Basketball Page 435 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Oregon well aware winning at Stanford won't be easy
As Oregon gets ready to visit Stanford on Thursday night in Pac-12 action, one thing is crystal clear about the Ducks: Getting the ball to center N'Faly Dante is their best recipe for success....
California, Oregon State have sights set on similar goal
Oregon State and California each head into the last four games of the regular season with a chance to reach .500 overall, starting with a game Thursday in Berkeley, Calif....
Washington, Arizona State out to rebound from tough losses
Washington and Arizona State find themselves in similar circumstances heading into Thursday night's Pacific-12 Conference game in Tempe, Ariz....
Donovan Dent's three-point play lifts UNM over No. 22 CSU
Donovan Dent converted a three-point play with 3.2 seconds left to give New Mexico a 68-66 victory over No. 22 Colorado State on Wednesday night in Albuquerque, N.M....
Jazz look to get back on track vs. suddenly surging Hornets
Though the Utah Jazz stumbled into the NBA All-Star break, the play of Keyonte George offered somewhat of a silver lining....
Facing last-place Spurs, Kings look to move up standings
The Sacramento Kings are 31-23 after 54 games for the second consecutive season....
Tyler Kolek sets school assist mark as No. 7 Marquette routs DePaul
Tyler Kolek set a program record with 18 assists and Kam Jones scored a career-high 34 points to lead No. 7 Marquette to a dominant 105-71 win over visiting DePaul in Milwaukee on Wednesday night....
Mississippi State wins fourth straight, avenges loss to Ole Miss
Tolu Smith scored a game-high 24 points and Mississippi State avenged an earlier loss to in-state rival Ole Miss with an 83-71 Southeastern Conference decision Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss....
LSU gets buzzer-beating win over No. 17 Kentucky
Tyrell Ward scored 17 points and made a game-winning follow-up hoop at the buzzer as LSU defeated No. 17 Kentucky 75-74 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Northwestern aiming to finish season strong, gets Michigan next
Northwestern senses urgency entering Thursday's meeting in Evanston, Ill., with struggling Michigan, and not merely because the Wildcats are trying to stay in the hunt for a top-four seed and double bye in next month's Big Ten tournament....
LeBron James (ankle) out for Lakers game vs. Warriors
Two of the NBA's hottest teams entering the All-Star break hope the week off hasn't stalled their momentum as they go head-to-head Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....
Out to halt 3-game slide, healthy Nuggets face lowly Wizards
The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA champions but had only one player named to the All-Star Game — two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Some consider it a slight, but the glass-half-full view is that the rest of the team got a week off to rest and heal....
Jake Diebler tries to stay perfect as Ohio St. visits Minnesota
Ohio State will look to win its second straight game under interim coach Jake Diebler when it tips off against Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Nebraska ends Big Ten road skid with win at Indiana
Keisei Tominaga scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half and Jamarques Lawrence added a career-high 19 as Nebraska earned its first Big Ten road win of the season, beating Indiana 85-70 on Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Kansas St. sinks No. 22 West Virginia in OT
Ayoka Lee recorded game highs of 34 points and 12 rebounds and No. 10 Kansas State used an 11-0 run in overtime to pick up a 73-64 victory over No. 22 West Virginia on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan....
Devin Carter scores 22 as Providence overtakes Xavier
Devin Carter poured in a team-leading 22 points to go with 11 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks as Providence rallied past Xavier 79-75 on Wednesday in Cincinnati....
Georgia snaps 6-game skid with win over Vanderbilt
Noah Thomasson netted all 17 of his points in the first half, and Georgia snapped its six-game losing streak Wednesday night by cruising past Vanderbilt 76-64 in Nashville, Tenn....
Clippers, Thunder back in action after stellar first half to season
The present — and future — of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers are tied together tightly....
No. 13 Alabama rallies to OT victory over No. 24 Florida
Grant Nelson had 22 points and eight rebounds and Aaron Estrada recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help No. 13 Alabama escape with a 98-93 overtime victory over No. 24 Florida on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
George Mason's free-throw shooting upends No. 16 Dayton
Baraka Okojie scored 19 points Wednesday night to lead four players in double figures as host George Mason scored a 71-67 upset win over No. 16 Dayton in Fairfax, Va....