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Sixers use 3-ball to get past Bucks' frontcourt length
MILWAUKEE — One of the ways teams have attacked the Milwaukee Bucks this season is by hoisting up a large number of three-point attempts. So it wasn’t alarming to Sixers coach Brett Brown that his team launched 37 shots from beyond the arc in the Sixers’ 113-104 win over Milwaukee on Monday (see instant replay). “I wanted more of them,” Brown said. ...
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Instant Replay: Sixers 113, Bucks 104
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE — The tone was set in the opening minutes of the third quarter. The Sixers quickly made up a halftime deficit and rolled from there, outscoring the Bucks, 67-50, in the second half for a 113-104 victory over Milwaukee on Monday. The Sixers have now won four of their last five games with their only loss in…
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MRI on T.J. McConnell's wrist comes back negative; Nerlens Noel has ankle sprain
MILWAUKEE — The Sixers will be without their starting point guard for the time being, as T.J. McConnell has left the team to return to Philadelphia to receive treatment for a right wrist strain and will miss Monday’s game vs. the Bucks in Milwaukee. An MRI taken on McConnell’s right wrist came back negative, according to Sixers coach Brett Brown. “He...
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Meet the Chicago Bears, the Eagles' Week 2 opponent
In some ways, the Bears aren’t so very different from the Browns squad the Eagles dismantled in Week 1. There are a lot more familiar faces on the Bears, who don’t as much resemble an expansion team, so they should provide more of a challenge at least. In terms of strengths and weaknesses though, there are quite a few...
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Daniel Ochefu finding form at right time for No. 1 Villanova
MILWAUKEE — After battling through injury for a good portion of his senior season at Villanova, Daniel Ochefu appears to be rounding into form. That’s good news for a Wildcats team with plans of a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. With 18 points and 12 rebounds in No. 1 Villanova’s 89-79 win over Marquette on Saturday (see game…
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No. 1 Villanova tops Marquette, but knows it can play better
BOXSCORE MILWAUKEE — Jay Wright admitted he wasn’t going to bring it up. The Villanova coach didn’t want his message to be negative after his No. 1 Wildcats rebounded from a rare loss to seize back control of the Big East conference race. But despite an 89-79 victory over Marquette on Saturday (see Instant Replay), Villanova (25-4, 14-2 Big East)…
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Instant Replay: No. 1 Villanova 89, Marquette 79
BOXSCORE MILWAUKEE — After suffering its first loss as the top team in the nation, Villanova found itself up against a Marquette team looking to improve its postseason résumé with an upset. Jay Wright’s team had other ideas. The still-No.1 Wildcats used a balanced offensive attack to earn an 89-79 victory in front of a packed house of 19,043 at...