Category: Wirenews
SALT LAKE CITY — Center Derrick Favors scored 21 points and forward Gordon Hayward added 20 to help the Utah Jazz snap a nine-game losing streak with a 100-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Enes Kanter added 12 points and 15 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season, while Alec […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Thirty-two seconds remained in the game and Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol was at the free-throw line having made the last two of his 30 points. Fans inside FedExForum Tuesday night saw it as an opportunity, chanting “MVP, MVP, MVP.” Gasol, who also had six assists and five rebounds in the Grizzlies’ […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook sees it starting to come together. After an injury-plagued start to the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are healthy and finding their form. That meant bad news for the Milwaukee Bucks, who fell 114-101 after the Thunder pulled away in the second half at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. “We’re getting […]
CLEVELAND — Forward LeBron James scored 35 points, including a critical 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Cleveland Cavaliers roared back from a 14-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-101 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to eight games. The Raptors shot 65 percent in the first half and built a 73-59 lead […]
PHOENIX – Stuck in a four-game losing streak and sensing a tired Phoenix Suns team was ripe for the taking, Chris Bosh decided this was as good a time as any to be the kind of player the Miami Heat will need him to be this season. Bosh scored 24 of his season-high 34 points […]
Saint Joseph’s overcame early offensive difficulties to blow past Loyola (Md.) 68-42 at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Greyhounds dominated the opening 12 minutes and grabbed a 18-7 lead, but after that, it was all Saint Joseph’s. After falling behind by 11 points, the Hawks outscored the Greyhounds 50-13 over the next 20 […]
Tilman Dunbar helped Navy take the lead early and then fight off visiting VMI later, finishing with a game-high 26 points as the Midshipmen scored an 84-66 victory over the Keydets on Tuesday at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. Dunbar, a guard, scored the game’s first five points to give Navy (3-7) a lead it […]
Freshman guard Elvar Fridriksson had 17 points and seven assists, helping visiting LIU-Brooklyn earn its first win of the season with an 83-70 victory over Maine on Tuesday evening at Cross Insurance Center in Orono, Maine. Senior forward Landon Atterberry added 14 points and six rebounds for LIU-Brooklyn (1-6), which made all seven of its […]
NEW YORK — Villanova’s Dylan Ennis is proving to be a quick learner, and the seventh-ranked Wildcats are the beneficiary. Ennis, a redshirt junior guard, led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points as Villanova turned away Illinois 73-59 in the first game of the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Ennis […]
NEW YORK — Louisville won its ninth consecutive game at Madison Square Garden, knocking off Indiana 94-74 in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday. The fourth-ranked Cardinals (8-0) continued to make themselves at home in the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” They prevailed for the 11th time in their past 12 games […]
