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UConn's Paige Bueckers leads trio of unanimous AP All-Americans
Paige Bueckers of UConn, JuJu Watkins of Southern California and UCLA's Lauren Betts earned unanimous Associated Press All-America honors on Wednesday.,Each player received votes on all 31 ballots cast.,Joining them on the first team were Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, who was named on 29 ballots, an...
Pacers open home stretch with visit from Mavericks
The Indiana Pacers begin a pivotal five-game homestand on Wednesday when the slumping Dallas Mavericks come to Indianapolis. ,The Pacers (38-29) head into the closing 15-game stretch of the regular season vying for home-court advantage in an opening-round playoff series. ,Indiana is tied with the Mi...
Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome lead AP All-America team
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Auburn senior Johni Broome were selected unanimously as first-team selections on the Associated Press All-America squad.,The first team, announced Tuesday, also is made up of Mark Sears of Alabama, Braden Smith of Purdue and Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida. ,Broome, sele...
Familiar foes face off in First Four as American tests Mount St. Mary's
DAYTON, Ohio -- Two very familiar head coaches will get their first taste of NCAA Tournament action against each other when No. 16 American battles No. 16 Mount Saint Mary's on Wednesday night in a First Four contest., ,The winner advances to play No. 1 seed Duke in an East Region first-round game o...
Mavericks assign Anthony Davis to G League as part of rehab
The Dallas Mavericks assigned Anthony Davis to the Texas Legends of the G League on Monday as part of his rehabilitation from a left adductor strain.,The move should give Davis a greater chance to practice, even though the team hasn't said when -- or if -- he will return this season. The Mavericks a...
Dain Dainja helps No. 16 Memphis beat UAB for AAC title
Dain Dainja registered a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and too-seeded Memphis pulled away for an 84-72 win over UAB to win the American Athletic Conference tournament on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas., ,P.J. Haggerty scored a team-high 23 points for No. 16 Memphis (29-5), whi...
76ers continue Mavericks' misery with big third quarter
Quentin Grimes led seven Philadelphia scorers in double-figures with 28 points, and the 76ers snapped a three-game losing skid with their 130-125 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.,Grimes shot 10-of-19 from the floor and dished six assists, fueling Philadelphia's highest-scoring outing si...
X factor for each AL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each American League team?,American League East,Baltimore Orioles: RHP Zach Eflin,T...
Injury-plagued Sixers, Mavericks look to escape doldrums
Both the Philadelphia 76ers and host Dallas Mavericks come into their matinee matchup on Sunday on lengthy slumps.,Dallas dropped its seventh contest in the past eight games and ninth in its past 11, coming up on the wrong end of a 133-96 blowout at Houston on Friday.,The rout continued the injury-p...
Rockets dominate boards, keep Mavericks reeling
Tari Eason scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Green added 23 and Alperen Sengun produced his 38th double-double this season as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 133-96 victory over the undermanned Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,The Rockets (42-25) extended their winning streak to five games, improved...
Rockets dominate boards, keep Mavs reeling
Tari Eason scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Green added 23 and Alperen Sengun produced his 38th double-double this season as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 133-96 victory over the undermanned Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,The Rockets extended their winning streak to five games, improved to 4-0 ...
Rockets put win streak up against defense-challenged Mavericks
With veteran point guard Fred VanVleet playing for just the second time since an ankle injury sidelined him for 16 of the previous 17 games, the Houston Rockets exercised some caution Wednesday relative to the workload they heaped upon him.,One silver lining of VanVleet's absence has been fourth-yea...
Conference finals roundup: American, McNeese punch NCAA tickets
Matt Rogers scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds while leading American to a 74-52 win over Navy in the Patriot League championship game at Washington on Wednesday, sending the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years.,Second-seeded American (22-12) scored the game's first...
De’Aaron Fox's near triple-double sparks Spurs past Mavs
De'Aaron Fox racked up 32 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the host San Antonio Spurs over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Wednesday in the second of two games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals.,The Spurs led by just two at the break but took charge in the t...
Mavericks hunting season sweep of stumbling Spurs
The Dallas Mavericks will be hunting a season sweep of the swooning San Antonio Spurs when they meet for the second time in three nights on Wednesday in the Alamo City.,Dallas captured the first game of the miniseries 133-129 on Monday despite suiting up the NBA-mandated minimum of eight players and...
Undermanned Mavs hold off Spurs, snap 5-game skid
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points off the bench as the undermanned Dallas Mavericks outlasted the host San Antonio Spurs 133-129 on Monday in the first of two games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals.,Both teams were playing the second of a back-to-back, but San Antonio at least had...
Reeling Mavericks aim to halt slide in meeting vs. Spurs
Even though they've already played twice this season, there won't be a lot of familiarity between the host San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks when they square off on Monday night.,The teams will play in the first of two games against each other over three nights.,The lack of familiarity will...
Devin Booker helps Suns beat short-handed Mavericks
Devin Booker scored 24 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the severely underhanded Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.,Kevin Durant posted 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Bradley Beal contributed 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 off the bench as 11th-placed Phoenix closed the g...
Suns out to gain on depleted Mavs in race for play-in spot
There are concerns that Anthony Davis will not play again this season for the embattled Dallas Mavericks, who will try to avoid a fifth successive defeat when they visit Phoenix to face the Suns on Sunday night.,Davis has made just one appearance for Dallas since the blockbuster trade in which Luka ...
Grizzlies close strong to snap skid with win over Mavericks
Ja Morant scored seven of his game-high 31 points in the final 1:35 to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies past the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 122-111 on Friday night. The Grizzlies closed the game on a 14-3 run to snap a four-game losing streak.,Desmond Bane added 27 points and a career-high ...