Category: Wirenews
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The prayer was direct and sincere: Nene wanted the ball on the Washington Wizards’ final possession trailing the New Orleans Pelicans by one point. Thanks to guard John Wall’s divine dish, the power forward got what he wanted and so did the playoff-pushing Wizards. Nene matched his career-high with 30 points, including […]
MILWAUKEE — Before they took the court Saturday night, the first-place Indiana Pacers held a 31-game lead over the last-place Milwaukee Bucks in the Central Division — the largest disparity between two teams in all of the NBA. Indiana made it a 32-game lead thanks to a 110-100 victory over Milwaukee at the BMO Harris […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe Kevin Love should play center more often. The All-Star posted his first career triple-double and the Minnesota Timberwolves opened a five-game road trip with a 121-104 blowout victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Love, starting at center because of Minnesota injuries, finished with 37 points, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Forward Rudy Gay saved his best for the final quarter for the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. He received just enough assistance from center DeMarcus Cousins and Isaiah Thomas to help the Kings win for the first time since the All-Star break. Gay’s driving layup capped a 22-point night, and Thomas’ two free […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Center Jermaine O’Neal’s two free throws broke a tie with 1:23 to play and point guard Stephen Curry banked in a back-breaking 3-pointer with 37.2 seconds left as the Golden State Warriors held off the Brooklyn Nets 93-86 on Saturday night. In getting some revenge after losing 102-98 in Brooklyn on Jan. […]
BOULDER, Colo. — Freshman forward Aaron Gordon rebounded from the worst game of his young career at Arizona with his best one yet. Gordon scored a career-high 23 points, guard Nick Johnson had 20 and the No. 4 Wildcats routed the Colorado Buffaloes 88-61 on Saturday night. “I just got into a good rhythm,” said […]
CINCINNATI — Louisville guard Russ Smith wasn’t much of a factor offensively on Saturday while being saddled with foul trouble for much of the game. But, the senior came through when the Cardinals needed him most. Smith’s jumper with three seconds remaining on an assist from freshman guard Terry Rozier lifted No. 11 Louisville to […]
Ed O’Bannon’s class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA is set to go to trial beginning June 9, according to Sports Illustrated. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken made the ruling at an Oakland, Calif., hearing on Thursday. However, the 4 1/2-year-old case could still be settled. If there is no settlement and the case goes to […]
Massachusetts went 6 of 6 at the free throw line in the final minute to send Virginia Commonwealth to its third loss in four games with an 80-75 win on Friday night in Amherst, Mass. VCU (20-7, 8-4 Atlantic 10) fell four games behind first-place St. Louis and suffered a blow in its quest for […]
CINCINNATI — Senior guard Russ Smith’s jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining lifted No. 11 Louisville to a 58-57 victory over No. 7 Cincinnati before a sold-out crowd of 13,176 on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. Forward Montrezl Harrell led the Cardinals with 21 points and freshman guard Terry Rozier added 11 points for Louisville (23-4, […]
