West, Paul fuel N.O.

January 7th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

David West scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 32 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets beat Los Angeles 116-105 on Tuesday night to snap the Lakers’ 15-game home winning streak.


Tulsa crushes Ball State in sloppy game

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Tulsa raced to another GMAC Bowl win and a couple more records, too. Tarrion Adams rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-13 win over No. 23 Ball State on a soggy Tuesday night. The Golden Hurricane (11-3) finished with a school-record 11 victories.


Hogs down another top 10 team

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Michael Washington scored 22 points, including a driving dunk with 22.5 seconds remaining, to help Arkansas upset another top 10 team with a 67-61 victory over No. 7 Texas on Tuesday night.


Roof to Auburn

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Ted Roof, a successful defensive coach at Georgia Tech who struggled as a head coach at Duke, was hired as defensive coordinator at Auburn by new coach Gene Chizik.


Charlotte stuns Boston

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Raymond Felton scored 25 points, rookie D.J. Augustin added 11 of his 20 points in overtime, and the Charlotte Bobcats stunned Boston 114-106 on Tuesday to continue the Celtics’ sudden slide.


Huskies’ Calhoun in 7th on career wins list

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Jeff Adrien scored 17 points and No. 5 Connecticut beat No. 25 West Virginia 61-55 on Tuesday night. With the victory, Huskies coach Jim Calhoun moved past Lefty Driesell into seventh place on the NCAA career wins list with 787.


Holt leaves USC behind to coach at Washington

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Nick Holt is leaving behind the sunshine of Los Angeles and the assembly line of top recruits that cycle into USC’s program yearly to take over a Washington defense that was the worst in school history a season ago. Even Holt thinks it sounds a little crazy.


J.R. Smith

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.


Detroit columnist resigns two weeks after comment

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

A ‘Detroit News’ sports columnist has left the paper, two weeks after he was criticized for asking Lions coach Rod Marinelli if he had wished his daughter married a better defensive coordinator.


LeBron still ‘crab’ walking two days after travel call

January 6th, 2009 khawe Posted in Sports News | No Comments »

Two days after he was surprisingly whistled for traveling in the closing seconds of Cleveland’s 80-77 loss at Washington, LeBron James maintains his ‘crab dribble’ was legal and that he has no plans to remove it from his arsenal.