NBA: Bogdan Bogdanovic career-high in threes leads short-handed Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers and the Atlanta Hawks battled back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-101 Sunday without Trae Young. Clint Capela added 20 points and 15 rebounds for the surging Hawks, who have won six of seven to […]
NBA: Enes Kanter tallies 30 rebounds; Portland Trail Blazers down Detroit Pistons
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Enes Kanter had 24 points and a franchise-record 30 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Detroit Pistons 118-103 on Saturday night. Kanter bested Sidney Wicks’ Portland record of 27 rebounds set in 1975. Kanter also surpassed his own career high of 26 set while with the Knicks in 2018. […]
NBA: Golden State Warriors rally behind Steph Curry to beat the Houston Rockets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 38 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors withstood another injury to rookie James Wiseman to beat the Houston Rockets 125-109 on Saturday night. Curry had his sixth straight 30-point game, the longest streak of his career. The two-time MVP made eight […]
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, […]
