Category: Wirenews
Senior guard Daniel Bejarano scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, helping Colorado State beat Fresno State 81-73 Wednesday night at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Senior forward J.J. Avila scored 16 points, junior guard Joe De Ciman had 14 and senior forward Stanton Kidd added 11 for Colorado State (22-5, 9-5 Mountain West). […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Fourth-ranked Duke scored four consecutive points late in overtime to pull out a 92-90 victory over 15th-ranked North Carolina on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Center Jahlil Okafor scored on a power move into the lane with 1:44 left to put Duke ahead 90-89. Guard Quinn Cook converted one of two […]
Jerome Kersey, who spent most of his 17-season NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, died Wednesday at age 52, the team announced. His death was sudden and unexpected, according to the Oregonian, though the cause was not announced. On Tuesday night, Kersey appeared with other former Blazers at a Black History Month event at […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Georges Niang scuffled around for much of the game Wednesday night. However, in crunch time, the Iowa State forward found his form, sinking two big buckets in the closing minutes to lift the 14th-ranked Cyclones to a 70-65 win over 22nd-ranked Oklahoma State. Iowa State (19-6, 9-4 Big 12) ended a four-game […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas made the most of its misses Wednesday night. The No. 18 Razorbacks shot 47 percent and scored 22 second-chance points, beating the Missouri Tigers 84-69 in a Southeastern Conference clash at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (21-5, 10-3 SEC) turned 20 Missouri turnovers into 18 points, hit 10 3-pointers and used a […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
The Sacramento Kings officially hired George Karl as their head coach on Tuesday. The team did not release contract terms for the 27th coach in franchise history and the 16th since the relocation to Sacramento, but previous reports indicated the deal was for $14.5 million over four years. The Kings announced before the NBA All-Star […]
Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young believes Danny Ferry should keep his job as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Ferry has been away from the team after he took a leave of absence in September when his recorded comments about Luol Deng, an African-American player who was a free agent at the time, were made […]
The Phoenix Suns continue to discuss moving Goran Dragic before Thursday’s trade deadline after his agent informed the team that the All-Star point guard does not plan to re-sign this summer. Sources told ESPN.com that the Suns are exploring all options to try to strike a deal before the 3 p.m. ET deadline to avoid […]
The New York Knicks officially shut down forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season and he could be out for four to six months, team president Phil Jackson said Wednesday. Anthony will undergo surgery on his ailing left knee. The procedure is a patellar tendon debridement and repair, which will remove dead, damaged, […]
