Articles filed under Basketball
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Defense does it for HuntleyFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - It's likely to become quite cliché if Huntley's postseason run continues, but the Red Raiders proved it again Thursday night. Defense wins championships. Playing possibl...
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Good news, girls basketball fans -- the level of play is improvingFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that we're in the middle of the girls basketball state tournaments (at last check we're up to four of those), it's time to give a state of the sport address for DuPa...
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Wrap: Saxons, Conant snare regionalsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg senior girls basketball player Gabrielle Blackwell received what she termed a "pep talk" at halftime from coach Bill Murmann in Thursday's Class 4A Bartlett r...
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LSU upsets Tennessee, seizes SEC leadFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - When LSU fell behind early by 19 points, coach Van Chancellor was afraid to look at his cell phone. "Well, when it was 21-2, I didn't want to answer my cell phone," the ...
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These Warriors have come a long way from 0-26Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Westminster Christian senior basketball players Joel Benson and Tyler Beachler can smile about it now. But it was no laughing matter three years ago when the boys, along...
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Driscoll 66, Walther Lutheran 56Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - For one quarter Thursday Driscoll's Highlanders played like sectional rookies. The next three quarters they played with the poise and confidence of veterans. Driscoll ca...
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Boylan hopes Thursday was a learning experience for ThomasFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In explaining why he started Tyrus Thomas in place of the absent Ben Wallace on Thursday, Bulls coach Jim Boylan made it clear he felt Thomas could learn something from ...
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Wheaton North 59, Oak Park-River Forest 57Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton North seniors Allie Cerone, Michelle Scandora and Brittany Nelson were not about to go quietly into the night. With the Falcons season and their high school car...
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Kidd trade to Mavs hits snagFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- Jason Kidd appeared headed to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday -- until Devean George's contract got in the way. George was supposed to be among the players h...
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Pistons roll to 10th win in rowFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The Detroit Pistons were worried about a letdown Wednesday night. It wasn't a concern for long. The Pistons took the lead for good midway through the first quarter and h...