Basketball Page 447 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Indiana State hopes NCAA Selection Committee is still watching
Each of the stages of grief came and went quickly for Indiana State....
Drake hires four-time DII champ Ben McCollum as head coach
Drake hired four-time Division II national champion Ben McCollum as head coach on Monday....
Alabama leaned on analytics, tradition to reach Final Four
Nate Oats had the No. 1 team in the nation for a significant portion of the 2022-23 season before a letdown in the NCAA Tournament sent Alabama home from Louisville and San Diego State to a regional final....
LSU-Iowa: Preview, Props & Trends
The rematch 12 months in the making finally goes down on Monday night when top-seeded Iowa takes on No. 3 seed LSU in the Elite Eight in Albany, N.Y....
Tennessee fires Kellie Harper after 5 seasons
Tennessee fired head coach Kellie Harper on Monday after five seasons, 108 wins and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances....
SMU names Andy Enfield head coach
SMU named Andy Enfield its new basketball head coach Monday, luring him away from Southern California after 11 seasons....
Report: No timeline for Spurs F Jeremy Sochan (ankle)
Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, the San Antonio Express-News reported....
Report: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (ankle) to return vs. Bulls
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will return for Monday night's game at Chicago after missing the past two weeks with a sprained ankle, The Athletic reported....
Ex-Gators G Riley Kugel commits to Kansas
Former Florida guard Riley Kugel has committed to Kansas, days after announcing his decision to transfer....
76ers C Joel Embiid (knee) expected to return this week
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is expected to return this week from a left knee injury sustained in late January, ESPN reported Monday....
Bulls bid for season sweep of Hawks
The race for playoff positioning will intensify on Monday night when the Chicago Bulls host the Atlanta Hawks in a battle for home court in the NBA play-in tournament....
Pacers, in tight race for 6th in East, face Nets twice
There are two weeks left in the NBA regular season, but the Indiana Pacers already have a playoff mindset....
Celtics aim to avenge early-season loss to Hornets
The Boston Celtics complete an extended road trip when they face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night....
NBA roundup: Thunder edge Knicks, clinch playoff berth
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 2.6 seconds left and then helped produce a defensive stop just before the buzzer on Sunday night for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who clinched a playoff spot with a 113-112 victory over the host New York Knicks....
Kings complete season sweep of Jazz
Harrison Barnes and Keegan Murray combined for 49 points, DeAaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis registered double-doubles and the Sacramento Kings broke a third-quarter tie with a 15-0 flurry that produced a run-away, 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's late shot lifts Thunder past Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained the go-ahead fallaway jumper with 2.6 seconds left and then helped produce a defensive stop just before the buzzer Sunday night for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who outlasted the host New York Knicks 113-112....
DeMar DeRozan, Bulls hold off Wolves
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and dished out eight assists and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 109-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green lead Warriors past Spurs
Stephen Curry tallied 33 points and eight assists and Draymond Green added 21 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and six steals as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 117-113 on Sunday in a late-season Western Conference clash....
Luka Doncic (47 points), Mavs end Rockets’ win streak at 11
Luka Doncic matched his career high with nine 3-pointers and finished with 47 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games, beating the Houston Rockets 125-107 on Sunday....
Sixers sink club-record 24 3-pointers, extend Raptors' skid
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 32 points as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers hit a team-record 24 3-pointers and defeated the Toronto Raptors 135-120 Sunday....