Category: Wirenews
STILLWATER, Okla. — Maryland sought added validation to its strong start Sunday. The No. 17 Terrapins found it in an unlikely place — on the road — pulling past Oklahoma State 73-64 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. During coach Mark Turgeon’s first three seasons in College Park, Maryland had gone just 8-25 on the road, a sore […]
Guard Dwight Meikle scored 28 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Hampton to a 75-66 nonconference victory over Northern Arizona on Sunday in Norfolk, Va. Guards Brian Darden and Quinton Chievous each added 10 points for Hampton (6-6), which won for the fifth time in six games. The Pirates led 31-23 at halftime […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sixth-ranked Virginia sent Harvard and head coach Tommy Amaker home with a sour taste in their mouths right before the holidays as the Cavaliers demolished the Crimson 76-27 Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena. The Crimson ran into a Virginia (11-0) squad that is playing some of the best basketball in […]
MIAMI — Every day, it seems, John Wall silences more doubters. On Friday night, Wall continued to build his case as perhaps the best point guard in the Eastern Conference, producing 20 points and 10 assists for his 16th double-double of the season. His contribution helped the Washington Wizards win their sixth straight game, defeating […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Toronto Raptors took a couple of hard falls but stood their ground against the reeling Detroit Pistons on Friday. Shooting guard Landry Fields required eight stitches to the back of his head after tumbling head-over-heels midway through the third quarter. Forward James Johnson then got knocked to the floor in […]
MIAMI — Every day, it seems, John Wall silences more doubters. On Friday night, Wall continued to build his case as perhaps the best point guard in the Eastern Conference, producing 20 points and 10 assists for his 16th double-double of the season. His contribution helped the Washington Wizards win their sixth straight game, defeating […]
CLEVELAND — LeBron James still remembers Mike Miller’s Game 5 performance in the NBA Finals in 2012, when Miller made seven 3-pointers against the Oklahoma City Thunder to clinch James’ first championship in Miami. The stakes weren’t nearly as high Friday, but Miller and James still look terrific playing together in starting roles. Miller scored […]
SAN ANTONIO — The longer the game continued, the stronger Damian Lillard became. Lillard scored nine of his career-best 43 points in the third overtime, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs 129-119 Friday night. The Trail Blazers guard hit all four of his shots in the third overtime, including his fourth 3-pointer […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Chicago Bulls didn’t have Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson, but did they ever have Jimmy Butler and rookie Nikola Mirotic. Butler posted a double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds and Mirotic scored a career-high 27 points off the bench as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 103-97 on Friday […]
DENVER – Doc Rivers applauded the Denver Nuggets for pulling one out against his Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers coach reserved judgment on the referees who called five technicals on his team. “I’ll let you guys say it,” Rivers said of the officiating in the game. “I keep saying, coaches and players get technicals for […]
