believing in itself, and in a clutch second half and overtime Wednesday, the Eagles turned that sermon into reality. Eagles guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke had enough energy to respond from a difficult defeat, while top-ranked Syracuse simply boiled over by the end Saturday night. Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining at Cameron Indoor […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and sophomore forward Perry Ellis added 20 as the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks remained unbeaten in the Big 12 on Wednesday by tripping the No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones 92-81 in Allen Fieldhouse. Although the Cyclones used quick darts to the basket and good shooting […]
Basketball Insiders continues our Deadline Watch series, where we examine the trade buzz circulating around each division, with a look at the Pacific Division.
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets put a scare in the San Antonio Spurs with a strong fourth quarter two days ago. The Spurs took note, and in Friday’s rematch they never let up. Guard Marco Belinelli scored 27 points, forward Tim Duncan had 20 and San Antonio extended its winning streak to 16 with a […]