NBA: Steph Curry finishes 53 in historic night; Golden State Warriors down Denver Nuggets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107 on Monday night. Draymond Green had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors. Nikola […]
Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry surpasses Wilt Chamberlain for most points in franchise history
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most points in Warriors franchise history Monday night in Golden State’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passes Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held since 1964. “It’s […]
ONE: Eduard Folayang faces Shinya Aoki in trilogy match
The trilogy bout is official. Former ONE Lightweight World Champions Eduard “Landslide” Folayang and Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki will meet for the third time. Both Folayang and Aoki were scheduled to make their Circle returns against different opponents at the end of April. But an unlikely turn of events now see them facing each other […]
NBA: San Antonio Spurs, DeMar DeRozan extend Orlando Magic losing streak to six
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points in under three quarters, Dejounte Murray added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Orlando Magic 120-97 on Monday night. San Antonio was playing a night after winning in Dallas on a last-second shot by DeRozan, and it showed no signs of fatigue in […]
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers spoil JJ Redick’s Dallas Mavericks debut; Joel Embiid drops 36
DALLAS (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 36 points and the Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a long stretch of mostly road games with a 113-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. Embiid made all six of his free throws in the first four-plus minutes and was 14 of 15 from the line as the […]
NBA: Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox fined $20,000 for criticizing officials
NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was fined $20,000 on Monday for criticizing the officiating following the Kings’ 128-112 loss to the Utah Jazz over the weekend. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell kept Fox from going after the officials after Saturday night’s game in Salt Lake City. The Kings guard had been bothered throughout […]
NBA: Nets-Timberwolves game postponed following Daunte Wright’s fatal shooting aftermath
The National Basketball Association has issued a statement to postpone the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and the potential unrest in the area. The shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright occurred Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a suburb […]
Golf: Hideki Matsuyama becomes first Japanese to wear Masters green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The pressure was even more than Hideki Matsuyama could have imagined when he stood on the first tee Sunday at Augusta National. So was the emotion when he walked off the 18th green as the first Masters champion from golf-mad Japan. His arms securely inside the sleeves of the green jacket, […]
NBA: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers; Julius Randle leads with 34 points
NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-96 on Monday night for their third straight victory. Coming off tense finishes against Memphis and Toronto, the Knicks led comfortably for much of the fourth quarter and moved […]
NBA: New York Knicks survive Toronto Raptors late rally; Julius Randle leads team with 26
NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle scored 26 points and the New York Knicks recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to beat the Toronto Raptors 102-96 on Sunday night. RJ Barrett added 19 as the Knicks (27-27) won their second straight to get back to .500. Nerlens Noel finished with nine points, 13 rebounds and […]
