May 18, 2013

NBA Deadline wrap: Jazz, Kings confused….and more

295ec6b4456e9f812253b562f53190e0

Al Jefferson (left) is set to become a free agent after the season. (Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature – Rob Mahoney) — Four thoughts on what did and didn’t happen at the NBA trade deadline: • Atlanta’s choice to retain Josh Smith might be the biggest story of the deadline, but [...]

NBA trade deadline: Winners and losers

3c18c3a1198f43ac14c073c6d73783ba

Twins Marcus (left) and Markieff Morris will play alongside each other in Phoenix. (Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature – Ben Golliver) — Thursday’s NBA trade deadline passed without a splashy move to rival the James Harden and Rudy Gay trades from earlier this season. J.J. Redick was the biggest name dealt, [...]

March Madness 2012: How to beat Kentucky – Kansas has uphill task in NCAA final

09a3deb9eb78cf5d583b3a8225fcd982

(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — NEW ORLEANS – From freakishly talented and tall Anthony Davis to often-overlooked sixth man Darius Miller, Kentucky has an all-star lineup on the verge of becoming one of the youngest to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship. As heavy favorites, the Wildcats should feel the weight of Big Blue Nation. [...]

March Madness 2012: Men’s Final Four and Women’s Elite Eight

3f639af249b8802c1a0f11e6cf2296f6

(Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 points to lead Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory against top-seeded North Carolina. It’s the Jayhawks’ first appearance in the Final Four since 2008. Picture courtesy of NCAA) ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way, scoring 22 points and [...]

March Madness 2012: North Carolina escapes upset ; Kansas barely hangs on

ab417893739b0218b0a405983e2963e5

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored five of his 12 points in overtime and top-seeded North Carolina escaped a huge upset with a 73-65 victory over 13th-seeded Ohio on Friday night in the Midwest Regional semifinals. Ohio, trying to become the first team seeded 13th or worse to make the regional finals since the [...]

March Madness: Sweet 16; Previewing Friday’s games

59fb04caa831953379f4a1b98356790c

(Michigan State hit just 28 percent from the field as Louisville clamped down on defense to reach another Elite Eight under Rick Pitino. The Cardinals’ Gorgui Dieng blocked seven shots in the 57-44 slugfest. Picture courtesy of NCAA) No. 1 North Carolina (31-5) vs. No. 13 Ohio (29-7) Tip-off: 7:47 p.m. ET, TBS Coaches: Roy [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse beats Louisville and wins the Big East Title 58-49

2bfc7b17e4eb411850f3d42114ff6680

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Brandon Triche scored 18 points, Kris Joseph added 11 in the final home game of his career, and second-ranked Syracuse beat No. 19 Louisville 58-49 on Saturday. Syracuse (30-1, 17-1) matched the Big East record for victories — Connecticut also won 17 conference games in 1995-96 — and the Orange also [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kansas slams Oklahoma St. 70-58

d7f29552de74a97a16c23519f9a4db8e

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor scored 27 points, Thomas Robinson added 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 3 Kansas claimed the Big 12 title outright by beating Oklahoma State 70-58 on Monday night Taylor scored 10 straight points in the final 5 minutes to close it out for the Jayhawks (25-5, 15-2). Unranked [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kentucky slides by Varderbilt 83-74

8767a741bf4061c427520bd29b7b037a

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting, and No. 1 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 83-74 on Saturday to win the Southeastern Conference regular season title for the 45th time. The Wildcats (28-1, 14-0) have won 51 straight at home and are on a 20-game winning streak overall. But [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kentucky beats Mississippi 77-62

8f22a9fd40b0f10f71f448d1864cad88

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to a 77-62 victory over Mississippi on Saturday, the Wildcats’ 50th consecutive win at home. The Wildcats (26-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) are 49-0 at home under head coach John Calipari as part of the nation’s longest active home [...]