Basketball Page 433 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rockets C Alperen Sengun (leg) taken off floor in wheelchair
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun was taken off the floor via wheelchair on Sunday night after suffering an apparent right leg injury against the Sacramento Kings....
76ers squeeze past Knicks in lowest-scoring game of season
Kelly Oubre Jr. collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and three steals to fuel the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 79-73 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday....
Penn State closes regular season with win over Maryland
Qudus Wahab posted 19 points and 15 rebounds and Ace Baldwin Jr. registered 17 points and 11 assists Sunday as Penn State topped visiting Maryland 85-69 at University Park, Pa. in the regular-season finale for both Big Ten schools....
Cam Thomas fuels Nets in win over Cavaliers
Cam Thomas scored 28 points and the Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the second half for a 120-101 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night....
Thunder crush Grizzlies, stretch home win streak to 9
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-93 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday....
Spurs open season-high 8-game homestand with Warriors rematch
The San Antonio Spurs begin their longest homestand of the season when they host the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Monday in the second of a home-and-home series between the teams....
Rockets complete sweep of season series with Kings
Fred VanVleet posted team highs of 22 points and nine assists while Jalen Green chipped in 19 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, as the visiting Houston Rockets held on for a 112-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday....
Wizards notch second straight win, stun Heat
Kyle Kuzma scored a game-high 32 points and added nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks as the Washington Wizards upset the host Miami Heat 110-108 on Sunday night....
Big third quarter sets up Pacers' rally past Magic
Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam scored 20 points apiece as the visiting Indiana Pacers took control in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 111-97 on Sunday....
Trey Murphy III shines off bench as Pelicans bully Hawks
Trey Murphy III came off the bench to score 28 points and Zion Williamson added 27 to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to their fourth consecutive victory, a 116-103 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Sunday....
Bulls next in line to try to stop Mavericks' Luka Doncic
Dallas Mavericks standout Luka Doncic enters Monday's visit to the Chicago Bulls on an unprecedented tear, but while he has routinely shed his defenders, his modesty is intact....
Georgetown upends No. 21 Creighton in Big East semifinal
Kelsey Ransom finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals and Alex Cowan added 12 points as Georgetown knocked off No. 21 Creighton 55-46 in their Big East Conference tournament semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....
No. 5 USC beats No. 2 Stanford again, this time for Pac-12 title
McKenzie Forbes scored 26 points and fifth-ranked Southern California led for all but a few early minutes in defeating No. 2 Stanford 74-61 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament championship game Sunday at Las Vegas....
Pistons may pay extra attention to Miles Bridges when Hornets visit
The Detroit Pistons could have as much as $60 million in salary cap space this offseason. One of their rumored targets is Charlotte forward Miles Bridges....
Paige Bueckers stuffs stat sheet as No. 9 UConn drills Marquette
Paige Bueckers poured in 27 points and added 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals as No. 9 UConn shut down Marquette 58-29 in a Big East semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....
Damian Lillard scores 35 in Bucks' win over Clippers
Damian Lillard scored 35 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 34 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 124-117 win against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon....
No. 1 South Carolina edges No. 8 LSU in SEC final
MiLaysia Fulwiley made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 8 LSU 79-72 on Sunday afternoon to win the Southeastern Conference championship game at Greenville, S.C....
Conference championships: Drake topples Indiana St. in MVC final
Tucker DeVries racked up 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists to propel second-seeded Drake past top-seeded Indiana State 84-80 in the final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Sunday in St. Louis....
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog...
Caitlin Clark powers No. 3 Iowa to Big Ten tournament title
Caitlin Clark overcame a slow start to score 34 points on Sunday, helping No. 3 Iowa outlast Nebraska for a 94-89 overtime win to capture the Big Ten Conference tournament championship in Minneapolis....