Former North Carolina head coach Bill Guthridge, who also served 30 years as an assistant to Dean Smith, died Tuesday night at the age of 77.
Basketball
The strategy of fouling DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard or any big man who can’t shoot free throws seems to be slowly killing what is meant to be a beautiful game and the NBA may try to change its rules to prevent it. But the strategy seldom works.
The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Monty Williams on Tuesday. In five seasons, Williams led the Pelicans to the postseason twice and an overall record of 173-221.
Tyrell Bellot-Green, a 6-foot-7-inch forward from Hill Junior College in Hillsboro, Texas, announced his commitment Monday to play basketball at UNLV. He hit 95 3-pointers last season, when he averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 rebounds as a sophomore.
After rolling an ankle, LeBron James overcame the pain. That was the easy part. His toughest challenge was to find a way to win the game while his supporting cast was collapsing and his coach was rendered clueless.
Dantley Walker has departed UNLV for a land of mangoes and guava and cooling trade winds, for a Division II program in Chaminade whose history is defined by one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history.
We’d like to take a moment to thank the Philadelphia reporter that had the good sense to ask Allen Iverson about his practice habits on May 7, 2002.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have issued an apology after running a promotional video during Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls that made light of domestic violence.
Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns both pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two counts each of aggravated assault relating to an incident after a local basketball tournament in January.
UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice adds transfer Ike Nwamu, prep star Stephen Zimmerman and several talented redshirts to returning talent. “Ideally, we want to play pressure defense and push the pace on offense,” Rice says. “I think we have the personnel and depth to do that, and you have to have those two things.”
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player. The NBA announced Monday that Curry is the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as league’s MVP for the 2014-15 season.
Nigel Williams-Goss, a sophomore point guard, announced he is transferring from Washington to Gonzaga. A Findlay Prep product, Williams-Goss recently visited UNLV, which was one of several programs to court him
Ike Nwamu, a 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard, announced Saturday he is transferring from Mercer to play basketball at UNLV. He led the Bears in scoring last season at 15.1 points per game and shot 37.2 percent from 3-point range. As a graduate transfer, Nwamu will be eligible for the 2015-16 season.
Billy Donovan has agreed to a multi-year deal to be the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to reports Thursday. Donovan comes to Oklahoma City after 19 years and two national titles as head coach of the Florida Gators.
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers was docked $25,000 by the NBA for his criticism of officials after a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
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