Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Guard D.J. Newbill scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, and Penn State knocked off No. 22 Ohio State for the second time this season, winning 65-63 Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Tim Frazier added 16 points for the Nittany Lions, including a free throw with […]
HOUSTON — The moment called for a modest amount of celebration, for the Los Angeles Clippers to laud their maturity and the collective strides they made during their lengthy, arduous process of roster cohesion. Hamstrung by the loss of All-Star forward Blake Griffin and facing a 15-point deficit, the Clippers did not blink. Instead they […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah did more scoring than passing for a change and the Chicago Bulls handed the Philadelphia 76ers their 24th consecutive loss with a 91-81 victory Saturday night at the United Center. With the loss, Philadelphia moved into sole possession of second place on the list of longest losing streaks within a […]
HOUSTON — Three Houston starters recorded double-doubles and the Rockets survived a last-second 3-point attempt from Miami forward LeBron James to defeat the Heat 106-103 on Tuesday night at Toyota Center. Houston center Dwight Howard (22 points, 16 rebounds) provided the defense on James as the clock wound down, forcing an errant shot than enabled […]
DALLAS — The hard-luck and short-handed Sacramento Kings could not hold onto a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost their sixth game in a row, 107-103 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at the American Airlines Center. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, selected for his 12th All-Star Game on Thursday, led the Mavs’ comeback with 34 […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Northwestern still has a long road ahead to climb into Big Ten Conference championship discussion moving forward, but the improving Wildcats made another statement Sunday afternoon in Purdue’s Mackey Arena. Getting 27 points from senior forward Drew Crawford, Northwestern defeated slumping Purdue 74-65 to avoid a last-place Big Ten Conference finish […]
After an epic trade deadline, Matt John examines who came out victorious when it was all said and done.
Which players shined the brightest on the seventh day of March Madness? Basketball Insiders put together a list of the day’s studs.
PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Clippers are waving goodbye to the rest of the Pacific Division. The Clippers won their fifth consecutive game, downing the Phoenix Suns 104-96 Tuesday night. With 20 games to play, Los Angeles is 42-20, 4 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Golden State Warriors and six games ahead of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — For about 44 minutes Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might be content to join the Utah Jazz in the NBA’s draft lottery pool. The final four minutes of the game kept the Grizzlies right in the playoff mix. Forward Zach Randolph scored 22 points, hit a key […]