Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
NEW YORK — Appearing in their first game in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, the Creighton Bluejays looked quite comfortable in their 84-62 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in the quarterfinals on Thursday. No. 4 Creighton (25-6), the second seed, received 35 points from forward Doug McDermott, the Big East’s Player […]
NEW YORK — Toronto guard Kyle Lowry limped onto the court Sunday with the Raptors needing a victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. He battled a knee injury and foul trouble to lead the wounded Raptors to an 87-79 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center to even the series […]
Led by The Sports Xchange’s top-rated prospect, Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins, the 2014 NBA Draft is loaded with big names at small forward. While Wiggins is in the hunt to be the No. 1 overall pick, several household names from marquee programs will also be vying to land in the lottery, including UCLA’s Kyle Anderson (No. […]
With the trade deadline fast approaching, Matt John dives into instances where teams gave up some of their talent in order to help the weaker aspects of their roster.
Since the Atlanta Hawks and John Collins were unable to agree to an extension in the offseason, rumors have swirled about the 23-year old big and his future. Ariel Pacheco breaks down which teams might be the best fit for Collins should he and Atlanta decide to part ways.
Shane Rhodes takes a look at four players who could take the leap from good to great in the 2019-20 NBA season.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant said his team needed to turn the page on its Game 4 collapse. Heading into Game 5 of its Western Conference semifinal series with the Los Angeles Clippers, that was all anybody wanted to talk about. However, for more than three quarters, Durant played as if […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in an interview focused on many societal issues, told Inc. that even he harbors “prejudices and bigotries.” The interview was posted to Cuban’s Twitter page, and ranges in scope from economics to the NBA’s hottest topic, disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Asked what he does to combat bigotry […]
Like all divisions, teams of the Southeast Division have their specific preferences pertaining to players they’d like to move from their rosters. Drew Maresca identifies six players he feels teams might move before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
CLEVELAND — There was a lot of love for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving on Friday. In the midst of recording his first career triple-double, an overzealous fan ran onto the court with 6:20 remaining in the Cavaliers’ 99-79 victory over the Utah Jazz before 18,601 at Quicken Loans Arena. “He came out and […]