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Paolo Banchero's 29 points lead Magic past struggling Raptors
Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 29 points to help lead the Orlando Magic to a 111-96 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors Sunday....

NCAA Tournament: Breaking down the South Region
If you're looking for bluebloods, you've come to the right place. If you're looking for interesting stories beyond the top seed, you've also arrived at the optimum destination....

Defending champ UConn among No. 1 seeds for NCAA Tournament
Defending national champion UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed for the 2024 NCAA Tournament....

Kyrie Irving buzzer beater lifts Mavericks past Nuggets
Luka Doncic scored 37 points and Kyrie Irving hit a left-handed floater at the buzzer as the host Dallas Mavericks withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat Denver 107-105 on Sunday, snapping the Nuggets' five-game winning streak....

Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois top Wisconsin to win Big Ten title
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 34 points in another high-octane effort and No. 13 Illinois recorded a 93-87 victory over Wisconsin to win the Big Ten tournament title on Sunday in Minneapolis....

Bam Adebayo hits buzzer-beating 3-pointer; Heat beat Pistons
Bam Adebayo made a 30-foot shot just before the final buzzer, giving the visiting Miami Heat a 104-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon....

Cultures clash as sharp-shooting Warriors face defensive Knicks
The New York Knicks get a chance to demonstrate just how much their defense has improved when they get a rematch with the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, this time in San Francisco....

NCAA Tournament: Active leaders
Texas guard Max Abmas' prolific scoring during a college career that began at Oral Roberts puts him in a class of his own entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament....

Timberwolves chasing season sweep of Jazz
The Minnesota Timberwolves concocted a successful recipe against the Utah Jazz on Saturday to win despite not having Karl-Anthony Towns or Rudy Gobert on the court....

Auburn crowned SEC champions, flushes Florida in title game
Auburn claimed its third SEC tournament title with an 86-67 win over Florida to cap a dominant three-day run through the bracket on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn....

Bobby Portis steps up to send Bucks past Suns 140-129
Bobby Portis matched his season-high with 31 points on 13-of-20 shooting off the bench, and his electric second-quarter performance helped fuel a stretch that gave the Milwaukee Bucks a lead en route to a 140-129 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Sunday....

Florida C Micah Handlogten breaks leg in SEC title game
Florida center Micah Handlogten was wheeled off the court with a broken lower left leg just over two minutes into Sunday's Southeastern Conference tournament final against Auburn on Sunday afternoon....

Mavs G Josh Green (ankle) to miss time; Luka Doncic to return
Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Green will miss at least two weeks with a sprained right ankle, head coach Jason Kidd said Sunday....

NCAA Tournament past champions
Men's NCAA Tournament past champions...

NCAA Tournament: Schedule, sites
Men's NCAA Tournament schedule...

Yale stages late rally, stuns Brown in Ivy League final
Matt Knowling made a short jumper along the baseline as time expired to lift Yale to a 62-61 victory over Brown on Sunday in the final of the Ivy League tournament in New York....

Bulls in attack mode with Trail Blazers up next
Ayo Dosunmu is staying aggressive when his opportunities arise, and the Chicago Bulls could not be more pleased....

Cavaliers look to adjust vs. Pacers minus Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is not the patient type, but he understands that playing through his left knee bone bruise isn't working....

Ohio State promotes Jake Diebler to head coach
Ohio State removed the interim tag from Jake Diebler's title on Sunday and named him as the 15th head coach of its basketball program....

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (hamstring) out vs. Suns
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the visiting Phoenix Suns due to a left hamstring injury....