Tag: basketball

DALLAS — With power forward Dirk Nowitzki sitting on the bench in street clothes, point guard Deron Williams took on the offensive burden Sunday night. Williams scored 27

DALLAS — SMU rebounded from its first loss of the season with an 80-68 blowout of Memphis on Saturday at Moody Coliseum. The 13th-ranked Mustangs were the last

TCU stormed back from a 14-point halftime deficit, outscored Tennessee by 26 points in the second half and cruised to a 75-63 win over the Volunteers in the

MONROE, Louisiana – Erick Neal’s historic performance carried UT Arlington in the second half Thursday night at Fant-Ewing Center, but the Mavericks came up short in a 99-88

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes his shooting guard, Klay Thompson, deserves a spot in next month’s All-Star Game in large part because he

LOS ANGELES — For three quarters, Dirk Nowitzki was a non-factor. In the final period, though, Nowitzki was the difference in the outcome. The veteran forward’s baseline jumper

PHILADELPHIA — It took perfection to squelch perfection — and the nation’s longest winning streak — when Temple, behind senior guard Devin Coleman’s career-best 23 points on 8-for-8

HOUSTON — It’s taken all of two games for newly-acquired Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith to make the sort of impact that reinvigorates hopes and reignites expectations for

ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington nearly pulled off an unbelievable comeback in Saturday night’s first-place showdown with Little Rock. The Mavericks, down as many as 28 points, were

FORT WORTH, Texas — Iowa State is re-establishing itself as a power in the Big 12 Conference, and took care of business against bottom-feeder TCU on Saturday. The