Basketball Page 445 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Providence tries to keep the lid on lowly DePaul
Providence looks to bank another Big East win before heading out on a two-game road trip when it hosts DePaul on Saturday night....

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups among 14 Hall of Fame finalists
Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter and Seimone Augustus were among the 14 finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 announced Friday night....

Former C Scot Pollard undergoes heart transplant surgery
Former Kansas standout and NBA player Scot Pollard was undergoing heart transplant surgery on Friday, his wife Dawn told FOX40.com in Sacramento....

Washington State aims to extend hot streak against stumbling Stanford
It might be time to start taking the Washington State basketball team seriously....

Wizards G Delon Wright agrees to buyout, eyes spot with Heat
Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright agreed to a contract buyout with the club and intends to sign with the Miami Heat, his agent, Greg Lawrence, told ESPN....

Mississippi State rising, faces Arkansas after week off
Mississippi State finally won its first true road game of the season and won consecutive Southeastern Conference games for the first time this season....

Sabrina Ionescu popular 'dog in historic Steph Curry battle
Sabrina Ionescu has upped the ante in her historic 3-point contest against Steph Curry, and the public has continued to back the record-setting WNBA star....

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue fined $35K for ripping refs
The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue $35,000 on Friday for publicly criticizing referees....

Former MVP Jonquel Jones re-signs with Liberty
The New York Liberty re-signed center Jonquel Jones on Friday after the 2021 MVP became an unrestricted free agent after last season....

Blake Hinson and surging Pittsburgh host Louisville
After putting a stop to No. 21 Virginia's NCAA-best 23-game home win streak Tuesday, Pittsburgh looks to continue its Atlantic Coast Conference surge Saturday against visiting Louisville....

After emotional win, Syracuse heads to Georgia Tech
Two teams that have had up-and-down Atlantic Coast Conference campaigns meet Saturday when Syracuse travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech....

Up-tempo TCU looking to run against Kansas State
TCU and Kansas State meet in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday afternoon in a matchup of two teams bunched in the middle of a crowded Big 12 race....

Ohio State opens post-Holtmann era vs. No. 2 Purdue
Second-ranked Purdue vying for its 10th straight win should be the headline when the Boilermakers face struggling Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio....

Cincinnati, UCF both trying to turn things around
UCF and Cincinnati are both looking to end two-game losing streaks when they square off Saturday in a Big 12 Conference contest in Orlando, Fla....

BC hopes to maintain momentum vs. visiting Miami
Boston College will try to build on the momentum it generated during the second half of Tuesday's victory over Louisville when it hosts Miami in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass....

Florida seeking 3rd straight win and sweep of Georgia
Florida goes for its third consecutive win and a sweep of the season series when it visits Georgia in a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga....

Division II's Lauryn Taylor sets NCAA rebound record with 44
Caitlin Clark grabbed the women's college basketball spotlight on Thursday when she scored 49 points and set the Division I points record as Iowa beat Michigan....

Caitlin Clark wasn't the only women's basketball player making history last night
Caitlin Clark wasn’t the only person who broke women’s basketball records last night. The Iowa Hawkeyes star scored 49 points as she overtook the record for most points in NCAA women’s basketball history. But another record fell, too....

Jayson Tatum shoe promo might have cost the NBA millions
A few pairs of shoes and a Jayson Tatum All-Star berth may have cost the NBA millions of dollars. ...

Jonas Aidoo, No. 8 Tennessee shoot for sweep of Vandy
Dalton Knecht owns the highest scoring average for a Tennessee player in eight years. Zakai Zeigler might be the team's inspirational leader, and Josiah-Jordan James is the glue guy....