NBA: Jordan Clarkson-less Utah Jazz takes 24th straight home win over Sacramento Kings
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 14 of his season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 128-112 on Saturday night, extending their franchise-record home winning streak to 24 games. Mitchell tallied his 18th 30-point game this season, but it took him a while to heat […]
NBA: Joel Embiid stars as Philadelphia 76ers overpower Oklahoma City Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Joel Embiid had 27 points and nine rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-93 on Saturday night to pull even with Brooklyn for the Eastern Conference lead. On Friday night in a loss at New Orleans, Embiid went just 5 for 16 from the floor and scored […]
NBA: Gary Trent Jr. career-high 44 points pushes Toronto Raptors over Cleveland Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points and the severely short-handed Toronto Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Trent made 17 of 19 field goals, including shooting 7 of 9 from 3-point range, and went 3 […]
NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves to be bought by Alex Rodriguex, Marc Lore
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent Saturday to buy the Timberwolves and keep the NBA team in Minnesota, owner Glen Taylor said. The agreement, which also includes the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, opens a 30-day window for negotiations to be finalized. If accountants and […]
NBA: LA Lakers upset Brooklyn Nets on the road; Kyrie Irving, Dennis Schroder ejected
NEW YORK (AP) — Andre Drummond had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder scored 19 points before he and Kyrie Irving were ejected in the third quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-101 on Saturday night. A nationally televised matchup already missing plenty of star power lost even more when […]
Trinity Rodman becomes youngest NWSL scorer in her debut
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Trinity Rodman became the youngest player to score in the National Women’s Soccer League with a goal in her professional debut for the Washington Spirit on Saturday night. But the Spirit could not overcome the North Carolina Courage, falling 3-2 in the Challenge Cup match. Rodman, the 18-year-old daughter of former […]
FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Philippines rescheduled to June 16-20
MANILA – The Philippines will hold its FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers (ACQ) third window bubble starting mid-June. In a statement on Friday night, FIBA said all the games of the Philippine bubble would happen on June 16-20. Initially scheduled for March, the Philippines had been handed the rights to host the matches for Group A, […]
Scotty Pippen Jr. declares for NBA draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the NBA draft without signing with an agent to keep his options open. Pippen announced his intentions Saturday morning with a social media post. He said he was blessed to come to Vanderbilt. “We all have dreams and I am ready to pursue […]
VisMin Cup: Ryan Buenafe, Descmore Alcober anchors Syquijor Mystics over Dumaguete Warriors
ALCANTARA — Ryan Buenafe summoned his old basketball magic of yore to bring the Siquijor Mystics back from 19 points down to vanquish the Dumaguete Warriors, 105-100, in the main game of the Visayas leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup on Saturday night at the Civic Center here, Saturday. After being held […]
VisMin Cup: Lapu-Lapu City Heroes makes presence felt with 14-point rout of Tabogon Voyagers
ALCANTARA—The ARQ Builders-Lapu-Lapu City Heroes announced their title intentions with a huge 75-61 rout of the Tabogon Voyagers in the second day of action in the Visayas leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, Saturday afternoon at the Civic Center here. ARQ was up by just eight early in the third canto but […]
