Category: Wirenews
DAYTON, Ohio — University of Albany coach Will Brown called senior point guard D.J. Evans “fearless” after Tuesday night’s first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Mount St. Mary’s after the Great Danes held off a Mountaineers comeback. Now their courage gets further tested on Thursday when Albany faces top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Florida (32-2) in Orlando, […]
Tic Price, who replaced the fired Pat Knight at Lamar on an interim basis last month, was named head coach on Tuesday. Knight, the son of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, was let go in his third year at the school. The Cardinals struggled to a 7-54 record the past two seasons after Knight […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior guard DJ Evans scored 22 points, sophomore guard Peter Hooley added 20 points, and Albany held off Mount St. Mary’s 71-64 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Albany (19-14) advances to face No. 1 overall seed Florida (32-2) […]
The New York Knicks officially named Phil Jackson, who has 13 NBA championship rings, as president of the team and control of the front office on Tuesday. The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days […]
The Auburn Tigers hired Bruce Pearl, who made six NCAA Tournaments at Tennessee before being fired for recruiting violations, as their next basketball coach on Tuesday. “I’m humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love,” Pearl said. “I don’t know how long it will take, but it’s time to rebuild the […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving hopes his season is not over. After it was announced Monday that the All-Star will miss at least two weeks and eight games with a strained biceps tendon, Irving is encouraged that the injury will not require surgery. “If you could take a positive from the situation, obviously that […]
The Auburn Tigers hired Bruce Pearl, who made six NCAA Tournaments at Tennessee before being fired for recruiting violations, as their next basketball coach on Tuesday. “I’m humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love,” Pearl said. “I don’t know how long it will take, but it’s time to rebuild the […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks reached into their past in the hopes of a better future. Phil Jackson, a forward on the Knicks last championship team in 1973 and the owner of 11 championship rings as a coach with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, was named New York’s President of […]
The New York Knicks officially named Phil Jackson, who has 13 NBA championship rings, as president of the team and control of the front office on Tuesday. The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days […]
CHICAGO — In case there were any doubts, the Oklahoma City Thunder are still pretty good with guard Russell Westbrook on the floor. The Thunder went 5-6 in the first 11 games after Westbrook returned to the lineup Feb. 20. He started at the United Center on Monday after taking the previous night off, and […]
