News archive: Friday, January 03, 2014
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NBA awards
LeBron James and Kevin Durant were today named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.
NCAA news:
LIU Brooklyn's Julian Boyd has torn his right ACL for the third time since December 2012. The 6-7 forward will miss the rest of the season.
NBA market
The Orlando Magic have waived forward Hedo Turkoglu, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. The team saves $6 million by waiving him before Jan. 7.
NBA awards
Victor Oladipo and Trey Burke today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.
NCAA news:
Utah State coach Stew Morrill announced Friday that senior center Jarred Shaw has been reinstated to the team and eligible for play immediately.
NBA rumors
The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are intrigued with the possibility of acquiring suspended Denver Nuggets point guard Andre Miller.
NCAA news:
Chane Behanan, who was dismissed from Louisville basketball team earlier this week, plans to travel to Houston to work with former NBA player John Lucas.
News
Kendall Marshall is now the Lakers' starting point guard. Two weeks ago, he was with the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.
NCAA news:
College basketball transfer system is not a perfect system, and pretty much everyone affiliated with it is aware and trying to create something better.
NBA games
Stephen Curry had game-high in points, assists and steals and the Warriors ran past the Heat to extend the NBA's longest current winning streak to seven games.
NCAA news:
Arizona opened its Pac-12 season with a 60-25 rout of the Cougars on Thursday night, shattering the McKale Center record for fewest points by a team.
NBA games
Wesley Matthews had 25 points, including five of Portland's 21 3-pointers, in a 134-104 rout of the Bobcats on Thursday night.
NCAA news:
Fred VanVleet had 17 points and Wichita State remained unbeaten, opening Missouri Valley Conference play with an 82-67 victory over Southern Illinois.
NBA games
Joe Johnson made the most of his last-second opportunity, sinking a high-arching jumper at the buzzer to give the Nets a 95-93 comeback win over Oklahoma City.
NCAA news:
Nigel Hayes had a career-high 19 points and Wisconsin remained unbeaten with an easy 76-49 victory over Northwestern in their Big Ten opener Thursday night.