NBA Power Poll: Hornets move to No. 1
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The Sporting News - A drum roll please -- wait, make that a jazz saxophone riff -- for the new leader of the Power Poll ... the New Orleans Hornets.
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MILWAUKEE - If anyone questions Shaquille O&#39;Neal&#39;s position as the most dominant player in the NBA, just check the opinion of those at the Bradley Center Wednesday night.
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-- Last week's three big-time matchups caused plenty of movement in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, except at the top. For the fourth straight week, North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas were the top three teams in the rankings. Then came the changes courtesy of the high-profile...
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Off to its best start in the Big East in 14 seasons, Pittsburgh is back in the women's basketball Top 25. Pitt entered the poll Monday at No. 22 Â its first time in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, when the Panthers were ranked 20th.
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The Hornets are one of the surprises of the NBA. But in post-Katrina New Orleans, fans aren't coming, and the franchise may be on the move again soon
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The New Orleans Hornets let one get away and allowed the Memphis Grizzlies to earn their first win over a Southwest Division opponent.
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What does an NBA division leader look like? Come to the FleetCenter and find out. The Celtics moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division last night by defeating the Indiana Pacers, 100-86, on the parquet.
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Just 17 games into the season the New Orleans Hornets have put together their second eight-game losing streak. They matched their season-opening skid when they lost to the New York
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Illinois was a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball for the third straight week Monday, while Charlotte moved into the Top 25 for the first time in six years.
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Ohio State, Kansas, Florida and North Carolina &#151; the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament &#151; held the top four spots in the final Associated Press college basketball poll Monday.
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Dan Dickau can play in the NBA, after all. The point guard scored a career-high 23 points &#151; including a four-point play on a 32-footer at the third-quarter buzzer &#151; to help the New Orleans Hornets win at home for the first time this season, 98-89 over Golden State on Wednesday night.
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The Georgetown men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history in the initial USILA coaches' poll.
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Yao Ming leads Shaquille O'Neal by more than 50,000 votes in the race for the No. 1 overall spot in the final days of NBA All-Star balloting.
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Basketball returned to Charlotte as the Bobcats opened their first season Thursday night with a 103-96 loss to the Wizards. Replacing the Hornets after they moved to New Orleans
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The expansion Bobcats won on the road for the first time, getting 21 points and 11 rebounds from rookie Emeka Okafor. Charlotte, a loser in its first 10 road games, got a season sweep over
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LSU remained unanimous No. 1 and Utah joined at No. 25 Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There was some shuffling within the poll after five members of the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents during the past week, but Utah was the only newcomer.
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The No. 1 ranked team in the annual The Associated Press' preseason college baskteball poll. (x-denotes eventual national champion):