Basketball Page 497 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Luka Doncic scores 73 points as Mavericks defeat Hawks
Dallas guard Luka Doncic scored a franchise-best 73 points, the most scored in the NBA this season, on Friday and helped the visiting Mavericks end their three-game losing streak with a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks....
Jalen Green nets 36 points as Rockets hammer Hornets
Jalen Green scored 36 points and the Houston Rockets broke out of a funk with a 138-104 road victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night....
Pacers overcome Devin Booker's 62 points, edge Suns
Obi Toppin sank a tiebreaking basket with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Indiana Pacers withstood a 62-point performance from Devin Booker to beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 133-131 on Friday....
Disappointing Lakers, Warriors renew acquaintances
Two United States Olympic hopefuls — one named an NBA All-Star for the 20th time, the other hoping to get a 10th invitation next week — go head-to-head as rivals Saturday night when LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lock horns with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....
NBA announces schedule changes after Warriors postponements
Four games were rescheduled by the NBA Friday night after the passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic prompted a pair of postponements....
Northwestern, strong at home, can extend Ohio State's road woes
Northwestern seeks to continue its home dominance when struggling Ohio State arrives Saturday in Evanston, Ill....
UCLA expects USC star Boogie Ellis to play when rivals meet
Injuries have hampered Southern California during the four-game losing streak it carries into Saturday, but UCLA coach Mick Cronin anticipates facing a previously sidelined "Bruin killer" when his team visits the crosstown-rival Trojans in Los Angeles....
Alabama wants to build on rivalry win, turns to LSU
Alabama just knocked off No. 8 Auburn to forge a tie for first place in the SEC....
After upset win, Oregon State out for more vs. Arizona State
After an unexpected boost from an upset of a top-10 team, Oregon State will ride some momentum into Saturday's contest against Arizona State in Corvallis, Ore....
Not much rest for the weary when Cincinnati tackles UCF
Cincinnati finally catches a bit of a break in the Big 12 schedule when it hosts UCF on Saturday night....
Minnesota looks to halt slide, faces Penn State
Minnesota will try to snap a four-game losing streak when it visits Penn State in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday evening in University Park, Pa....
South Carolina riding high while Missouri desperate for an SEC win
South Carolina might be one victory away from cracking the Top 25 for the first time since that famous 2016-17 season when the Gamecocks reached the Final Four....
Syracuse in search of increased toughness vs. NC State
Syracuse and North Carolina State find themselves a logjam near the center of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings....
High-wattage stars collide when 76ers face Nuggets
The Joel Embiid-Nikola Jokic rivalry is not even close to the Magic-Bird battles of the 1980s, but it has generated some must-see action....
Rutgers intends to bring 'finest' effort vs. No. 2 Purdue
Rutgers has not been a troublesome opponent for most Big Ten teams this year, but No. 2 Purdue surely won't take the Scarlet Knights lightly....
Did Iowa State steal signs from Kansas State?
First, it was college football. Now, college basketball may have a sign-stealing scandal of its own. ...
Lakers F Cam Reddish (ankle) out at least two weeks
Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish is nursing a right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Friday....
Colorado seeking a season sweep at Washington State
Colorado got its first true road win of the season at Washington on Wednesday and will look for another on Saturday against Washington State in Pullman, Wash....
Georgia Tech hoping to rekindle magic at Virginia Tech
A December upset of then-No. 7 Duke was a thrilling introduction to the Atlantic Coast Conference for Georgia Tech's first-year coach Damon Stoudamire....
Michigan welcomes Iowa with 'a lot of work to do'
If Michigan is going to have any chance of turning around its season, Saturday's Big Ten game against visiting Iowa at Ann Arbor, Mich. would be the logical place to start....