Category: Wirenews
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, […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa–Frank Kaminsky poured in 21 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures during the Badgers’ 79-74 victory over Iowa on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game was back-and-forth during the final five minutes. The Hawkeyes (19-7, in the 8-5 Big Ten) didn’t hit a field goal in the final minute, going […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi senior guard Marshall Henderson couldn’t shoot the Rebels all the way to an upset over No. 2 Florida. Henderson scored all of his team-high 22 points in the first half, but ran out of gas in the second half Florida’s 75-71 win over the Rebels. Henderson went 0-of-6 from the floor […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — No player wants to cop to a “most improved” player campaign because it means he was not so great the previous year. Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky was OK last season. As a role player who made just two starts, he averaged 1.75 rebounds a game. He also was poked in the […]
The Sacramento Kings announced Saturday that newly-acquired guard Jason Terry will spend the remainder of this season rehabilitating his injured left knee. Terry, a 15-year veteran, averaged 4.5 points and 1.6 assists in 16.3 minutes over 35 games with the Brooklyn Nets this season. The Kings shipped shooting guard Marcus Thornton to the Nets in […]
Miami Heat star forward LeBron James did not practice Saturday because of the broken nose he sustained Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. James had surgery to repair the break on Friday but said he is still experiencing soreness and headaches. The injury occurred […]
Free-agent center Jason Collins worked out for the Brooklyn Nets this week in Los Angeles, and the Nets are strongly considering signing Collins to a 10-day contract, ESPN.com reported. If Collins is signed, he would become the NBA’s first active openly gay player. According to the report, the Nets are thinking about adding a big […]
Free-agent center Jason Collins worked out for the Brooklyn Nets this week in Los Angeles, and the Nets are strongly considering signing Collins to a 10-day contract, ESPN.com reported. If Collins is signed, he would become the NBA’s first active openly gay player. Collins, 35, has not played in an NBA game since April 17, […]
The NBA trade deadline passed on Thursday, with the Philadelphia 76ers being the most active team in the trading market, while Andre Miller, Evan Turner, Danny Granger and Spencer Hawes were the biggest names that were moved. —The Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers completed a three-team trade that will send point guard Miller […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Kenneth Faried led Denver with 26 points as the Nuggets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 101-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Faried went 11-of-15 from the field, pacing a Nuggets offense that shot 51 percent and sank 8 of 18 3-pointers. […]
