Category: Wirenews
LOS ANGELES — Guard John Wall, the Washington Wizard’s floor leader, came away not only relieved by Friday night’s slump-busting victory at Staples Center, but with an enhanced appreciation of the point guard he played against who is more than 16 years his senior. “No matter how old Steve Nash is, he’s still efficient running […]
LOS ANGELES — Washington point guard John Wall had 28 points and 14 assists Friday night as the Wizards held on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-107 at Staples Center. A scuffle broke out with 2:14 left between Lakers swingman Nick Young and Wizards forward Drew Gooden, as they locked arms going for a […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The San Antonio Spurs are winning methodically the way they always seem to do this time of year, even when they’re far from their offensive best. The Spurs moved their longest winning streak in three seasons to 12 on Friday, as guard Marco Belinelli scored 17 points and guard Kawhi Leonard scored […]
SAN DIEGO — UCLA is playing its best basketball at the best possible time. Fresh off winning the Pac-12 tournament, the Bruins handled Tulsa 76-59 in Friday night’s second-round NCAA South Regional game. For the surging Bruins (27-8), seeded No. 4, it was their fourth straight victory and sixth in seven games. Tulsa (21-13) saw […]
ST. LOUIS — Back in November, “40-0” T-shirts were selling at a brisk clip in Kentucky, so convinced were its fans that its star-laden freshman class would accomplish something that has never been done in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball. Now, the Wildcats will play Sunday to advance to the Midwest Regional semifinals — […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Iowa State put to rest any threat of a North Carolina Central upset with a heavy dose of forward Georges Niang. The No. 3-seeded Cyclones rode Niang’s hot hand in the second half to a 93-75 victory over the No. 14-seeded Eagles in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on […]
PHOENIX — Guard Eric Bledsoe scored eight of his team-high 23 points in the final 3:21 and backcourt mate Goran Dragic added 20 as the Phoenix Suns sent the Detroit Pistons to their 12th straight road loss, 98-92 on Friday. The Pistons missed 16 of 26 free throws — forward Josh Smith went 0-for-8 — […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Virginia turned to its reserves in clutch situations and they provided enough to prevent history. Anthony Gill and Evan Nolte combined for 18 second-half points off the bench and top-seeded Virginia avoided a part of history it wanted no part of, overcoming 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina 70-59 in an NCAA Tournament East Regional […]
TORONTO — Forward Kevin Durant called it the craziest game he’s ever been a part of. The Thunder star hit a deep 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining in double-overtime, capping a game-high 51-point outing as Oklahoma City stretched its winning streak to three games with a 119-118 win over the Toronto Raptors Friday night. The […]
ST. LOUIS — It was not the most stylish victory, but Kentucky won this battle of Wildcats on Friday night and now takes aim at college basketball’s only unbeaten team. Forward Julius Randle supplied an 19-point, 15-rebound double-double and guard Aaron Harrison scored 17 points as No. 8 Kentucky bounced No. 9 Kansas State 56-49 […]
