News archive: Monday, November 18, 2013
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NBA awards
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin today were named Players of the Week.
NBA rumors
The recent spate of rumors regarding the possible trade of Rajon Rondo are not based in any Celtic reality.
NCAA news:
Michigan State is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years.
NCAA news:
Roy Williams felt he hadn’t prepared his players well enough for their final possession in the final seconds of a shocking 83-80 defeat.
Stats
Stats summary for games played Monday, Nov. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 17.
NCAA news:
Sunday night revealed little to draw from the various combinations used by coach John Calipari.
NBA D-League
The New York Knicks have sent Chris Smith, brother of sixth man J.R. Smith, to the Erie Bayhawks of the NBA D-League.
NCAA news:
The Cyclones are back — and if you don't believe it, ask eighth-ranked Michigan after Iowa State's 77-70 victory Sunday.
Injuries
Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni downplayed Kobe Bryant's activity level in Saturday's practice.
NCAA news:
After seeing a 10-point halftime lead evaporate into a second-half deficit, Indiana State sophomore swingman Khristian Smith recalls thinking one thing.
NCAA news:
Jack Taylor, the Grinnell College scorer who dropped 138 points in a single game in 2012 shattering the Division III record is lighting up again.
Statements
Following the New York Knicks' fifth straight loss at Madison Square Garden, a disgusted Carmelo Anthony said it looked as if the team wasn't even trying.
Analysis
It has been suggested that Jeff Green’s failure thus far to ascend to the alpha scorer’s throne left behind by Paul Pierce.
NCAA news:
Joe Dean, a former LSU basketball star and later the university's athletic director, died Sunday. He was 83.
NCAA news:
Kevin Pangos scored 21 points, making five 3-pointers, to give No. 15 Gonzaga an 82-67 win over short-handed Oakland on Sunday night.