Basketball Page 440 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs send Pels to 4th straight loss
Devonte' Graham scored 20 points, Victor Wembanyama finished one assist shy of a double-double and the visiting San Antonio Spurs defeated the fading New Orleans Pelicans 111-109 on Friday night....
Grizzlies knock off lowly Pistons, run win streak to 3
Trey Jemison collected 17 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, helping lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 108-90 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Friday....
Kings rally from 19 down, but Celtics win on late shot
Xavier Tillman's pull-up jumper with 7.4 seconds left lifted the Boston Celtics to a 101-100 win over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night....
Pacers send Thunder to first 3-game skid of season
Pascal Siakam scored 21 points to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 126-112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in Indianapolis....
Deandre Ayton, Blazers hand Wizards another loss
Deandre Ayton collected 34 points and 13 rebounds to lift the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to a 108-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday....
Brandon Miller's sharp shooing helps Hornets top Magic
Rookie Brandon Miller didn't miss a shot in the first half and finished with 32 points as the Charlotte Hornets pulled off a rare victory, beating the visiting Orlando Magic 124-115 on Friday night....
No. 1 South Carolina pulls away from NC State to reach final
CLEVELAND — Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and collected 11 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina earned a spot in the national title game with a 78-59 rout of No. 3 North Carolina State on Friday night....
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo (hamstring) out vs. Raptors
Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Friday night's game against the Toronto Raptors due to a left hamstring injury....
Khalif Battle among Arkansas players in transfer portal
Arkansas standout guard Khalif Battle entered the transfer portal after the departure of coach Eric Musselman to Southern California, according to multiple reports....
UConn's stifling D meets Alabama's torrid offense in Final Four
GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn is two games away from back-to-back NCAA men's basketball championships, and the Huskies have history on their side as they prepare to face Alabama in the second national semifinal Saturday night....
Purdue's Zach Edey, two-time POY, ineligible for NIL as international student
GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the third consecutive year, the NCAA men's basketball National Player of the Year is ineligible to cash in on Name, Image and Likeness endorsements....
Cornell promotes Jon Jaques to head coach
Cornell promoted associate head coach Jon Jaques to fill its head-coaching vacancy on Friday....
Nuggets' chase for top seed continues against Hawks
You couldn't blame the Denver Nuggets for already thinking about another deep playoff run....
NBA fines 76ers $100K over injury report
The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules, the league announced Friday....
LeBron James says Lakers concentrating on Cavaliers
Although they are in a tight Western Conference playoff race with just five games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers aren't batting an eye at the standings ahead of Saturday's meeting with the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers....
Houston's Kelvin Sampson voted Coach of the Year
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson is the 2023-24 Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 32-5 record, the top spot in the national rankings and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Region....
Reports: Saint Louis to name Josh Schertz head coach
Saint Louis is hiring Indiana State's Josh Schertz as its men's basketball coach, multiple outlets reported Friday....
Women's Final Four: UConn-Iowa Preview, Props & Trends
The first half of the women's national title picture will be in place by the time No. 3 seed UConn and top-seeded Iowa tip off at 9 p.m. ET in Cleveland on Friday night....
Purdue's Zach Edey again voted Player of the Year
Purdue center Zach Edey was named Associated Press Player of Year on Friday, becoming the first back-to-back winner since Virginia 7-footer Ralph Sampson took the honor three straight years in the early 1980s....
Women's Final Four: NC State-South Carolina Preview, Props & Trends
The 2024 Women's Final Four begins with No. 3 seed NC State seeking to pull off a major upset against top-seeded and undefeated South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET in Cleveland on Friday night....