Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards are safe. Not so the noses. The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals, playing their third game since taking a vow not to shave until they lose, got 19 points from senior All-American guard Russ Smith and beat South Florida 80-54 in a sloppy game on Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! […]
AMES, Iowa — It was not a miracle, but it was close to one for Iowa State. The 16th-ranked Cyclones overcame a 16-point, second-half deficit, needed nearly a half-court 3-pointer to force overtime and used five free throws in the final 30 seconds to beat Oklahoma State 85-81 on Saturday. “It was just a great […]
Russell Westbrook wasn’t the reason the Houston Rockets lost on Thursday, but his late-game shooting struggles point to a bigger, problematic picture. Jack Winters writes.
ATLANTA — Top-ranked Florida showed again Saturday exactly how good a defensive team it is. The Gators held Tennessee to one basket for the final 12 minutes and extended its winning streak to 25 games with a 56-49 victory in the Southeastern Conference semifinals Saturday at the Georgia Dome. Florida (31-2) trailed by 10 points […]
Many marquee players have had short tenures with a single team, just like Andrew Wiggins and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NEW ORLEANS – It was the kind of grimy, scramble victory that good teams in the midst of a playoff grind look back on after the season with a delayed sense of satisfaction. The Memphis Grizzlies had every built-in excuse to lose Wednesday night to the New Orleans Pelicans, who had swept the first three […]
Basketball Insiders’ Biggest Disappointments series continues with Drew Maresca examining the Atlantic Division’s start to the 2019-20 season.
Deputy commissioner Adam Silver will recommend to the NBA’s Board of Governors that Mark Tatum succeed him when he takes over as commissioner, according to multiple reports. Commissioner David Stern is retiring and Silver will succeed him Feb. 1. Tatum is the NBA’s executive vice president of global marketing partnership. Tatum has worked in the […]
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (3) Duke vs. (14) Mercer
Just like everything else in the NBA, the trade deadline impacted the race for Sixth Man of the Year, even though none of the leading candidates were traded. Douglas Farmer writes