Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
The New York Knicks started taking on the Raymond Felton distraction today… The latest on free agency with updates on Danny Granger and Beno Udrih.
Outside of the top of the ladder, the rest of the MVP race is anybody’s guess. Tristan Tucker takes a look at some of the surprise names that could emerge in the final weeks of the NBA season.
LOS ANGELES — Kevin McHale summed it up best. “As I’ve said a million times, to quote my boy Bill Walton, if they’re cheering you in the opposition’s gym, you’re doing something wrong,” the Houston Rockets coach said. Center Dwight Howard, facing the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center for the first time since he […]
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery returned to Dayton on Wednesday for the Hawkeyes’ first NCAA Tournament game in eight years after his son’s surgery in Iowa City, Iowa, to remove a thyroid tumor. McCaffrey flew to Dayton with the team on Monday and then left Tuesday evening to be with his 13-year-old son, Patrick. After Wednesday […]
Despite showing numerous flashes of potential to this point of his young career, Anfernee Simons hasn’t been able to put his talents on full display. Will he ever be able to as a member of the Portland Trailblazers?
Guard Devyn Marble scored all 17 of his points in the second half to propel the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes to an 81-74 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Champaign, Ill. The Hawkeyes, coming off a 71-69 loss at home to Michigan State on Tuesday night, opened […]
Basketball Insiders’ six things series continues with the league’s most surprising team, the Phoenix Suns.
SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago, point guard Trey Burke led Michigan to the NCAA championship game. On Saturday, he gave himself a taste of March Madness from the professional stage. Burke hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining and forward Richard Jefferson scored 21 points as the Utah Jazz edged the Orlando […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sunday was senior day for Ohio State guards Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. The rosy-cheeked Craft, a three-time Academic All-American and the Big Ten career steals leader, is recognized as one of the greatest and most popular student-athletes in school history. Smith has been a part of 100 victories in his […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran forward Zack Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to an 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Rookie point guard Nick Calathes, who has replaced injured Mike Conley in the starting lineup, had 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals for […]