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Brunson becomes fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games, leads New York past Kings

Mar. 17, 2024 01:43 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland. He has...

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner wins 3rd straight Big East Defensive Player of the Year award

Mar. 11, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was chosen Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season on Monday. The 7-foot-1 senior joined former Georgetown big men Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only players to win the award three times....

No. 2 Purdue wins 75-69 at No. 6 Wisconsin for 7th consecutive victory

Feb. 04, 2024 16:40 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Purdue's inside-outside combination of Zach Edey and Braden Smith is a tough matchup for the Boilermakers' opponents. Even the strongest ones. Smith scored 19 points and Edey joined another exclusive club as the second-ranked Boilermakers beat...

Georgetown coach Ed Cooley expects to be heckled when he returns to Providence

Jan. 26, 2024 14:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Cooley figures he has a pretty good idea of what to expect when he brings his current team, Georgetown, to play at the home of his former team, Providence, in a Big East matchup Saturday that'll serve as a sort of homecoming for the basketball coach. “I’m...

Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and the dominance of the Tar Heels and Hoyas in the 1980s

Jan. 10, 2024 12:20 PM EST

Dean Smith returned North Carolina to national prominence in the 1970s, regularly taking the Tar Heels on deep NCAA Tournament runs. But it was in 1982 that he took them to the March Madness mountaintop — with a little help from Michael Jordan. Before becoming one of the greatest...