Published 3/20/2010 in Sports
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Trevor Booker's stellar career at Clemson ended on a sour note. You can thank "The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball" for that.
Kim English and Keith Ramsey each scored 20 points, and Missouri's swarming defense lived up to its reputation during an 86-78 victory over Clemson in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.
Missouri's defense, small, swift and smart, ...
Published 3/20/2010 in Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Jimmer Fredette has all the ingredients to be the next out-of-nowhere star in the NCAA tournament: the catchy nickname, the sweet shot, the late-game heroics.
He's even got the intriguing back story of toughening up his play with a handful of pickup games against inmates a ...
Published 3/20/2010 in Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The defining characteristic of Kansas' 2008 national championship team was its killer instinct, the joy it took in stepping on an opponent and never letting it up. Those Jayhawks were hope crushers.
This year's group? They've been a hope chest for opponents.
So far, e ...
Published 3/20/2010 in Sports
By The Associated Press
When Texas A&M guard Derrick Roland broke his leg in December it forced some drastic lineup changes for the Aggies, including freshman Khris Middleton being moved into the starting lineup.
He played OK, then averaged a solid 15 points in three Big 12 tourn ...
Published 3/20/2010 in Sports
TORONTO (AP) -- Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder made quick work of the fading Toronto Raptors.
Durant scored 23 of his 31 points in the first half to lead the Thunder to their sixth victory in seven games, 115-89 over the Raptors on Friday night.
Durant was 7 of 16 from the fiel ...