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NBA Season Opener Scrapped Due to COVID

Houston Rockets didn't have 8 healthy players

(Newser) - Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the league-mandated eight players available. It was a dispiriting blow to the NBA on just the second night of...

Rockets Star on Big Award: 'It Means a Lot'

James Harden is the new NBA MVP

(Newser) - Third time was the charm for James Harden. The Houston Rockets star was voted the NBA's most valuable player after twice being runner-up, beating out four-time winner LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans at the NBA Awards on Monday night. Harden joined Michael Jordan as...

Washington St.'s Defense Traps ASU
Washington St.'s Defense Traps ASU

Washington St.'s Defense Traps ASU

No. 17 Cougars shut down Sun Devils for fourth straight win

(Newser) - No. 17 Washington State showed why it has the third-best defense in the country last night as it held Arizona State to 33% shooting in a 59-47 Pac-10 win, reports the Associated Press. The Cougars defense was so good that the offense went six minutes without a basket, yet WSU...

ASU Hands Stanford OT Upset
ASU Hands Stanford OT Upset

ASU Hands Stanford OT Upset

Sun Devils blow lead but surge back for 72-68 win

(Newser) - No. 7 Stanford's seven-game win streak is over, and Arizona State's 4-0 overtime record intact, after an up-and-down 72-68 upset. James Harden had eight of the Sun Devils' 12 points in an overtime that wouldn't have happened if Stanford hadn't made a determined comeback in the second half, the Arizona ...

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