Category: Wirenews
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]
Center Joel Freeland of the Portland Trail Blazers and forward Shawne Williams of the Detroit Pistons were suspended one game without pay for head-butting each other in Friday night’s game, the NBA announced on Saturday. The incident occurred with 1:15 left in the Trail Blazers’ 118-99 victory over the Pistons at Moda Center in Portland. […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall had 31 points and outdueled his former University of Kentucky teammate DeMarcus Cousins as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half for a 113-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Wall had 20 points and 10 of his 12 assists in the second […]
PHILADELPHIA — Forward Thaddeus Young had 21 points and nine rebounds against his former team as the Brooklyn Nets held off the Philadelphia 76ers 94-87 on Saturday night, ending a five-game losing streak. Young, acquired by the Nets Feb. 19 from Minnesota for forward Kevin Garnett, spent his first seven NBA seasons with Philadelphia. He […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Center Tyler Zeller, a Washington, Ind., native, had 18 points and seven rebounds Saturday night, leading the Boston Celtics to a 93-89 victory against the Indiana Pacers in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory is the fourth straight for the Celtics (29-36), who also got 16 points each from forward Brandon Bass, forward Jae […]
CHICAGO — There was no panic in the Wisconsin locker room at halftime even as the top-seeded Badgers trailed 35-30 after a lackluster first half. “We’re never going to freak out,” said Badgers forward Sam Dekker. “We’re never going to try to get it all back in one play.” It took only a few plays […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After getting a reboot during the end of a forgettable Eastern road swing, the Memphis Grizzlies regained their balance as a team and rolled to a 96-83 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 18,119 at FedEx Forum. Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger sat center Mark Gasol, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament championship game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The Cyclones hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 seconds to open a five-point lead before Jayhawks forward Brannen Greene made a […]
CHICAGO — When more blue-collar basketball players are needed, Michigan State will provide them. Trailing third-seeded Maryland, 15-4, early in their Big Ten tournament semifinal, the second-seeded Spartans rallied to score a 62-58 victory on Saturday and advanced to the title game for the fifth time. Their opponent: Wisconsin, another school with a junkyard-dog defensive […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Southern Methodist is back in a place it hasn’t been in quite some time. Next week, the Mustangs will return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 22 years. Southern Methodist used stellar defense against Temple on Saturday to advance to the American Athletic Conference championship game with a 69-56 […]
