Category: Wirenews
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been known to give Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker a night off even against top opponents in an effort to keep them fresh for the long season. With the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA’s most ineffectual team in town Monday night, the Spurs coach […]
INDIANAPOLIS — If all goes according to plan for Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State and Kansas, this won’t be the only visit to central Indiana this season. The four teams converge on Bankers Life Fieldhouse for Tuesday’s Champions Classic, an annual showcase that gives college basketball fans an early glimpse of the perennial powers while offering […]
North Carolina State broke out to a 19-5 lead and never looked back in knocking off Hofstra 76-64 on Monday in Raleigh, N.C. The Pride (1-1), coming off a 33-point win over Jacksonville in the season opener, had a nightmare of a first half, shooting 32.3 percent from the field and turning the ball over […]
Saint Joseph’s continued its recent run of dominance over city rival Drexel, winning its fourth straight in the series between the two schools, 52-49, in a “road” game at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia on Monday night. Drexel took its biggest lead of the game at 36-29 with 12:24 remaining following back-to-back buckets by […]
After leading by just four points at halftime, Florida Atlantic pulled away in the second half for a 74-49 victory over Warner University on Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. Florida Atlantic and Warner were tied 29-29 late in the first half, but the Owls scored four points in the final minute to go to […]
The Loyola (Ill.) Ramblers defeated a Division II opponent for the second straight game on Monday night at the Gentile Arena, but the Ramblers’ schedule will take a giant leap in their next contest. Sophomore guard Milton Doyle scored 21 points and added eight assists, and senior forward Christian Thomas added 21 points as Loyola […]
Junior forward Jake Wiegand recorded a double-double to lead Illinois-Chicago to a 67-64 victory over visiting Western Illinois on Monday night at UIC Pavilion. Wiegand had 28 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois-Chicago (1-1). Junior guard Paris Burns added 13 points and five rebounds. Junior guard J.C. Fuller came off the bench to score a […]
Guard Four McGlynn scored 13 points as Towson earned its first victory of the season with a 51-46 road victory over Morgan State Monday night. McGlynn, the only member of the Tigers (1-1) to score in double figures, made all eight of his free throws in the offensively challenged game, including four in the final […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins wore a 4-inch gash just underneath his left eye, courtesy an elbow from San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili Such is life under the basket for one of the NBA’s best centers, but on nights like Saturday, the pain is worth it. “Hurt like crazy when it […]
LOS ANGELES — Too much Chris Paul on offense and a heavy dose of DeAndre Jordan on defense sparked the Los Angeles Clippers in a rout of the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. Paul scored 32 points and Jordan grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked seven shots, leading the Clippers to a 120-107 win over the […]
