Category: Wirenews
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics won’t have a lot to show for their rebuilding season. One thing they will have is the season series against the Miami Heat. The Celtics, taking advantage of fowrard LeBron James’ absence caused by back spasms, trailed by 14 points in the first half Wednesday but came back to end […]
NEW YORK — Led by guard Deron Williams, who scored a game-high 25 points, the Brooklyn Nets had six players score in double figures in a 104-99 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. The Nets won their season-best 10th straight game at Barclays Center, their longest home winning streak since […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Earlier this week, Cal Poly coach Joe Callero surmised that his Mustangs would finish with a winning record if they won the national championship. “We need to win seven straight,” Callero quipped. Well, only six more to go. Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were in the game Wednesday night, but as it has been the case for nearly two months now, they once again came up on the losing end, dropping their 22nd straight. Guard/forward Jimmy Butler hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 6:49 left and reserves D.J. Augustin and Taj Gibson combined for […]
Penn State blew a 10-point, second-half lead but still managed to defeat Hampton 69-65 in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Junior guard D.J. Newbill led the Nittany Lions (16-17) with 19 points. Forward Brandon Taylor added 14 points and nine […]
Towson guard Four McGlynn hit a 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt as time expired to give Towson a stunning 63-60 victory at South Carolina Upstate in the first round of the College Insider Tournament and cap off a wild final seven seconds. Tigers forward Jerrelle Benimon hit a layup with 6.7 seconds remaining to give […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 points to lift Cal Poly past Texas Southern 81-69 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena. Cal Poly (14-19) advances to face No. 1 seed Wichita […]
BOSTON — Miami Heat forward LeBron James, who scored 43 points the night before, was a late scratch with back spasms for Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The move was made after Miami coach Erik Spoelstra met with reporters before the game. James’ third absence of the season comes a day after he […]
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery returned to Dayton on Wednesday for the Hawkeyes’ first NCAA Tournament game in eight years after his son’s surgery in Iowa City, Iowa, to remove a thyroid tumor. McCaffrey flew to Dayton with the team on Monday and then left Tuesday evening to be with his 13-year-old son, Patrick. After Wednesday […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Rudy Gay combined to score all but four of Sacramento’s 17 points in overtime, and the Kings stalled the Washington Wizards’ climb up the Eastern Conference standings with a 117-111 victory at Sleep Train Arena on Tuesday. Gay scored six of his 24 points in the extra […]
