All Entries in the "Basketball" Category
NHL questions: Can the Rangers go all the way?
By DAN GELSTON | Associated Press – The NHL ‘s conference finals opened over the weekend without some of the top teams and big stars that highlighted the regular season. Long gone are Pittsburgh ‘s powerful point producers — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. With them went the Presidents’ Trophy winners, the Vancouver Canucks , the No
Pacers try to avoid 0-2 deficit vs. Magic (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) It’s a good thing Pacers coach Frank Vogel warned his team to ignore the experts. Indiana entered its first-round Eastern Conference playoff series heavily favored, yet the Pacers surrendered home-court advantage in an 81-77 loss on Saturday to a Magic team whose best player, All-Star center Dwight Howard, is out for the season with a back injury. A loss in Game 2 Monday at home would put the Pacers in bad shape before heading to Orlando
NBA schedule probably not to blame for Rose injury (Yahoo! Sports)
The NBA ‘s compressed schedule, with 66 games in four months followed by one day off before the playoffs, was tough on everyone. Did it cause more injuries? ”Yeah, probably,” Chicago ‘s Joakim Noah said
NBA schedule probably not to blame for Rose injury
By BRIAN MAHONEY | Associated Press – The NBA ‘s compressed schedule, with 66 games in four months followed by one day off before the playoffs, was tough on everyone. Did it cause more injuries?
Heat look to keep edge over ailing Knicks (Yahoo! Sports)
MIAMI (AP) When Jeremy Lin went down with a knee injury, Iman Shumpert stepped up for the New York Knicks. Turnabout isn’t happening anytime soon.
Local TV listings for April 22
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Thunder beats Kings 103-92 (Yahoo! Sports)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) With Oscar Robertson sitting courtside and soaking up the crowd’s adulation in recognition of his Hall of Fame career, it would have been a fitting occasion for Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant to record the first triple-double of his career. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of his triple-double season in 1961-62 – the only one in NBA history – the ”Big O” was being recognized by the Sacramento franchise on Friday night
Hayward’s hot hand helping Jazz during stretch run (Yahoo! Sports)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) He was booed on draft day, still gets teased about his Justin Bieber hair and recently endured the strangest, most expensive ”Wet Willy” ever. Utah Jazz swingman Gordon Hayward , however, has managed to rise above it all, finally living up to the expectations Jazz brass had when they made him a lottery pick in 2010
Larry Brown named coach at Big East-bound SMU
By STEPHEN HAWKINS | Associated Press – DALLAS (AP) — Larry Brown is returning to college to get back into coaching. The 71-year-old Hall of Fame coach was hired Thursday at SMU