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Point guard Jamie Adams hit two key shots in the final 1:35 on his way to a game-high 23 points, and Florida A&M ruined the Senior Night celebration at Morgan State with a 78-73 victory Monday night in Baltimore. Adams also handed out eight assists. Rattlers senior guard Reggie Lewis contributed 17 points and hit […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams said his team was the lucky one Monday night. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels found an uptick in offense at just the right time, then benefitted from the sixth blocked shot of the season from point guard Marcus Paige to foil Notre Dame’s upset bid. North Carolina […]
Lafayette had four players finish in double figures and pulled away late in the second half to beat Loyola-Maryland 84-71 on Monday in Baltimore, Md., and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals. The Leopards (11-19, 7-12 Patriot League) earned a date with top-seeded Boston University on Wednesday. The Greyhounds (11-19, 6-13) ended their first […]
WASHINGTON — Forward Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 21 points and guard Mike Conley had 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies ended the Washington Wizards’ six-game winning streak with a 110-104 victory Monday night. Forward Zach Randolph had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies (34-25), who improved to nine games over .500 for the […]
Colgate overcame a shaky start and hung on at the end to beat cold-shooting Navy 57-51 in a first-round Patriot League tournament game Monday night in Hamilton, N.Y. With the win, the seventh-seeded Raiders (13-17) advance to the quarterfinals, where they will play second-seeded American on Wednesday night. The Midshipmen (9-21) end their season with […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 14 North Carolina found an uptick in offense at just the right time to foil Notre Dame’s upset bid. The Tar Heels came away with a 63-61 victory over Notre Dame Monday night at the Smith Center, giving North Carolina its 12th straight win. The victory was not finalized until […]
Looking to close their regular season strong in advance of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, Norfolk State bullied its way past the conference’s last-place team, Maryland-Eastern Shore, 77-65 on Monday night in Norfolk, Va. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8 p.m., but a massive snow storm closing in on Virginia forced the […]
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins will sign a second 10-day contract with the team on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported Monday. Collins, who was set to make his home debut in Brooklyn on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, last week became the first openly gay athlete to compete in the NBA. […]
Los Angeles Lakers veteran guards Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash are unlikely to return to play this season, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said Monday that Bryant has not been medically cleared and Nash continues feeling soreness from chronic back problems. The Lakers (20-39) have only 23 games left in […]
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan took another step in his growth Sunday, according to coach Dwane Casey. The Raptors guard scored a team-high 32 points, and Toronto avenged an embarrassing December loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 104-98 win Sunday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. “He was efficient,” Casey said. “I thought he […]
