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| Hornets meet Pacers in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Orleans Hornets celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday by opening a quick two-game homestand against the Indiana Pacers in the Big Easy. The Hornets just finished a three-game road trip at 2-1 on Saturday when Chris Paul recorded 23 points and 14 assists, leading New Orleans to a 91-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. David West added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Hornets, who have alternated wins and losses in the past nine games. James Posey |
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| Cavs, Lakers set to battle in LA |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2009 |
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| in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs, who are embarking on a four-game road trip, improved to a perfect 20-0 at home and an NBA best 31-7 overall on Friday when LeBron James recorded 29 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, as Cleveland upended the New Orleans Hornets, 92-78. James was 12-of-24 from the field overall and had 14 points in the fourth quarter after shooting a dreadful 8-for-28 in a loss to the Bulls in Chicago on Thursday. Sasha Pavlovic was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range for 19 points, an |
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| Paul paces Hornets past Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbooks) - Chris Paul recorded 23 points and 14 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 91-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons at the Palace at Auburn Hills. David West added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Hornets, who have alternated wins and losses in the past nine games. James Posey scored 13 points, and Tyson Chandler provided 11 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Richard Hamilton led a balanced attack with 19 points for Detroit, which has a lost a season-high five str |
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| Spurs invade Windy City to take on Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2009 |
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| in 13 games. Parker finished with just 12 points and six helpers, while Matt Bonner was the only other San Antonio player in double digits with 13 points. San Antonio, which is now 10-6 on the road and leads the Southwest Division by a game over the New Orleans Hornets, will conclude its trek in Charlotte on January 19. The Bulls, meanwhile, opened a quick two-game homestand on Thursday when Luol Deng scored 22 points and hit a pair of three-pointers in overtime, and the Chicago played spectacular defense on LeBro |
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| Pistons hope to snap skid vs, Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Detroit Pistons will try to put the brakes on a season- high four- game losing streak Saturday when they host the New Orleans Hornets at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons fell again in Oklahoma City on Friday when Kevin Durant connected on 14-of-21 from the field for a game-high 32 points to lead the suddenly improving Thunder to an 89-79 triumph over Detroit. Oklahoma City recorded its first back-to-back wins of the season and has compiled a 5-4 record over its past nine games to imp |
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| Cavs stay perfect at home with win over Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - LeBron James recorded 29 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained perfect at home with a 92-78 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. James was 12-of-24 from the field overall and had 14 points in the fourth quarter after shooting a dreadful 8-for-28 in Thursday's loss to the Bulls. The Cavaliers remain the only unbeaten home team in the NBA, as they now have a 20-0 record at Quicken Loans Arena this season. Sasha Pavlovic was a perfect 4-for-4 fro |
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| Cavs put perfect home record on the line vs. Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are right where they want to be as they return home to host the New Orleans Hornets at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland had its three-game winning streak stopped in Chicago on Thursday, suffering a 102-93 overtime defeat at the hands of the Bulls at the United Center. LeBron James finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, but The Central-leading Cavs lost guard Delonte West to a broken right wrist and he is expected to miss some time. West posted 11 points in |
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| It's Showtime for travel-happy Johnson |
BOXING |
01/15/2009 |
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| s like I looked around in my couch and found a brick of hundreds. I've been so, so blessed and I've loved every minute." Reached via telephone from courtside at New Orleans Arena, where the Knicks were about to play a Monday night game with the host New Orleans Hornets, Johnson enthusiastically discussed his next professional foray - as lead blow- by-blow announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing. He'll debut on the cable network on Feb. 7, when he joins color analyst Al Bernstein in calling the WBA/WBC/IBF title |
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| Paul's prolific performance lifts Hornets over Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Chris Paul tallied 33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 104-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Arena. The Hornets had not posted a regular season win in Dallas since their days in Charlotte, when they defeated the Mavs on January 24, 1998. The team had lost the following 13 games in Dallas before Wednesday's win. "You know, we needed a big game from (Paul)," said Hornets forward David West. "When we go out on |
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| Hornets aim for success in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Orleans Hornets kick off a tough three-game road trip on Wednesday hoping to snap a long regular season skid in Dallas when they face the Mavericks at American Airlines Center. The Hornets have dropped 13 straight regular season games in "Big D," dating back to January 24, 1998. New Orleans, however, managed to upend the Mavs in Dallas back in April during the first round of the playoffs. Most recently, the Hornets suffered a tough loss in the Big Easy on Monday when New York's David Le |
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