Will Barton

Preview: Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers

2013-04-10 08:30:00

The Lakers (41-37) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (33-44) on Wednesday night in what is their final chance to win on back-to-back nights in 16 tries. With the Utah Jazz losing on Tuesday, the Lakers will make the playoffs if they win their remaining...

Seth Allen deserves to get his shot as Maryland's starting point guard

2013-05-27 04:00:00

There were times last season when Maryland coach Mark Turgeon begrudgingly turned his offense over to freshman point guard Seth Allen. There were times when Turgeon looked like a genius�because Allen looked like a future NBA player.�There were games --...

Midseason mayhem no longer Heat way

2013-02-16 10:42:00

�� There was a time when midseason mayhem was the Miami Heat's approach to February. �� No sooner did Pat Riley arrive in 1995, than he turned his roster upside down at his first NBA trading deadline with the team, on Feb. 22, 1996 maneuvering 11...

Scoreboard -- Dec. 8, 2012

2012-12-07 22:27:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Arkansas at Michigan, 11 a.m. (CBS); Portland at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Long Beach State at Ohio State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas Christian at Tulsa, Noon (FXSP); Colorado at Kansas, 1...

Previewing the 2012 edition of The Sweet 16

2012-09-03 14:04:00

We’re less than two months away from the start of college basketball season, which means that it’s time to begin the second annual Sweet 16. For those who missed it last year, The Sweet 16 is my list of Baltimore’s top college...

Basketball stars gather for battle of Baltimore pride

2012-08-14 19:39:00

A black nylon sign hangs over the entrance of St. Frances Academy's gymnasium with a simple, three-word message: "Protect this house." Playing before a packed hometown crowd Tuesday night, that's exactly what Will Barton did. The rookie Portland Trail...

Team of Under Armour NBA players to play exhibition game at St. Frances

2012-08-08 05:35:00

Several NBA players will be in Baltimore on Tuesday for an exhibition game at St. Frances. Dwayne Wise, Under Armour B'more Finest's director of basketball operations, told The Sun that a team of Under Armour-sponsored pros will take on a team made up...

Former Lake Clifton star Will Barton hoping to be first-round pick in NBA draft

2012-06-27 15:43:00

Will Barton has done the research. He's pored over the numbers, he's tracked the stocks and he's talked with the experts. Something just doesn't add up. How could the most efficient swingman in college basketball not be considered a lottery pick in...

Bulls looking for late-round magic

2012-06-27 19:04:00

More than 50 players have worked out at the Berto Center. Several other character interviews were conducted at the NBA draft combine earlier this month. Trade possibilities have been discussed. Film has been watched. Debates within Bulls management...

Barton drafted by Trail Blazers; English to Pistons

2012-06-28 21:15:00

Will Barton has heard all about his perceived detractors: He's too skinny, too unorthodox and too undisciplined. But Thursday night, he was an NBA draft pick. It may have taken longer than he'd hoped, but Barton — a swingman out of Memphis —...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday

2012-06-29 04:15:00

WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Friday to start cloudy and then become sunny, with a high near 102 and west winds between 6 and 9 miles per hour. A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Heat index values will be as...

Vaught's Views: Fitting that top picks Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist stayed inseparable in NBA draft

2012-06-29 07:17:00

They were nearly inseparable at Kentucky and often were each others biggest cheerleaders. Perhaps that’s why it was only fitting that Kentucky stars Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were inseparable at Thursday’s NBA draft as well....

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives against Trail Blazers guard Will Barton during the first quarter Wednesday night at the Rose Garden.

2013-04-10 00:00:00