Archive for 2010

No. 8 Villanova edges No. 25 Temple in Philly battle

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSports.com Corey Stokes scored 24 points, Maalik Wayns had 21 and No. 8 Villanova won a heavyweight showdown with city-rival Temple, beating the No. 25 Owls 78-74 on Thursday night. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points for the Wildcats ...

Howard outduels Amar’e, Magic win fifth straight

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSports.co Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds in a bruising battle with Amare Stoudemire, and the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 112-103 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Stoudemire finished with 30 ...

Wade scores 45 in Heat’s 10th straight road win

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSpo Dwyane Wade left Houston with a bloody lip and a new season high in points. Wade scored 45 points and the Miami Heat extended their road winning streak to 10 games with a 125-119 win over the ...

Evans’ midcourt 3-pointer sinks Grizzlies at buzzer

Friday, December 31st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSports.com wir The Sacramento Kings finally found a way to pull out a game in the fourth quarter. Then they celebrated as if it was the franchises heyday again. Tyreke Evans made a 3-pointer from midcourt as time ...

Coach K solely in second on men’s all-time wins list

Thursday, December 30th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSports.com w Mike Krzyzewski one-upped his longtime rival. Now theres only one man with more victories than Dukes Hall of Fame coach - his former mentor. Krzyzewski moved past rival Dean Smith into second place on the mens ...

Taylor helps Badgers knock off No. 14 Gophers

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSSports.co Wisconsins Jordan Taylor thinks Minnesota has no regret for failing to get him or Jon Leuer even though both played in high school in the greater Minneapolis area. The Badgers know they wouldnt be the same without ...

Top story No. 3: ‘The Decision’ topples good King James

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

On the surface, it sounded completely silly. Really, it sounds silly. A 75-minute special dedicated entirely to a professional basketball player announcing his free-agent destination. This is what qualifies as riveting TV now? Yes, yes ...

Power Rankings: Cutting dead wood from NBA tree

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

As David Stern envisions taking the NBA global, LeBron James made an obvious observation last week: There already are too many teams. I agree, but not necessarily for the same reason that prompted James remark. ...

Wade goes off for 40, Heat hold off Knicks’ rally

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

CBSS No blowout this time for the Miami Heat. They can beat the Knicks with a grind-it-out finish, too. Dwyane Wade scored 15 of his season-high 40 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James and Chris Bosh each ...

Louisville, Temple rejoin Top 25; Vandy gets spot

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

Duke is again a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. Top 25 Analysis Gary Parrish Leav is completely unreasonable. Poll Attacks >> Related links Updated rankings: AP Top 25 | Coaches poll Parrish: Latest Top ...