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Mar 26, 2008 9:57 PM CDT

KG's MVP Campaign Blocks Out Suns

Turnovers, Boston's rebounding doom Phoenix in 117-97 loss

(Newser) - Twenty-one turnovers, a whopping disadvantage in rebounds, and Kevin Garnett's monster game sank the Suns in Boston, 117-97. Garnett had 30 points, shooting 63%, and added two takeaways and two blocked shots to a muscular performance by the Celtics, who had 17 offensive rebounds against Phoenix's four. Paul Pierce added...

Russian Investing in
... WNBA Stars?

Mar 26, 2008 12:45 PM CDT

Russian Investing in ... WNBA Stars?

'Crazy people to do some crazy things,' billionaire says of his lavish hoop jones

(Newser) - Basketball-crazy Russian billionaire Shabtai von Kalmanovic is pouring money into women's hoops—flying WNBA players to Russia in the off-season and paying them 10 times what they make in the US. Players like Diana Taurasi are put up in luxury digs and chauffeured around. "They should be treated like...

Howard Propels Dirk-Less
Mavs Past Clippers

Mar 26, 2008 4:41 AM CDT

Howard Propels Dirk-Less Mavs Past Clippers

They halt 3-game skid with 103-90 victory

(Newser) - In the Mavs' first game since Dirk Nowitzki was sidelined with sprains to his left knee and ankle, Josh Howard stepped up with a 32-point performance, lifting Dallas over the Clippers, 103-90. Howard started slowly before exploding in the third quarter, scoring 20 rapid points to break open a 60-58...

Bulls Outlast Hawks 103-94, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Mar 26, 2008 12:12 AM CDT

Bulls Outlast Hawks 103-94, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Gooden scores season-high 31 won in victory

(Newser) - The Chicago Bulls overcame a listless fourth-quarter to survive the Atlanta Hawks’ comeback attempt and earn a 103-94 victory. Ben Gordon’s three-pointer with 90 seconds remaining sealed the game for Chicago, which is in 11th place in the East and trails Atlanta by two games for the eighth and...

Summitt Gets 100th NCAA Tourney Victory

March Madness

Mar 25, 2008 11:59 PM CDT

Summitt Gets 100th NCAA Tourney Victory

Tennessee, Louisville, Duke reach women's Sweet Sixteen

(Newser) - The Tennessee Lady Vols beat Purdue 78-52 to move onto the regional semifinals and give coach Pat Summitt her 100th career win in the NCAA tournament. She's the first coach, men’s or women’s, to reach that milestone. Top-seeded Tennessee will face either Oklahoma or Notre Dame in the...

West, Paul
Fend Off
Frisky Pacers

Mar 25, 2008 11:55 PM CDT

West, Paul Fend Off Frisky Pacers

Fourth straight win keeps Hornets atop West

(Newser) - David West led all scorers with 35 points as New Orleans began a six-game Eastern road trip by defeating Indiana, 114-106. The Pacers kept it close, cutting the lead to two points with 4:30 to play; they then scored just two baskets for the rest of the game. Chris...

Another Painful Game,
Another Spurs Win

Mar 25, 2008 11:32 PM CDT

Another Painful Game, Another Spurs Win

Ginobili has 28 as San Antonio pulls away late in Orlando, 107-97

(Newser) - Magic starters Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson both sustained first-half injuries that sent them to the bench, and they did not return against the Spurs, who surged in the fourth quarter to win 107-97, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Dwight Howard statistically outperformed the veteran Tim Duncan in an enthralling battle,...

Billups, Pistons Set Down Suns in Overtime

Mar 25, 2008 2:58 AM CDT

Billups, Pistons Set Down Suns in Overtime

Phoenix sees seven-game winning streak go by the boards

(Newser) - Detroit scored the last six points in overtime, including a three-point play by Chauncey Billups, as the Pistons defeated Phoenix, 110-105, snapping the Suns' seven-game winning streak. Billups had nine of his 32 points in the extra session and helped pick up the slack for the ailing Richard Hamilton, who...

Carter, Nets Down Knicks 106-91

Mar 25, 2008 2:55 AM CDT

Carter, Nets Down Knicks 106-91

New Jersey inches closer to the playoffs

(Newser) - After losing three times to the moribund New York Knicks this season, the New Jersey Nets were finally able to beat their neighboring rivals in a visit to Madison Square Garden. The 106-91 victory moves the Nets to within one game of the Atlanta Hawks and the eighth and final...

Skip to My Lou: Alston's 28 Propels Rockets Past Kings

Mar 25, 2008 2:51 AM CDT

Skip to My Lou: Alston's 28 Propels Rockets Past Kings

Adelman wins 800th career game as coach

(Newser) - The Houston Rockets were able to fend off a surprisingly frisky Sacramento Kings team and earn a 108-100 victory. The win is the 800th of coach Rick Adelman’s career, which is the third most amongst active coaches and 14th all-time. Adelman earned 395 of those wins while coaching the...

Feisty Philly Stuns Boston With Late Run

Mar 25, 2008 12:28 AM CDT

Feisty Philly Stuns Boston With Late Run

The A.I. they didn't trade has monster 4th quarter as Celts go cold

(Newser) - The Celtics were on top for all of three quarters, but a surging 76ers team put together a 19-0 run in the fourth and shocked Boston in a chippy 95-90 game. The Sixers' Andre Iguodala produced a fantastic show, notching 13 of his 28 points in the final stanza, thrice...

Denver's Smith
Closes Out Memphis

Mar 25, 2008 12:23 AM CDT

Denver's Smith Closes Out Memphis

"Who shot?" J.R. goes for 25 points in fourth quarter

(Newser) - The Nuggets entered halftime down 57-51, and J.R. Smith had just two points entering the last frame, but Smith then scored 25—including 21 from long-range—and his team prevailed over the Grizzlies, 120-106. Denver's dynamic duo of Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson combined to add 49, and Marcus...

Pitt Upsets Baylor in
Women's Tourney

March Madness

Mar 24, 2008 10:25 PM CDT

Pitt Upsets Baylor in Women's Tourney

Zellous leads Panthers to biggest win in program history

(Newser) - The sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers, on the strength of a 67-59 upending of No. 3 Baylor, advanced to a regional semifinal in the women’s NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. Shavonte Zellous, a former track sprinter, led the Panthers with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, and grabbed...

Bucks Can't Solve
Quinn, Heat's JV

Mar 24, 2008 10:21 PM CDT

Bucks Can't Solve Quinn, Heat's JV

Milwaukee drops to 6-28 with loss to inexperienced Miami squad

(Newser) - Milwaukee became the first team to lose twice to Miami this season thanks to the play of late replacement Chris Quinn, who scored a career-high 24 points in a 78-73 Heat win. Quinn filled in for Jason Williams, who had a right thumb injury, writes AP. It was the second...

Warriors Battle
Back From 26-Point Hole

Mar 24, 2008 6:52 AM CDT

Warriors Battle Back From 26-Point Hole

Beat Lakers in LA for 1st time in 5 years

(Newser) - The Warriors had not beaten the Lakers in Los Angeles since January of 2003, but when holding a 26-point lead last night, it looked like that they would finally snag another victory. Then it seemed certain that the rallying Lakers would prevail yet again. Then Golden State won it after...

Raptors Collapse Late,
Nuggets Prevail 109-100

Mar 23, 2008 9:54 PM CDT

Raptors Collapse Late, Nuggets Prevail 109-100

Rare flash of anger for Bosh as Toronto falls to .500

(Newser) - Toronto forward Chris Bosh came an assist short of his first triple-double, but it didn't make his team's latest loss any easier. The Raptors frittered away a 17-point first-quarter lead to the resilient Nuggets, who ended with a 13-2 run to win 109-100 and bump Toronto back to .500, reports...

Dallas Loses Dirk, Game
in Hellish Third Quarter

Mar 23, 2008 9:48 PM CDT

Dallas Loses Dirk, Game in Hellish Third Quarter

Nowitzki out two weeks, 6-7 games as Mavericks gaze into the abyss

(Newser) - In a nightmarish third quarter, the Mavericks allowed a game-changing 19-0 run by their archrivals and saw their star forward, Dirk Nowitzki, sustain a lower leg injury on a nasty spill. The sweet-shooting Bavarian is likely to miss a minimum of 6-7 games, reports the Dallas Morning News, and now...

Suns Blaze
Past Rockets

Mar 23, 2008 5:52 AM CDT

Suns Blaze Past Rockets

Flawless Amare leads Phoenix to 7th straight

(Newser) - The Suns reminded the recently unbeatable Rockets what it's like to be left in the dust, posting record stats on its way to a 122-113 triumph and a jump to third in the Western Conference. White hot from the start, Phoenix shot a mind-boggling 76% in the first half, with...

Hornets
Come Back to Sting Celtics

Mar 22, 2008 11:09 PM CDT

Hornets Come Back to Sting Celtics

West scores 37, New Orleans survives horrible start

(Newser) - The New Orleans Hornets followed a strange path in beating the Boston Celtics 113-106 last night, reports the Associated Press. The Hornets fell behind by 15 points early, and let the Celtics hit 75% of their shots, before storming from behind to end Boston's four-game winning streak. David West led...

Duke Dumped

March Madness

Mar 22, 2008 5:45 PM CDT

Duke Dumped

Blue Devils' offense goes cold as Mountaineers advance

(Newser) - West Virginia ended today what Belmont failed to on Thursday: an upset of second-seeded Duke, reports the AP. Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds as West Virginia held the Blue Devils to 38% shooting, out-rebounding them 47-27 in the 73-67 victory. Duke has now missed the Sweet Sixteen...