Associated Press
Knicks Top Spurs in OT
(AP) — Alexey Shved scored 21 points and made the key defensive play in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100.
Rookie Langston Galloway had a career-high 22 points for the Knicks, who held the Spurs to just one basket in overtime to surprise the defending NBA champions...
Ole Miss, Hampton Advance to Round of 64
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Hampton out of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has advanced with a "First Four" 74-64 victory over Manhattan last night. That qualifies the 17-17 Pirates to play the 34-0 and top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats in second-round Midwest Regional game Thursday night in Louisville, Ky...
Irving Goes for 57 in Cavs OT Win vs. Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kyrie Irving had a career-high 57 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 128-125 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs in a physical and emotional game Thursday night.
Irving had the most points in the NBA this season, topping his 55-point game against Cleveland on Jan...
Depleted Knicks Fall in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Derrick Favors had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks 87-82 on Tuesday night to tie a season high with their third straight victory.
Both teams struggled to score as the Jazz were without leading scorer Gordon Hayward (back) and the Knicks have been injury-plagued all season...
Manhattan Takes MAAC Tourney Title
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Ashton Pankey had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Emmy Andujar added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and third-seeded Manhattan beat top-seeded Iona 79-69 on Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title for the second straight year...
Peyton Manning to Return for 18th Season
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning will return for a fourth season in Denver and 18th in the NFL. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Manning will reduce his salary from $19 million to $15 million in 2015...
Turner’s Big Night Tops Knicks
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 115-94 last night. Evan Turner had his first career triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Boston pulled away with 20 unanswered points in the second half...
D-Rose Sidelined Again
CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee.
The team says Rose reported the knee pain on Tuesday, and an exam and MRI confirmed the injury.
Rose has been dogged by injuries for the past three seasons...
Trade Deadline Craziness
UNDATED (AP) — Just ahead of the NBA trading deadline, the Phoenix Suns sent Goran Dragic to Miami, getting two first-round picks and a package of players for the Slovenian, a third-team All-NBA selection last season. The Suns filled his spot by acquiring Brandon Knight from Milwaukee in a three-team deal with Philadelphia, which sent Michael Carter-Williams to the Bucks...
Duke Tops UNC in Classic
UNDATED (AP) — The fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils have run their winning streak to six games by taking one of the more exciting games in their longstanding rivalry with North Carolina.
Duke watched a 13-point lead become a 10-point deficit with less than four minutes left in regulation before the Blue Devils pulled out a 92-90 triumph over the 15th-ranked Tar Heels...
Tiger Stepping Away Indefinitely
Tiger Woods says his golf is not acceptable for the PGA Tour and he will not return until it is.
Woods shot a career-worst 82 to miss the cut in the Phoenix Open by 12 shots. He was playing poorly at Torrey Pines when he withdrew after 11 holes because of tightness in his back...
Jerry Tarkanian Passes Away at 84
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV but was defined more by his decades-long battle with the NCAA, died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84.
Tarkanian put the run in the Runnin' Rebels, taking them to four Final Fours and winning a national championship in 1990...