Basketball Page 440 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
'Up or down' Iowa seeks consecutive wins with visit to Michigan State
Stuck in a win-one, lose-one rut during the last three weeks, Iowa will try to break the habit when it visits East Lansing, Mich., to face Michigan State on Tuesday night....
Reports: Mike Conley agrees on 2-year extension with Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Mike Conley Jr. have agreed on a two-year extension worth $21 million, ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday....
Villanova to put improved defense up against Butler
With consecutive victories for the first time since the start of the new year, Villanova looks to build off the success when it plays host to Butler on Tuesday....
Penn State dismisses leading scorer Kanye Clary
Penn State dismissed sophomore guard and leading scorer Kanye Clary from the team, coach Mike Rhoades announced Monday....
Reports: 76ers to sign F Darius Bazley
The short-handed Philadelphia 76ers plan to sign power forward Darius Bazley to a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports Monday....
UConn unanimous No. 1; Wazzu ends Top 25 drought
UConn became the first unanimous No. 1 in the Top 25 this season on Monday while Washington State made its first appearance in the Associated Press poll since the 2007-08 season....
Top six teams unchanged in women's Top 25 poll
South Carolina swept all 35 first-place votes again and the top six teams were unchanged in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday....
NBA second-half betting: Finding value in MVP, Coach of Year odds
The NBA All-Star break moves the race for the postseason into high gear and opens some interesting options for betting on NBA futures....
Nets fire coach Jacque Vaughn after 21-33 start
The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday after less than two seasons....
Kenny Smith ruined Sabrina Ionescu's moment
Let’s take a look at a few of the comments after Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu squared off in a 3-point shooting contest on Saturday night, Curry topping the Liberty star by just 3 points, 29-26, both shooting from the NBA arc....
Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with the Los Angeles Lakers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics. But since the turn of the 21st Century, some teams have gone a decade without a face of the franchise (think the Detroit Pistons and Orlan...
As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since the breakup of the Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook pairing, leading into the current Thunder 2.0, only lasted three seasons of extreme tanking. Those losing efforts netted them the sixth pick in the ...
The Knicks are back after 2 decades of James Dolan terror and ineptitude
The New York Knicks won the NBA trade deadline, fleecing the Detroit Pistons for Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. They added the backup playmaker and off-the-bench scoring they were missing to reach championship contention. Fully healthy, and despite their recent injury-induced hiccup, the Knicks ca...
No. 19 BYU seeking defensive improvement vs. No. 12 Baylor
Ahead of facing No. 12 Baylor in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night, No. 19 BYU finds itself searching for ways to shore up a suddenly porous defense....
TCU, Texas Tech tied in standings entering Big 12 showdown
Two teams coming off big second halves with different outcomes collide in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday with a goal of staying in the upper echelon of the Big 12 Conference standings....
East hangs 211 points to topple West in NBA All-Star Game
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard scored 39 points and drained 11 3-pointers to lead the Eastern Conference to a record-setting 211-186 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Indianapolis....
No. 20 Wisconsin struggling on defense with Maryland up next
Having lost five of its past six games, No. 20 Wisconsin will look to solve its recent defensive struggles on Tuesday when it faces Maryland in Madison, Wis....
Utah beats UCLA on go-ahead tip-in at buzzer
Branden Carlson's tip-in at the buzzer snapped UCLA's six-game winning streak and gave visiting Utah a season sweep of the Bruins with a 70-69 decision on Sunday in Los Angeles....
Minnesota clamps down on Rutgers, pulls away for win
Pharrel Payne scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Minnesota held on for an 81-70 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
No. 8 Tennessee out to continue Missouri's 12-game skid
No. 8 Tennessee has been in peak offensive and defensive form heading into the stretch run of the Southeastern Conference season....