Basketball Page 566 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Leading scorer Tramon Mark joining Arkansas exodus
Arkansas leading scorer Tramon Mark is entering the transfer portal, according to reports on Sunday....

Pacers hold off Heat to hold sixth in the East
With sixth place at stake in the Eastern Conference, backup point guard T.J. McConnell posted 22 points and five assists as the host Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 117-115 on Sunday night in Indianapolis....

Kyrie Irving stars as Mavericks rescue win against Rockets
Kyrie Irving scored 25 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Dante Exum's buzzer-beating 3-pointer to close regulation helped the Dallas Mavericks complete a comeback from down as many as 22 points in their 147-136 win at home on Sunday over the Houston Rockets....

Paul George rallies Clippers from 26 down to beat Cavaliers
Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking jumper with 7.1 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday....

Big time: Edey, Clingan meet in Purdue-UConn title showdown
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Two giant players will take center stage for one massive championship game....

South Carolina defeats Iowa in Caitlin Clark's final game
CLEVELAND — The goal of redemption led to perfection for South Carolina's women's basketball team....

76ers C Joel Embiid out vs. Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will sit out Sunday's game against the host San Antonio Spurs due to injury management of his left knee....

Tennessee tabs Marshall's Kim Caldwell as head coach
Tennessee hired Marshall's Kim Caldwell as its new head coach on Sunday....

Lakers, Timberwolves meet in playoffs crunch time
Already set to be a top-four seed in the upcoming playoffs and searching for the Western Conference's No. 1 seed for the second time in franchise history, the Minnesota Timberwolves will need a short memory heading into a test against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday....

Kings face Nets, play for postseason position
The Brooklyn Nets are ready to host the Sacramento Kings in their penultimate home game Sunday night....

Sixers aim to stay hot in game vs. ailing Spurs
The 76ers carry a four-game winning streak into San Antonio to play the hobbled Spurs on Sunday, but all anyone wants to talk about is will Philadelphia center Joel Embiid be in the lineup....

Clippers, Cavaliers tuning up for playoffs
The Los Angeles Clippers are seeking more consistency on the offensive end, but the team's defense appears ready for the postseason....

NBA roundup: Nuggets rout Hawks, move atop West
Nikola Jokic posted his 25th triple-double of the season to help lead the Denver Nuggets to a 142-110 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday....

Nuggets blow out Hawks, move into first in West
Nikola Jokic posted his 25th triple-double of the season to help lead the Denver Nuggets to a 142-110 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday....

Defending champion UConn downs Alabama, faces Purdue in final
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The second national semifinal of Saturday's NCAA Final Four was by far the more entertaining one, as Connecticut outlasted Alabama 86-72 at State Farm Stadium to reach the national championship game....

76ers cruise past Grizzlies, 116-96
Joel Embiid reached a double-double by halftime and finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to their fourth consecutive win with a 116-96 rout of the host Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday....

Cam Thomas, Nets storm past Pistons
Cam Thomas scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 113-103 comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in New York....

Iowa-UConn sets record with 14.2M TV viewers
The Iowa women's basketball team and Caitlin Clark continued their run of record ratings, as ESPN announced Saturday that Iowa's Final Four game with UConn on Friday evening set a record for a TV broadcast with 14.2 million viewers....

South Carolina, Iowa meet again, this time in title game
CLEVELAND — The rematch is here....

Warriors take on Jazz in pursuit of better seeding
The Golden State Warriors begin the must-win portion of their regular-season schedule when they host the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in San Francisco....