Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — After winning 15 straight home games, the Brooklyn Nets have lost two straight at the Barclays Center after the cross-town rival New York Knicks came away with a 109-98 victory on Tuesday night. The Knicks defeated the Nets in three of four meetings this season. Despite being eliminated from the playoffs last […]
Carmelo Anthony has played his last game for the New York Knicks this season — and possibly in his career. The team announced before Tuesday night’s game that an MRI revealed a small labrum tear in Anthony’s right shoulder. With the Knicks out of playoff contention, he will be shut down for the final two […]
Michigan coach John Beilein announced Tuesday that sophomores Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas will forgo their final two years of eligibility and declare for early entry into the 2014 NBA Draft. “In a very short period of time, these two young men have had a very positive impact on the Michigan basketball program,” Beilein […]
Duke freshman forward Jabari Parker is expected to meet with coach Mike Krzyzewski Tuesday and announce the next day whether or not he will forgo his final three seasons of eligibility to enter the 2014 NBA Draft. Parker is the highest-scoring freshman in Duke history. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Chicago native averaged 19.1 points and 8.7 […]
Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin has agreed in principle to become the next head coach at California, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. ESPN.com initially reported the development and the report was confirmed by CBSSports.com. Martin just finished his third season at Tennessee. He led the Volunteers to 24 wins and a trip to the Sweet 16 […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors whipped their fun-loving fans into a frenzy on the eve of the playoffs Monday night. It took an early 19-point deficit and one of their worst defensive efforts of the season to do it, but they accomplished it nonetheless. Reserve forward Draymond Green connected on a career-best four […]
PHOENIX — In a game that featured 22 second-half lead changes and 15 in the fourth quarter alone, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley finally put an end to the tug-of-war — and the Phoenix Suns’ season — with one big shot. Conley’s only 3-pointer of the game, a 26-footer with 1:08 to play, put Memphis […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young apparently wasn’t kidding when he said he has no interest in tanking. The backup small forward scored a season-high 41 points and sparked a massive turnaround as the Lakers pounded the Utah Jazz 119-104 Monday at EnergySolutions Arena. Young, whose career-high is 43 points, scored […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors’ playoff run likely will start without Andrew Bogut. The 29-year-old center is out indefinitely due to a fractured rib, the team announced Monday. Bogut said he got hurt Thursday in the Warriors’ 100-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets, but he played through the injury Friday against the Los […]
NEW ORLEANS — Games like Monday’s are why your momma warned you never to bet. Losers of eight straight, the injury-ravaged New Orleans Pelicans were down to nine live bodies in a logical mismatch against the Oklahoma City Thunder, flaunting the second-best record in the NBA and boasting the odds-on choice for Most Valuable Player, […]
