[New York Times] Lou Tsioropoulos, Basketball Champion, Dies at 84 (Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:43:39 GMT) Tsioropoulos won an N.C.A.A. title with Kentucky in 1951 before serving in the Air Force and playing for the Boston Celtics during the rest of the ’50s.
Month: August 2015
NEW YORK, August 27, 2015 – The New York Knickerbockers announced its 2015-16 preseason schedule. The schedule is as follows: Date Opponent Arena City State Time Oct. 7 vs. Paschoalotto/Bauru (Brazil) Madison Square Garden New York NY 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 @ Washington Wizards Verizon Center Washington D.C. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 12 vs. Philadelphia 76ers […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: League Fines Clippers (Wed, 26 Aug 2015 03:42:33 GMT) An investigation found that the team had violated league rules while trying to re-sign DeAndre Jordan last month.
[New York Times] AP Source: Hornets Sign Kidd-Gilchrist to $52M Extension (Tue, 25 Aug 2015 02:16:40 GMT) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.
[New York Times] East Shows Its Better Than West in Head-To-Head Matchups (Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:52:44 GMT) Bragging rights for the regular season belong to the Eastern Conference. [New York Times] Fever 80, Liberty 79: Liberty Keep Close but Fall at Indiana (Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:45:35 GMT) Shenise Johnson hit a go-ahead jumper […]
[New York Times] Former NBA Star Kirilenko Hopes to Rescue Russian Basketball (Sun, 23 Aug 2015 09:40:33 GMT) After spending more than a decade in the NBA, former All-Star Andrei Kirilenko is taking on what may be his biggest challenge yet — rescuing basketball in his native Russia.
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Second-Half Run Lifts Liberty (Sat, 22 Aug 2015 04:11:22 GMT) Tina Charles had 25 points and 7 rebounds as the Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream, 78-67, at Madison Square Garden for their sixth win in seven games.
[New York Times] Raptors Extend Center’s Contract (Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:51:06 GMT) The Toronto Raptors and center Jonas Valanciunas announced that his contract had been extended for four years. [New York Times] AP Source: J.R. Smith Agrees to New Contract With Cavs (Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:16:41 GMT) J.R. Smith looked around and realized […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Tina Charles Paces Liberty (Thu, 20 Aug 2015 04:30:00 GMT) Charles had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to help the Liberty beat San Antonio, 73-45, for their first road victory over the Stars since 2011.
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Joel Embiid Has Second Foot Operation (Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:56:56 GMT) The Philadelphia 76ers center had a bone graft, and screws were replaced. [New York Daily News] Knicks interested in acquiring Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:49:44 GMT) The Knicks have expressed interest […]