Category: Wirenews
ATLANTA — Indiana forwards Paul George and David West combined for 40 points and sparked a third-quarter uprising that enabled the Pacers to beat the Atlanta Hawks 89-85 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. George scored nine of his 18 points and West had eight of his 22 points in the third quarter […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sometimes, it doesn’t take long for one team to establish dominance over another. Tuesday night at the FedExForum, it took only a few minutes. Or maybe just a few seconds. Sophomore forward Shaq Goodwin won the tip for the Memphis Tigers. Senior guard Geron Johnson grabbed the ball and passed to freshman […]
WACO, Texas — No. 8 Kansas bounced back to earn a split in its Big 12 two-step through Texas. After the Jayhawks fell to No. 25 Texas on Saturday, guard Naadir Tharpe led a rejuvenated Kansas team to a 69-52 win over Baylor on Tuesday at the Ferrell Center. Tharpe tallied 22 points, four assists […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Freshman forward Austin Nichols scored 18 points and the No. 24 Memphis Tigers made a season-high 12 shots from 3-point range in a 101-69 rout of Rutgers Tuesday night at the FedExForum. Memphis (17-5, 7-3 in the American Athletic Conference) shot 59 percent (36-for-61). The Tigers shot 63.2 percent on 3-pointers (12-for-19). […]
If the last two games are any indication, Ohio State might be out of its January funk. Guard Aaron Craft scored 17 points and had six steals on Tuesday night to lead the balanced Buckeyes to their second road win over a ranked Big Ten team in four days, a 76-69 decision at No. 17 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 18 Kentucky had one of its best defensive performances of the season after two notably subpar performances last week, and the Wildcats pulled away from the Ole Miss Rebels in the second half Tuesday for an 80-64 win at Rupp Arena. Kentucky (17-5, 7-2) separated itself from Ole Miss (15-7, 6-3) […]
The NBA punished Joakim Noah for his outburst during Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, fining the Chicago Bulls center $15,000 for verbally abusing the officials in the Bulls’ 99-70 loss in Sleep Train Arena. Noah directed a profanity-filled tirade at the referees after he received a second technical foul and automatic ejection in […]
One day after expressing discontent with the Philadelphia 76ers over being kept off the floor, second-year forward Arnett Moultrie was assigned to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League on Tuesday. Moultrie underwent left ankle surgery in September and was sidelined through late December, but he has yet to appear in a game since […]
Former NBA player Tracy McGrady is attempting to begin a second career as a baseball player with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. The 34-year-old McGrady retired from the NBA at the end of last season after 16 years. He has been working out to try his hand as a pitcher. “Tracy […]
DENVER — Guard Randy Foye hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-115 Monday night. Forward Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and guard Ty Lawson added 27 points for the Nuggets, who snapped a two-game skid. It took a […]
