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LOS ANGELES — Forward Paul Millsap scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and point guard Jeff Teague added 20 points, nine assists and four steals, boosting the sizzling Atlanta Hawks to a 107-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night at Staples Center. Forward DeMarre Carroll finished with 17 points and eight […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — How did Juwan Staten celebrate No. 14 West Virginia’s 78-67 win at Texas Tech? By spilling his guts. “I walk in the locker room and Wannie’s throwing up in a trash can,” said coach Bob Huggins, who actually relished the scene that had Staten’s teammates cringing. “I said, ‘Good. That’s what men […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For all the high marks Notre Dame’s offense is receiving, the 13th-ranked Irish got it done in the clutch at the defensive end for a breakthrough victory Monday night. The Irish withstood North Carolina’s last eight shots to hold off the 18th-ranked Tar Heels 71-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game […]
When the votes were tallied Monday, to no one’s surprise, Kentucky remained atop the AP Top 25 poll. The Wildcats, off to a 13-0 start, received all 64 first-place votes. They last were in action on Dec. 27 when they defeated Louisville, 58-50. Kentucky returns to the hardcourt on Tuesday against Mississippi. Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Big 12 play is in the early stages, but 16th-ranked Oklahoma already is racking up some impressive conference wins. The Sooners traveled to Texas and slammed the 10th-ranked Longhorns 70-49 Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The game followed Oklahoma’s 10-point win over No. 22 Baylor on Saturday, giving the Sooners […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Notre Dame forward Zach Auguste scored a go-ahead basket off an offensive rebound for the game’s final points with slightly more than a minute to play, and the 13th-ranked Irish held off 18th-ranked North Carolina 71-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night at the Smith Center. Auguste finished with […]
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford guard Chasson Randle scored 24 points, including a layup with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, and the Cardinal beat No. 21 Washington 68-60 Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. Stanford (10-3, 2-0 in the Pac-12) never trailed in the overtime, as guard Anthony Brown, who finished […]
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin insisted Sunday that first-year head coach David Blatt’s future is safe and his job security was never in question. “This narrative of our coaching situation is truly ridiculous,” Griffin told reporters before the Dallas Mavericks’ 109-90 victory over the Cavaliers. “It’s a non-story, it’s a non-narrative. Coach Blatt is […]
CLEVELAND — The wins keep piling up for the Dallas Mavericks while the Cleveland Cavaliers are drowning in injuries. Already playing without superstar forward LeBron James, the Cavaliers are now without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who left Sunday’s 109-90 loss to the Mavericks with a tight lower back and will not play Monday when […]
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin insisted Sunday that first-year head coach David Blatt’s future is safe and his job security was never in question. “This narrative of our coaching situation is truly ridiculous,” Griffin told reporters before the Dallas Mavericks’ 109-90 victory over the Cavaliers. “It’s a non-story, it’s a non-narrative. Coach […]
