Category: Wirenews
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which played in the NCAA tournament this season, will not be eligible to play in the postseason next season because of its insufficient academic standing. The school announced Wednesday that the NCAA denied the school’s appeal on its Academic Performance Rate (APR). It’s the same criterion that prevented Connecticut from playing in the 2013 […]
ATLANTA — Trailing by nine points to Boston in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks were in danger of losing to the Detroit Pistons and Celtics on back-to-back nights. Their lead over the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was about to be trimmed to one game. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran guard Arron Afflalo is not happy about the way the season is ending — with his team ranking among the worst in the NBA — but he still wants to close it the right way. Afflalo played with a re-energized passion on Wednesday night, scoring 25 points, including seven in the […]
TORONTO — Raptors coach Dwane Casey saw no ill-effects from his 6-foot-6 Lithuanian center as Jonas Valanciunas picked up a career-best 26 points helping Toronto to its fourth straight win. Guard Kyle Lowry added a game-high 29 coming off a bruised kneecap as the Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 125-114 Wednesday night. “It was good […]
CLEVELAND – On a night the Cleveland Cavaliers should have been ecstatic, they were down in the dumps. After playing arguably their most complete game of the season, the Cavaliers were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Cavs dished out a season-high 41 assists in their 122-100 dismantling of the Detroit Pistons on […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago center Joakim Noah delivered his fourth triple-double of the season and the seventh of his career in the Bulls’ 102-87 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, but it is all the things you cannot quantify that makes him so important to a team that won its sixth consecutive game. The […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — They are not as well known, but the Memphis Grizzlies have their own Big Three. On Wednesday night at FedExForum, Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph, center Marc Gasol and point guard Mike Conley combined for 71 points, 28 rebounds and 11 assists in a 107-102 victory over the Miami Heat. Miami forward […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Chris Copeland scored a season-high 18 points and dropped in a layup with 1.2 seconds left, and a team of reserves led the Indiana Pacers to a 104-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Indiana snapped a two-game losing streak despite playing without all five of its regular starters, who were […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guards Gerald Green and Goran Dragic combined for 41 points and guard Eric Bledsoe scored all 16 of his points in the second half to lift the Phoenix Suns to a 94-88 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. In sweeping the Pelicans for the first […]
ATLANTA – Trailing by nine points to the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks were in danger of losing to the Detroit Pistons and Celtics on back-to-back nights. Their lead over the New York Knicks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was about to be trimmed to […]
