Basketball Page 344 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pacers stay hot, pull away in second half to top Raptors
Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points and the visiting Indiana Pacers defeated the Toronto Raptors 140-123 Tuesday night to solidify their spot in sixth place of the Eastern Conference standings....
Luka Donic posts triple-double as Mavs dominate Hornets
Dallas guard Luka Doncic outscored the Charlotte Hornets in the first quarter with 21 of his 39 points as part of a triple-double as the visiting Mavericks posted a 130-104 victory Tuesday night....
Lakers F Anthony Davis out with nausea, headache
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis will not play in Tuesday's game against the Golden State Warriors because of nausea and a headache, just two days after taking a blow near the left eye in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves....
NCAA ratings up despite second-lowest audience for title game
Viewership was up 3 percent over last year for all rounds of the NCAA Tournament, but repeat champion UConn's victory over Purdue in the title game Monday didn't come close to the record-setting audience for the women's championship a day earlier....
Grizzlies sign G Zavier Simpson, F Jack White for rest of season
The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Zavier Simpson and forward Jack White on Tuesday for the remaining four games of the regular season....
UConn finishes No. 1 after second straight championship
UConn claimed the No. 1 spot in the final Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll after clinching its second straight NCAA Tournament championship....
Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) cleared for full contact
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns was cleared for "full-contact, five-on-five basketball activities" on Tuesday....
Kentucky freshman G Rob Dillingham declares for draft
Kentucky freshman guard Rob Dillingham declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Tuesday, the same day Wildcats coach John Calipari confirmed he will no longer be the school's coach....
Reports: Seton Hall’s Dre Davis opts for transfer portal
Guard/forward Dre Davis, whose breakout year helped Seton Hall win the NIT, is entering the transfer portal and signing with an agency, ESPN and NJ.com reported Tuesday....
North Carolina G Seth Trimble enters transfer portal
North Carolina guard Seth Trimble announced Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal....
Duke starter Mark Mitchell enters portal as loaded class looms
Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell announced Tuesday he is entering the NCAA transfer portal....
Reports: Arizona G Kylan Boswell entering transfer portal
Arizona guard Kylan Boswell has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on Tuesday....
John Calipari confirms exit to Kentucky fans: 'Time for us to step away'
John Calipari bid farewell to Kentucky in a video posted to social media on Tuesday....
Judge: Ja Morant punched teen in self-defense
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was acting in self-defense when he punched a teenager in July 2022, a Tennessee judge has ruled....
Indiana State loses four starters to transfer portal
Ryan Conwell, Isaiah Swope, Jayson Kent and Julian Larry, four of the five starters from Indiana State's team that made a run to the NIT championship game, all entered the transfer portal on Tuesday....
Suns sign PG Isaiah Thomas through end of season
Point guard Isaiah Thomas signed a contract to remain with the Phoenix Suns through the end of the season, the team announced Tuesday....
LJ Cryer coming back for final season at Houston
Houston guard LJ Cryer is returning to the Cougars for a final season in 2024-25....
Dan Hurley, Nate Oats say they won't be lured by Kentucky
Final Four coaches Dan Hurley and Nate Oats said they have no interest in replacing John Calipari at Kentucky, despite chatter linking each to the open job....
Duke tops odds list for 2025 NCAA title
As confetti fell on the court in Glendale, Ariz., following UConn's second consecutive national title, bettors began looking to the 2025 NCAA Tournament championship odds....
UConn knocks off Purdue to repeat as national champion
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Tristen Newton scored 20 points and dished out seven assists as UConn won its second straight national championship, beating Purdue 75-60 on Monday night....