May 18, 2013

NBA Playoff Roundup: Grizzlies shake off ugly first half, beating Thunder 103-97 in OT for 3-1 lead in West semis

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchise’s first Western Conference final. Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Heat slides by Bulls 104-94 / Spurs beat Warriors 102-92

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – So much for South Beach style. The Miami Heat showed again they can get down and dirty. LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Chicago digs deep and wins against Nets after 3 overtimes 142-134

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. The Bulls were trailing 109-95 with less than 4 minutes to go [...]

NBA Roundup: Carlos Boozer helps rally Bulls in 92-90 win over Nets

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK — Carlos Boozer had 29 points and 18 rebounds, Nate Robinson made the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 92-90 on Thursday night. Jimmy Butler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Luol Deng scored 18 points, [...]

March Madness – Women’s Results: Dayton outlasts St. John’s in 2OT

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(Andrea Hoover scored a career-high 24 points in a double-overtime thriller on Sunday to stall No. 10-seed St. John’s 96-90 on Sunday in first-round action of the NCAA tournament.) BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL KENTUCKY 61, NAVY 41 NEW YORK (AP) — DeNesha Stallworth scored 18 points and Jennifer O’Neill added nine of her 12 points in the [...]

March Madness – Women’s Results: Upset Alert; Creighton beats Syracuse

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Saturday saw upsets of No. 7-seed Syracuse, to go along with Connecticut’s 105-37 ousting of Idaho. BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL No. 1 CONNECTICUT 105, No. 16 IDAHO 37 STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led six Connecticut players in double figures as the Huskies routed Idaho. Mosqueda-Lewis finished with 22 points, all in the first half. Morgan [...]

March Madness: N.C. A&T and St Mary’s win their play-in games / Robert Morris upsets Kentucky in NIT

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(The reward for winning the first game of the 2013 NCAA tournament? A date with No. 1 overall seed Louisville on Thursday. North Carolina A&T will do just that after holding off Liberty in the First Four.) DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jeremy Underwood came off the bench to score 19 points, leading North Carolina A&T [...]

NBA Roundup: Celts wilt in the Heat 105-103

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(JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF / The late heroics of LeBron James offset a career-high 43 points by Jeff Green as the Heat beat the Celtics, 105-103.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Miami’s last trip to Boston on Jan. 2 resulted in a double-overtime loss that triggered a Celtics renaissance. But tonight the Heat came in with something [...]

College Basketball: Tuesday’s Women’s and Men’s Results / Notre Dame women win Big East title

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Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, center smiles as Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins, left, and teammate Jewell Loyd hold the championship trophy after their 61-59 win over Connecticut Tuesday. (Jessica Hill/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Hartford, Conn. — Skylar Diggins cut the final strand off the net and twirled it around. Finally, Notre Dame [...]

College Basketball: Duke dumps North Carolina in ACC showdown / Baylor beat Kansas State

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Seth Curry hit his first seven shots during No. 3 Duke’s torrid start, helping the Blue Devils jump to a big lead and beat rival North Carolina 69-53 on Saturday night. Curry finished with 20 points, while Mason Plumlee turned in his best performance in a month with 23 points [...]