Basketball Page 499 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 24 Colorado State pursues first MW road win at Wyoming
Two Mountain West teams that are hoping to break out of the pack will square off Saturday afternoon as No. 24 Colorado State faces Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., in the first of their two annual Border War games....
No. 18 Utah State returns from break to visit Boise State
Having a week between games came at a good time in the eyes of Utah State coach Danny Sprinkle....
No. 15 Baylor aims to shake slump vs. TCU
No. 15 Baylor hopes a midweek bye, the sting from a pair of close road losses and a return to its new home court will produce a win when the Bears face dangerous TCU on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas....
Clemson tries to find footing at No. 12 Duke
The ability to bounce back has provided No. 12 Duke with encouragement....
Suns put 7-game win streak on line against Pacers
The Phoenix Suns acquired guard Bradley Beal in June, but the team struggled while the three-time All-Star missed 24 of the season's first 30 games due to injury....
No. 10 Illinois, Indiana await resurgence from key seniors
Indiana coach Mike Woodson sat in front of the TV on Wednesday and watched Northwestern and Illinois match shot for shot for 45 minutes....
No. 8 Auburn, Mississippi State aim to bounce back
Auburn and Mississippi State have received recent reminders of how difficult playing on the road in the SEC can be....
Oregon State stuns No. 9 Arizona at the buzzer
Jordan Pope scored a career-high 31 points, including a drifting, step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer, as Oregon State stunned No. 9 Arizona 83-80 in Corvallis, Ore., on Thursday night....
NBA roundup: Kings eke out win over Warriors
Harrison Barnes exploded for a career-high 39 points against his old team, then contributed a crucial block in the final seconds as the Sacramento Kings held on for a 134-133 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday in San Francisco....
Harrison Barnes scores 39 as Kings edge Warriors
Harrison Barnes exploded for a season-high 39 points against his old team, then contributed a block to two game-saving defensive stands down the stretch as the Sacramento Kings held on for a 134-133 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco....
D'Angelo Russell puts up 29 as Lakers outrun Bulls
D'Angelo Russell made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a high-octane, 141-132 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Thursday night....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina gets past No. 9 LSU
Chloe Kitts scored 14 points as No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and held off an upset bid by No. 9 LSU to win 76-70 in front of an announced crowd of 13,205 fans on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Oregon pulls away for blowout of Arizona State
Jermaine Couisnard led Oregon with 19 points, N'Faly Dante added 16 and the Ducks rode a sizzling second half of shooting to blow out Arizona State 80-61 Thursday night at Eugene, Ore....
Rudy Gobert's last-minute dunk lifts Timberwolves past Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and found Rudy Gobert for the tiebreaking dunk with 58.1 seconds left as the Minnesota Timberwolves survived a shaky fourth quarter and hung on for a 96-94 victory over the skidding Brooklyn Nets Thursday night in New York....
No. 1 South Carolina holds off No. 9 LSU
Chloe Kitts scored 14 points as No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and held off an upset bid from No. 9 LSU to win 76-70 on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Surging Knicks rout Nuggets for 5th straight win
OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson added 21 as the New York Knicks led wire-to-wire and extended their winning streak to five games with a 122-84 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Thursday....
Hot-shooting Celtics roll past Heat
The visiting Boston Celtics made 22 3-pointers and shot 63.7 percent from the floor en route to a 143-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night....
Pascal Siakam's triple-double fuels Pacers past 76ers
Pascal Siakam recorded his sixth career triple-double after collecting 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists on Thursday, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 134-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Indianapolis....
Wizards, under new management, fall to Jazz
Lauri Markkanen and John Collins had big nights to help the Utah Jazz snap a three-game losing streak with a 123-108 road win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night....
No. 4 Houston bringing defense to matchup with Kansas State
The fourth-ranked Houston Cougars have played such exceptional defense this season that, at first look, the points they surrendered at No. 21 BYU on Tuesday seemed an aberration....