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The top ranked team crushed ninth seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane 105-57 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) quarterfinals tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Leading the nation’s top ranked team were Co-Conference Players of the Year, Naphessa Collier scoring 24 points and Katie Lou Samuelson with 19 points. Gabby Thomas added 17 as the Huskies never trailed and extended their NCAA record breaking winning streak to 105 games. This marked the twelfth time that the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State, adjusting to life without injured Kevin Durant, fell to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, just the second time in nearly two years the Warriors have suffered back-to-back NBA regular-season defeats. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points to lead four Bulls players in double-figures in the 94-87 triumph. The Warriors’ points total was their season low, and they lost a second straight regular-season contest for the first time since […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Matt Barnes, a 36-year-old journeyman forward in his 14th National Basketball Association campaign, signed Thursday with the Golden State Warriors as help to ease the loss of injured star Kevin Durant. The move comes a day after Golden State announced that Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player who joined the Warriors last July, will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a sprained left knee ligament and bone bruise. Durant […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Australian center Andrew Bogut signed a free agent contract Thursday with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, whom he opposed in the past two National Basketball Association Finals while playing for Golden State. The 32-year-old 7-footer (2.13 meters) is in his 12th NBA campaign after being the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, and his arrival gives the Cavaliers’ lineup another key inside player with championship experience. Bogut was […]
(Eagle News) — The San Miguel Beermen took Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday night, edging the Barangay Ginebra Kings for the second time around in the final series. Chris Ross led the offensive with 24 points, much to the dismay of Coach Tim Cone and his never-say-die roster. The seven-feet-tall JuneMar Fajardo dominated the paint with 17 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks, enabling the Beermen to pull away in the […]
BOSTON, United States (AFP) — Isaiah Thomas took charge in the fourth quarter to power the Boston Celtics to a 103-99 victory over the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers despite a triple-double from LeBron James. James posted the 49th triple-double of his career but Thomas did him one better down the stretch in a battle between the Eastern Conference’s top two seeds. Thomas, who finished with 31 points, scored five points in the final 49 […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid, a 22-year-old Cameroonian center for the National Basketball Association Philadelphia 76ers, will miss the remainder of the season with a left knee injury, the club announced Wednesday. Embiid averaged team highs of 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds a game for the 76ers, who at 22-37 own the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Embiid underwent a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his left knee Monday to allow […]
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Russell Westbrook bagged his 30th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Utah Jazz 109-106 on Tuesday. Westbrook now stands third on the all-time list of players with the most triple-doubles in a single season, one adrift of Wilt Chamberlain who finished with 31 in the 1973-74 season. The record remains Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62, a benchmark Westbrook could well threaten with the Thunder […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant suffered an injury scare as the Golden State Warriors slumped to a 112-108 defeat against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. Warriors star Durant limped out of the game in the first quarter at Washington’s Verizon Center after team-mate Zaza Pachulia fell awkwardly onto his left leg. The Warriors later confirmed Durant had suffered a hyperextended left knee and that an MRI scan had been scheduled. There was no […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeMarcus Cousins was hit with a one-game suspension on Tuesday following his 18th technical foul of the season in New Orleans’ weekend defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA said. Cousins’ suspension means he will miss the Pelicans clash with the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. He was given a technical after a clash with Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams just 32 seconds into a game his team eventually lost […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –LeBron James shrugged off his recent illness to post 24 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 102-95 on Monday. Reigning NBA finals MVP James added 10 rebounds and six assists as Cleveland bounced back from Saturday’s defeat to Chicago to cement their place at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers improved to 41-17 with the win as Cleveland completed a strong February which saw them […]
