Category: Wirenews
FAIRFAX, Va. — No. 10 Saint Louis will have little reason to overlook any opponent in next month’s Atlantic 10 tournament. For a dose of humility, the first-place Billikens can look back to an overtime escape act against the last-place George Mason Patriots. Wednesday night at George Mason, Saint Louis needed heroic work from guard […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes won their first Atlantic Coast Conference home game of the season, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 71-64 Wednesday night at the BankUnited Center. The Hurricanes, who were led by guard Rion Brown’s 21 points and 11 rebounds, went eight for eight from the foul line in the […]
CHICAGO — Fred VanVleet put on a perfect show for at least some of the home folks Wednesday. The Wichita State sophomore guard did not miss a shot while leading the No. 3 Shockers to an 88-74 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Loyola Ramblers at Gentile Arena. “I had a lot of family and […]
MILWAUKEE — In their first season in the new-look Big East Conference, the Creighton Bluejays were picked to finish second behind defending league champion Marquette. The Bluejays made an early statement, knocking off the Golden Eagles in their Big East debut — a 67-49 thumping in Omaha on New Year’s Eve. On Wednesday, No. 11 […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The seniors have come to the rescue for the Miami Hurricanes — again. Last season, the Hurricanes rode six seniors to the ACC regular season and postseason championships. Miami doesn’t have anywhere near that talent this year. But ever since Miami coach Jim Larranaga went to his all-senior starting lineup, the […]
LOS ANGELES — With injured San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker sitting out Tuesday night, Patty Mills filled the void in a big way. Mills came off the bench to score 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-103 at Staples Center. “He killed […]
LOS ANGELES — With injured San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker sitting out Tuesday night, Patty Mills filled the void in a big way. Mills came off the bench to score 18 of his 25 points in the second half as the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-103 at Staples Center. The Spurs […]
DENVER — Sitting on the bench with three first-half fouls, Phoenix Suns guard Gerald Green was stewing. “I was getting mad, but my teammates were telling me I had the whole second half to play,” Green said. He made the most of it. Green scored eight of his career-high 36 points in overtime, and the […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — There is a reason the eighth ranked Kansas Jayhawks own nine consecutive Big 12 championships. The Jayhawks survive where other conference teams fall. Kansas escaped the Texas Tech trap, pulling out a 64-63 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday night at the United Spirit Arena. Texas Tech notched wins earlier in […]
DALLAS — LeBron James received very little down time during a busy All-Star weekend, and he had just one day off between Sunday’s All-Star Game and the resumption of the season Tuesday night at the American Airlines Center. It didn’t matter. The Miami forward was at his best, posting 42 points, nine rebounds and six […]
