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Reports: Hornets F Miles Bridges won’t waive veto rights for any trade
Hornets forward Miles Bridges has informed the team that he won't waive veto rights for any potential trade this season and wants to remain in Charlotte for the rest of the season, according to multiple reports Thursday....

Rick Pitino wants a player salary cap. Funny how coaches never want <i>their</i> earnings limited
The idea that you should stay out of someone else’s pocket is a pretty standard societal norm — except when it comes to college athletes. Apparently, everybody gets a say in what they deserve in the NIL era. Usually, coaches are the loudest ones, like Rick Pitino....

Ex-NBA big man's heart transplant a success
Updated Feb. 17: Scot Pollard received a donor heart and the transplant was a success, according to his wife Dawn....

No. 24 San Diego State faces Nevada, aims to continue hot 3-point shooting
San Diego State has found its groove from behind the 3-point line, and the No. 24 Aztecs will try to maintain that form when they visit Nevada for a Mountain West Conference game Friday night in Reno....

Blazers meet Pistons, look to come back from losses
The Portland Trail Blazers were showing signs of improvement until running into the defending champion Denver Nuggets for back-to-back games....

High-scoring clubs clash as Warriors face Pacers
The Golden State Warriors hope to turn a good trip into a great one Thursday night when they face the rested Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis....

Magic shoot for season sweep of skidding Spurs
The Orlando Magic will look to sweep the two-game season series from the reeling San Antonio Spurs when the teams square off on Thursday in Central Florida....

Cavaliers carry 7-game winning streak into Brooklyn
On Jan. 11 in Paris, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Brooklyn Nets 111-102....

Top 25 roundup: Michigan holds off No. 11 Wisconsin
Michigan shook off its habit of second-half collapses and held on to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 72-68 on Wednesday night in a Big Ten matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich....

NBA roundup: Jaden Ivey, Pistons stun Kings
Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks each hit key 3-pointers late in the game and the visiting Detroit Pistons stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night....

Cal works overtime to end 11-game skid vs. USC
Jaylon Tyson recorded 27 points and 11 rebounds and Cal halted an 11-game losing streak against Southern California with an 83-77 overtime triumph on Wednesday night at Berkeley, Calif....

CJ McCollum, Pelicans hand Clippers rare home loss
CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Zion Williamson added 21 points and 10 assists as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans extended their winning streak to four games with a 117-106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday....

Jaden Ivey propels Pistons past Kings
Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points into a brilliant fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks each hit key 3-pointers late in the game and the visiting Detroit Pistons stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night....

Strong at home, Oregon State takes on Washington State
To say Oregon State is a different team at home would be an understatement....

Washington, Oregon look to rebound from tough losses
Washington and Oregon are coming off disappointing losses last week heading into their future Big Ten rivalry game Thursday night at Eugene, Ore....

Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M extend Missouri's skid
Tyrece Radford scored 22 points as Texas A&M defeated Missouri 79-60 on Wednesday in Columbia, Mo., keeping the Tigers winless in Southeastern Conference play....

Northwestern tops Nebraska, stays unbeaten at home in Big Ten
Boo Buie scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half and Northwestern tallied 26 points off turnovers to beat Nebraska 80-68 in their Big Ten Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill....

Suns go for season-series sweep of Jazz
The Phoenix Suns host the Utah Jazz on Thursday night hoping to improve their home winning streak to five games while completing a sweep of the four-game season series....

Hot-shooting UCLA holds off Stanford
Sebastian Mack scored 21 points and shot 4-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc to power UCLA to a season-high 11 made 3-pointers as a team, and the Bruins notched their fourth consecutive win with an 82-74 victory over Stanford on Wednesday....

Mississippi State dumps cold-shooting Georgia
Tolu Smith's 19-point, 12-rebound effort led Mississippi State to a 75-62 Southeastern Conference win over Georgia on Wednesday in a matchup of Bulldogs at Starkville, Miss....