Basketball Page 487 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pitt puts Wake Forest away, takes on UNC in ACC quarters
Ishmael Leggett poured in 30 points off the bench and Pitt fended off hard-charging Wake Forest to win 81-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Washington, D.C....
Joel Soriano propels surging St. John's past Seton Hall
NEW YORK — Joel Soriano muscled his way to 14 points and 12 rebounds, and fifth-seeded St. John's took down fourth-seeded Seton Hall 91-72 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday....
Wisconsin dominates Maryland from start to finish
John Blackwell came off the bench to score 18 points and three other players scored in double figures, leading Wisconsin to an 87-56 blowout of Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday....
Raptors hope to continue home success vs. Magic
The injury-depleted Toronto Raptors are in search of more than another moral victory Friday night when they take a five-game losing streak into their clash against the visiting Orlando Magic....
Heat take losing streak into matchup vs. improved Pistons
The Miami Heat fought their way out of the play-in tournament and reached the NBA Finals last season. They would like to avoid that extra step this spring, which is why their weekend visit to Detroit could prove pivotal....
AGA: Americans expected to wager $2.72B on NCAA Tournaments
Americans are anticipated to legally wager $2.72 billion on the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments this year, according to a report by the American Gaming Association released on Thursday....
Mississippi State handles LSU, faces Tennessee in SEC quarters
Josh Hubbard scored 24 points and No. 9 seed Mississippi State defeated No. 8 seed LSU 70-60 in the second round of the SEC tournament on Thursday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn....
Mavericks' Luka Doncic (hamstring) out vs. Thunder
Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic did not travel with the team and has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the host Oklahoma City Thunder....
Pop Isaacs powers No. 25 Texas Tech past No. 20 BYU
Pop Isaacs scored 22 points as No. 25 Texas Tech recorded an 81-67 win over No. 20 BYU on Thursday in a Big 12 quarterfinal game in Kansas City, Mo....
Nets' Ben Simmons has season-ending back surgery
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Thursday to alleviate a nerve impingement in his lower back....
No. 4 North Carolina blasts Florida State in ACC quarterfinals
RJ Davis scored 18 points and Armando Bacot added 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 4 North Carolina cruised past Florida State for a 92-67 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Washington, D.C....
Michigan State fends off Minnesota, faces Purdue next
A.J. Hoggard had 17 points and six assists as No. 8 seed Michigan State pulled away from No. 9 seed Minnesota 77-67 in the Big Ten tournament at Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon....
Second-half surge propels No. 2 UConn past Xavier
NEW YORK — Donavan Clingan scored 11 of his 13 points after halftime as No. 2 UConn recovered from a slow start and asserted its will in an 87-60 victory over ninth-seeded Xavier on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament....
Report: Vanderbilt parting ways with Jerry Stackhouse
Vanderbilt plans to sever ties with men's basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse, CBS Sports reported Thursday....
Caitlin Clark heads Naismith Award semifinalists
The 10 semifinalists for the women's Naismith Award, given to the top player in college basketball each season, were revealed Thursday, with the result expected to be a foregone conclusion....
Report: Oklahoma State fires Mike Boynton after 7 seasons
Oklahoma State fired men's basketball coach Mike Boynton after seven seasons, ESPN reported Thursday....
Report: South Carolina's Lamont Paris lands new deal
South Carolina is awarding 2023-24 SEC men's basketball Coach of the Year Lamont Paris a new six-year contract, ESPN reported Thursday....
Blazers' Deandre Ayton aims to continue torrid stretch in matchup with Knicks
Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton is making major in-roads on shedding his label as an underperformer....
Colorado, Utah fight in Pac-12 quarters has win-or-else vibes
Colorado coach Tad Boyle kept it simple assessing the stakes for Thursday night's Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal matchup with Utah in Las Vegas....
Daniel Gafford to steal attention as Thunder host Mavericks
In any showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks' Luka Doncic and the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander figure to be at the center of both attention and action....