INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key 3-pointer in the final few minutes, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 22 down to defeat the Detroit Pistons 107-100 on Friday night. The shot clock was about to expire when Stephenson launched from well … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards point guard John Wall isn’t known for his 3-point shooting. Don’t tell that to the Sacramento Kings. Wall had 21 points and nine assists, Marcin Gortat scored 18 and Washington beat Sacramento 110-92 on Monday night for its third straight win. Wall shot 8 of 9 from the field, including 4 … Continue reading
TORONTO (AP) — As he drove to the basket late in the fourth quarter, DeMar DeRozan lost his footing and fell onto his backside. While going down, the All-Star guard managed to toss the ball to the 3-point line, where teammate Kyle Lowry stepped up and drained a go-ahead jumper. It was a huge play … Continue reading
DENVER (AP) — In a tight game down the stretch, there was no letting up by Emmanuel Mudiay and the Denver Nuggets. Mudiay scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 3-pointer midway through the period, and the Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-94 on Thursday night. “What I … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — When Brooklyn ran off 17 straight points to erase an 18-point deficit in the third quarter, Phoenix guard Devin Booker thought back to last season, when his teammates often bickered among themselves when they faced huge deficits. This time, the Suns remained steady. The Nets added another spurt to lead in … Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor broke two bats, borrowed one from a teammate, and hit a home run. It’s been like that for the Cleveland Indians of late. The Indians stretched their franchise-record winning streak to 18 games, beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Sunday night behind homers from Lindor and Roberto Perez in the … Continue reading
West Virginia has been known for its defense for years. So far the Mountaineers’ offense has been putting on quite a show. Esa Ahmad tied a career-high with 14 points, Nathan Adrian added 12 and the No. 19 Mountaineers cruised to a 100-41 victory over New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. This is West Virginia’s first back-to-back games … Continue reading
Virginia fans looking for assurances that they could still have high expectations despite the dismissal from the team of expected offensive stalwart Austin Nichols got plenty to feel good about Sunday in the No. 8 Cavaliers’ 62-38 victory against Yale. Marial Shayok scored 15 points, freshman Kyle Guy had 12 and Darius Thompson 11 … Continue reading
Norfolk State Men’s Basketball Season Opener NSU at Mississippi State Friday, Nov. 11 8 p.m. EST Humphrey Coliseum TV: SEC Network+ Live Video Live Stats Game Notes The Norfolk State men’s basketball program has been down this road before. Just two years ago, NSU came into the new season looking to replace one of its … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State men’s basketball junior forward Jordan Butler earned a spot on the preseason All-MEAC team as the conference office announced all of its preseason honors on Thursday morning. In addition, NSU was picked to finish fifth in the league in the preseason voting. Butler, meanwhile, earned a spot on the preseason … Continue reading
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