Carmelo Anthony, basketball

October 31, 2009

Sports Digest: Wizards exercise options on Young, McGee for 2010-11

The Washington Wizards exercised its contract options on guard Nick Young and center JaVale McGee for the 2010-11 season. Young was the 16th overall pick in the 2007 draft and averaged 9.3 points and 1.7 rebounds over his first two NBA seasons. McGee was the 18th overall pick in last year's draft and averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds as a rookie.

September 3, 2009

Anthony back in town

Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets' star forward and former Towson Catholic standout, is back in Baltimore to head up his favorite cause.

August 18, 2009

Anthony's suit says ex-business manager 'plundered' assets

Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony is suing his former business manager, alleging he misappropriated more than $2 million of the Towson Catholic alumnus' assets.

June 26, 2009

Former McDonogh star Summers taken 35th overall by Pistons

Georgetown forward DaJuan Summers, who grew up in Baltimore and played for McDonogh as well as the Cecil-Kirk Amateur Athletic Union team, will get a chance to fulfill his NBA dream after he was drafted 35th overall by the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night in the second round of the NBA draft.

May 28, 2009

Bryant, Odom give L.A. edge

The Los Angeles Lakers owned the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets. Now they have a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals.

May 26, 2009

Nuggets get even in West, 120-101

The Denver Nuggets evened the Western Conference finals Monday night, beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, 120-101, in Game 4 despite a hobbled Carmelo Anthony.

May 24, 2009

Sports Digest: Bryant's late 3-pointer helps Lakers win, 103-97, go up 2-1

Kobe Bryant's three-pointer over J.R. Smith gave Los Angeles a one-point lead with just over a minute left and sparked the Lakers to a 103-97 victory over the host Denver Nuggets for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. Bryant, who scored 41 points, went 5-for-6 on free throws to ice it after his three-pointer gave Los Angeles a 96-95 lead. Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) scored 21 points but just three after halftime for Denver, which lost at home for the first time since March 9. He was 4-for-13 in his worst performance of the postseason.

May 22, 2009

Nuggets even series with Lakers

Kenyon Martin hit a layup in traffic with 29 seconds left and Chauncey Billups made 3 of 4 free throws to give the Denver Nuggets a 106-103 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night to even the Western Conference finals.

May 20, 2009

Sports Digest: Bryant's 40 lift Lakers; Clippers win draft lottery

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, including six free throws in the final 30 seconds, to lift Los Angeles to a 105-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night after the Lakers trailed most of the game. Pau Gasol added 13 points and 14 rebounds and Derek Fisher had 13 points for the Lakers, who faced a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Gasol's two free throws tied the game for the last time at 99 before Bryant went to the line, offsetting a three-pointer by Chauncey Billups and a free throw by J.R. Smith. Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) scored 39 points for the Nuggets.

May 10, 2009

Sports Digest: Anthony sinks Mavs; Yao done for playoffs

Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) broke free of a defender trying to foul him and nailed a three-pointer that gave the Denver Nuggets a 106-105 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks, giving them a 3-0 series lead that has been insurmountable in NBA history. Denver trailed 105-101 with 31 seconds left, but got a quick dunk from Anthony and forced Dirk Nowitzki to miss a 13-footer with about eight seconds left. After a timeout, Anthony took an inbounds pass and Dallas' Antoine Wright tried to foul him - twice - since the Mavericks had a foul to give. Anthony, who scored 31 points, lost his dribble the first time, then bounced off the second bump and made the three from right in front of the Dallas bench.

May 3, 2009

Five things to look for today

Bird battle

April 28, 2009

Nuggets crush Hornets

Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in the party town of New Orleans.

April 26, 2009

Hornets close gap to 2-1 vs. Nuggets

Playing a grueling 46 minutes and shaking off a hard foul committed against him, Chris Paul had 32 points and 12 assists, helping host New Orleans hold on for a 95-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday in Game 3 of their first-round series.

April 9, 2009

David Steele: Webster is gone, but 'Eraser' lives on

Thirty years and six months ago, Marvin Webster was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, in hook-shot pose, wearing the uniform of the NBA team that had signed him to a then-shocking $3 million contract, next to a question asking whether he could "turn the Knicks around."

April 6, 2009

Sports Digest: Cavs turn it around at home, rout Spurs

LeBron James scored 38 points, Mo Williams and Delonte West added 22 apiece and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided their first three-game losing streak with a 101-81 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs. Embarrassed in a 29-point loss in Orlando, a defeat that came one day after a loss at lowly Washington, Cleveland (62-15) improved to 37-1 at home. Tony Parker scored 24 for San Antonio (49-27) but got no help from Manu Ginobili (four points) or Tim Duncan (six points).

April 1, 2009

Sports Digest: James leads Cavs to 13th win in row

LeBron James made two crucial three-point plays late and finished with 25points and 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their 13th straight game, 79-73, over the Detroit Pistons (36-38). The Cavs (61-13) trailed 69-67 midway through the fourth when James scored eight points and made an assist in a 10-0 run. Cleveland improved to 36-1 at home and became just the sixth team in NBA history to win 16games in a month.

March 28, 2009

Sports Digest: Anthony scores 43 in win over Mavericks

Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) made three free throws and a tough layup in traffic in the final 43 seconds, capping a 43-point, 11-rebound night to lift the Denver Nuggets (47-26) to a 103-101 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks. Jason Kidd (back) missed his first game for Dallas after playing 100 straight. The Mavericks (43-29) suffered their first home loss since the All-Star break.

March 21, 2009

Sports Digest: Depleted Wizards lose, 116-105, to Nuggets

Antawn Jamison scored 27 points and Nick Young added 20, but the Washington Wizards, with only nine players available because of injuries to Juan Dixon (Maryland, Calvert Hall) and Caron Butler, fell, 116-105, to the host Denver Nuggets. The Wizards (16-54) have lost three straight games. J.R. Smith scored a season-high 40points and Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) added 20 for the Northwest Division-leading Nuggets (45-25).

March 19, 2009

Anthony's late shot, 35 points top Grizzlies

Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) scored 35 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 33.2 seconds remaining, as the visiting Denver Nuggets (44-25) overcame a 17-point second-half deficit for a 111-109 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies (17-49) last night.

March 5, 2009

Sports Digest: C. Anthony: 'If I was wrong, I was wrong'

Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) said he wished George Karl would have kept his insubordination a secret but promised the next time his coach tries to substitute for him, he'll sprint right to the bench. "I'm going to run," Anthony said after practicing with the team for the first time since his one-game suspension for refusing to come out of Denver's 100-94 road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Anthony missed the Nuggets' 100-95 loss to the host Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. "If I was wrong, I was wrong," Anthony said.

March 4, 2009

Sports Digest: Karl says Anthony 'crossed the line'

Carmelo Anthony's checkered reputation has taken another hit. The two-time Olympian served a one-game suspension last night handed down by the Denver Nuggets because coach George Karl tried to put him on the bench and he refused. "In my mind, that crossed the line," Karl said. Anthony (Towson Catholic) wasn't with the Nuggets when they played on the road against the Detroit Pistons. "I saw him yesterday. I didn't see him today," Karl said last night. "I'll spend some time with him tomorrow. I think he's traveling with the team. I heard he was going to be on the plane." Denver's next game is tomorrow night at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets had said they suspended Anthony for an "in-game transgression" Sunday against Indiana, declining to provide details of what he did. During a timeout against the Pacers, though, Karl said, Anthony became the first player in his two-plus decades as a coach to stay on the court after being told he was being taken out of the game. "There's a thin line between passion and an aggressive want to be on the court and emotional immaturity," Karl said. Anthony is averaging a team-high 21.6points and 7.4 rebounds.