Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
CLEVELAND — All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan fired in a game-high 33 points in the Toronto Raptors’ 99-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. DeRozan had 16 points in the fourth quarter. He added four rebounds and six assists, as the Raptors won their third consecutive game, and second over […]
NEW YORK – Not only did the Brooklyn Nets stop a team that has had their number in recent years, but they also stopped one of the NBA’s hottest teams, defeating the Chicago Bulls 96-80 on Monday night. The loss ended a four-game winning streak by the Bulls, who entered Monday night with wins in […]
MIAMI – The only person who had a legitimate shot at stopping Miami Heat forward LeBron James Monday night was his coach, Erik Spoelstra. And when Spoelstra resisted his impulse to remove James from the game after he had scored 49 points in three quarters, the Charlotte Bobcats were at James’ mercy. James finished with […]
CINCINNATI — Moments after Xavier defeated No. 9 Creighton to bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes on Saturday, the Musketeers weren’t in a celebratory mood, not after chasing national player of the year candidate Doug McDermott for 40 minutes. “We’re tired,” said XU guard Semaj Christon. But despite their melancholy demeanor, there’s little question it was […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sent a message to the NCAA selection committee by rushing to 25-point lead and then hanging to beat No. 8 Kansas, 92-86, on Saturday at the Coliseum. The Mountaineers withstood a furious comeback by the Jayhawks, led by freshman guard Andrew Wiggins, who scored a career-high 41 points and added […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Things started off poorly for the Portland Trail Blazers and never got better. The Memphis Grizzlies jumped to a 10-0 lead, increased their advantage to 24 points late in the third quarter and cruised to a 98-81 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at the Moda Center. “(The Grizzlies) smelled […]
North Carolina junior forward James Michael McAdoo will forgo his senior year in college and enter the 2014 NBA Draft, the school announced Thursday. The 6-foot-8 McAdoo averaged 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds this season in leading North Carolina to a 24-10 record, a tie for third place in the ACC regular-season standings and the […]
SAN DIEGO — In the end, there would be no 16-point play for Stephen F. Austin. Instead, it was UCLA securing a spot in the Sweet 16. The Bruins defeated Stephen F. Austin 77-60 in Sunday’s third-round South Region NCAA Tournament game. No. 4-seeded UCLA next faces overall No. 1-seeded Florida on Thursday in Memphis […]
NEW YORK — For the Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center not only is home, but it has developed into a fortress where losing is something of a distant memory. The Nets continued their dominant play at home with a 114-98 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. It was the 11th consecutive home win […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 finish in […]