Basketball Page 595 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 6 Kentucky takes aggressive approach into game vs. Texas A&M
No. 6 Kentucky will look to record its seventh straight victory when it visits Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas....
Steak on line as Trey Alexander, No. 22 Creighton set sights on St. John's
Trey Alexander finally has started to find his groove for No. 22 Creighton....
No. 9 Oklahoma bids for first win at No. 3 Kansas in 21 years
After a two-day stretch brought losses for all three of the Big 12 teams ranked in the top 10 including his third-ranked Kansas squad, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said the importance of this weekend's games is elevated....
Lone Big Ten unbeaten, No. 15 Wisconsin welcomes Northwestern
No. 15 Wisconsin bids to remain the only unbeaten team in Big Ten Conference play when it hosts Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis....
No. 7 North Carolina brings 'elite defense' into clash vs. Syracuse
It's stacking up as a potential special season for No. 7 North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference play....
No. 5 Tennessee bids to slow surging Georgia
After opening Southeastern Conference play last weekend with a blowout win over Ole Miss, No. 5 Tennessee was tabbed as a Final Four contender by Rebels coach Chris Beard....
After historic destruction, Blazers aim to rebound vs. Wolves
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced one of the worst nights in franchise history and don't even have a day off to set it aside....
Kanaan Carlyle keys Stanford's OT win over Oregon St.
Kanaan Carlyle recorded 22 points, six rebounds and six assists to help Stanford notch an 88-84 overtime victory over Oregon State on Thursday night in Pac-12 play at Corvallis, Ore....
Sahvir Wheeler steers Washington to win over ASU
Sahvir Wheeler scored a season-high 24 points, making all five of his 3-point attempts, and added eight assists and six rebounds as Washington outlasted Arizona State 82-67 on Thursday in Seattle....
Top 25 roundup: Santa Clara ends 13-year skid vs. No. 23 Zags
Adama-Alpha Bal converted the decisive layup with 4.6 seconds left and host Santa Clara ended a 26-game losing streak against No. 23 Gonzaga with a 77-76 victory over the Bulldogs on Thursday night....
NBA roundup: Bobby Portis, Bucks blast Celtics
Bobby Portis came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points and grab 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks avoided a third consecutive loss by routing the visiting Boston Celtics 135-102 on Thursday....
Bradley Beal scores 37 as Suns roll past Lakers
Bradley Beal scored a season-high 37 points, Devin Booker added 31 and the visiting Phoenix Suns used a fast start to earn a 127-109 victory Thursday over the Los Angeles Lakers....
Santa Clara ends 26-game run of futility vs. No. 23 Gonzaga
Adama-Alpha Bal converted the decisive layup with 4.6 seconds left and host Santa Clara ended a 26-game losing streak against No. 23 Gonzaga with a 77-76 victory over the Bulldogs in West Coast Conference play on Thursday night....
Nebraska rides big win into matchup with Iowa
Fresh off a signature victory over the No. 1 team in the country, Nebraska will seek its first conference road win of the season when it visits Iowa in a Big Ten game on Friday night in Iowa City....
Nuggets look to bounce back vs. surging Pelicans
The Denver Nuggets assume they are going to get every opponent's best shot, just because they are the reigning champions. But the next challenger coming to town Friday night is already playing at a high level....
Utah puts historic beat-down on UCLA
Five Utah scorers reached double figures and the Utes leveraged a dominant second half to send UCLA to its worst loss in 27 years, a 90-44 rout on Thursday in Salt Lake City....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 21 FSU stops No. 20 UNC's win streak
Sara Bejedi scored 23 points to help No. 21 Florida State get a 70-62 victory over No. 20 North Carolina on Thursday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Balanced scoring leads No. 10 Illinois past Michigan State
Marcus Domask, Coleman Hawkins and Ty Rodgers each scored 15 points Thursday night and No. 10 Illinois held off Michigan State down the stretch for a 71-68 Big Ten Conference win in Champaign, Ill....
Kyrie Irving scores 44 as Mavs hold off Knicks
Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 44 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. tied his season high with 32 as the Dallas Mavericks withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the visiting New York Knicks 128-124 on Thursday....
USC guard Isaiah Collier (hand) out 4-6 weeks
Freshman guard Isaiah Collier, Southern California's second-leading scorer, will miss four to six weeks because of a hand injury....