May 20, 2013

NBA Playoff Roundup: Carmelo Anthony scores 34 as New York beats Boston

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith added 19, and New York opened a 2-0 lead over Boston with an 87-71 victory Tuesday night. Raymond Felton added 16 points for the Knicks, who used a 27-4 run spanning halftime to blow it [...]

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

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(Trailing by as many as 19, No. 9 Minnesota pulled within seven in the final minutes of its Big Ten battle with No. 5 Michigan. The Wolverines held on for the 83-75 win as Tim Hardaway Jr. totaled 21 points.) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Curry scored 24 points to lead No. 3 Duke past [...]

NBA Roundup: Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 102-96 on Monday night

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Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics reacts after scoring a three pointer in the closing minutes of a 102-96 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 7, 2013 in New York City. (January 6, 2013 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Pierce scored [...]

College Basketball: Men’s and Women’s Top 25 Results – Upsets

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(Michigan State’s Keith Appling scored five points in the last two minutes to lift No. 21 Michigan State past No. 7 Kansas on Tuesday. Appling and Gary Harris scored 37 of the Spartans’ 67 points.) ATLANTA (AP) — Seth Curry scored 23 points and No. 9 Duke held off a furious comeback by No. 3 [...]

NBA Roundup: NY Knicks beats the Miami Heat 104-84

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Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks gestures to Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden on November 2, 2012 in New York City. (November 1, 2012 – Source: Nick Laham/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Knicks gave [...]

The NBA Finals 2012: Is it time for Thunder to hit the panic button?

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat attempts to control the ball in the first quarter against Russell Westbrook #0 and Thabo Sefolosha #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the 2012 NBA Finals on June 17, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (June 16, 2012 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty [...]

March Madness 2012: Notre Dame vs. Baylor / Championship Game

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Notre Dame women beat UConn in semifinals DENVER (AP) — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory hit two big 3-pointers in overtime and the Irish beat Connecticut 83-75 on Sunday night. Notre Dame (35-3) also beat the [...]

March Madness 2012: Last Elite Eight Preview

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South Regional No. 1 Kentucky (35-2) vs. No. 3 Baylor (30-7) Tip-off: 2:20 p.m. ET, CBS. Coaches: John Calipari (Kentucky); Scott Drew (Baylor). Overview: This could be confused for an NBA game. Both teams have length and size and future NBA first-round picks. The only question for Kentucky is whether the players will be tired [...]

March Madness 2012: Men and Women Results – Final Four

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PHOENIX (AP) — Freshman forward Chane Behanan made the go-ahead basket with 1:06 left and fourth-seeded Louisville finished the game on a 23-8 run for a 72-68 victory over Florida on Saturday in the NCAA West Regional final, earning the Cardinals a trip to the Final Four. Russ Smith, who finished with 19 points, followed [...]

March Madness: Saturday’s Elite Eight capsules

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East Regional final Boston No. 1 Syracuse (34-2) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (30-7) Tip-off: 7:05 p.m., ET, CBS Coaches: Jim Boeheim (Syracuse); Thad Matta (Ohio State) Overview: In a regional where only one lower-seeded team won against a higher seed (No. 6 Cincinnati against No. 3 Florida State), the final comes down to the [...]