Category: Wirenews
BOSTON — Guard Evan Turner capped a furious Boston comeback with a floater in the lane with two-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Celtics an 89-88 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. After his team called a timeout with 6.4 seconds left, Turner got the ball off the inbounds and […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 30th straight home game and stayed tied atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 74-57 win over Indiana State on Wednesday night at Koch Arena. The 15th-ranked Shockers (22-3, 12-1 MVC) led 38-24 at halftime before a slow start to the second half allowed the Sycamores cut the […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior forward Montrezl Harrell picked up his 21st double-double and the University of Louisville starters had some help from the bench for the first time in a few weeks as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 69-56 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash at the KFC Yum Center on Wednesday […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Guard Malcolm Brodgon scored 15 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and second-ranked Virginia, playing without one of its top players, defeated North Carolina State 51-47 on Wednesday night at PNC Arena. N.C. State guard Trevor Lacey hit a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left but missed a potential tying […]
ORLANDO — Center Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading the Orlando Magic to a 89-83 victory over the hapless New York Knicks on Wednesday night at the Amway Center. The Magic (17-39) snapped a two-game losing streak, while the Knicks (10-43) lost their fifth consecutive game. Magic guard Victor Oladipo […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Danny Green had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 104-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Green, a starting shooting guard, added eight rebounds and four assists for the Spurs (34-19), who have won 15 of their last 20 […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The third installment of a budding Atlantic-10 rivalry featured a familiar finish Wednesday night at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. After the La Salle Explorers and the No. 20 Virginia Commonwealth Rams traded thrilling victories in 2013 and 2014, they turned in another hard-nosed double overtime classic Wednesday. Led by guard Jordan […]
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss his third straight game at Toronto on Wednesday night after an examination revealed a “mild stress reaction in his lower right fibula.” Beal missed the last two games with a sore right big toe. The team announced Wednesday that subsequent examinations revealed the mild stress reaction in his […]
Amid apparent friction between players on the Seton Hall basketball team, sophomore guard Jaren Sina is leaving the program. The school did not state the reason for his departure in its announcement Wednesday, but tension among teammates is thought to be at the heart of his decision. “I tried my best. I think I was […]
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, who led the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to a national title, died Wednesday. He was 84. His son, Danny Tarkanian, said on Twitter: “Coach Tark, my father, the greatest man I have ever known, passed today, to take his place in heaven. I will miss him every day of […]
