Category: Wirenews
DALLAS — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich questioned the Spurs’ resolve after their heart-wrenching Game 3 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. There was little to question after Monday night’s Game 4 in the Western Conference opening-round playoff series. With their season likely on the line, the Spurs found new life by slipping by the Mavericks […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Atlanta Hawks did not just put on a 3-point shooting exhibition Monday night. It was a clinic. Second-year pro Mike Scott, a forward from Virginia, hit a playoff-career-high five 3-pointers and guard Kyle Korver also hit five as the Hawks defeated Indiana 107-97 to bring the top-seeded Pacers to the brink of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It might have looked routine, but that is not the way the Miami Heat view their first-round sweep of the Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat pulled away late in the third quarter for a 109-98 victory in Game 4 on Monday night, and afterward they made sure to savor the moment. “When you […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The Atlanta Hawks made a franchise-best 15 3-pointers Monday night to help them to a 107-97 playoff win over the Indiana Pacers in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Hawks lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, and they can clinch the series by winning Game 6 on Thursday night at Phillips Arena in […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Forward LeBron James scored 31 points and four of his teammates scored in double figures as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 109-98 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Heat trailed at halftime but outscored the Bobcats 32-17 in the third […]
Kim Anderson, who led Central Missouri to the Division II national championship this year, was named the new head basketball coach at Missouri, the school announced Monday. Anderson is not a stranger to the Tigers program. He played for Missouri, and was the Big Eight player of the year in 1977. He was also a […]
Former Louisville forward Chane Behanan declared for the NBA draft. Behanan, who was dismissed from Louisville in December, signed with Colorado State in January and started taking online courses. The Coloradoan initially reported Behanan’s intention to enter the draft and he confirmed his decision in a text message to ESPN.com. “I love the game and […]
CarMax, Virgin America and Kia joined State Farm Insurance in ending sponsorship deals with the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday stemming from racist comments allegedly made by owner Donald Sterling. “CarMax finds the statements attributed to the Clippers’ owner completely unacceptable,” the company said in a statement. “These views directly conflict with CarMax’s culture of […]
Hall of Fame NBA coach Jack Ramsay died Monday after a long battle with cancer. Ramsay was 89 and coached 20 seasons in the NBA, with 864 career victories and a 1977 title with the Portland Trail Blazers. He also won an NBA championship as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. When Ramsay was hired […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum scored five consecutive points in overtime, leading Portland to a 123-120 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who took a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series […]
