Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Forward LeBron James was running out of time to get his first triple-double of the season. With the Miami Heat comfortably ahead late in the third quarter, coach Erik Spoelstra did not want to leave his superstar on the court much longer. Fortunately for James, Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings obliged […]
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (2) Michigan vs. (15) Wofford
Basketball Insiders looks at some of the articles from the past week in case you missed them the first time around.
Robert Covington’s off-ball disruption, the Philadelphia 76ers’ revamped rotation and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s unsurpassed individual dominance highlight this edition of Defensive Player of the Year watch. Jack Winter dives in.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Forward Jabari Parker scored 20 points on his 19th birthday and seventh-ranked Duke pulled away with a big second-half run to defeat North Carolina State, 75-67, in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke made 13-of-19 second-half shots from the field and connected on enough free […]
Chicago State athletic director Dan Schumacher announced Friday that he resigned after two years and accepted the same job at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Schumacher’s final day at Chicago State is June 13. “I would like to thank the Board of Trustees and President Dr. Wayne Watson for giving me this opportunity,” Schumacher said […]
With the two matchups going on today, Matt John examines the two teams who could be in the most trouble because of one of their individual stars for opposite reasons.
LeBron James is determined to win his third championship and says he doesn’t need any extra motivation in this year’s Finals.
Aron Baynes took just six three-pointers over the first five years of his career. But he’s an elite floor-stretcher now, though, a development that’s changed everything for both him and the Phoenix Suns.
The Dallas Mavericks are a better team than their record suggests but they should upgrade their roster before it is too late.