Basketball Page 471 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 20 Wisconsin struggling on defense with Maryland up next
Having lost five of its past six games, No. 20 Wisconsin will look to solve its recent defensive struggles on Tuesday when it faces Maryland in Madison, Wis....
Utah beats UCLA on go-ahead tip-in at buzzer
Branden Carlson's tip-in at the buzzer snapped UCLA's six-game winning streak and gave visiting Utah a season sweep of the Bruins with a 70-69 decision on Sunday in Los Angeles....
Minnesota clamps down on Rutgers, pulls away for win
Pharrel Payne scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Minnesota held on for an 81-70 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
No. 8 Tennessee out to continue Missouri's 12-game skid
No. 8 Tennessee has been in peak offensive and defensive form heading into the stretch run of the Southeastern Conference season....
Heat sign veteran G Delon Wright
The Miami Heat signed guard Delon Wright on Sunday, two days after the nine-year veteran agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards....
Pursuing history, No. 1 UConn faces road test at No. 17 Creighton
Amid a thoroughly dominating stretch, No. 1 UConn will be out to make Big East Conference history Tuesday....
LeBron James: ‘Hopefully’ career ends as member of Lakers
In the wake of a head-turning report that the Golden State Warriors looked into acquiring him at the trade deadline, LeBron James said Sunday that he hopes to finish his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers....
Seton Hall storm back in second half to shock St. John's
Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points, Kadary Richmond added 18 and 11 rebounds and visiting Seton Hall overcame a 19-point deficit and dominated the second half in a 68-62 victory over struggling St. John's on Sunday night in Elmont, N.Y....
No. 3 Houston looks to parlay home-court advantage vs. No. 10 Iowa State
No. 3 Houston will put its 19-game home winning streak on the line when it squares off with No. 10 Iowa State on Monday in a clash between the two teams tied for the top spot in the Big 12 standings....
Texas, Kansas State clash while trying to get back on track
Texas and Kansas State both want to make a move up the Big 12 standings when they square off on Monday in a key conference matchup in Austin, Texas....
No. 21 Virginia visits Virginia Tech seeking to boost tourney hopes
Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows the NCAA Tournament selection committee may be stingy toward the Atlantic Coast Conference on Selection Sunday....
Steph Curry won’t stop hogging Dame Lillard’s limelight
Damian Lillard cannot catch a break when Steph Curry is in the building hogging all the limelight. Lillard has to have developed either a chip on his shoulder or an inferiority complex, after adding another notch to his Hall of Fame belt by being crowned 3-point contest champ for a second consecutiv...
Brittney Griner jersey retired at Baylor
Former Baylor star Brittney Griner had her No. 42 jersey retired prior to a Bears women's basketball game against Texas Tech Sunday in Waco, Texas....
Northwestern gets past Indiana behind Ryan Langborg's 26 points
Ryan Langborg scored a season-high 26 points and Matthew Nicholson and Nick Martinelli both notched double-doubles to lift visiting Northwestern past Indiana 76-72 on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind....
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina evades upset bid
Led by Kamilla Cardoso's 16 points and 16 rebounds, No. 1 South Carolina rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to take down visiting Georgia 70-56 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., keeping its perfect record intact....
Ohio State stuns No. 2 Purdue behind 22 from Bruce Thornton
Jamison Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Ohio State stunned No. 2 Purdue 73-69 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, giving Jake Diebler a successful debut as interim head coach for the Buckeyes....
Caitlin Clark and Patrick Mahomes have caused us to lose perspective
We are simultaneously living in an age where the best to ever play are on their way out and the best who ever lived are authoring their geneses. Recency bias is running rampant in the early stages of 2020. This month, we’ve simultaneously witnessed the crowning of Patrick Mahomes and Caitlin Clark a...
South Florida hangs on to down No. 24 FAU, maintain AAC lead
Selton Miguel scored a career-high 25 points off the bench as South Florida stretched its winning streak to 11 games, holding off No. 24 Florida Atlantic 90-86 on Sunday in Tampa to stay atop the American Athletic Conference....
The NBA dunk contest is crapshoot that lacks star power
NBA All-Star Saturday was a hit once again, but one of the main events may have missed the mark. The slam dunk contest at one time was the highlight of the entire weekend. Now it’s hit or miss, year-to-year, whether we’ll be talking about it for weeks or if it’ll be forgotten by Monday afternoon. Th...
Report: NBA on pace to break attendance, sellout records
The NBA is on track to break records for attendance and sellouts, Sportico reported Sunday....