June 20, 2013

WNBA Roundup: Reviewing Sunday’s Action

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Dream 73, Mystics 63 (PhatzRadio / AP) — Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta into postseason play the previous two seasons after overcoming slow starts for the opportunity. The Dream don’t have to worry about that hurdle this year. McCoughtry scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half and Erika de Souza had 14 as [...]

March Madness – Men’s Final Game: Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 for NCAA title

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ATLANTA (AP) Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. Luke Hancock produced another huge game off the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the first coach to win national titles at two schools when relentless Louisville rallied from another 12-point deficit to beat Michigan [...]

NBA Roundup: Carmelo Anthony drops 40 points in Knicks 95-82 win over Hawks

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ATLANTA — Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points — giving him 90 in two games — and Raymond Felton had three straight baskets in a key spurt, helping the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-82 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory. Anthony, coming off a 50-point effort in [...]

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

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(Otto Porter scored 19 points to lead Georgetown to a 63-47 victory against No. 24 Notre Dame on Monday. In their third loss in four games, the Irish recorded season lows in points scored, field goal percentage and assists.) Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll after dropping from the top [...]

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

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(Led by Eric Murphy’s perfect 10-for-10 shooting night, No. 10 Florida cruised to an easy 74-56 win against 22nd-ranked Wisconsin in Gainesville. Murphy had 24 points and Mike Rosario added 15.) GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Erik Murphy tied a career high with 24 points just days after dealing with an illness, and No. 10 Florida [...]

NBA Roundup: Thunder beat Lakers 102-93

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Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, right, puts up a shot as Lakers forward Matt Barnes defends in the first half. (Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93 Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kentucky beat Tennessee 69-44

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Anthony Davis had 18 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots as No. 1 Kentucky beat Tennessee 69-44 on Tuesday night to extend the Wildcats’ home winning streak to 48 games. Kentucky (22-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) hit its first 11 shots over the opening 11 minutes as the Wildcats won [...]

NBA Roundup: Hawks open season with rout of Nets

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Marvin Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks opened a double-digit lead early and cruised to a 106-70 victory over the sluggish Nets on Tuesday night in their final home opener in New Jersey. Jeff Teague added 13 points, Joe Johnson had 11 and the Hawks got [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Notre Dame downs No. 22 Pittsburgh

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Alex Dragicevich #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish blocks a shot by Nemanja Djurisic #42 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the Progressive CBE Classic consolation game on November 22, 2011 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (November 21, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Alex [...]