Category: Wirenews
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Not much was expected from the Cincinnati Bearcats in their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Coach Mick Cronin’s team received only one vote in a preseason poll and was picked to finish fourth in the conference. However, a 70-66 victory over Rutgers on Saturday before 6,650 at the Rutgers Athletic […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida finished its undefeated run through the Southeastern Conference on Saturday, dominating on Senior Day on both sides of the court in a 84-65 victory over No. 25 Kentucky at the O’Connell Center. Florida (29-2, 18-0 in the SEC) is the fourth team to finish undefeated in the SEC since […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — No. 20 Memphis defeated No. 18 SMU 67-58 Saturday at FedExForum in the American Athletic Conference finale for both teams. Memphis (23-8, 12-6 AAC) used a 20-5 run to go from trailing by a point to taking a 58-44 lead with nine minutes to play. Tigers senior guard Chris Crawford (nine points) […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors were so concerned about a lack of offensive production from their bench earlier this season, they made deals to bring in a new set of reserve guards — Jordan Crawford and Steve Blake. The newcomers contributed 15 points to Golden State’s 111-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks on […]
HOUSTON — In the aftermath of an eruptive stretch that had Houston guard James Harden stomping and shouting in delight, he worked to steer the conversation toward subdued analysis of the Rockets’ 112-86 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. The Rockets extended their home-court winning streak to seven games and improved to 14-0 […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reserve guard Steve Blake opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and the Golden State Warriors held the Atlanta Hawks scoreless for the first 6:52 of the period en route to a runaway, 111-97 victory Friday night. The win was the Warriors’ eighth in 10 games since the All-Star break and allowed […]
DENVER – Ty Lawson was sidelined by a fractured rib, but he wasn’t idle. The Denver Nuggets guard studied his game while recovering for nearly a month, and it has paid dividends. Lawson had 30 points and tied a career high with 17 assists, forward Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 13 […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks blew some big leads this season, but nothing would have compared with the feeling of coughing up a 30-point bulge to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Fortunately for Dallas, they will not have deal with such angst after closing out a 103-98 victory when it looked almost […]
HOUSTON — If the Houston Rockets left any doubt of their status as championship contenders with their white-knuckle victory over the two-time champion Miami Heat on Wednesday night, they silenced them by drubbing the Indiana Pacers 112-86 on Friday night at the Toyota Center. Rockets guard James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points during […]
Eleven NBA championships isn’t enough for Phil Jackson. Apparently he wants an even dozen now. After leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA crowns and the Los Angeles Lakers to five, Jackson is “ready to go back to work,” according to ESPN.com. After several health battles, Jackson is apparently fit and ready to get back […]
