Basketball Page 420 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Grizzlies edge Nets, snap five-game skid
Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points as the Memphis Grizzlies held on in the final minute and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York....
Jazz G Keyonte George (illness) leaves game vs. Wizards
Utah guard Keyonte George exited the Jazz's Monday game against the visiting Washington Wizards due to an illness and will not return....
Suns, trying to build momentum, go up against Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns felt they had found the missing piece for a title run when they traded for Bradley Beal in the offseason, but their version of a Big Three has constantly been hampered by injuries....
Mavericks, Pacers trying to turn page on rough stretches
For the second time in nine days, a pair of playoff hopefuls will square off when the Dallas Mavericks host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday....
Raptors All-Star F Scottie Barnes has surgery on broken left hand
Toronto Raptors All-Star forward Scottie Barnes had surgery in Los Angeles to repair a fracture to the third metacarpal bone of his left hand, the team announced Monday....
Charleston Southern removes interim tag for coach Saah Nimley
Saah Nimley will remain the head coach of his alma mater, Charleston Southern, after serving as the interim coach for most of this season....
Clippers G Russell Westbrook week-to-week after hand surgery
Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is considered week-to-week after he underwent surgery on his fractured left hand, the team said Monday....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs finding groove with Rockets on deck
The confluence of rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama excelling individually with the Spurs succeeding collectively might have finally arrived in the past week, with San Antonio claiming back-to-back victories over playoff contenders on the heels of losing 12 of 13 games....
Pelicans make their case with defense, take on Raptors
New Orleans may be rested but the Pelicans do not intend to let the defense cruise when they visit the revamped Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night....
Raptors sign F-C Kelly Olynyk through 2025-26 season
The Toronto Raptors signed post player Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension on Monday....
Cavaliers G Donovan Mitchell (bone bruise) out at least 3 games
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will miss at least the next three games after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection Monday to treat a bone bruise, the team announced....
Knicks could meet Hawks without sparkplug Jalen Brunson
New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson has ravaged the Atlanta Hawks on two occasions this season....
Heat and Pistons, heading in opposite directions, meet in Miami
The Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat, who haven't met since Opening Night, are set for a rematch....
Celtics cruising as they start road trip against Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to cool off the NBA's hottest team when they play the visiting Boston Celtics on Tuesday night....
Houston freshman F JoJo Tugler (foot) done for season
Houston forward JoJo Tugler will have season-ending surgery on his foot this week, Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday....
Houston remains No. 1; Kansas falls out of top 10
Houston remained No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday while Kansas dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in three seasons....
Pacific fires coach Leonard Perry
Pacific parted ways with head coach Leonard Perry on Monday, three days before the Tigers open the West Coast Conference tournament....
Surging Magic start road trip against lowly Hornets
Progress for the Orlando Magic is evident in a variety of ways, and the team should be in a good mindset going into Tuesday night's road game against the Charlotte Hornets....
Stanford, Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina
South Carolina remains the consensus No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after completing a second straight undefeated regular season....
Marquette G Tyler Kolek (oblique) out at least 2 games
Marquette star Tyler Kolek will miss the last two games of the regular season with an oblique injury....