Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
SAN DIEGO — The last time Arizona and Gonzaga met in the NCAA Tournament, it was epic. On Sunday, it was easy — for the Wildcats. Top-seeded Arizona punched its ticket to Anaheim, Calif., and the Sweet 16 by defeating the Bulldogs 84-61 in a third-round West Region game Sunday. On Thursday, the Wildcats will […]
Drew Maresca assesses the Philadelphia 76ers’ start to the 2020-21 season and suggests trade targets to solidify their roster.
DENVER — Guard Marco Belinelli scored 27 points, forward Tim Duncan had 20 and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to 16 with a 133-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Spurs’ streak is the second longest in franchise history during the regular season. They won 17 straight in 1995-96. […]
SAN DIEGO — Stephen F. Austin put a little madness in March with its 77-75 overtime upset of Virginia Commonwealth in Friday night’s NCAA South Regional second-round game in San Diego. “Miracles really do happen,” Stephen F. Austin coach Brad Underwood said. “What a game.” Forward Jacob Parker hit a jumper with a minute let […]
MEMPHIS — Sixth-seeded Houston upset the third-seeded SMU Mustangs 68-64 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Cougars (17-15) trailed by 10 early in the second half, but rebounded behind strong outside shooting to topple 25th-ranked SMU (23-9). Guard Jherrod Stiggers led Houston with 19 points, while guard L.J. Rose […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats have been terrible on the second night of back-to-backs much of the season, but that all changed this week. The Bobcats completed a sweep of four games in five nights with a 92-89 victory over the previously red-hot Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night in what goes down as their […]
After winning the 2019 NBA Championship and losing Kawhi Leonard, the Toronto Raptors have defied the odds, winning 30 of their first 44 games this season — but Drew Maresca argues that conceding this season in hopes of building an even stronger future roster is the smarter long-term move.
NBA free agency is on the horizon, so today we break down the many tiers of players available for hire.
AMES, Iowa — No. 15 Iowa State kept attacking the rim. West Virginia couldn’t stop it. It was the perfect recipe for Iowa State’s 83-66 win Wednesday in a heated contest between Big 12 foes. “The difference in the game is they made shots and we didn’t,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. The Cyclones […]
NEW YORK — Playing with the swagger of a home team on a neutral court, the Connecticut Huskies turned back the Iowa State Cyclones 81-76 on Friday night in the semifinals of the NCAA East Regional at Madison Square Garden, their “home-away-from-home.” UConn (29-8), the seventh seed, faces the winner of Virginia-Michigan State on Sunday […]