Basketball Page 474 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Big East bubble battle on deck as St. John's to host Seton Hall
Picked ninth in the preseason Big East poll, Seton Hall is in the mix for a top-four finish....
No. 3 Houston blasts Texas to earn regular-season sweep
L.J. Cryer drilled six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points while Jamal Shead added 16 points as the third-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to a 82-61 home win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday....
Purdue, UConn selected as top seeds in NCAA bracket preview
If the regular season were to end today, Purdue would be the overall No. 1 seed, as revealed Saturday afternoon by the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee in their annual bracket preview....
Bam Adebayo to start NBA All-Star Game in place of Joel Embiid
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo will replace Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, the league announced on Saturday....
Baylor Scheierman notches sixth straight double-double as Creighton tops Butler
Baylor Scheierman scored 27 and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 21 to lead No. 17 Creighton to a revenge win on the road against the host Butler, 79-57....
Jameer Nelson’s late 3-pointer lifts TCU over K-State
Jameer Nelson Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave TCU a 75-72 victory over Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan, Kan....
Keshon Gilbert’s 24 points help No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech
Keshon Gilbert poured in 24 points and took eight rebounds to lead a balanced Iowa State attack as the 10th-ranked Cyclones defeated visiting Texas Tech 82-74 on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 Conference game in Ames, Iowa....
No. 15 Alabama hits 18 3-pointers to sink Texas A&M
Mark Sears scored a game-high 23 points Saturday and No. 15 Alabama riddled Texas A&M with 18 3-pointers to stay atop the Southeastern Conference with a 100-75 rout in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Nebraska continues Big Ten home success with win over Penn State
Keisei Tominaga scored 17 points and Nebraska remained unbeaten at home in Big Ten Conference play, beating Penn State 68-49 on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb....
Northwestern aims to overcome road woes vs. Indiana
Northwestern entered the weekend as one of three schools with an unbeaten home record in Big Ten play....
Legendary coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92
Charles "Lefty" Driesell, a Hall of Fame coach who turned Maryland basketball from an afterthought to a contender, died Saturday at age 92 in Virginia Beach, Va....
Jordan Poole has been revealed; Kyle Kuzma loses his marbles; Steph Curry nails 100-footer from tunnel
If every NBA player were awarded a mulligan season in their career, this would be the one Jordan Poole would choose to erase and make sure no one ever spoke of again. Entering the 2023-24 campaign, Poole’s first in Washington, there were high hopes of what could be alongside Kyle Kuzma. We’re just a...
Team Jalen wins NBA Rising Stars event
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams hit the game-winning shot, lifting Team Jalen over Team Detlef 26-13 on Friday in the Rising Stars event final at NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis....
C Duop Reath signs standard NBA contract with Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers signed center Duop Reath to a standard NBA contract on Friday after he initially joined the team on a two-way deal....
No. 24 FAU braces for showdown vs. surprising South Florida
It's no surprise that No. 24 Florida Atlantic is involved in a big game down the stretch this season in the American Athletic Conference....
Oregon out to improve NCAA chances vs. struggling Oregon State
Oregon and Oregon State meet Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore., for likely the penultimate time as Pac-12 men's basketball rivals, as the conference's final season draws closer to an end....
Paige Bueckers will play one more season at UConn
Paige Bueckers is returning to UConn for the 2024-25 season....
USC gets some respite with dramatic win, now hosts Colorado
Colorado and Southern California had encouraging performances Thursday ahead of their matchup Saturday at Los Angeles, but the Buffaloes are coming off another loss while the Trojans experienced a much-needed win....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 UConn drills Georgetown
Aaliyah Edwards racked up 26 points, 16 rebounds and four steals on her senior night as No. 15 UConn thrashed Georgetown 85-44 on Friday night in Storrs, Conn....
Villanova pulls away from struggling Georgetown
Brendan Hausen scored all 12 of his points in the first half and TJ Bamba finished with 14 points to lead Villanova past host Georgetown 70-54 on Friday....