Basketball Page 448 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mississippi State out to bolster tourney hopes vs. Texas A&M
Mississippi State looks like a safe bet for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. But two losses last week to ranked opponents mean the Bulldogs could use one more win to stop any thoughts of sliding back on the bubble....
Soaring Bucks visit hot Warriors to begin California swing
The Milwaukee Bucks continue a survey of the NBA's Pacific Division, only this time on the road, when they open a four-game California swing against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Jazz, Bulls collide after rallying for victories
After picking up a surprising come-from-behind win in Sacramento on Monday night, the Chicago Bulls will look for more success away from home when they play the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night....
Xavier Johnson, Indiana improving ahead of trip to Minnesota
Despite what the standings say, both Indiana and Minnesota have hope for a late-season surge that could propel them into NCAA Tournament consideration as they meet Wednesday in Minneapolis....
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson out vs. Hawks, but MRI clean
Jalen Brunson likely has avoided a serious knee injury, as New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters Tuesday that an MRI on Brunson's left knee came back clean....
Xavier, Butler seek momentum entering conference tourney
For Xavier and Butler, it's about building momentum entering the upcoming Big East tournament....
TCU, West Virginia try to snap respective skids
With just two games left in the regular season, both TCU and West Virginia head to Morgantown, W.Va., for Wednesday night's matchup carrying multi-game losing skids....
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. ...
Miami out to snap 7-game skid vs. Boston College
Host Miami will try to end their seven-game losing streak Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup against Boston College....
Report: Andrew Wiggins back at Warriors practice facility
Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins has returned to the team, The Athletic reported Tuesday, after he missed the past four games while tending to what was labeled a "serious family matter."...
Villanova, Seton Hall set for tourney bubble duel
Villanova defeated Providence on the road to nudge in front of the Friars in not only the Big East Conference standings, but likely the NCAA Tournament bubble pecking order....
Fever arena sponsor Gainbridge signs Caitlin Clark
In a business decision based on a foregone conclusion, Iowa's Caitlin Clark signed an NIL deal with the online financial services platform Gainbridge, even as her final regular season in college has come to a close....
Dartmouth basketball players vote to unionize
At just 5-21 overall this season and in last place in the Ivy League, Dartmouth's men's basketball team still could down in history for its attempts to blaze a trail and become the first college athletes to unionize....
Don't count on the LA Clippers — they're sure to let you down
The Los Angeles Clippers have been a delightful surprise in the NBA since bouncing back from a rough start once James Harden joined the team at the end of October. ...
Michigan State aims to polish tourney credentials vs. Northwestern
Michigan State's three-game losing streak has left the Spartans in a precarious position. They no longer can feel entirely comfortable that they'll receive an NCAA Tournament bid....
Report: Free agent G Patty Mills to sign with Heat
The Miami Heat are signing free agent guard Patty Mills for the postseason push, ESPN reported Tuesday....
The latest scapegoat for Ben Simmons’ back issues? His agent
Remember when NBA Twitter, now NBA X, spent an entire season obsessing over where Ben Simmons would be traded? It ended up being Brooklyn, and that ended up being the last time he was relevant to professional basketball. The latest update is there is no update, just Simmons’ agent, Bernie Lee, falli...
Cavaliers G Max Strus (knee) out vs. Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the visiting Boston Celtics due to a right knee strain....
Knicks add G Shake Milton to roster
The New York Knicks signed guard Shake Milton to a contract on Tuesday....
If you can’t trust Anthony Edwards, you can’t trust the Timberwolves
I’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing tipoff because he was a late arrival, or a coach pulling his second-best player when he’s on pace for a 70 burger. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a very good basketball team, by record,...