Basketball Page 503 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Xavier, Villanova meet fresh off easy victories
Two teams hoping to make a late-season push for an NCAA Tournament bid meet will Wednesday night at Cincinnati when Xavier hosts Villanova in a Big East showdown....
Happy to be home, Northwestern seeks revenge on Nebraska
The Big Ten Conference's two biggest giant killers will face off Wednesday night when Northwestern hosts Nebraska in Evanston, Ill....
Red-hot Cavaliers put win streak up against Wizards
Just about everything has gone right for the Cleveland Cavaliers since the calendar flipped to 2024....
Syracuse meets Louisville, aims to get back into win column
Louisville got a much-needed victory in its most recent game, and Syracuse would love to do the same Wednesday night when the Orange host the Cardinals in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup....
Trae Young, Scottie Barnes named All-Star injury subs
Atlanta's Trae Young and Toronto's Scottie Barnes are headed to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements....
Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season
A meniscus injury might be the most dangerous of all knee injuries for the simple fact that it’s not treated like a major knee injury. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid just underwent a procedure to repair a meniscus injury in his left knee, and will be reevaluated in four weeks, but for someone with his his...
Rested Seton Hall looks to sweep sluimping Georgetown
As Seton Hall hopes to come back from its bye week both healthier and sharper, it will host a Georgetown team searching for answers amid a six-game losing streak on Wednesday in Newark, N.J....
The Knicks and Ryan Arcidiacono are the cure to the NBA’s scoring surge
Somehow, the New York Knicks are MacGyvering their way to the top of the East in a super soldier league in a manner we haven’t seen since the ‘04 Pistons. OG Anunoby’s arrival has fortified Tom Thibodeau’s defense into the NBA’s Fort Knox, and once Mitchell Robinson returns, the paint in Madison Squ...
Veteran F DeWanna Bonner re-signs with Sun
Free agent forward/guard DeWanna Bonner re-signed with the Connecticut Sun on a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday....
Mercury acquire All-Star Kahleah Copper from Sky
Phoenix acquired three-time All-Star forward Kahleah Copper in a trade with the Chicago Sky, the Mercury announced Tuesday....
Dude, it's only second-grade basketball . . .
There has been a lot said and written about horrible youth sports parents. Just recently, former NBA player Matt Barnes allegedly told a high school student announcing a game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi Carmelite High School — where the small forward’s son plays — that he’d slap the sh*t out...
Reports: Ricky Rubio making return to Barcelona
Ricky Rubio signed a deal with FC Barcelona until the end of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....
Reports: McNeese coach Will Wade lands extension
McNeese is set to announce a new contract for men's basketball coach Will Wade on Tuesday....
Joel Embiid out at least 4 weeks after knee procedure
Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid will be sidelined at least four weeks following a knee procedure Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers announced....
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Matt Barnes removed from Sacramento Kings broadcast [Update]
Updated Feb. 21: Matt Barnes has been removed from the Sacramento Kings broadcasting team, weeks after the news of him putting his hands on a high school broadcaster, a spokesperson from NBC Sports California told The Sacramento Bee. ...
Sorry, Knicks fans. LeBron James is just not that into you
LeBron James sure does love stringing Knicks fans along. It wouldn’t be a pre-agency year for the all-time scoring champ if he weren’t using the Knicks as leverage. In 2010, the Knicks thought they had him. Donnie Walsh had Mike D’Antoni installed as head coach, the cap room to Carmelo Anthony, the ...
No. 9 Duke looks to get right against Notre Dame
After losing to rival North Carolina last weekend, ninth-ranked Duke has an ideal opportunity to recover....
No. 19 Creighton seeks defensive improvement at Providence
When Providence hosts No. 19 Creighton on Wednesday night, the two teams will be looking to shake off Big East losses....
No. 12 Auburn, No. 16 Alabama tangle in key SEC matchup
Two of the top teams in the Southeastern Conference will square off for the second time in as many weeks when No. 16 Alabama visits No. 12 Auburn on Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala....
Free-falling Michigan hosts No. 11 Wisconsin
Michigan has an offense that can match just about any Division I team. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, No. 11 Wisconsin, which visits Wednesday night for a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich., does everything much better — especially win....