Basketball Page 485 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Newcomers help Hornets top Pacers
Grant Williams scored 21 points in his second home game with his hometown team, helping the Charlotte Hornets to a 111-102 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night....
Mark Mitchell guides No. 9 Duke past Wake Forest
Mark Mitchell tied his career high with 23 points as No. 9 Duke beat Wake Forest 77-69 on Monday night in Durham, N.C....
Kings try to grab upper hand on Suns
The Sacramento Kings will go for a season-series win over the host Phoenix Suns when two of the top teams in the Pacific Division face off on Tuesday night for the fourth of five regular-season meetings....
Florida State seeing improvement ahead of Virginia Tech contest
Florida State retains hope for a top-four finish while Virginia Tech is seeking to separate itself from teams at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings as they match up Tuesday night in Blacksburg, Va....
Louisville tries to keep trending upward vs. Boston College
Boston College will attempt to end a two-game losing streak when it battles visiting Louisville on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Charlotte removes interim tag for coach Aaron Fearne
Aaron Fearne has earned the full-time job as head men's basketball coach at Charlotte, as the school removed the interim tag from his title Monday....
Surging Florida takes aim at defense-challenged LSU
Florida has won five of its past six games. LSU has lost five of its past six games....
Texas A&M puts improving offense up against lowly Vanderbilt
Texas A&M, winners of three straight for the first time since November, will tangle with a cold-shooting Vanderbilt team on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn....
St. John's, Providence try to climb to .500 in Big East
Amid recent struggles, St. John's and host Providence both get an opportunity to rebuild momentum and return to .500 in conference play when they meet Tuesday night....
Magic to battle Thunder, then retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32
Shaquille O'Neal was the first superstar in Orlando Magic history....
Wizards’, Capitals’ move to Virginia meets resistance in state senate
A Virginia state senator does not want Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis to use taxpayer money to build a new entertainment district in the suburb of Alexandria, Va....
Newly ranked No. 23 Indiana State takes on Illinois State
Larry Bird might not be walking through the doors of the Hulman Center these days, but this might be the best team Indiana State has fielded since he led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Tournament title game....
Streaking Celtics rising to occasion with Nets up next
Shortly after the final buzzer, the Boston Celtics were ready to move on from the intensity of another game with the Miami Heat while appreciating the physicality of Jaylen Brown in an exchange with Duncan Robinson in the fourth quarter on Sunday....
No. 20 Wisconsin tries to halt slide vs. rival Ohio State
Struggling Wisconsin will be out to salvage a once-promising season when the 20th-ranked Badgers host Ohio State in a Big Ten matchup on Tuesday in Madison, Wis....
Pitt stands in way as No. 21 Virginia on 8-game winning streak
No. 21 Virginia will look to extend the Atlantic Coast Conference's longest winning streak and remain unbeaten at home Tuesday against Pittsburgh in Charlottesville, Va....
Indiana St. enters Top 25 poll for first time since 1979
Indiana State is in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since Larry Bird, and UConn and Purdue remained 1-2, the only constants in a week that saw a lot of movement up and down the top 10....
Wings sign veteran F Emma Cannon
The Dallas Wings announced the signing of veteran forward Emma Cannon on Monday....
Nevada vies to exact revenge in rematch vs. New Mexico
New Mexico whipped Nevada by 34 points on Jan. 28, but two weeks later the Wolf Pack are the much hotter squad....
No. 19 BYU shooting for season sweep of UCF
A crucial rematch lies ahead for No. 19 BYU when the Cougars host UCF on Tuesday in Provo, Utah....
No. 22 Kentucky, Ole Miss back in league action, seek consistency
Kentucky and Ole Miss haven't played a Southeastern Conference game in a week....