Category: Wirenews
Guard Devon Walker scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half to help visiting the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks hold off the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, 53-41, Wednesday night in Emmitsburg, Md. It was the first win at UMES (1-2) for first-year coach Bobby Collins, who arrived after four straight winning season […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Buzz Williams is still unbeaten as the Virginia Tech Hokies head coach. Virginia Tech (2-0) pulled away late in the second half to secure a 73-63 win over the Liberty Flames on Wednesday night in Cassell Coliseum in an opening game of the Cancun Challenge. The young, freshmen-laden Hokies were paced by […]
Andre Walker scored 11 of his game-high 16 points in the second half as the Loyola University (Md.) Greyhounds rallied for a 45-38 victory over the visiting Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers Wednesday night at the Reitz Arena. Both teams shot poorly, but Loyola (2-1) did just enough to win a second straight game. Walker, a freshman […]
Police in Cobb County, Ga., outside Atlanta reopened an investigation into allegations that Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard abused his 7-year-old son. The Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families in Florida contacted Cobb County officials to look into the case after more details became available in the past day, according to reports. An initial […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Forward Anthony Davis went into territory uncharted against Sacramento Kings, and in so doing lifted the New Orleans Pelicans to an impressive bounce-back victory Tuesday night. Davis scored 27 points, the first Kings opponent to reach that total this season, and the Pelicans rode a big second half to a 106-100 victory […]
MILWAUKEE — Add this one to the list of building blocks for the Milwaukee Bucks. They watched a 22-point lead disappear and were outscored by 11 in the final quarter, but held on down the stretch to notch a 117-113 victory over the New York Knicks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee shot 55 […]
ATLANTA — Kobe Bryant reached a career milestone and helped the Los Angeles Lakers win for only the second time this season. Bryant scored 28 points, surpassing 32,000 for his career, and led the Lakers to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Bryant joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and […]
A stellar all-around performance by guard Briante Weber and solid support from backcourt mates Treveon Graham and Melvin Johnson were enough for No. 15 Virginia Commonwealth to fight off a tough challenge from Toledo on Tuesday. The Rams emerged with a 87-78 win in their home opener at Richmond, Va. Weber, making his season debut […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Finding rhythm on offense felt a little like trying to start a car on a cold winter morning for the Utah Jazz in the first half against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Every time the Jazz tried to turn the key, that offensive engine coughed and sputtered. The good news for Utah […]
ATLANTA — Kobe Bryant reached a career milestone and helped the Los Angeles Lakers win for only the second time this season. Bryant scored 28 points, surpassing 32,000 for his career, and led the Lakers to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Bryant joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and […]
