Basketball Page 386 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pacers' defense steps up, halts Lakers' win streak
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points with eight rebounds and eight assists and the Indiana Pacers flashed some improved defense Friday while earning a 109-90 victory to end the Los Angeles Lakers' season-best five-game winning streak....
Pistons take over early, hold on to beat Wizards
Cade Cunningham had 33 points and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 96-87 road win over the Washington Wizards on Friday in a game between teams with the two worst records in the NBA....
Curry, Warriors overwhelm Hornets
Stephen Curry scored 23 points in a return to his hometown as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-97 on Friday night....
Alabama, Clemson vying for first trip to Final Four
LOS ANGELES — Saturday's NCAA Tournament West Regional final matchup pitting No. 4 seed Alabama against No. 6 seed Clemson comes with a guarantee to be a landmark moment for either program, as each is vying for its first Final Four spot in school history....
Confident Hawks take on tall order in Bucks
The Atlanta Hawks will try to continue their late-season surge on Saturday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks, the team with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference....
UConn in comfortable territory in Portland 3 region full of stars
PORTLAND, Ore. — If last year's early exit from the Women's NCAA Tournament is on the minds of his players, UConn coach Geno Auriemma doesn't want to know about it....
Top-seeded UConn bracing for tough test vs. No. 3 Illinois
BOSTON — Even though top-seeded UConn has put together a dominant NCAA Tournament run, it isn't expecting to walk right by third-seeded Illinois when the teams meet in the Elite Eight on Saturday....
No. 1 South Carolina preserves perfect record by holding off Indiana
ALBANY, N.Y. — No. 1 seed South Carolina put on a dominating display in the first half but barely held on in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 4 seed Indiana 79-75 in the Albany 1 region semifinal of the NCAA Tournament on Friday....
Kings G Kevin Huerter (shoulder) out for season
Sacramento Kings starting guard Kevin Huerter will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, according to multiple reports on Friday....
Celtics aim to avoid first three-game skid when they visit Pelicans
The Boston Celtics have lost consecutive games for just the third time all season....
Oregon State topples Notre Dame to reach Elite Eight
ALBANY, N.Y. — All-American Raegan Beers' layup with 29 seconds left was enough to allow No. 3 seed Oregon State to squeeze past No. 2 seed Notre Dame 70-65 in the Albany 1 region semifinal of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Friday....
G Myles Rice one of six Washington State players to enter portal
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Myles Rice is one of six Washington State players who have entered the transfer portal this week....
Upset Iowa? Colorado out to agitate emotional Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes
ALBANY, N.Y. — No. 5 Colorado knows all eyes are on Caitlin Clark and top-seeded Iowa entering Saturday's regional semifinal, and the Buffaloes are comfortable coughing up the attention as they prepare for what amounts to a road-game atmosphere....
Sixers' Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. fined $50K for postgame behavior
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse and forward Kelly Oubre Jr. each were fined $50,000 Friday for their behavior toward game officials following Wednesday's 108-107 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers....
James Madison tabs Morehead State's Preston Spradlin as coach
James Madison hired Morehead State's Preston Spradlin as its new coach and signed him to a six-year contract, the school announced Friday....
Siena tabs Syracuse associate Gerry McNamara as head coach
Siena named longtime Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara as the 19th head coach in program history on Friday....
Cavaliers sign F Marcus Morris for rest of season
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday....
NCAA Tournament roundup: Alabama stuns top seed UNC
Grant Nelson scored fourth-seeded Alabama's final five points, including a three-point play with 38 seconds left that put the Crimson Tide ahead for good in a 89-87 win over top-seeded North Carolina on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal in Los Angeles....
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois outlast Iowa State
BOSTON — Terrence Shannon Jr. poured in 29 points and third-seeded Illinois held off a second-half rally to earn a 72-69 victory over second-seeded Iowa State on Thursday night in a battle of East Region teams in the Sweet 16....
Late surge lifts Alabama over No. 1 North Carolina
LOS ANGELES — Grant Nelson scored fourth-seeded Alabama's final five points, including a late three-point play that put the Crimson Tide ahead for good in a 89-87 win over top-seeded North Carolina on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal....