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Colorado State basketball into the NIT semifinals

Stevens leads Rams past North Carolina State

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Nuggets add Aaron Gordon from Magic, deal Gary Harris

DENVER – The Denver Nuggets made another aggressive move at the trade deadline by acquiring forward Aaron Gordon from the Orlando Magic, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said Thu...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nuggets acquire center JaVale McGee from Cavaliers

DENVER – The Denver Nuggets are bringing back center JaVale McGee in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Nuggets will send ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NCAA tournament proof of narrowing talent gap in college hoops

INDIANAPOLIS – One by one, the college basketball coaches had filed into the sweltering gym on the campus of Whitney Young Magnet High School, dressed in their polos and windbreakers and spo...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Jokic with triple-double in Nuggets win at Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 12th triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets built a big lead before holding off the Orlando Magic ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

In terms of chaos, this year’s Sweet 16 field is historic

By at least one measure, this is the most chaotic Sweet 16 field to date. The seed numbers of the 16 remaining teams add up to 94, the highest total since the NCAA Tournament expa...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Turnovers haunt Colorado in NCAA Tournament loss to Florida State

Seminoles reach Sweet 16 for third consecutive season

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES – Elgin Baylor soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring, high-flying artistry that that became the model for the modern basketball player. The Lakers’ 11-time All-...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Big upset day in NCAAs: Has the mid-major revolution begun?

In any other college basketball season, four upsets in the eight second-round games played at the NCAA Tournament would be a sign that something big is brewing. Were those the ope...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Zion Williamson scores 30, Pelicans beat Nuggets

Ingram matches Zion’s effort in win

DATE: Mar 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado uses 3s to blow past Georgetown to open NCAA Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS – Chances are, you can fit Colorado’s entire NCAA Tournament history on the back of an old Patrick Ewing jersey. And now, Ewing is part of that history, too. The Buff...

DATE: Mar 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Stevens helps Colorado State advance past Buffalo in NIT

DENTON, Texas – David Roddy had 17 points and eight rebounds, Isaiah Stevens added 14 points with nine assists and top-seeded Colorado State beat Buffalo 75-73 on Friday night in the first r...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports