Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
BOSTON — Notre Dame guard Paul Connaughton and forward Zach Auguste both heard loud applause from a road crowd when they were introduced before Sunday’s game. With good reason. They are both local products — and they both helped the Fighting Irish to their first road victory of the season, a 73-69 Atlantic Coast Conference […]
DENVER — The Memphis Grizzlies had all the 3-point shooters covered to prevent a game-tying shot in the final seconds. They weren’t expecting center Timofey Mozgov to straddle the arc for the Denver Nuggets. Mozgov’s strong night nearly became legendary when he launched a game-tying 3-point attempt with 4.9 seconds left. The 7-foot-1 Russian made […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 60 points, including 22 in a tense fourth quarter, leading the Golden State Warriors to a hard-fought, 115-110 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. In winning for the eighth time in 10 games, the Warriors led just 89-87 with 8:24 to play […]
Morgan State senior forward Thair Heath was hospitalized in fair condition late Monday night after a hard fall during the Bears’ road game against Coppin State in Baltimore. Heath was removed from the court on a stretcher in a neck immobilizer. According to the Baltimore Sun, he was taken to the University of Maryland Shock […]
The Philadelphia 76ers’ losing streak is officially among the five longest ever, but which teams have topped them?… Isaiah Thomas thought he would be a Los Angeles Laker
INDIANAPOLIS — Goran Dragic and the Phoenix Suns don’t mind skeptics who wait for the clock to strike midnight on a Cinderella season. After their latest win, it’s getting more and more difficult to cast the Suns’ stunning success as a mirage. Left off the All-Star team, Dragic, a dynamic point guard playing the best […]
MINNEAPOLIS — For the Portland Trail Blazers, Saturday night was not just another game. Not after losing in overtime on Friday night. And not after it became clear exactly who was not going to be in uniform for the Minnesota Timberwolves. This was very much a game that the Blazers had to win. They needed […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was one of those games that neither team seemed to want to win. It included poor shooting by St. John’s, several turnovers by Villanova and loose balls and missed opportunities on both sides. It was the kind of game where it took a little luck to break things open. In this case, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Kentucky Wildcats trailed virtually all Friday night, but stormed from behind down the stretch to score a season sweep of commonwealth rivals the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals and make an unlikely appearance in the Midwest Region championship game. Guard Aaron Harrison nailed a 3-pointer with 39.1 seconds left to give the eighth-seeded […]
The Celtics need to make a move if they want to make a deep playoff run. Is Nikola Vucevic the answer? Or is it Harrison Barnes?