News archive: Tuesday, April 05, 2016

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• NBA awards

  LeBron James, Russell Westbrook collect Players of Month honors

  LeBron James and Russell Westbrook today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.

• NBA awards

  Miami's Richardson and Minnesota's Towns named Rookies of the Month

  Josh Richardson and Karl-Anthony Towns today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.

• NBA market

  Pelicans sign Jordan Hamilton for the remainder of the season

  The New Orleans Pelicans have signed forward Jordan Hamilton for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. Hamilton has appeared in five games averaging 11.4 points.

• NCAA news:

  Villanova tops Carolina 77-74 on Jenkins' buzzer-beater

  Villanova junior Kris Jenkins made a buzzer-beating 3 Monday night to lift the Wildcats to a 77-74 victory and the national championship.

• Awards

  Shaq, Iverson and Yao lead group elected into Hall of Fame

  Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes, Tom Izzo and Jerry Reinsdorf were elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday.