Category: Wirenews
Fans in Denver will see “The Splash Brothers” in street clothes as opposed to their uniforms. The Golden State Warriors are resting All-Star guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson for Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors have the luxury of giving their best players a night off because they lead the Memphis […]
Paul George was hoping to return to play for the Indiana Pacers this weekend. Now he’s not so sure he’ll play at all this season. The Pacers guard told reporters at practice on Friday that he was concerned his return would affect the team’s chemistry. The Pacers have won seven consecutive games and 13 of […]
Power forward Nikola Pekovic and center Kevin Garnett sat out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were without their own power forward, Serge Ibaka, because of right knee soreness.. Pekovic sat out with an ankle injury that limited him to eight minutes during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix […]
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Sergey Karasev has undergone successful surgery on his right knee, the team announced Friday. The surgery was performed Thursday by the Nets’ medical director, Dr. Riley Williams III, along with Dr. David Altchek, at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Karasev, who suffered the injury Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Guard Monte Morris hit a fade-away jumper at the buzzer to give Iowa State a come-from-behind 69-67 victory over Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday night at the Sprint Center. The 13th-ranked Cyclones (23-8) scored the final 12 points of the game, and the final score […]
NEW YORK — The rivalry between Xavier and Butler just became a little more intense after the Musketeers upset the No. 22 Bulldogs 67-61 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Third-seeded Xavier (20-12) will meet 23rd-ranked Georgetown on Friday. Fourth-ranked Villanova, the No. 1 seed […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won the third meeting this season between the teams, too, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — East Carolina came out firing, knocking down 3-pointer after 3-pointer to surprise American Athletic Conference regular-season champion Southern Methodist in the conference tournament quarterfinals Friday. But with help from junior guard Nic Moore, the Mustangs managed to find their footing, overcoming a long-distance barrage by the Pirates to hold on for a […]
LAS VEGAS — Literally and figuratively, it was all about rebounding for No. 17 Utah on Thursday night. Bouncing back from a sluggish ending to the regular season, and recovering from being outrebounded by nearly a 2-1 margin in the first half, the Utes turned a 39-34 halftime deficit into an 80-56 rout of Stanford […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The Kansas Jayhawks got 20 points and eight rebounds from guard Wayne Selden and defeated the Baylor Bears 62-52 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship on Friday night at Sprint Center. The Jayhawks reached the title game for the 11th time in the 18-year history of the postseason tournament. Forward […]
