Basketball Page 371 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 1 Houston poised for challenge vs. surging Texas A&M
MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets' Toyota Center, the Aggies didn't have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss....
Battling for top spot, Wolves out to sweep Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to finish off a regular-season series sweep against the Golden State Warriors when the teams tip off Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
Bucks, Thunder figure to light up scoreboard
A couple of teams toward the top of their respective conferences face off for the first time as the Milwaukee Bucks welcome the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night....
LSU coach Kim Mulkey threatens legal action against Wash. Post
LSU women's coach Kim Mulkey addressed media Saturday amid speculation that she would soon be the subject of a Washington Post article, going so far as to threaten legal action against the newspaper....
Wake Forest-Georgia tangle again, this time in NIT
No. 1 seeded Wake Forest will host No. 4 seed Georgia in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Gonzaga ousts No. 4 seed Kansas in 89-68 drubbing
Anton Watson scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Gonzaga delivered a massive second-half knockout punch in routing Kansas 89-68 on Saturday in Midwest Region second-round action at Salt Lake City....
Cavaliers, Heat missing key pieces entering rematch
The Miami Heat, who have lost six of their past nine games, are set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night....
Caitlin Clark (27 points), Iowa cruise past Holy Cross
Caitlin Clark scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished 10 assists to lead No. 1 seed Iowa to a 91-65 win over Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City....
Women's NCAA Tournament Albany 1 roundup: No. 2 Notre Dame handles Kent St.
Sonia Citron scored a career-high-tying 29 points to power No. 2 Notre Dame to an 81-67 first-round NCAA Tournament victory over No. 15 Kent State on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind....
Indiana St. hosts Minnesota for spot in NIT quarters
No. 1 seed Indiana State will look to advance to the NIT quarterfinals when it tips off against Minnesota on Sunday afternoon in Terre Haute, Ind....
Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 4 roundup: No. 3 NC State runs off from No. 14 Chattanooga
Aziaha James scored a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as third-seeded North Carolina State defeated No. 14 Chattanooga 64-45 in the opening round of the Women's NCAA Tournament's Portland 4 Regional on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C....
LSU faces Middle Tennessee team coming off historic comeback
LSU had a much tougher time than expected against a huge underdog in its first game in the Women's NCAA Tournament....
North Carolina gets another shot at No. 1 South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just three teams that have come within seven points of beating undefeated South Carolina this season. One of them was North Carolina....
Jizzle James scores career high to vault Cincinnati past Bradley in NIT
Jizzle James scored a career-high 25 points to help lead Cincinnati to a 74-57 win over visiting Bradley in the second round of the NIT Saturday....
Knicks knock off Nets for 5th win in 6 games
Donte DiVincenzo scored a game-high 31 points to help the New York Knicks to a 105-93 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Saturday....
Third-seeded UConn jumps on Jackson State early, coasts to first-round win
Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards both recorded double-doubles and Portland 3 Regional No. 3 seed Connecticut pounced on No. 14 seed Jackson State early to cruise to an 86-64 NCAA Tournament 1st Round victory on Saturday at home in Storrs, Connecticut....
Arizona starts fast, holds off Dayton to advance
Caleb Love scored 19 points and Arizona earned a Sweet 16 spot with a 78-68 victory over Dayton on Saturday in West Region play at Salt Lake City....
Points aplenty expected when Grand Canyon, Alabama meet
The Grand Canyon checklist is coming along pretty well entering Sunday's second-round clash with No. 4 seed Alabama....
St. Bonaventure AD resigns after NIT controversy
St. Bonaventure athletic director Joe Manhertz resigned in the wake of a controversial decision to spurn a selection to the men's basketball NIT....
Dre Davis, Seton Hall too strong for North Texas
Dre Davis scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as top-seeded Seton Hall pulled away for a 72-58 victory over North Texas on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the NIT at South Orange, N.J....