Basketball Page 454 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Last-second free throws push Rockets past Knicks
Aaron Holiday broke a tie by sinking two free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining and the Houston Rockets snapped a four-game skid with a 105-103 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Monday....
Balanced scoring helps Pelicans beat reeling Grizzlies
Herbert Jones Jr. scored 17 points to lead five New Orleans scorers in double figures and the visiting Pelicans held off the sinking Memphis Grizzlies 96-87 on Monday night....
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks roll past Nuggets
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and matched his season high with 18 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks turned in another encouraging defensive outing in a 112-95 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Monday....
Balanced attack leads TCU past road-weary West Virginia
Jameer Nelson Jr. led a trio of TCU players with 14 points each as the Horned Frogs ended a two-game losing skid with a 81-65 victory Monday over visiting West Virginia at Fort Worth, Texas....
Ayo Dosunmu, DeMar DeRozan lead Bulls past Hawks
Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 29 points and hit a crucial 3-pointer to complete a fourth-quarter run that allowed the visiting Chicago Bulls to take a 136-126 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday....
Victor Wembanyama's historic night lifts Spurs over Raptors
Victor Wembanyama became the first rookie in nearly 34 years to have a triple-double with blocked shots, leading the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 122-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night....
76ers hold on, end Cavaliers' nine-game win streak
Buddy Hield and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 24 points and made key fourth-quarter contributions as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers' nine-game winning streak with Monday's 123-121 victory....
Lakers turning it up, host league-worst Pistons
One game after they had one Los Angeles team on the ropes, only to lose, the Detroit Pistons take their shot at another on Tuesday....
Newcomers help Hornets top Pacers
Grant Williams scored 21 points in his second home game with his hometown team, helping the Charlotte Hornets to a 111-102 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night....
Mark Mitchell guides No. 9 Duke past Wake Forest
Mark Mitchell tied his career high with 23 points as No. 9 Duke beat Wake Forest 77-69 on Monday night in Durham, N.C....
Kings try to grab upper hand on Suns
The Sacramento Kings will go for a season-series win over the host Phoenix Suns when two of the top teams in the Pacific Division face off on Tuesday night for the fourth of five regular-season meetings....
Florida State seeing improvement ahead of Virginia Tech contest
Florida State retains hope for a top-four finish while Virginia Tech is seeking to separate itself from teams at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings as they match up Tuesday night in Blacksburg, Va....
Louisville tries to keep trending upward vs. Boston College
Boston College will attempt to end a two-game losing streak when it battles visiting Louisville on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Charlotte removes interim tag for coach Aaron Fearne
Aaron Fearne has earned the full-time job as head men's basketball coach at Charlotte, as the school removed the interim tag from his title Monday....
Surging Florida takes aim at defense-challenged LSU
Florida has won five of its past six games. LSU has lost five of its past six games....
Texas A&M puts improving offense up against lowly Vanderbilt
Texas A&M, winners of three straight for the first time since November, will tangle with a cold-shooting Vanderbilt team on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn....
St. John's, Providence try to climb to .500 in Big East
Amid recent struggles, St. John's and host Providence both get an opportunity to rebuild momentum and return to .500 in conference play when they meet Tuesday night....
Magic to battle Thunder, then retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32
Shaquille O'Neal was the first superstar in Orlando Magic history....
Wizards’, Capitals’ move to Virginia meets resistance in state senate
A Virginia state senator does not want Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis to use taxpayer money to build a new entertainment district in the suburb of Alexandria, Va....
Newly ranked No. 23 Indiana State takes on Illinois State
Larry Bird might not be walking through the doors of the Hulman Center these days, but this might be the best team Indiana State has fielded since he led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Tournament title game....