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MIAMI — The two-time NBA champion Miami Heat snapped a rare three-game losing streak, beating the Washington Wizards 99-90 on Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Forward LeBron James led the Heat with 23 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals. However, he did not shoot a free throw for the second straight game, the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Center Al Jefferson had 26 points and 13 rebounds, guard Kemba Walker scored 24 points, and newly acquired guard Gary Neal scored 19 as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Denver Nuggets 105-98 on Monday night. The Bobcats led by as many as 12 points in the first half and by as many […]
Senior forward Carl Baptiste scored the winning basket with 12.8 seconds remaining, lifting Delaware to a 75-74 victory over William & Mary in the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Monday at Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Md. Baptiste had 24 points and eight rebounds for Delaware (25-9), which secured its first NCAA Tournament […]
Norfolk State’s bid for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament title and potential NCAA Tournament berth will continue after the Spartans survived a frantic upset bid by the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday night. Norfolk State prevailed in the final seconds, 78-74, in the first round of the conference tournament in Norfolk, Va. Guard Pendarvis […]
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 […]
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 […]
LOS ANGELES — Three days after a 48-point debacle, the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit and stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Guard Jodie Meeks scored a career-high 42 points, including 20 in the third quarter, and the Lakers surprised the Thunder 114-110 before a sellout crowd of 18,997 at Staples […]
Guard Peter Hooley scored 26 points and fourth-seeded Albany used its home-court advantage to end the 11-game winning streak of top-seeded Vermont, 67-58, in the semifinals of the America East Conference Tournament Sunday at in Guilderland, N.Y. Albany (17-14), the defending champion in the America East, advances to the title game Saturday at second-seeded Stony […]
Junior guard Marcus Thornton scored 21 points to help third-seeded William & Mary knock off second-seeded Towson 75-71 in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Sunday at Baltimore Arena in Baltimore. The Tribe (20-11) avenged two regular-season losses to the Tigers, earning a place in Monday’s championship game against top-seeded Delaware. The Blue […]
CHICAGO — With guard Derrick Rose sidelined for a second straight season, the Chicago Bulls can’t match Miami’s star power. But the Bulls have usually been able to beat the Heat on the boards. The Bulls took full advantage of that category on Sunday afternoon by dominating the second-chance points 27-6 and posting a 95-88 […]
