Basketball Page 498 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Big third quarter sets up Pacers' rally past Magic
Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam scored 20 points apiece as the visiting Indiana Pacers took control in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 111-97 on Sunday....
Trey Murphy III shines off bench as Pelicans bully Hawks
Trey Murphy III came off the bench to score 28 points and Zion Williamson added 27 to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to their fourth consecutive victory, a 116-103 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Sunday....
Bulls next in line to try to stop Mavericks' Luka Doncic
Dallas Mavericks standout Luka Doncic enters Monday's visit to the Chicago Bulls on an unprecedented tear, but while he has routinely shed his defenders, his modesty is intact....
Georgetown upends No. 21 Creighton in Big East semifinal
Kelsey Ransom finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals and Alex Cowan added 12 points as Georgetown knocked off No. 21 Creighton 55-46 in their Big East Conference tournament semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....
No. 5 USC beats No. 2 Stanford again, this time for Pac-12 title
McKenzie Forbes scored 26 points and fifth-ranked Southern California led for all but a few early minutes in defeating No. 2 Stanford 74-61 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament championship game Sunday at Las Vegas....
Pistons may pay extra attention to Miles Bridges when Hornets visit
The Detroit Pistons could have as much as $60 million in salary cap space this offseason. One of their rumored targets is Charlotte forward Miles Bridges....
Paige Bueckers stuffs stat sheet as No. 9 UConn drills Marquette
Paige Bueckers poured in 27 points and added 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals as No. 9 UConn shut down Marquette 58-29 in a Big East semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn....
Damian Lillard scores 35 in Bucks' win over Clippers
Damian Lillard scored 35 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 34 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 124-117 win against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon....
No. 1 South Carolina edges No. 8 LSU in SEC final
MiLaysia Fulwiley made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 8 LSU 79-72 on Sunday afternoon to win the Southeastern Conference championship game at Greenville, S.C....
Conference championships: Drake topples Indiana St. in MVC final
Tucker DeVries racked up 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists to propel second-seeded Drake past top-seeded Indiana State 84-80 in the final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Sunday in St. Louis....
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog...
Caitlin Clark powers No. 3 Iowa to Big Ten tournament title
Caitlin Clark overcame a slow start to score 34 points on Sunday, helping No. 3 Iowa outlast Nebraska for a 94-89 overtime win to capture the Big Ten Conference tournament championship in Minneapolis....
No. 3 Purdue tops Wisconsin for strong close to regular season
Zach Edey celebrated his Senior Day on Sunday with 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 3 Purdue tuned up for the Big Ten Conference tournament with a 78-70 win over Wisconsin in the teams' regular-season finale in West Lafayette, Ind....
Hannah Hidalgo paces No. 14 Notre Dame to ACC tournament title
Hannah Hidalgo scored 22 points to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 55-51 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C....
Caitlin Clark heads list of 15 Wooden Award finalists
Reigning winner Caitlin Clark of Iowa and 2021 honoree Paige Bueckers of UConn head the 15 finalists announced Sunday for the Wooden Award as the most outstanding women's college basketball player....
Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert fined $100K for money gesture
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday for directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official, and publicly criticizing the officiating....
Nebraska routs Michigan to strengthen NCAA chances
Keisei Tominaga scored a game-high 30 points as Nebraska cruised to an 85-70 victory over host Michigan on Sunday afternoon in the teams' Big Ten Conference finale in Ann Arbor, Mich....
Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy
During the course of an NBA season, we get quite a few wow moments in many different ways. If it’s not a defender getting crossed up so badly he hits the canvas, it’s a rim-shattering dunk that makes folks rise up out of their seats. Sometimes it’s us watching in awe as players like Stephen Curry or...
Missouri State dismisses basketball coach Dana Ford
Missouri State basketball coach Dana Ford won't return to the program for the 2024-25 season....
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves for real or <em>American Fiction</em>?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees.The Minnesota Timberwolves’ deceptive season has been one of the hottest topics in the West so let’s start there....