Category: Wirenews
HOUSTON — The signs of maturation were myriad for Washington Wizards guards John Wall and Bradley Beal on Monday night, with the most obvious example coming via their late-game composure at the free-throw line. Beal and Wall combined to sink all 10 of their attempts from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, including going […]
Guard Marques Townes made a layup with five seconds left in overtime to provide Fairleigh Dickinson with an 85-84 victory over host Towson on Monday. Townes finished with 18 points off the bench for the Knights (5-6), who won for just the second time in seven road contests this season. Guard Darian Anderson scored 23 […]
Freshman center Jahlil Okafor scored a season-high 27 points to help No. 2 Duke beat Toledo 86-69 on Monday night in Durham, N.C. Quinn Cook added a season-best 20 points and freshman Tyus Jones had 15 points and eight assists for Duke (11-0), which showed some rust while playing its first game since Dec. 18. […]
Florida International will embark on Conference USA play with a winning record after rolling to a 76-55 victory over Florida A&M on Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla. With the victory, the Panthers finished the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 7-6 record despite playing only three games at home. Forward Adrian Diaz led FIU […]
Senior guard Brett Olson made two big 3-pointers in overtime and finished with 27 points, leading Denver to a 77-73 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Monday night at Magness Arena in Denver. Olson made nine of 12 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for Denver (6-7). Junior guard Nate Engesser […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Heading into Monday night’s game, Mount St. Mary’s coach Jamion Christian already knew Old Dominion was bigger and stronger. He then discovered the Monarchs are quite a bit deeper, too. Forward Javonte Douglas responded to his first start with a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds, and forward Richard Ross made all […]
Virginia Commonwealth used strong starts in each half to close out the nonconference season with its fifth consecutive victory, knocking off Cleveland State, 72-63, on Monday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena. After scoring the first 12 points to start the first half, the Rams used a 9-0 run early in the second half to […]
Following Sunday night’s embarrassing home loss to the Detroit Pistons, there may be growing concern about whether Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt can reach his players. Sources told ESPN.com that there is worry in the Cavaliers’ organization with the level of response the first-year coach is getting on the floor Blatt acknowledged that the Cavaliers […]
CLEVELAND — After Cleveland’s comeback win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, LeBron James said the Cavaliers were “nowhere near championship ball.” On Sunday, in a 103-80 loss to the Detroit Pistons, the Cavs didn’t even look worthy of playoff consideration. After taking a 15-point lead early on in the second quarter, the Cavaliers fell […]
The Los Angeles Lakers claimed forward/center Tarik Black off waivers on Sunday. Black, 23, was released Friday by the Houston Rockets, who needed a roster spot to sign forward Josh Smith. To make room on the roster for Black, the Lakers waived forward Xavier Henry. The 6-foot-11, 257-pound Black is on a two-year, non-guaranteed deal […]
