Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
OAKLAND, Calif. — Power forward Kenneth Faried hit a 10-foot turnaround jumper in the lane with five-tenths of a second remaining Thursday night, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a stunning, 100-99 victory that prevented the Golden State Warriors from clinching a playoff spot. The Warriors appeared headed to their clinching win when point guard Stephen […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers’ coach Frank Vogel’s message to his team for the second half of the season was simple — start fast. The Pacers responded with 108-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “The dog days of the NBA are gone,” Vogel said. “The grind from New Years […]
SAN DIEGO — It’s a winning run of one, a far cry from San Diego State’s 20-game stretch of consecutive victories at the beginning of the week. But the Aztecs collected a rebound against Air Force on Saturday night and this one did not come off a wayward shot. No. 5 San Diego State beat […]
DALLAS — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, starting in place of injured Tony Parker, took full advantage of the opportunity Thursday. Mills scored a game-high 26 points, and the Spurs put a dent in the Dallas Mavericks’ playoff hopes with an impressive 109-100 victory on at the American Airlines Center. The Spurs outscored the […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Among Kentucky’s problems this season, starting games without focus was high on the list. It happened several times, and starting slowly on the road in Southeastern Conference play cost the Wildcats a few games. That was not the case Tuesday. No. 18 Kentucky played one of its most dominant games of the […]
Jake Rauchbach breaks down mental acuity and its significance in the player development process.
Foot surgery placed a swirl of uncertainty around Kansas’ Joel Embiid, who went from the presumed No. 1 overall pick to a big wild card with the news he will miss at least 4-6 months. He remains the only likely lottery pick among centers, leaving teams in need of talented big men sifting through a […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — All Marc Loving apparently needed was one successful shot. The Ohio State freshman forward hit a baseline jumper with 9:58 left in the second half to launch a personal 8-0 run and lead the No. 22 Buckeyes to a 48-39 Big Ten victory over the host Illinois Fighting Illini at the State […]
ATLANTA — Forward Paul Millsap had 28 points and 17 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 103-95 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Guard Lou Williams came off the bench to score eight of his 22 points in the final three minutes as the Hawks broke away from a […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Reserves Anthony Gill and Evan Nolte combined for 18 second-half points off the bench and top-seeded Virginia avoided a piece of history it wanted no part of, overcoming 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina 70-59 in an NCAA Tournament East Regional second-round game on Friday night at PNC Arena. Gill finished with 17 points and […]