Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
The New York Knicks announced Monday they purchased the right to own and operate an NBA Development League team that will play in White Plains, N.Y. The new team expands the D-League to 18 teams next season and is the exclusive affiliate of the Knicks. The team will play its home games at the Westchester […]
BOSTON — Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wasn’t thrilled with the way his team played defense Sunday night. He didn’t think his players rebounded well, either, but they managed to beat the Boston Celtics 107-102. They emerged victorious, a trademark of a team that is about to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — With Kansas fielding a young team, not everything sinks in quite the way Bill Self would like. Defense, in particular, has troubled the Kansas coach. On Saturday, however, the Jayhawks dug in during the first half and took out Texas by establishing a 28-point lead at the break before winning 85-54 in […]
MADISON, Wis. — Few teams know how hard it is to win in the Kohl Center more than Northwestern, which opened the University of Wisconsin’s facility with a one-sided loss to the Badgers on Jan. 17, 1998. Since then, the Wildcats lost their next 12 in the building. They finally put that dubious streak to […]
As the trade deadline looms, the Raptors will be faced with the decision of whether or not to trade their best player in franchise history, Kyle Lowry.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Guards Marcus Foster and Will Spradling each scored five points in overtime as the Kansas State Wildcats upset the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks 85-82 on Monday at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ third win in the last seven games in Manhattan against Kansas after losing 25 straight from 1983-07. The Wildcats […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Reserve forward Tobias Harris had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic snap a nine-game losing streak with a 95-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Magic center Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie point guard Victor Oladipo contributed 13 points and a […]
Basketball Insiders takes a look back at some of the articles of the past week in case you missed them the first time around.
Kansas freshman center Joel Embiid went to Los Angeles on Monday see a back specialist, but coach Bill Self expects him to be ready for the postseason. Embiid missed the final two games of the regular season with a lower-back injury. He is seeking a second opinion on the status of his injury. “This was […]
Senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading Hampton to an 81-78 victory over Howard on Saturday night at Burr Arena in Washington, D.C. Maxwell was one of four players who scored in double figures for Hampton (15-11, 10-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has won seven of its last eight. Sophomore guard […]