Category: Wirenews
The Norfolk State Spartans won for the fourth time in their last five games on Friday night, pounding long-distance visitor Northern Arizona 81-62 at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Va. In the first-ever meeting between the two schools on opposite sides of the country, the Spartans (8-5) ran out to a quick 38-20 halftime almost solely […]
A scintillating finish to the first half gave Hampton a lead it would not relinquish, as the Pirates topped Tennessee State 66-54 and dealt the Tigers their eighth consecutive loss on Friday at the Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. Bouncing back from a midweek defeat at Illinois that snapped a three-game win streak, Hampton (5-6) […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion didn’t make many shots, but because the Monarchs did just about everything else right, in the end it didn’t matter. The Monarchs used defense and rebounding to overcome subpar marksmanship and subdue Maryland-Eastern Shore 60-43 on Friday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Guard Aaron Bacote and forward Jonathan […]
Eastern Kentucky pulled off a significant upset on Friday when it routed No. 18 Miami 72-44 on the Hurricanes’ home floor in Coral Gables, Fla. Corey Walden scored 18 points for the Colonels (6-4), who had lost four of their past five games before dominating Miami. Eastern Kentucky held a slim two-point lead at halftime, […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant missed the second half of Thursday’s 114-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors with a sprained right ankle, but insisted afterward it’s nothing serious. “I wanted to play, but we want to be cautious,” Durant said after the game. X-rays taken at halftime were negative. “They […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored six of his game-high 34 points after Oklahoma City took a one-point lead with 2:59 to play, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 114-109 victory in a game in which Thunder star Kevin Durant missed the second half with an ankle injury. Curry’s jumper with 2:41 to go […]
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are close to finalizing a deal that would send point guard Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. The Celtics and the Mavericks reached an agreement in principle to send Rondo to Dallas, although there are conflicting reports on the players involved. ESPN.com reported that the […]
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony did not play in Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls because of soreness in his left knee, and he said that people close to him are advising him to stay off the court for a few weeks. “I have multiple people say kind of just shut it down,” […]
HOUSTON — There was no better candidate to carry New Orleans through another stretch of attrition than Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, even at the expense of one of the top teams in the entire league. Davis delivered an exceptional two-way performance as the short-handed Pelicans clawed past the Houston Rockets for a 99-90 victory on […]
Adding a star point guard to the NBA’s highest-scoring offense, the Dallas Mavericks acquired Rajon Rondo in a trade with the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Rondo and center Dwight Powell are headed to Dallas in exchange for center Brandan Wright, forward Jae Crowder, guard Jameer Nelson, a 2015 first-round draft pick and a 2016 second-round […]
