Basketball Page 556 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA roundup: Hawks shed 30-point deficit to edge Celtics
Dejounte Murray scored 19 points, dished out 15 assists and made the go-ahead basket with one minute left to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome a 30-point deficit and stun the visiting Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday....
Truong sisters lead Gonzaga past Utah, into Sweet 16
Kayleigh Truong scored 21 points and Yvonne Ejim racked up 17 points and 13 rebounds as fourth-seeded Gonzaga defeated fifth-seeded Utah 77-66 on Monday in a Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 4 Region second-round game in Spokane, Wash....
Pacers charge past Clippers, ensure winning trip
Pascal Siakam scored 31 points and Myles Turner added 24 as the visiting Indiana Pacers turned improved defense into a 133-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday....
Kings pin 76ers with another road loss, 108-96
Keegan Murray and De'Aaron Fox combined for 46 points, Domantas Sabonis added to his NBA triple-double lead and the host Sacramento Kings gradually pulled away from the road-weary Philadelphia 76ers for a 108-96 victory on Monday night....
No. 1 USC KOs Kansas, ends Sweet 16 drought
Top-seeded Southern California rode a key run into the fourth quarter and pushed past eighth-seeded Kansas 73-55 in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 3 Region on Monday in Los Angeles....
Nikola Jokic guides Nuggets to rout of Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic produced 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in his return from a one-game absence and the host Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Memphis Grizzlies 128-103 on Monday night....
Luka Doncic's triple-double lifts Mavs past Jazz
Luka Doncic scored 29 points and notched his 19th triple-double of the season Monday night to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Utah Jazz 115-105 in Salt Lake City....
No. 2 UCLA tops Creighton, earns matchup with LSU
Kiki Rice scored 24 points on 7-for-13 shooting and No. 2 seed UCLA rallied for a 67-63 win over No. 7 seed Creighton in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Monday in Los Angeles....
Jordan Poole's 23 points carry Wizards past Bulls
Jordan Poole scored a team-high 23 points to help lead the visiting Washington Wizards to a 107-105 win over the Chicago Bulls Monday....
Caitlin Clark sets scoring mark as No. 1 Iowa survives vs. WVU
Caitlin Clark scored 32 points while breaking the single-season NCAA scoring record and No. 1 seed Iowa escaped with a 64-54 win over No. 8 seed West Virginia in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Monday in Iowa City....
Jeremy Sochan lifts Spurs to stunner over Suns
Jeremy Sochan hit for 26 points that included the game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute as the San Antonio Spurs hung on to defeat the visiting Phoenix Suns 104-102 on Monday in the second of a two-game set in three days between the teams....
Rockets overtake Blazers, run winning streak to nine
Jalen Green scored 27 points, including 12 during a decisive third-quarter run, to help the Houston Rockets overcome a sluggish start and defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 110-92 on Monday....
Donte DiVincenzo hits record 11 treys as Knicks rout Pistons
Donte DiVincenzo hit a franchise-record 11 3-pointers Monday night, when he scored a career-high 40 points to lead the host New York Knicks to a 124-99 rout of the Detroit Pistons....
Nets end six-game skid with win over Raptors
Trendon Watford scored 19 points off the bench and the visiting Brooklyn Nets ended a six-game losing streak with a 96-88 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night....
Hawks wipe out 30-point deficit, shock Celtics
Dejounte Murray scored 19 points, dished 15 assists and made the go-ahead basket with one minute left to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome a 30-point deficit and stun the visiting Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday....
Cavs snap skip with easy victory over Hornets
Jarrett Allen, Georges Niang and Eric Mobley all scored 17 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away to clobber the visiting Charlotte Hornets 115-92 on Monday night....
Mackenzie Holmes, No. 4 Indiana surge past No. 5 Oklahoma
Mackenzie Holmes poured in 29 points to help No. 4 Indiana beat No. 5 Oklahoma 75-68 on Monday evening in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Bloomington, Ind....
UConn books trip to 30th straight Sweet 16 by beating Syracuse
Pagie Bueckers scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ashlynn Shade shot 5-of-9 from 3-point range en route to 19 points and No. 3 seed Connecticut clinched its 30th consecutive Sweet 16 with a 72-64 home defeat of No. 6 seed Syracuse in the Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 3 region on Monday in ...
NBA investigating Raptors' Jontay Porter for betting irregularities
The NBA is investigating Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for his role in betting irregularities this season, ESPN reported Monday....
No. 1 Indiana State duels No. 2 Cincinnati for NIT semifinal berth
Two teams with rich basketball history meet Tuesday night when Indiana State hosts Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinals in Terre Haute, Ind....