Basketball Page 558 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
VCU clamps down on No. 18 Dayton 49-47
Jason Nelson scored a team-high 11 points to help host VCU pull off a 49-47 win over No. 18 Dayton in Richmond, Va., on Friday....
Nevada beats 2nd straight ranked foe, this time No. 24 San Diego St.
Tre Coleman scored inside with 12 seconds left in overtime and Nevada held on to beat No. 24 San Diego State 70-66 in a Mountain West Conference game on Friday night in Reno, Nevada....
Southern California, Stanford try to shake off slumps
Slumping Pac-12 Conference counterparts Southern California and host Stanford look to bounce back on Saturday....
Bucks crush Hornets, give Doc Rivers first win at home
Damian Lillard, a night after sitting out a game, poured in 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks gave Doc Rivers his first home victory since becoming head coach by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 120-84 on Friday night....
Raptors avenge recent loss to Rockets with 3-point win
Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Houston Rockets 107-104 Friday night....
Facing Pacers, banged-up Knicks welcome trade additions
Head coach Tom Thibodeau has employed a football philosophy — "Next man up" — to deal with the New York Knicks' spate of injuries....
Mississippi State can't afford slip-up at Missouri
Mississippi State coach Chris Jans spelled out the stakes for his team this week: To keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive, the Bulldogs had to defeat Georgia at home and Missouri on the road....
Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis carry Celtics past Wizards
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 35 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 34 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 133-129 on Friday....
Trae Young powers Hawks past reeling 76ers
Trae Young had 37 points and 12 assists to lift the Atlanta Hawks past the host Philadelphia 76ers 127-121 on Friday....
Near-upset haunts Utah as it turns page, faces Arizona State
Free throws are supposed to be free. They were anything but for Utah on Thursday night when they went 10 of 21 in a 105-99 Pac-12 triple-overtime loss to No. 8 Arizona, its first home defeat of the year....
Bulls visit Magic in matchup of teams on the rise
Both the visiting Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic look to continue recent surges when they meet on Saturday....
Red-hot Virginia rolls into matchup with inconsistent Florida State
Virginia is the hottest team in the Atlantic Coast Conference and will seek its eighth consecutive victory when it faces Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla....
Washington, Oregon State back at it after tough defeats
Washington has lost four of its past five games and Oregon State is on a three-game losing streak entering Saturday's game between the teams in Corvallis, Ore....
Oklahoma tries to end recent rivalry woes vs. Oklahoma State
In Porter Moser's third season as Oklahoma's head coach, the Sooners have already topped their win total from last season and are just two away from matching their total from Moser's first season....
Washington State, Oregon battle for second place in Pac-12
Saturday afternoon's Pac-12 game between Washington State and host Oregon has important implications for both teams....
Busy Nebraska will rest after hosting Michigan
Few teams in the country have been busier in the last three weeks or so than Nebraska....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs seek big rebound effort at Nets
Victor Wembanyama is still adjusting to the rigors of an 82-game NBA schedule after putting up impressive numbers in 34 games during his final season in France....
Louisville, Georgia Tech both desperate for a win
Louisville will try to bounce back from a narrow loss in the final seconds when it returns home to face Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday evening....
Georgia, Arkansas in desperate need of victories
Two teams struggling to avoid finishing in one of the bottom four spots in the Southeastern Conference standings will match up Saturday when Georgia visits Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark....
Inconsistent Virginia Tech seeks improvement vs. slumping Notre Dame
A date with reeling Notre Dame might be what Virginia Tech needs to end its own struggles — especially on the road....