Basketball Page 553 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tyrese Haliburton thinks the NBA's 65-game award minimum is stupid. He’s right
Tyrese Haliburton played 22 minutes and change on Tuesday night. A hamstring injury has been nagging him for most of January. Haliburton has missed 10 of the Indiana Pacers’ last 11 games. Usually, there would be no issue with him needing 15-20 games to fully recover from a soft-tissue injury. In fa...
Kim Mulkey needs to show up for Brittney Griner’s jersey retirement at Baylor
Anyone who dresses the way Kim Mulkey does loves attention. And since the ultra-competitive and always controversial head coach has never shied away from the camera, she might as well show up in Waco next month for a photo-op on Brittney Griner’s big night — even if the two can’t stand each other....
Hornets look to finish January with win vs. Bulls
It has been a disjointed season for the Charlotte Hornets, and there are few signs of it getting better....
Top 25 roundup: Georgia Tech upends No. 3 North Carolina
Naithan George scored 16 points and connected on the winning shot with 7.7 seconds to play as Georgia Tech upset No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night in Atlanta....
76ers star Joel Embiid injures knee vs. Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid injured his left knee in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's 119-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....
NBA roundup: Knicks silence Jazz to end historic month
Donte DiVincenzo hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points on Tuesday night for the red-hot New York Knicks, who completed their best month in almost 30 years with a 118-103 win over the visiting Utah Jazz....
Warriors hold Joel Embiid in check, tackle 76ers
Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 37 points in the second half as the Golden State Warriors handed the Philadelphia 76ers their fourth straight loss with a 119-107 victory on Tuesday in San Francisco....
Arkansas facing distractions ahead of clash with Missouri
Arkansas basketball has no shortage of storylines — just not the kind the Razorbacks' fans enjoy....
Kevin Durant heads back to old stomping grounds as Suns face Nets
For 129 regular-season games and 16 more in the postseason, Kevin Durant provided the Brooklyn Nets with some memorable performances on the floor....
Nuggets roll into final regular-season date with Thunder
The Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic just keeps on doing what he does....
Clemson hands Louisville sixth straight loss
PJ Hall scored a team-high 25 points, leading Clemson to a 70-64 win over visiting Louisville on Tuesday....
DJ Horne scores 24 as NC State topples Miami
North Carolina State snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday night, getting a game-high 24 points from DJ Horne and holding on to beat Miami 74-68 in Raleigh, N.C....
Tom Izzo posts 700th win as Michigan State downs rival Michigan
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo recorded his 700th career victory as the Spartans pulled away from in-state rival Michigan, defeating the visiting Wolverines 81-62 at East Lansing on Tuesday night....
Seton Hall dominates DePaul to end losing skid
Dre Davis put up 16 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in Seton Hall's 72-39 dismantling of host DePaul on Tuesday in Chicago....
Hunter Dickinson, No. 8 Kansas trounce Oklahoma State
Hunter Dickinson recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 8 Kansas cruise to an 83-54 victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan....
Great Osobor, No. 17 Utah State roll over San Jose State
Great Osobor lived up to his first name on Tuesday night with 19 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as No. 17 Utah State pulled away from San Jose State for an 82-61 Mountain West Conference win in Logan, Utah....
Ole Miss holds off Mississippi State, stays perfect at home
Jaylen Murray scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and finished with 11 assists as Ole Miss held off visiting Mississippi State 86-82 on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss....
JJ Quinerly, No. 23 West Virginia wallop UCF
JJ Quinerly sank 10 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 26 points as No. 23 West Virginia routed UCF 84-43 on Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Raptors use strong second half to defeat Bulls
Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 118-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls....
No. 23 Oklahoma has little trouble knocking off Kansas St.
Jalon Moore netted a career-high 23 points to propel No. 23 Oklahoma past Kansas State 73-53 on Tuesday in Manhattan, Kan....