Category: Wirenews
The Boston Celtics traded center Brandan Wright to the Phoenix Suns on Friday for a 2015 conditional first-round draft pick and also agreed to terms on a deal to send forward Jeff Green to the Memphis Grizzlies. According to reports, the Celtics will get guard Tayshaun Price and another future first-round draft pick from the […]
Florida center Jon Horford was reinstated to the team on Friday but will sit out the Gators’ next game against Mississippi State along with suspended freshman guard Zach Hodskins. Hodskins, a preferred walk-on who plays sparingly, remains suspended for Saturday night’s SEC game in Gainesville, Fla. Horford and Hodskins were suspended by coach Billy Donovan […]
Longtime college basketball referee Karl Hess was terminated by the ACC and decided to no longer work American Athletic Conference games because of a remark directed at a spectator during a game. Hess, who has worked five Final Fours, made a racial comment to Mit Shah, the CEO of an Atlanta-based hotel management company, during […]
Utah State coach Stew Morrill announced Friday that he will retire at the end of his 17th season at the school. Morrill, 62, is in his 29th season as a college head coach. He has a 393-149 record at Utah State and 611-287 overall. The Miners are 9-6 overall and 2-1 in the Mountain West […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and hauled in 12 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to overwhelm the Miami Heat 99-83 Thursday night at the Moda Center. Guard Wesley Matthews added 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who outscored the Heat 56-35 in the second […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Arizona made sure of a win on its third attempt at Matthew Knight Arena, building an early lead and pulling away to beat Oregon 80-62 in a Pac-12 game Thursday night. The seventh-ranked Wildcats (14-1, 2-0 Pac-12) never trailed against the Ducks (11-4, 1-1), who in the previous two seasons upset a […]
The Portland Trail Blazers gave general manager Neil Olshey a multiyear contract extension on Thursday and added president of basketball operations to his title. Olshey became Portland’s general manager before the 2012-13 season and is credited for draft picks and player acquisitions that resulted in the Trail Blazers reaching the playoffs last season for the […]
The Atlanta Hawks will be put up for sale after the franchise’s owners announced Thursday that they unanimously approved a plan to sell all shares in the team. The sale will include the operating rights to the team’s arena, Philips Arena, and the franchise is expected to stay in Atlanta. NBA spokesman Mike Bass told […]
Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams is out indefinitely after an MRI on Thursday revealed a fracture to cartilage in his ribs. The team termed it a “fracture of the cartilage portion of the left 12th rib.” Williams is averaging 13.9 points, 6.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 32 games this season.—The Atlanta Hawks will be […]
TORONTO — The Charlotte Hornets are depleted by injuries, but several players have been willing to step up and it showed Thursday as they defeated the Toronto Raptors 103-95. It was the fourth win in a row for the Hornets, who had only nine available players because of injuries to center Al Jefferson and others. […]
