Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
BOSTON — Paul George found the range at just the right time on Saturday night. The Indiana forward, suffering through a tough shooting night, scored 10 points over the final 4:20 and the Pacers, the team with the best record in the NBA, fought off a game effort by the Celtics and trimmed Boston 102-97. […]
NEW YORK — The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, using just nine players, turned back the New York Knicks 106-100 Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Cavaliers guard Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 31 points and recorded 10 assists, including 13 points in the fourth quarter. Jack started in place of Cleveland’s leading scorer Kyrie Irving, who is […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies tied a franchise record with their 13th consecutive home win in a 117-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night at FedExForum. Center Marc Gasol led Memphis with 21 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Swingman Mike Miller scored 19 points off the bench and guard Tony […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and Oklahoma State were both missing pieces as they faced off in a mid-week Big 12 game. Texas’ remaining pieces proved far superior. Longhorns guard Javan Felix poured in 27 points to propel No. 19 Texas past a Marcus Smart-less Oklahoma State team, 87-68, on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin […]
CHICAGO — All-American Doug McDermott, preparing to hold a full-time job for the first time in his life, can appreciate leaving one part of college life at Creighton. The 6-foot-7 small forward said Thursday at Quest Multisport facility the one constant of life in Omaha he’ll be glad to leave behind is the persistent question: […]
Bobby Krivitsky breaks down what we’ve seen from the Southwest Division to start the 2020-2021 regular season.
Kansas freshman 7-footer Joel Embiid, considered one of the surprise newcomers in college basketball season, plans to enter the 2014 NBA Draft. According to multiple reports, Embiid will make a formal announcement as soon as this weekend and he is in the process of selecting an agent. The 20-year-old Cameroon native told The Sports Xchange […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Washington point guard John Wall hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:28 to go, and the Wizards watched as the Golden State Warriors missed three 3-pointers down the stretch, allowing the Eastern Conference visitors to pull out an 88-85 victory Tuesday night. In winning for the second time in three games during an […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Playing his fourth straight game with a chip fracture in his right pinkie finger, Notre Dame senior center Garrick Sherman went into Wednesday night’s game against Georgia Tech with a new brace protecting the injury. “It definitely felt better,” Sherman said. It showed, as Sherman scored a game-high 21 points to […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — “Next man up” is more than a slogan for Kansas State. On Saturday night, it was the recipe for success. The Wildcats used a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring to defeat No. 15 Iowa State 80-73 at Bramlage Coliseum and forge a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference. […]