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Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana brace for undefeated South Carolina
ALBANY, N.Y. —- Before Mackenzie Holmes stepped foot on the campus of Indiana University, the school's women's basketball program had never been past the second round of the NCAA Tournament....

Kiki Iriafen, Stanford aim to subdue NC State in Portland
The top four seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament all have advanced with a pair of home victories in the Portland 4 Region....

Celtics look to avenge collapse against Hawks
The Boston Celtics will get a chance to avenge their embarrassing Monday meltdown against the Hawks when the teams meet for the second time this week on Thursday in Atlanta....

Kevin Durant, Suns turn back Nuggets again
Kevin Durant had 30 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots, Devin Booker had 17 points and nine assists in his first game against Denver his season, and the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the Nuggets 104-97 on Wednesday night....

Reports: SMU hotly pursuing USC coach Andy Enfield
SMU is getting closer to landing Southern California basketball coach Andy Enfield, multiple sources reported....

FAU hires Baylor assistant John Jakus as head coach
After working a dozen years for two of the most successful programs in the nation, John Jakus is getting a shot to lead his own program....

Spurs defeat Jazz, get rare consecutive wins
Devin Vassell scored 31 points and Victor Wembanyama contributed 19 points in his return to the lineup as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 118-111 on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....

Wizards, Capitals agree to stay in Washington until 2050
After exploring the possibility of relocation to Virginia, the Wizards and Capitals will be staying in Washington until 2050....

Utah brushes aside VCU in NIT quarterfinals
Gabe Madsen scored 18 points and Branden Carlson added 17 to lead Utah to a 74-54 NIT quarterfinal victory over VCU on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....

Rockets top Thunder in OT for 10th straight win
Jalen Green scored 37 points to lift the Houston Rockets to a 132-126 overtime win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday....

Rui Hachimura puts up 32 as Lakers top Grizzlies
Rui Hachimura scored a game-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds, helping lead the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 136-124 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday....

Bulls knock off Pacers, end 3-game skid
DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 27 points and Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond both had double-doubles to help the host Chicago Bulls defeat the Indiana Pacers 125-99 on Wednesday to stop a three-game losing streak....

Timberwolves pull away from Pistons with big run
Naz Reid had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a late third-quarter run to take control in a 106-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Minneapolis on Wednesday night....

Kawhi Leonard's late heroics lift Clippers past 76ers
Kawhi Leonard converted a go-ahead three-point play with 15.7 seconds remaining to lift the Los Angeles Clippers past the host Philadelphia 76ers 108-107 on Wednesday....

Hawks put away Trail Blazers for 3rd straight win
Dejounte Murray scored 30 points and Garrison Mathews netted a season-high 21 to help the Atlanta Hawks get their third straight win,120-106 over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday....

Knicks power to 44-point victory over Raptors
Miles McBride scored 29 points, Jalen Brunson added 26 points and the visiting New York Knicks demolished the Toronto Raptors 145-101 on Wednesday....

Cam Thomas leads Nets past Wizards in OT
Cam Thomas scored 38 points and hit two clutch baskets in overtime as the Brooklyn Nets hung on for a 122-119 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Wednesday....

76ers optimistic Joel Embiid could return in regular season
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is inching closer to a return before the end of the regular season, coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday....

Warriors complete back-to-back sweep, hold off Magic
Gary Payton II stalled an Orlando run with an interior hoop, Stephen Curry saved his only two fourth-quarter baskets for the final 1:09 and the Golden State Warriors overcame the early ejection of Draymond Green to hold off the host Magic 101-93 on Wednesday night....

Hornets lean on Brandon Miller, defense to get revenge vs. Cavs
Brandon Miller scored 31 points and the Charlotte Hornets rode solid fourth-quarter defense to avenge a loss from two nights earlier, defeating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 118-111 on Wednesday....