Basketball Page 583 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
With its AP poll streak over, Gonzaga takes on Pepperdine
Gonzaga will step on the court Thursday as an unranked team for the first time since 2016....
Hot-shooting Jaylon Tyson, Cal take aim at Washington
Jaylon Tyson takes aim at his seventh consecutive game of scoring at least 20 points when Cal faces Washington on Thursday in Pac-12 play at Berkeley, Calif....
Utah, 9-0 at home, faces Oregon State, which eyes first road win
Utah will play Oregon State on Thursday at home, where it is 9-0 and coming off a 46-point win over UCLA last week....
Pascal Siakam makes the Pacers good at what they’re bad at, excellent at what they do best
The calendar has not yet reached February, but the Indiana Pacers have decided to kick the trade deadline into high gear. The No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference made a win-now move with darkhorse MVP candidate Tyrese Haliburton currently sidelined with a hamstring injury. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnaro...
Michigan State to face Minnesota in good place on defense
Michigan State bounced back from two consecutive losses with a strong defensive outing Sunday....
No. 25 UNLV tops San Diego State for 6th straight win
Nneka Obiazor sank four 3-pointers and scored 18 points while leading No. 25 UNLV to a 67-60 win over host San Diego State on Wednesday....
Reports: Pacers finalizing deal to acquire Pascal Siakam
The Pacers and Toronto Raptors are finalizing a deal that will send All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to Indiana in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round draft picks, ESPN and The Athletic reported Wednesday....
Golden State Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević dead at 46
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced. He was 46....
MVP race, L.A. intrigue provide futures value
The NBA has reached its midway point, with most teams having played half of their 82-game schedules — and we're finding some betting trends and angles worth pursuing....
Pacers acquire Pascal Siakam, last piece of Raptors' 2019 championship squad
The Raptors’ fire sale continues. The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to Woj, the Pacers will send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks in the deal. The New Orlea...
Short-handed TCU women forfeit two games
The TCU women's basketball team was forced to forfeit its next two games due to a shortage of players....
Caitlin Clark approaching women's — and men's — all-time scoring marks
Caitlin Clark eclipsed another scoring milestone Tuesday night, inching her one step closer to college basketball immortality. The Iowa Hawkeyes took care of business at home against Wisconsin, cruising to a 96-50 victory. Clark put up a game-high 32 points, passing Baylor’s Brittney Griner (3,283 p...
Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?
I did not know what I was getting into when I became a Knicks fan. I got into it to find a bond between my father and me. He grew up as a New York street ball legend who listened to the Knicks on transistor radios with his buddies, huddled around a car drinking tallboys and sharing a joint. As a chu...
Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic hospitalized in Utah
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was taken to a Utah hospital after suffering a medical emergency at team dinner, the team confirmed Wednesday....
No. 14 Illinois looks to rebound at Michigan
No. 14 Illinois will try to bounce back from a disappointing loss when it visits Michigan on Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference showdown in Ann Arbor, Mich....
No. 23 FAU aims to pick on Wichita State's struggling D
Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May acknowledges his team is in a good place early in American Athletic Conference play, but he also admits there is work to be done if his squad wants a repeat of last year's run to the Final Four....
No. 10 Memphis hopes offense stays hot vs. South Florida
This was the type of game Memphis coach Penny Hardaway believed his team could play all along....
Top 25 roundup: Kansas State drops No. 9 Baylor in OT
Arthur Kaluma converted a four-point play in the final minute of overtime to help Kansas State knock off No. 9 Baylor 68-64 on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan....
NBA roundup: Suns rally late, stun Kings
Kevin Durant hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns concluded the game with a 32-8 surge and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night....
New Mexico downs another ranked team, tops No. 16 Utah State
Nelly Joseph scored a season-high 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting and New Mexico ended No. 16 Utah State's 15-game winning streak with a 99-86 victory over the Aggies in Mountain West play on Tuesday night at Albuquerque, N.M....