Category: Wirenews
CHICAGO — The Atlanta Hawks are playing the kind of basketball the Chicago Bulls would like to start playing. They’re also winning a lot of games because of it. The Hawks won again Saturday night at the United Center, beating the Bulls 107-99 to match the second-longest winning streak in Atlanta’s franchise history with 12 […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Halfway through their season, the Los Angeles Clippers aren’t about to fool themselves into thinking they’re a polished product. But despite first-half inconsistencies and a roster shake-up this past week, they still reached the midway point with 27 victories and among the top eight in the NBA’s loaded Western Conference. “I think […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was very nearly a perfect night for Memphis Grizzlies backup point guard Beno Udrih. Starting his second straight game in place of injured Mike Conley, Udrih scored 17 points, including the key bucket with 8.7 seconds left to help Memphis beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-98 on Saturday night in a […]
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Kendall Marshall will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Marshall injured the knee during the second quarter of the Bucks’ win over the New York Knicks on Thursday in London. “He’s been great for us,” Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. “It’s disappointing. It’s an unfortunate […]
Former NBA guard Stephon Marbury admitted that he struggled with depression and suicidal thought as his career in the league was coming to an end in 2009. “I wanted to die,” Marbury told HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” in an interview that will be shown Tuesday night. “I wanted to kill myself some days. […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A middle-aged man walked behind the Maryland bench at halftime of Saturday’s game against Michigan State, the man flashed a big smile on his face and a red T-shirt that read “Stay Melo” By then Melo Trimble, the freshman point guard for Maryland, already scored 21 of his game-high 24 points […]
LOS ANGELES — Guards Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos combined for 33 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead No. 3 Gonzaga to a 72-55 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday in a West Coast Conference game at Gersten Pavilion. Bell led Gonzaga (18-1, 7-0) with 17 points and Pangos had 16 points and six […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas had a week off to contemplate the direction of its season after consecutive double-digit losses in Big 12 play. The Longhorns must have put the time to good use as they defeated 16th-ranked West Virginia, 77-50, on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center. In Texas’ previous home game, rival Oklahoma ran […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There were some exciting stretches but never an uncomfortable moment for No. 1 Kentucky. The Wildcats steamrolled Alabama 70-48 on Saturday at sold-out Coleman Coliseum. The 48 points were a season low for Alabama. The Wildcats had three players score in double figures, but none of them were starters. Freshman guard Devin […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 10 Arizona Wildcats had gone 3-2 in their last five games, but on Saturday against the streaking No. 8 Utah Utes, they showed few signs of what recently had ailed them. Despite falling behind by eight points early, the Wildcats methodically made up the deficit and then some by halftime […]
