Basketball Page 355 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Magic escape as Blazers miss buzzer-beater
All five Orlando starters scored at least 14 points, led by Franz Wagner's 20, and the Magic avoided a potentially major blow in their race for playoff positioning by holding off the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 104-103 on Monday....
Pacers breeze by fading Nets
Tyrese Haliburton posted a 27-point, 13-assist double-double to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 133-111 rout over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in Indianapolis....
Celtics rough up Hornets to cap road trip
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, Sam Hauser sank seven 3-pointers off the bench and also finished with 25 points and the Boston Celtics completed a solid road trip by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-104 on Monday night....
Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies outlast Pistons
Jaren Jackson Jr. poured in 40 points and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies edged the Detroit Pistons 110-108 on Monday night....
Young Jazz trio performing well as Cavs come to town
The Cleveland Cavaliers get a glimpse of the future of the Utah Jazz when the clubs meet in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night....
Seton Hall, Georgia clash for spot in NIT title game
The anguish of narrowly missing the NCAA Tournament has not kept Seton Hall from engineering the deep postseason run it envisioned....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs battle Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets have clinched a playoff spot and are looking forward to what they hope is another lengthy postseason run. The San Antonio Spurs have their sights on the future, which appears bright with Victor Wembanyama as the new cornerstone of the franchise....
Surging Utah takes on No. 1 seed Indiana State in NIT semis
Utah's bumpy finish to the postseason feels like a distant memory at this point....
Wolves angle for top seed, while Rockets looking for playoff berth
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets each will seek an important late-season victory when they tip off Tuesday night in Minneapolis....
Sixers continue without injured Joel Embiid, face Thunder
Don't expect to see Joel Embiid on the court Tuesday....
Knicks take aim at season sweep of Heat
The New York Knicks will be in search of a season sweep of the host Miami Heat when the postseason contenders meet Tuesday....
Bucks chase season sweep of Wizards to end trip
After consecutive defeats, Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers kept the defensive strategy unchanged and his trust led to a victory in advance of a visit to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday....
LeBron James, Lakers in a flow with Raptors ahead
The Los Angeles Lakers can assure themselves of a winning six-game road trip with a victory over the depleted Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night....
Reports: Oklahoma State to hire Western Kentucky's Steve Lutz
Oklahoma State is hiring Western Kentucky's Steve Lutz as its new men's basketball coach, according to multiple media reports on Monday....
Indiana State hopes NCAA Selection Committee is still watching
Each of the stages of grief came and went quickly for Indiana State....
Drake hires four-time DII champ Ben McCollum as head coach
Drake hired four-time Division II national champion Ben McCollum as head coach on Monday....
Alabama leaned on analytics, tradition to reach Final Four
Nate Oats had the No. 1 team in the nation for a significant portion of the 2022-23 season before a letdown in the NCAA Tournament sent Alabama home from Louisville and San Diego State to a regional final....
LSU-Iowa: Preview, Props & Trends
The rematch 12 months in the making finally goes down on Monday night when top-seeded Iowa takes on No. 3 seed LSU in the Elite Eight in Albany, N.Y....
Tennessee fires Kellie Harper after 5 seasons
Tennessee fired head coach Kellie Harper on Monday after five seasons, 108 wins and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances....
SMU names Andy Enfield head coach
SMU named Andy Enfield its new basketball head coach Monday, luring him away from Southern California after 11 seasons....