Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
LAS VEGAS — UCLA guard Jordan Adams has a way of beating Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament. This time, he did it without hurting himself. Adams had a team-high 24 points last season as the Bruins beat the Wildcats in the conference tournament semifinals, although he suffered a broken foot on the final play, derailing […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving hopes his season is not over. After it was announced Monday that the All-Star will miss at least two weeks and eight games with a strained biceps tendon, Irving is encouraged that the injury will not require surgery. “If you could take a positive from the situation, obviously that […]
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao committed a crucial turnover on an inbounds play with 7.8 seconds left that could have cost his team the game. “It was a bad feeling,” Varejao said. That quickly turned to elation when Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez returned the favor by turning it over with 1.9 seconds […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Brooklyn Nets experienced an energy crisis. The Portland Trail Blazers enjoyed a surplus. The result was the most one-sided victory for the Trail Blazers in more than two years. Guard Mo Williams came off the bench for season highs in points (21) and rebounds (six) to go with seven assists as […]
LOS ANGELES — After the New Orleans Pelicans suffered a seventh straight loss, coach Monty Williams said the team hit rock bottom. “This is the worst loss we’ve had this year,” Williams said after the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the Pelicans 108-76 on Saturday night at the Staples Center. “And the character of our locker […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — North Dakota State coach Saul Phillips struggled with his emotions after San Diego State eliminated the Bison from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon, but Phillips managed a wry smile when asked about the defensive game plan against Aztecs point guard Xavier Thames. “It probably looked like there wasn’t one,” Phillips said […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended off Wake Forest 67-57 on Wednesday night at Joel Coliseum. The Orange (20-0, 7-0 ACC), one of three remaining unbeaten Division I teams in the country, matched the best start in school history. Forward […]
CINCINNATI — Xavier is used to winning basketball games. DePaul isn’t. It didn’t take long to figure out how Wednesday night’s game was going to finish. Senior forward Justin Martin scored a career-high 22 points while junior guard Dee Davis added 17 points and seven assists as Xavier blew out reeling DePaul 83-64 at Cintas […]
The New York Knicks are one of a few teams with talent that must decide to stay the course or start over.
Matt John checks out a decade’s worth of No. 8 overall picks in the NBA Draft.