Basketball Page 576 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Oregon looks to regroup, rebound from loss with game at Utah
Oregon hopes to get back on track Sunday at Utah in Salt Lake City after suffering its first Pac-12 loss of the season....
B.J. Mack's 18 points help to lead South Carolina over Arkansas
B.J. Mack sparked an early surge with 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half as South Carolina defeated Arkansas 77-64 Saturday in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Fayetteville, Ark....
New-look Pacers try to end road trip on high note at Suns
The Indiana Pacers try to close out a six-game road swing on a high note on Sunday when they visit the recently surging Phoenix Suns....
No. 18 Creighton survives pesky Seton Hall in 3 OTs
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 28 points and Trey Alexander capped his 23-point performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer in triple overtime as No. 18 Creighton pulled out a wild 97-94 victory over host Seton Hall on Saturday in Newark, N.J....
Javon Bennett, No. 21 Dayton overwhelm Rhode Island
Javon Bennett scored a team-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, leading No. 21 Dayton to a 96-62 victory over visiting Rhode Island on Saturday....
Virginia Tech pulls away late to defeat NC State
Hunter Cattoor scored 19 points and Virginia Tech hit a late hot stretch to defeat North Carolina State 84-78 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C....
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest too strong for Louisville
Hunter Sallis scored 19 points and Andrew Carr added 18 to fuel Wake Forest to a 90-65 win over Louisville on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Despite late scoring drought, No. 17 Marquette escapes vs. St. John's
Oso Ighodaro scored 17 points as No. 17 Marquette survived a shaky final few minutes to earn a 73-72 victory over host St. John's on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York....
Tyrese Hunter’s last-gasp layup lifts Texas over No. 9 Baylor
Tyrese Hunter drove the lane for the game-winning layup with 0.1 seconds to play as Texas outlasted No. 9 Baylor 75-73 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference contest in Austin, Texas....
Syracuse stays hot with buzzer beater to upend Miami
Quadir Copeland made a 3-pointer just before time expired to lift host Syracuse to a 72-69 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller Saturday afternoon....
Evan Mahaffey fuels Ohio State past Penn State
Evan Mahaffey scored a career-high 16 points against his former team and Ohio State used a quick start to end a three-game losing streak with a 79-67 win against Penn State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio....
Surging Clippers get next test from 'grittier' Nets
James Harden was in the infancy of his Los Angeles Clippers' tenure back in early November, figuring out the flow with co-stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, when the guard faced the Brooklyn Nets....
Heat visit Magic while adjusting to moving parts
The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic will aim to end their respective two-game losing skids at the other's expense on Sunday when the Sunshine State rivals meet in Orlando, Fla....
No. 23 FAU not lacking in star power vs. UTSA
Florida Atlantic pulled off a comeback in Thursday's 86-77 home win over Wichita State, but the No. 23 Owls will look to take early control in Texas when they face UTSA on Sunday afternoon in San Antonio....
Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. will return, won't start vs. Rutgers
Terrence Shannon Jr. has returned to the Illinois basketball team, but he won't immediately retake his spot in the starting lineup....
Maryland to ride Jahmir Young’s hot hand vs. Michigan State
For most of the season, Maryland's offense has been a one-man show....
No. 10 Memphis, Tulane shoot to shake off losses
No. 10 Memphis is looking for more focus....
Blame Michael Jordan for Krause widow disgrace; Rudy Gobert trade finally paying off; Lakers need Zach LaVine
Michael Jordan won a widow getting booed. My colleague Stephen Knox covered this yesterday, the booing of Jerry Krause’s widow Thelma during the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor ceremony on Friday, and he isn’t wrong. It’s another “feather” in the “cap” of Jerry Reinsdorf, though he wouldn’t have been i...
Hawks hope red-hot Dejounte Murray helps cool off Cavs
If the trade value for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray wasn't high enough before this week, game-clinching jumpers in back-to-back games likely will give it a bump....
Spurs out to capitalize on Wizards' porous defense
The Washington Wizards, hoping to escape their slide, open a four-game homestand on Saturday against a San Antonio Spurs team on the second night of a back-to-back set....