A lackadaisical start was overcome by a focused second quarter as the Cavaliers marched to a 14th straight home victory at The Q with an 117-92 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Cleveland (44-26) couldn’t have begun the game worse, with five careless turnovers in the first five minutes producing a 13-point deficit, […]
Blue Jackets beat Oilers 4-3 in SO
It was hardly a work of art, but the Blue Jackets managed to eek out their second shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers in the span of five days — and, in the process, snapped a lengthy losing skid in Alberta’s capital. For the second straight game against the Oilers, Alexander Wennberg notched the game-deciding […]
Heat downs Cavaliers 106-92
LeBron James said he was a “game-time” decision to play against his old team Tuesday night, waiting to make sure he came through all the treatments and warm-ups properly on an injured right knee before taking the floor against the Miami Heat. And then in the second quarter of Cleveland’s 106-92 loss, James jammed his […]
Crew dismantle Toronto 2-0
A red card on Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow just before halftime transformed what had been a back-and-forth Trillium Cup showdown Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium, turning it into a 2-0 Columbus Crew SC rout. Converted crosses in rapid succession by Justin Meram and Kei Kamara in the second half against the 10-men Reds gave Columbus […]
Cavaliers down Magic 123-108
Minus one of their Big Three, the Cleveland Cavaliers were still able to do away with the Orlando Magic, winning 123-108 on Sunday night at the Amway Center. Cleveland (43-25) gave Kevin Love the night off for rest purposes, but his absence wasn’t enough to give Orlando (21-47) a competitive advantage. The Cavaliers went on […]
Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 3-1
Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards was not happy with his team’s lack of discipline in a shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Sunday afternoon against the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus did itself no favors with a penalty-filled second period. The Hurricanes took the season series 3-1 with a 3-2 victory at Nationwide Arena, […]
Cavaliers beat Spurs 128-125 off Irving’s 57 points
Kyrie Irving’s franchise record of 57 points led the Cleveland Cavaliers past the San Antonio Spurs, 128-125 in overtime, at the AT&T Center on Thursday night. Irving’s point total was the highest by an NBA player this season. The win broke the defending NBA champions’ six-game winning streak, which was tops in the Western Conference. […]
Blue Jackets rip Red Wings 3-1
Sergei Bobrovsky stole the show in a 1-0 shootout win back on Dec. 16 at Joe Louis Arena. He gave the Red Wings faithful an encore Thursday night. The Blue Jackets polished off a two-game sweep of their midweek road trip and Bobrovsky was the game’s No. 1 star, making 41 saves and delivering another […]
Buckeyes beat Gophers 79-73
D’Angelo Russell scored 23 points, Shannon Scott had 21 and Ohio State beat Minnesota 79-73 in the Big Ten tournament on Thursday night. Russell also had five rebounds and four assists as the sixth-seeded Buckeyes (23-9) bounced back from Sunday’s 72-48 loss to No. 6 Wisconsin in the season finale. Marc Loving scored 12 points, […]
Cavaliers crush Mavericks 127-94
In an outstanding all-around performance, the Cavaliers demonstrated poise in a hostile environment, soaring to an impressive 127-94 clobbering of the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Tyson Chandler of the Mavericks said his group was treating this game like a postseason affair. That lasted for the first quarter, but the remaining […]