May 24, 2013

NBA Playoff Roundup: Thunder edge Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1 of West semifinals

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY – Derek Fisher turned a tough situation for the Oklahoma City Thunder into the worst-case scenario for the Grizzlies. With the Thunder down by one in the final minute, Fisher poked the ball away from Memphis’ Mike Conley, springing three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant into the open court [...]

NBA Roundup: Blazers complete season sweep of Bulls; Nuggets take 14th straight

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — DENVER — Corey Brewer sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 14 games with a 101-100 thriller over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Anthony Randolph blocked Damien Wilkins’ desperation jumper at the buzzer to secure Denver’s 16th straight win [...]

NBA Roundup: Duncan dominates as Spurs hold off Mavericks

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Earl K. Sneed recaps the Dallas Mavericks’ Friday night matchup against the Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs, after the Mavs fell to 0-3 this season against their in-state rival. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan had 28 points and 19 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs escaped with a 92-91 [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Sunday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points, Cody Zeller had 24 and Christian Watford 20 to lead No. 1 Indiana past No. 10 Ohio State. It was the Hoosiers’ first road win against a top-10 team since 2000.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points, Cody Zeller added [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Thursday’s Men’s and Women’s Results – Illinois beat No. 1 Indiana 74-72 on Thursday night

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(Top-ranked Indiana fell to Illinois 74-72 with 0.09 seconds left in regulation. Tyler Griffey made the game-winning shot for the Fighting Illini after the Hoosiers turned over the ball.) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Griffey made an uncontested layup at the buzzer off a baseline inbounds pass and Illinois beat No. 1 Indiana 74-72 on [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Sunday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(With Rick Pitino wearing his patented white suit, No. 12 Louisville rolled past No. 25 Marquette on Sunday by shooting 52-percent from the field. Russ Smith scored 18 for the Cardinals.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two weeks of struggle had begun to raise questions about Louisville’s ability to contend in the Big East. And while some [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Saturday’s Men’s and Women’s Results / Michigan goes down

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(There likely will be a new king of the mountain when the polls are released. Indiana had five players score double figures as the third-ranked Hoosiers knocked off No. 1 Michigan 83-73.) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cody Zeller scored 19 points and Victor Oladipo had 15, leading No. 3 Indiana to an 81-73 victory over [...]

NBA Roundup: Nuggets beat Pacers 102-101

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Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket against Andre Iguodala #9 of the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on January 20, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets defeated the Thunder 121-118 in overtime. (January 19, 2013 – Source: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) DENVER (AP) — Andre Iguodala made [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Thursday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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The No. 23 Shockers fell short of the best start in school history 69-60 at the hands of Tennessee on Thursday. Trae Golden had 25 points and the Vols shot 80.6 percent. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Freshman Anthony Bennett scored 27 points and No. 20 UNLV won its sixth straight game, 91-44 over La Verne [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Thursday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — C.J. Fair had 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Michael Carter-Williams added 15 points and 10 assists, and No. 4 Syracuse beat Long Beach State 84-53 on Thursday night. Syracuse (7-0) upped its home winning streak to 27 games, tops in the nation, and has won 49 consecutive regular-season nonconference [...]