Reuters – The inner-city battle for Los Angeles added another feisty chapter as the Lakers battled to a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday to reassume their top billing status.
Archive for January, 2012
AP – Boise State came close Wednesday night to making its first big mark in the Mountain West Conference.
AP – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and Marcus Camby grabbed a season-high 22 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Memphis 97-84 on Tuesday night, snapping the Grizzlies’ seven-game winning streak.
AP – Georgia kept it close most of the first half against top-ranked Kentucky.
AP – Rudy Gay scored 23 points, three in the final 23 seconds, and the surging Memphis Grizzlies rallied from 20 points down in the second half to beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Monday night.
AP – Texas A&M did just about everything right against No. 5 Kansas by slowing the pace, packing it in against Thomas Robinson and freeing up Elston Turner to shoot from outside.
Reuters – The Indiana Pacers took advantage of an ice-cold Los Angeles Lakers side with a 98-96 victory on Sunday, inflicting a third successive loss the home team.
AP – One of Bill O’Brien’s first acts as the new Penn State football coach was to mourn the loss of the old one.
Reuters – Chris Bosh sparked the Miami Heat to a third home win in a row on Saturday, draining 30 points in a 113-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
AP – Santa Clara outshot and outran No. 24 Saint Mary’s most of the night and held a slim lead in the second half.