Category: Wirenews
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Freshman forward Austin Nichols scored 18 points and the No. 24 Memphis Tigers made a season-high 12 shots from 3-point range in a 101-69 rout of Rutgers Tuesday night at the FedExForum. Memphis (17-5, 7-3 in the American Athletic Conference) shot 59 percent (36-for-61). The Tigers shot 63.2 percent on 3-pointers (12-for-19). […]
If the last two games are any indication, Ohio State might be out of its January funk. Guard Aaron Craft scored 17 points and had six steals on Tuesday night to lead the balanced Buckeyes to their second road win over a ranked Big Ten team in four days, a 76-69 decision at No. 17 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 18 Kentucky had one of its best defensive performances of the season after two notably subpar performances last week, and the Wildcats pulled away from the Ole Miss Rebels in the second half Tuesday for an 80-64 win at Rupp Arena. Kentucky (17-5, 7-2) separated itself from Ole Miss (15-7, 6-3) […]
The NBA punished Joakim Noah for his outburst during Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, fining the Chicago Bulls center $15,000 for verbally abusing the officials in the Bulls’ 99-70 loss in Sleep Train Arena. Noah directed a profanity-filled tirade at the referees after he received a second technical foul and automatic ejection in […]
One day after expressing discontent with the Philadelphia 76ers over being kept off the floor, second-year forward Arnett Moultrie was assigned to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League on Tuesday. Moultrie underwent left ankle surgery in September and was sidelined through late December, but he has yet to appear in a game since […]
Former NBA player Tracy McGrady is attempting to begin a second career as a baseball player with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. The 34-year-old McGrady retired from the NBA at the end of last season after 16 years. He has been working out to try his hand as a pitcher. “Tracy […]
DENVER — Guard Randy Foye hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-115 Monday night. Forward Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and guard Ty Lawson added 27 points for the Nuggets, who snapped a two-game skid. It took a […]
DALLAS — All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a routine 124-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Nowitzki failed to score at least 30 for the third consecutive game, but it mattered little as Dallas had the game well in hand. Guard Monta […]
MILWAUKEE — For as bad as the Milwaukee Bucks have been this season — and at an NBA-worst 8-37 entering play Monday, they have been pretty bad — they have found themselves in the hunt down the stretch several times this season, only to fall apart in the waning minutes. So Monday, with a 10-point […]
NEW ORLEANS — The injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs have been in survival mode for the last two weeks, trying to hang tough with veteran smarts until they get some therapeutic rest during the All-Star break and possibly a full roster after that. In a 102-95 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night, the […]
