Category: Wirenews
INDIANAPOLIS — Led by a near career night from center Roy Hibbert, the Indiana Pacers answered the Washington Wizards in the second game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Hibbert scored 28 points, one short of his playoff career high, and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in Indiana’s 86-82 victory Wednesday. The best-of-seven series, tied […]
Kentucky basketball is familiar with the phrase the rich get richer, but this time it applies to the Wildcats’ assistant coaches, not their latest recruiting class. Head coach John Calipari’s top two assistants, Kenny Payne and John Robic, received two-year contract extensions and significant raises. Payne will earn $500,000 annually, a $150,000 raise that came […]
SAN ANTONIO — Point guard Tony Parker took a sabbatical from basketball during the season, with his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, forcing him to miss several games to recover from a “variety of maladies.” Popovich wanted Parker fresh for the playoffs, and the strategy is paying off. Parker scored 33 points […]
SAN ANTONIO — Point guard Tony Parker took a sabbatical from basketball this season, with his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, forcing him to miss several games to recover from a “variety of maladies.” Popovich wanted Parker fresh for the playoffs, and the strategy is paying off. Parker scored 33 points and […]
MIAMI — So much for the Brooklyn Nets’ four-game regular-season sweep of the Miami Heat. That mattered not at all Tuesday night, when the two-time defending NBA champion Heat routed the Nets 107-86 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at AmericanAirlines Arena. Game Two is set for Thursday night in Miami. Heat […]
MIAMI — The Miami Heat, who went winless against Brooklyn in four regular-season games, turned things around Tuesday night, defeating the Nets 107-86 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at AmericanAirlines Arena. Heat forward LeBron James, who earlier Tuesday lost out on the NBA’s MVP trophy, which went to Oklahoma City Thunder […]
Looking to increase exposure in East Coast markets with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, the Big Ten announced Tuesday that the men’s basketball tournament will be played at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., in 2017. Maryland and Rutgers are set to join the conference on July 1. On Monday, the Big Ten announced […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – The talk coming into the Western Conference semifinal series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers revolved around which team had the advantage at point guard. Even though the Clippers’ Chris Paul is a future Hall of Famer, many saw the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook as the favorite in the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Guard Chris Paul scored 32 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers past the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 Monday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Oklahoma City. Thunder coach Scott Brooks not only has to find […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Washington Wizards are finding the magic on their opponents’ home courts. The Wizards won all three games at Chicago’s United Center in their five-game win over the Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs. On Monday night, they slapped around the Indiana Pacers in the first game of the Eastern […]
