Category: Wirenews
STILLWATER, Okla. — Georges Niang scuffled around for much of the game Wednesday night. However, in crunch time, the Iowa State forward found his form, sinking two big buckets in the closing minutes to lift the 14th-ranked Cyclones to a 70-65 win over 22nd-ranked Oklahoma State. Iowa State (19-6, 9-4 Big 12) ended a four-game […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas made the most of its misses Wednesday night. The No. 18 Razorbacks shot 47 percent and scored 22 second-chance points, beating the Missouri Tigers 84-69 in a Southeastern Conference clash at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (21-5, 10-3 SEC) turned 20 Missouri turnovers into 18 points, hit 10 3-pointers and used a […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
The Sacramento Kings officially hired George Karl as their head coach on Tuesday. The team did not release contract terms for the 27th coach in franchise history and the 16th since the relocation to Sacramento, but previous reports indicated the deal was for $14.5 million over four years. The Kings announced before the NBA All-Star […]
Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young believes Danny Ferry should keep his job as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Ferry has been away from the team after he took a leave of absence in September when his recorded comments about Luol Deng, an African-American player who was a free agent at the time, were made […]
The Phoenix Suns continue to discuss moving Goran Dragic before Thursday’s trade deadline after his agent informed the team that the All-Star point guard does not plan to re-sign this summer. Sources told ESPN.com that the Suns are exploring all options to try to strike a deal before the 3 p.m. ET deadline to avoid […]
The New York Knicks officially shut down forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season and he could be out for four to six months, team president Phil Jackson said Wednesday. Anthony will undergo surgery on his ailing left knee. The procedure is a patellar tendon debridement and repair, which will remove dead, damaged, […]
The New York Knicks officially shut down forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season and he could be out for four to six months, team president Phil Jackson said Wednesday. Anthony will undergo surgery on his ailing left knee. The procedure is a patellar tendon debridement and repair, which will remove dead, damaged, […]
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma couldn’t do much inside all night. But in the final 2:30 against Texas on Tuesday night, the No. 17 Sooners drove the lane, made plays on the offensive boards and got to the free-throw line to pull out a 71-69 win over the Longhorns at Lloyd Noble Center. “Our guys kept […]
After falling behind by 15 points while playing without its star forward, Wyoming rallied to an improbable 64-58 win over Nevada on Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. Wyoming (21-6, 10-4 Mountain West) scored just 13 points in the first half and was down by 14 at intermission. However, the Cowboys dominated […]
