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News Stories From The NBA
Dirk's 25 helps Mavericks end skid vs. Nuggets
Published: 9 February 2012, 1:41 am
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the undermanned Denver Nuggets 105-95 on Wednesday night. | Details...
Bench big for Rockets in victory over Blazers
Published: 9 February 2012, 1:12 am
Chase Budinger had 22 points off the bench and the Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-96 on Wednesday night. | Details...
Boozer, Bulls rout Hornets as Rose returns
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:49 am
Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game while nearly holding New Orleans to a franchise low in points during a 90-67 rout Wednesday night. | Details...
Bucks clip Raptors as Delfino burns ex-mates
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:36 am
Carlos Delfino scored a season-high 25 points against his former team, Drew Gooden had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Raptors 105-99 on Wednesday night. | Details...
Spurs dispatch 76ers as Parker goes for 37
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:32 am
Spurs 100, 76ers 90 | Details...
Smith, Hawks jump out early, hold off Pacers
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:23 am
Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night that snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak. | Details...
Gay, Grizzlies snap 3-game skid, edge Wolves
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:19 am
Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Quincy Pondexter added a career-high 17 points as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 85-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. | Details...
Sessions fills in for Irving, leads Cavs by Clips
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:16 am
Ramon Sessions scored a season-high 24 points as a last-minute replacement for injured rookie Kyrie Irving and Antawn Jamison scored 27, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 97-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. | Details...
Lin, Chandler shine as Knicks handle Wizards
Published: 8 February 2012, 11:59 pm
Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. | Details...
LeBron: No Perkins apology, tired of blame
Published: 8 February 2012, 11:26 pm
LeBron James will not be apologizing to Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins for tweeting about Blake Griffin's dunk over Perkins last week. And while he's at it, he's tired of getting blamed for things that he doesn't feel are his fault. | Details...
Isiah: Rose sought advice after ouster by Heat
Published: 8 February 2012, 10:44 pm
Derrick Rose sought advice from Isiah Thomas last year about leading a team to an NBA title as a point guard. | Details...
Magic owner: 'I don't want to trade' Howard
Published: 8 February 2012, 10:18 pm
Orlando Magic owner Richard Devos says he wants disgruntled center Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando. | Details...
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Published: 8 February 2012, 6:44 pm
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Driven Kobe thinks Lakers will 'tweak' team
Published: 8 February 2012, 5:22 pm
Kobe Bryant thinks the Lakers will make a move to improve the team. | Details...
Knicks expect Stoudemire to return Monday
Published: 8 February 2012, 3:54 pm
Amare Stoudemire is expected to return to the New York Knicks on Monday, the team confirmed. | Details...
Clips' Billups out for season with torn Achilles
Published: 8 February 2012, 7:23 am
Clippers guard Chauncey Billups suffered a torn left Achilles tendon Monday night and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
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News Stories From NCAA Basketball
Novak tops 1,000 points, lifts U-M past Huskers
Published: 9 February 2012, 1:00 am
No. 22 Michigan 62, Nebraska 46 | Details...
Virginia sends Wake Forest to 5th straight loss
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:55 am
Mike Scott made all nine of his shots and scored 19 points to lead Virginia (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) to a 68-44 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night. | Details...
BC stuns No. 17 Florida St., snaps 6-game skid
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:55 am
Jordan Daniels scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Boston College to a 64-60 victory over Florida State (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) on Wednesday night. | Details...
Duke rallies, shocks No. 5 N. Carolina at buzzer
Published: 9 February 2012, 12:55 am
Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give Duke (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night. | Details...
Syracuse edges G'town; Boeheim passes Smith
Published: 8 February 2012, 11:49 pm
Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Georgetown (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win. | Details...
Withey's career night helps Kansas whip Baylor
Published: 8 February 2012, 11:40 pm
Jeff Withey scored a career-high 25 points and Kansas went ahead to stay during a stretch without Thomas Robinson as the Jayhawks had another convincing victory over Baylor, winning 68-54 Wednesday night. | Details...
Green, Michigan State pull away from Penn St.
Published: 8 February 2012, 10:45 pm
Draymond Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds and made some timely shots to help Michigan State (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 11 AP) pull away from Penn State in a 77-57 win Wednesday night. | Details...
Memphis accepts invitation to join Big East
Published: 8 February 2012, 10:28 pm
At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East. | Details...
Stith, lone 2010-11 holdover, leaves St. John's
Published: 8 February 2012, 9:55 pm
Junior guard Malik Stith has withdrawn from the St. John's basketball team, citing personal reasons. | Details...
Cuse lawyers: Fine accusers out for headlines
Published: 8 February 2012, 9:01 pm
Two men suing Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for defamation connected to the sexual abuse investigation of fired assistant Bernie Fine are only out to generate salacious headlines with tawdry court filings, lawyers for the unive | Details...
UConn proposes own penalties for academics
Published: 8 February 2012, 7:40 pm
The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament. | Details...
Air Force fires coach Reynolds after 5 seasons
Published: 8 February 2012, 7:27 pm
Air Force has fired Jeff Reynolds as men's basketball coach after five seasons. | Details...
Source: C-USA board to discuss MWC merger
Published: 8 February 2012, 12:44 pm
Conference USA's board of directors will meet later this week to discuss the possibility of a full-scale merger with the Mountain West Conference, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. | Details...
Calhoun vows return after battling back injury
Published: 8 February 2012, 11:05 am
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun plans on getting through this latest health crisis with his back and returning to coaching, whenever he is physically able. | Details...
King: Blowing the whistle on shoddy officiating, Rivalry Week and more
Published: 7 February 2012, 4:53 pm
King's Court blows the whistle on shoddy officiating before turning its attention to Rivalry Week. | Details...
Kentucky maintains firm hold on No. 1 ranking
Published: 7 February 2012, 11:21 am
Kentucky kept an iron grip Monday on the top spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, receiving all 31 votes for the third straight week. | Details...
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