One of the most charismatic players in the game for nearly a decade, Rafa Nadal has commanded much more attention than usual at the BNP Paribas Open, his first hardcourt tournament in almost a year. Though the Spaniard has made a highly successful comeback on clay in recent weeks, the hard courts of Indian Wells were always going to provide his toughest test on a surface where his all-action, fist-pumping style has been most vulnerable. Following a shock second-round exit at Wimbledon last year,...
Las Vegas • After Utah State won big against Denver on Wednesday, the postgame comment that resounded most to Jerry Finkbeiner came from his opposition. Said Pioneers coach Kerry Cremeans: "Utah State is on a mission to get to the NCAA Tournament, and they played that way." At a glance — No. 2Utah...
INDIANAPOLIS The debate raged around the NBA on Thursday as Kobe Bryant iced his severely sprained left ankle and mixed in some compression therapy to reduce swelling while he watched the movies "Django Unchained" and "Zero Dark Thirty." Was the play dirty, clean or somewhere in between? Bryant...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Iowa State locker room was a mixture of anger and remorse after the Cyclones lost to Kansas last month. But mostly anger. "Coach came in there, and he was fired up," Iowa State guard Tyrus McGee said. All of the Cyclones were that night, sure that an opportunity for victory had...
KANSAS CITY, Mo KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas Jayhawks christened the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals with some newfangled "camo" jerseys that tested the limits of college basketball fashion. The specialized uniforms were white, with what looked like gray brush-strokes on the shorts, and perhaps...
GREENSBORO — Wake Forest’s drought in the ACC tournament continues. The Deacons, losers of six consecutive conference tournament games entering Thursday night’s contest against Maryland, dropped their seventh against the Terrapins 75-62 in the Greensboro Coliseum. Maryland, paced by...
