Category: Wirenews
LOS ANGELES — Point guard Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and forward LeBron James added 32 points and 11 rebounds, boosting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-121 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night at Staples Center. Forward Kevin Love, who hobbled through Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, did not play […]
The NCAA sent a notice of allegations to SMU and its basketbal program, according to a report Friday. SMU, coached by 74-year-old Larry Brown, is accused of academic improprieties and likely will be called before the NCAA’s Committee of Infractions sometime this year, ESPN reported. The school will be given the opportunity to respond to […]
MALIBU, Calif. — Gonzaga used a decided and sometimes overwhelming height advantage to overcome its own poor foul shooting Thursday. Thanks in part to effective shooting from the floor, the third-ranked Bulldogs outlasted Pepperdine 78-76 Thursday in a West Coast Conference game at Firestone Fieldhouse. Gonzaga, starting a front line of 7-foot center Przemek Karnowski, […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward LeBron James scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half, and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at Staples Center. Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving had 22 points, and forward Kevin Love, despite being slowed […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Guard Delon Wright scored 21 points and the No. 8 Utes rolled into their Top 10 meeting with Arizona on Saturday with a 76-59 Pac-12 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday. Forward Jordan Loveridge had 14 points and eight rebounds and guard Brandon Taylor added […]
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets rode the wave of a blistering first quarter to a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Toyota Center. Harden totaled 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Rockets placed all five starters plus reserve forward […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona took advantage of two Colorado starters out with injury and beat the visiting Buffaloes 68-54 despite a career night from Colorado guard Askia Booker on Thursday. With teammates Josh Scott and Xavier Johnson in street clothes, Booker scored 30 points, hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers. Arizona got 20 points from freshman […]
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin got back on the winning track with senior forward Frank Kaminksy’s return to the lineup. Kaminsky scored 22 points to lead No. 7 Wisconsin to a 70-55 Big Ten Conference win on Thursday against Nebraska at the Kohl Center. With Kaminsky on the bench after suffering a concussion last week at […]
HOUSTON – Guard James Harden flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets rode the wave of a blistering first quarter to a 112-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Toyota Center. Harden totaled 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Rockets (28-12) placed all five starters plus reserve […]
The Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns agreed to a three-team trade on Thursday that sent guard Austin Rivers to play for his father in Los Angeles. Rivers joins the Clippers, a team coached by Doc Rivers, and will become the first son to play for his father in NBA history. The deal […]
