Basketball
Shipp, Love Lead No. 5 UCLA Past ASU
Friday, February 1st, 2008Anderson Helps Cal Upset No. 9 Cougars
Friday, February 1st, 2008Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and California hung on to hand No. 9 Washington State its first home loss of the season, 69-64 on Thursday night.
Cougars star Derrick Low had a 3-point attempt in the closing the seconds that could have tied the score, but it rimmed out with a tick left on the clock.
It […]
Paulus, No. 3 Duke Beats N.C. State
Friday, February 1st, 2008Greg Paulus scored 22 points, including a burst of three 3-pointers early in the second half, to help third-ranked Duke rally past North Carolina State 92-72 on Thursday night.
Freshman Kyle Singler added 19 points for the Blue Devils (18-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed by nine at halftime for the second straight game before […]
O’Brien Wins NCAA Appeal
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Jim O’Brien won an appeal Thursday and can return to the college sidelines after he had been fired by Ohio State and essentially banned from coaching by the NCAA for paying a recruit.The NCAA’s ruling on March 10, 2006, all but prevented any colleges from hiring O’Brien. The governing body of college sports also said […]
James Rallies Cas; Davis Leads Warriors
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Blocked and booed, LeBron James and Baron Davis refused to be beaten. James and Davis led their teams to impressive road wins Wednesday night. Cleveland handed Portland only its fifth home loss, and Golden State snapped New Orleans’ nine-game winning streak.
Frustrated after having two shots rejected by Blazers center Joel Przybilla, James scored 17 points […]
Celtics’ Garnett, Allen Out Against Heat
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The Boston Celtics were without starters Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for Tuesday’s game in Miami. Garnett has a strained abdominal muscle, keeping him sidelined for the second straight game. Allen missed the game because of the flu, coach Doc Rivers said.
“Somebody has to pick it up,” Rivers said. “Nobody’s going to be Kevin Garnett […]
Celtics’ Garnett to Miss 2nd Game
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Boston center Kevin Garnett will miss the game against Miami because of a strained abdominal muscle, his second contest on the sideline. Garnett won’t dress for the game Tuesday night against the Heat, coach Doc Rivers said after the morning shootaround.”He always wants to play, which is good,” Rivers said. “But he understands it’s the […]
Net’s Kidd Wants Out
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Jason Kidd says he wants to be traded, and New Jersey’s All-Star point guard missed Tuesday’s team shootaround.”We tried to make this work. We’ve found out it doesn’t,” Kidd told ESPN The Magazine on Monday. “It’s time for us all to move on.”
The Nets, losers of nine in a row, were scheduled to play the […]
Bayless’ D Keys Arizona Upset of Cougars
Friday, January 25th, 2008The biggest compliment for Jerryd Bayless didn’t concern his team-leading 23 points. The freshman point guard drew praise for what he did on defense in Arizona’s 76-64 victory over No. 6 Washington State on Thursday night.
“Jerryd had a lock-down performance,” Wildcats interim coach Kevin O’Neill said, referring to Cougars’ leading scorer Derrick Low being held […]
Hudson’s Jumper Lifts Warriors Over Lakers
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Troy Hudson hit a jumper with less than 1 second to play to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in the teams’ preseason opener.The Lakers’ ensuing inbound pass was deflected by Golden State’s Austin Croshere.
Kelenna Azubuike scored 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the […]