Basketball Page 418 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lorenzo Romar out as Pepperdine coach when season ends
Pepperdine coach Lorenzo Romar's second stint at the school will end when the Waves' campaign concludes, the school announced Tuesday....
Thunder aim to rebound, extend dominance of Blazers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander aims to begin a new streak of 30-point outings when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night....
Balanced scoring carries Magic over Hornets
Paolo Banchero led six Orlando scorers in double figures with 22 points as the visiting Magic defeated the Charlotte Hornets 101-89 on Tuesday night....
Florida tops 100 in blowout of No. 16 Alabama
Will Richard scored 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting as Florida sprinted to a 105-87 win over No. 16 Alabama in a Southeastern Conference matchup Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla....
PJ Hall, Clemson get best of Syracuse
PJ Hall scored a game-high 25 points to lead Clemson to a 90-75 win over visiting Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Tuesday....
Eyeing NCAA tourney spot, Providence tops Georgetown
Devin Carter piled up 24 points, 12 rebounds and four steals to propel NCAA Tournament-hopeful Providence to an important 71-58 win over Georgetown on Tuesday in Washington, D.C....
Noah Thomasson, Georgia run past Ole Miss
Noah Thomasson scored 15 points to lead Georgia to a 69-66 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday in the Bulldogs' last home game of the season at Athens, Ga....
Chris Youngblood paces No. 24 South Florida past Tulane
Senior guard Chris Youngblood scored a career-high 29 points and No. 24 South Florida extended its school-record winning streak to 15 games by defeating Tulane 85-72 on Tuesday night in Tampa, Fla....
Cavs F Evan Mobley (ankle) leaves game vs. Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley exited Tuesday night's game against the visiting Boston Celtics in the third quarter due to a sprained left ankle....
No. 3 Purdue rallies past No. 12 Illinois, wins outright Big Ten title
Once again, Purdue stands alone atop the Big Ten....
Virginia Tech rolls over Louisville for rare road win
Sean Pedulla scored 15 points with seven assists, MJ Collins and Tyler Nickel each had 13 points and Virginia Tech picked up a rare road victory by getting past Louisville 80-64 on Tuesday....
Mississippi State out to bolster tourney hopes vs. Texas A&M
Mississippi State looks like a safe bet for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. But two losses last week to ranked opponents mean the Bulldogs could use one more win to stop any thoughts of sliding back on the bubble....
Soaring Bucks visit hot Warriors to begin California swing
The Milwaukee Bucks continue a survey of the NBA's Pacific Division, only this time on the road, when they open a four-game California swing against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Jazz, Bulls collide after rallying for victories
After picking up a surprising come-from-behind win in Sacramento on Monday night, the Chicago Bulls will look for more success away from home when they play the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night....
Xavier Johnson, Indiana improving ahead of trip to Minnesota
Despite what the standings say, both Indiana and Minnesota have hope for a late-season surge that could propel them into NCAA Tournament consideration as they meet Wednesday in Minneapolis....
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson out vs. Hawks, but MRI clean
Jalen Brunson likely has avoided a serious knee injury, as New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters Tuesday that an MRI on Brunson's left knee came back clean....
Xavier, Butler seek momentum entering conference tourney
For Xavier and Butler, it's about building momentum entering the upcoming Big East tournament....
TCU, West Virginia try to snap respective skids
With just two games left in the regular season, both TCU and West Virginia head to Morgantown, W.Va., for Wednesday night's matchup carrying multi-game losing skids....
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. ...
Miami out to snap 7-game skid vs. Boston College
Host Miami will try to end their seven-game losing streak Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup against Boston College....