Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Guard Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points as the 10th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma State 77-70 in overtime in quarterfinal action on Thursday at the Big 12 tournament in the Sprint Center. The Jayhawks advanced to a matchup against No. 15 Iowa State in Friday’s first semifinal. Iowa State defeated Kansas State […]
With the 20th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo.
SALT LAKE CITY — Backup guard Alec Burks scored 26 points, including nine in a row in the final two minutes, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Burks hit 6 of 10 shots and 13 of 14 free throws for his game-high […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Forward LeBron James recorded his first triple-double of the season and 37th of his career with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists and the short-handed Miami Heat rolled to a 110-78 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at The Palace. Center Udonis Haslem scored a season-high 17 points […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 30 points as the Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 105-103 win over the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. With just 7.1 seconds remaining in the fourth, Raptors center Amir Johnson had his off-balance put back drop […]
NEW YORK — The Southern Methodist Mustangs’ resurgent season will be topped off with a chance for the NIT championship. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated the Clemson Tigers 65-59 in the semifinals Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. SMU faces the winner of the Florida State-Minnesota game in Thursday’s final. SMU, the top overall seed in the […]
Drew Maresca identifies the teams with the most (and best) future first-round picks.
Joel Embiid will be out longer than expected, possibly up to eight months … Grizzlies extend Zach Randolph … Suns extend qualifying offers to Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker
Basketball Insiders kicks off its “Who’s In Trouble?” series by examining the Eastern Conference’s biggest Week 1’s disappointments.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals cruised to a 92-31 victory over Rutgers on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference at FedExForum. Louisville (27-5), the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will face No. 6 seed Houston in the semifinals on Friday after the Cougars upset 25th-ranked and No. 3 seed […]