Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State point guard Stephen Curry capped a 33-point night with two hoops, including a 3-pointer, in a 14-0 run to close the game as the Warriors rallied from seven down to stun the Memphis Grizzlies 100-93 on Friday night. The win pushed Golden State (45-27) two games ahead of Memphis (43-29) […]
No. 6 Villanova went to Omaha, Neb., with revenge on its mind. Last time these teams met, Creighton poured in a Big East record 21 3-pointers and cruised to a 28-point victory in Philadelphia. Bluejays forward Doug McDermott let the Wildcats know right off the bat on Sunday night that no revenge would be achieved […]
Drew Maresca examines the potential durability of Julius Randle as his workload increases
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points Saturday to help No. 8 Kansas avenge its first Big 12 defeat as the Jayhawks drilled Texas 85-54 at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas (21-6) gained a three-game lead in the conference chase by improving to 12-2 in the Big 12. The Jayhawks can clinch at least […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and center Jonas Valanciunas added 20, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 98-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. It was the third consecutive victory for the Raptors, who remain atop the Atlantic Division at 42-31, assured of their first playoff appearance since 2008. […]
CHICAGO — Guard Fred VanVleet had a perfect night as he scored 22 points while No. 3 Wichita State ran its season-long winning streak to 28 with a 88-74 Missouri Valley victory over Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday night at Gentile Arena. The Shockers (28-0, 15-0) are now the nation’s sole unbeaten major team and could move […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – If the No. 5 Louisville Cardinals are just getting warmed up, no one is going to want to be in their part of the NCAA bracket. The Cardinals continued their dominating run to win the first American Athletic Conference tournament championship, defeating No. 21 Connecticut, 71-61, Saturday night at FedExForum. That was […]
MADISON, Wis. — Forward Drew Crawford led Northwestern with 30 points as the Wildcats upset No. 14 Wisconsin 65-56 Wednesday night in a Big Ten game at the Kohl Center. Crawford hit three 3-pointers and went 10-for-15 from the field, pacing a Northwestern offense that shot 48 percent for the game. The senior also had […]
NEW YORK — Since his return from a broken hand in early March, forward Branden Dawson ignited the Michigan State Spartans. On Friday, he led them to a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight by scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in Michigan State’s 61-59 win over the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers in the […]
NORFOLK, Va. — As a native of Boston and longtime Red Sox fan, LeVelle Moton grew up hearing about how his baseball team was cursed. Upon becoming North Carolina Central’s head coach five years ago, Moton began hearing it again. The Eagles put an end to such talk Saturday, though. Eagles guard Jeremy Ingram scored […]