Basketball Page 476 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 8 Kansas heads to Kansas State to face struggling Wildcats
No. 8 Kansas will face Kansas State on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan., with the teams' seasons trending in opposite directions....
How many points does Steph Curry have to score in a loss before we write off the Warriors?
Among the signs of the apocalypse, Steph Curry scoring 60 points in a Golden State Warriors loss is right up there. That the 141-134 defeat came against the Atlanta Hawks is even more frightening. The Hawks are five games under .500, and appear to be well on their way to resetting the roster around ...
Doc Rivers eyes coaching history as Bucks prepare for Jazz
Doc Rivers didn't just pick up his first win as Milwaukee's new head coach on Saturday night in Dallas....
NBA roundup: Hawks top Warriors, Stephen Curry (60 points) in OT
Dejounte Murray extended the game with a jumper in the final seconds of regulation, then scored seven consecutive points in overtime, allowing the host Atlanta Hawks to overcome a 60-point explosion by Stephen Curry for a 141-134 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night....
UCLA stymies Oregon late to pull away
Dylan Andrews scored 21 points and added seven assists, and UCLA held visiting Oregon to two points in the final 4:29 of the game en route to a 71-63 win on Saturday in Los Angeles....
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 UNC handles No. 7 Duke
Armando Bacot had one of his bigger games of the season with 25 points, and it came at an ideal time for No. 3 North Carolina as the host Tar Heels picked apart No. 7 Duke for a 93-84 victory Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C....
Quincy Olivari scores 43 as Xavier rolls past DePaul
Quincy Olivari scored a career-high 43 points and added 10 rebounds and Desmond Claude had 15 points as visiting Xavier moved further away from a demoralizing defeat last weekend with a 93-68 victory Saturday over DePaul in Chicago....
Washington St. sneaks by Washington in OT
Myles Rice made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:54 left in overtime, his first field goal since the first half, as Washington State beat rival Washington 90-87 in Pac-12 Conference action on Saturday night in Seattle....
Doc Rivers named Eastern Conference ASG coach
Doc Rivers, who has coached three games with the Milwaukee Bucks, will coach the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game later this month....
Doc Rivers gets first win as Bucks coach as Mavs cough up 25-point lead
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 48 points and Damian Lillard added 30 on 10-of-11 shooting to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 129-117 come-from-behind victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night....
Lakers rally, snap Knicks' 9-game win streak
Austin Reaves scored 14 points in the fourth quarter Saturday night as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers completed a comeback and snapped the New York Knicks' nine-game winning streak with a 113-105 victory....
No. 5 Tennessee knocks off rival No. 10 Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler matched his career best of 26 points and recorded a career-high 13 assists to help No. 5 Tennessee notch a 103-92 victory over No. 10 Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky....
Donovan Mitchell fuels Cavaliers past Spurs
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists, leading the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday....
Louisville stuns Florida State, 101-92
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield poured in a career-high 29 points before fouling out in the final minute and Atlantic Coast Conference tail-ender Louisville stunned visiting Florida State 101-92 Saturday night in Louisville....
Jayden Nunn hits game-winner as No. 18 Baylor edges No. 12 Iowa St.
Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and knocked down a game-winning jumper with two seconds left as No. 18 Baylor survived a thriller to earn a 70-68 win over No. 12 Iowa State on Saturday in Waco, Texas....
Kings' stars provide big lift in win over Bulls
De'Aaron Fox scored 41 points, Domantas Sabonis recorded his 14th triple-double of the season with 13 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Sacramento Kings improved to 5-1 on their seven-game road trip with a 123-115 defeat of the Chicago Bulls on Saturday....
No. 24 Alabama thrashes Miss. State, 99-67
Mark Sears scored 21 points Saturday night and No. 24 Alabama remained atop the Southeastern Conference by squashing visiting Mississippi State 99-67 in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Stephen Curry scores 60, but Hawks sink Warriors in OT
Dejounte Murray extended the game with a jumper in the final seconds of regulation, then scored seven consecutive points in overtime, allowing the host Atlanta Hawks to overcome a 60-point explosion by Stephen Curry for a 141-134 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night....
Lights-out shooting carries Wake Forest past Syracuse
Hunter Sallis scored 24 points and Kevin Miller chipped in 21 as Wake Forest authored a sizzling shooting display in a 99-70 victory over Syracuse on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Gonzaga posts 30th straight home win
Kaylynne Truong scored 15 points and led a 3-point barrage that propelled No. 19 Gonzaga to its 30th straight home win, a 104-39 blowout of Pacific on Saturday in Spokane, Wash....