Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a sloppy, foul-marred game, the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals never trailed and beat the Central Florida Knights 87-70 Saturday night at the KFC Yum! Center. UCF was in the bonus just 5:20 into the second half and had just two fouls at that point, but soon caught up, with both teams […]
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another injury, and the Chicago Bulls added to the Lakers’ woes on Sunday. The Bulls extended the Lakers’ misery at Staples Center with a 92-86 victory over Los Angeles before an announced crowd of 18,997. Guard Kirk Hinrich led the Bulls with 19 points, while center Joakim […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-83 on Wednesday for their second consecutive win. The Raptors (28-24) improved to 9-2 at home since Jan. 1 while handing the Hawks (25-26) their fifth consecutive loss. Guard Kyle Lowry added […]
A look at six issues Phil Jackson will have to immediately address in his role as president of the Knicks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a sloppy, foul-marred game, the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals never trailed and beat the Central Florida Knights 87-70 Saturday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Senior All-American guard Russ Smith led Louisville (18-4, 7-2 American Athletic Conference) with 27 points, including eight of the Cardinals first 12 and 10 straight points […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are on pace to record their worst season since 1960. How long will they remain in basement?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Power forward Julius Randle had his 17th double-double of the season and No. 25 Kentucky survived its poorest offensive half of the season to top Alabama 55-48 at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. Randle finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. His two free throws with 3:10 to play gave Kentucky a […]
Just because the Indiana Pacers are at the top of the Eastern Conference does not mean that team president is satisfied. In taking a critical look at the Pacers, Bird told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that he sometimes sees a lack of aggressiveness from the players and coach Frank Vogel. “A lot of times, […]
PITTSBURGH — Freshman guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 in dramatic fashion Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Pitt had gone ahead by one point when senior center Talib Zanna made two free throws […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rookie guard Victor Oladipo scored 23 points and sparked a fourth-quarter turnaround, leading the Orlando Magic to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. The Magic (16-37) erased a 17-point, third-quarter deficit in beating the Pacers, who have the best record in NBA. On Friday, Orlando also came from […]