Category: Wirenews
One day after being named president of the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson met with head coach Mike Woodson, addressed the players later in the afternoon and then received a standing ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd during Wednesday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Woodson confirmed before the game that he and Jackson […]
NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez scored five points in 37 seconds and guard DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 31 points to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 107-100 victory over the Pelicans on Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. Vasquez, traded in the offseason, broke a 94-94 tie with […]
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics won’t have a lot to show for their rebuilding season. One thing they will have is the season series against the Miami Heat. The Celtics, taking advantage of fowrard LeBron James’ absence caused by back spasms, trailed by 14 points in the first half Wednesday but came back to end […]
NEW YORK — Led by guard Deron Williams, who scored a game-high 25 points, the Brooklyn Nets had six players score in double figures in a 104-99 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. The Nets won their season-best 10th straight game at Barclays Center, their longest home winning streak since […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Earlier this week, Cal Poly coach Joe Callero surmised that his Mustangs would finish with a winning record if they won the national championship. “We need to win seven straight,” Callero quipped. Well, only six more to go. Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were in the game Wednesday night, but as it has been the case for nearly two months now, they once again came up on the losing end, dropping their 22nd straight. Guard/forward Jimmy Butler hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 6:49 left and reserves D.J. Augustin and Taj Gibson combined for […]
Penn State blew a 10-point, second-half lead but still managed to defeat Hampton 69-65 in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Junior guard D.J. Newbill led the Nittany Lions (16-17) with 19 points. Forward Brandon Taylor added 14 points and nine […]
Towson guard Four McGlynn hit a 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt as time expired to give Towson a stunning 63-60 victory at South Carolina Upstate in the first round of the College Insider Tournament and cap off a wild final seven seconds. Tigers forward Jerrelle Benimon hit a layup with 6.7 seconds remaining to give […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 points to lift Cal Poly past Texas Southern 81-69 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena. Cal Poly (14-19) advances to face No. 1 seed Wichita […]
BOSTON — Miami Heat forward LeBron James, who scored 43 points the night before, was a late scratch with back spasms for Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The move was made after Miami coach Erik Spoelstra met with reporters before the game. James’ third absence of the season comes a day after he […]
