Category: Wirenews
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-83 on Wednesday for their second consecutive win. The Raptors (28-24) improved to 9-2 at home since Jan. 1 while handing the Hawks (25-26) their fifth consecutive loss. Guard Kyle Lowry added […]
PITTSBURGH — Freshman guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 in dramatic fashion Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Pitt had gone ahead by one point when senior center Talib Zanna made two free throws […]
The Virginia Commonwealth Rams dominated on defense and from 3-point range in breaking out to a 17-point halftime lead and cruising to a 92-75 victory over the George Washington Colonials in Richmond on Wednesday. The Rams (20-5, 8-2 Atlantic 10) forced 15 turnovers by halftime, and went 8 for 14 from 3-point range in the […]
Guard Quentin Jones tipped in a missed shot with 1.7 seconds left as Maryland-Baltimore County beat Albany 71-69 on Wednesday night in an America East Conference game. Jones went to the offensive glass after guard Rodney Elliott missed a floater in the lane with about four seconds left. Jones and Elliott each had 16 points […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — The American Athletic Conference may have five teams ranked in the Top 25 this week, but the bottom teams in the league are struggling to keep pace — at least when they face No. 24 Connecticut. Junior forward DeAndre Daniels scored 12 points and 11 other Huskies got in the scoring column […]
In the only meeting of the season between the Atlantic 10 foes, Richmond picked up a big conference road victory against Duquesne, 75-58 on Wednesday at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. Richmond, which was playing its second game since losing guard and leading scorer Cedrick Lindsay for the season to a double meniscus tear, […]
American stopped a two-game losing streak with a 64-44 Patriot League victory over visiting Lehigh on Wednesday night at Bender Arena in Washington. The Eagles improved to 15-9 overall and stayed atop the Patriot with an 11-2 record. Lehigh (13-13, 6-7) lost for just the second time in seven games. American was led by junior […]
With snow on the way, Bucknell wasted little time putting Navy on ice as sophomore guard Chris Hass led a balanced attack with 15 points to help the Bison to a 78-57 victory Wednesday in Lewisburg, Pa. In a game that was moved up an hour because of an incoming snowstorm, senior forward Brian Fitzpatrick […]
Junior forward Dan Trist came off the bench to score 14 points, leading Lafayette to a 61-44 victory over visiting Loyola (Maryland) on Wednesday at Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pa. Junior guard Seth Hinrichs added 13 points and seven rebounds to help Lafayette (7-17, 3-10 Patriot League) earn its third win in four games. […]
Less than a year after Seattle failed in its bid to bring the Sacramento Kings’ franchise to the Pacific Northwest, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver indicated this week that the league has no immediate plans to expand there. “Seattle is a wonderful market. It would be very additive to the league to have a team […]
