Istanbul, Turkey (SportsNetwork.com) – Tina Charles had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the United States past Australia, 82-70, on Saturday in the semifinals of the women’s world championship. Maya Moore added 16 points for the Americans, who will […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Golden State Warriors signed guard/forward Jason Kapono on Saturday. Kapono last appeared in the NBA with the Lakers during the 2011-12 season, and last played professionally in Greece in 2012-13. The 33-year-old UCLA product owns […]
El Segundo, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young will undergo surgery to have a torn thumb ligament repaired. Young was hurt in practice earlier this week and an MRI exam on Friday revealed a complete tear of […]
Istanbul, Turkey (SportsNetwork.com) – Brittney Griner had 17 points and the United States shot 70.7 percent from the field in a 94-72 rout of France in the quarterfinals at the women’s world championship. Tina Charles added 15 points for the […]
Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Butler head men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller has taken a leave of absence, the school announced Thursday. “Brandon Miller has requested a leave of absence for medical reasons, which the University has granted,” vice president and […]
Istanbul, Turkey (SportsNetwork.com) – Nnemkadi Ogwumike tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds as the United States rolled to a 119-44 win over Angola in the final game of the group stage at the women’s FIBA World Championship. The U.S. won […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – With NBA Media Day barely behind us, it’s perfect fair and reasonable to already speculate as to which coaches will be fired soonest. We live in a world of immediacy. Blame it on the Internet and […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – On March 9 last season, the Stanford Cardinal were the definition of a bubble team. With the Pac-12 Tournament looming, they had a record of just 19-11, which was a single win off the mark of […]
San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – San Antonio Spurs big man Tiago Splitter has a strained calf, the team said Monday. The Spurs said Splitter has a strained right soleus but gave no details on how the injury occurred. He will […]
Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the fourth-year option on guard Damian Lillard In two seasons, Lillard has averaged 19.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Last season, Lillard averaged a career-high 20.7 points to […]