Basketball Page 545 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blazers get quick rematch with Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers, young and short-handed, still put up a fight on the road in a losing cause against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night....
Texas A&M caps comeback to knock off Florida
Tyrece Radford led the way with 26 points, including the deciding jumper with 35.8 seconds, left as Texas A&M stunned Florida 67-66 Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference thriller at College Station, Texas....
Bulls' Zach LaVine to have foot surgery, out for the season
Chicago Bulls wing Zach LaVine will miss the remainder of the season after next week's scheduled surgery to repair a right foot injury, the Bulls announced Saturday....
Johnny Dawkins gets 300th win as UCF topples No. 23 Oklahoma
Jaylin Sellers scored 20 points to lead UCF to a 74-63 win over No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday in Orlando, Florida....
Timberwolves see pattern in losses, don't want repeat vs. Rockets
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to bounce back from a fourth-quarter collapse when they host the Houston Rockets Sunday in Minneapolis....
Hunter Dickinson helps No. 8 Kansas handle No. 4 Houston
Hunter Dickinson recorded 20 points and eight rebounds to help No. 8 Kansas notch a 78-65 victory over No. 4 Houston on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 showdown at Lawrence, Kan....
Michigan suffers another 2nd-half collapse in loss to Rutgers
Michigan's second-half woes continued Saturday as visiting Rutgers rallied from a 15-point deficit behind Derek Simpson's 19 points for a 69-59 win in their Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich....
San Diego State continues home dominance of No. 17 Utah State
Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to help host San Diego State post an 81-67 win against No. 17 Utah State in a Mountain West game on Saturday afternoon....
Vanderbilt ends its suffering, prolongs Missouri's in comeback win
Vanderbilt (6-15, 1-7 Southeastern Conference), led by Ezra Manjon's 17 points, snapped a seven-game losing streak, topping Missouri (8-14, 0-9) by a 68-61 score in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon....
Pacers drag four-game slide into matchup with Hornets
While the Indiana Pacers are trying to prevent a slump from getting out of hand, the Charlotte Hornets are once again trying to snap out of their own doldrums....
Injured Raptors must contend with Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been on the best offensive tear of his six-year NBA career....
Two double-doubles power Cal past Arizona St., 81-66
Jalen Cone scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and Fardaws Aimaq had 20 points and 14 rebounds in California's 81-66 road victory Saturday over Arizona State at Tempe, Ariz....
In game of runs, Minnesota outlasts Northwestern in OT
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, and Minnesota capped a late comeback with a 75-66 overtime win against Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis....
Max Abmas exels late as Texas drops No. 25 TCU
Max Abmas hit back-to-back 3-pointers as part of a personal 11-0 run in crunch time as visiting Texas made all the plays in the final minutes to beat No. 25 TCU 77-66 on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 dustup in Fort Worth, Texas....
Oklahoma State holds off Kansas State, 75-72
Quion Williams had his fourth career triple-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma State defeated visiting Kansas State 75-72 Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla....
Virginia keeps winning streak going against Clemson
Jake Groves scored a team-high 17 points off the bench to help lead visiting Virginia to a 66-65 win over Clemson on Saturday....
Kam Jones scores career high to push No. 9 Marquette past Georgetown
No. 9 Marquette welcomed Kam Jones back to the lineup and the junior left-hander delivered seven 3-pointers and a career-high 31 points in a 91-57 victory over Georgetown Saturday in Washington, D.C....
Bradley Beal back in D.C. as Suns face Wizards
Bradley Beal returns to Washington for the first time when the Phoenix Suns visit the Wizards on Sunday....
South Carolina remains hot, knocks off Georgia
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points and South Carolina kept rolling by defeating host Georgia 72-62 with a stellar second half Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Athens, Ga....
Villanova to work on details in visit from Providence
Villanova looks to snap a five-game losing streak when it hosts Providence on Sunday in Philadelphia....