Basketball Page 568 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Terrence Shannon Jr. has hearing pushed back to May
A preliminary hearing in the criminal case against Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has been pushed back to May, likely clearing the decks for his ability to play out the season for the No. 10 Illini....
NBA player averaging 12.5 ppg says he's got 'nothing to prove'
Either Deandre Ayton fell and bumped his head somewhere in Portland, or he’s the most ridiculous guy in the city. Apparently, after five and a half years in the NBA, Ayton feels he no longer needs to prove himself. Ayton let this slip while speaking with Mark Medina of Basketball Intelligence. It ha...
Report: Doc Rivers finalizing deal to coach Bucks
Doc Rivers has reached an agreement to become head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported Wednesday....
Milwaukee Bucks hire retread Doc Rivers as new head coach
The Milwaukee Bucks filled their head coach vacancy with one of the NBA’s most familiar faces. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Doc Rivers will replace Adrian Griffin. The move was first announced by CNN Sports Tuesday night, leading to mass confusion around the Internet. ...
No. 9 Arizona seeks improved road form at Oregon St.
No. 9 Arizona is looking for some road energy entering an Oregon road trip, starting with a Thursday night game against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore....
At Spurs, Thunder seek fourth straight win
The Oklahoma City Thunder will carry a three-game winning streak into play on Wednesday when they travel to San Antonio to square off against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in a Western Conference battle....
Rockets get reinforcements against Trail Blazers
For lengthy stretches against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, the Houston Rockets appeared to simply not have enough — a legitimate deduction considering the injury attrition of their rotation....
Top 25 roundup: South Carolina stuns No. 6 Kentucky
Graduate guard Ta'Lon Cooper matched his career high with 20 points as South Carolina stunned No. 6 Kentucky 79-62 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, S.C....
Report: Blazers will protest loss to Thunder
The Portland Trail Blazers coughed up a three-point lead in the final 30 seconds Tuesday night, losing to the host Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109....
Pistons G Cade Cunningham (knee) expected to return vs. Hornets
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is expected to play against the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday after missing the past seven games with a strained left knee....
Clippers ride Kawhi Leonard's triple-double to win over Lakers
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points as part of his second career triple-double and as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to three games with a 127-116 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday....
NBA roundup: Pelicans set team mark with 153 points
CJ McCollum scored 33 points and the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans posted a franchise-record point total in a 153-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night....
TCU rallies past Oklahoma State to end skid
Emanuel Miller scored 21 points as TCU defeated Oklahoma State, 74-69, on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla., to snap a two-game skid....
Texas A&M owns foul line in win over Missouri
Wade Taylor IV tallied 19 points and six rebounds to lead the Texas A&M Aggies past the Missouri Tigers 63-57 on Tuesday in College Station, Texas....
Sean Pedulla carries Virginia Tech past Boston College
Sean Pedulla scored seven of his 16 points in the final five minutes as Virginia Tech held off Boston College for a 76-71 victory Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va....
No. 4 Houston holds off No. 21 BYU
LJ Cryer sank five 3-pointers to highlight his 23-point performance on Tuesday, lifting No. 4 Houston to a 75-68 victory over No. 21 BYU in Provo, Utah....
No. 2 Purdue rains 3s on Michigan
Lance Jones scored a game-high 24 points and Braden Smith and Zach Edey both notched double-doubles as No. 2 Purdue cruised past visiting Michigan 99-67 on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 17 Creighton rallies to take down Xavier
Trey Alexander scored 16 of his season-high 27 points in the first half and Baylor Scheierman added 20 points as No. 17 Creighton rallied for an 85-78 victory over Xavier on Tuesday at Omaha, Neb....
Jalen Williams nails late shot to lift Thunder past Blazers
Jalen Williams drained a game-winning jumper with two seconds remaining to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 111-109 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday....