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Grizzlies G Marcus Smart (finger) out at least 6 weeks
Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart is expected to miss at least six weeks due to an injury to his right ring finger, the team announced Thursday....

Kim Mulkey must be questioned about LSU’s recent diversity scrub
Kim Mulkey has consistently shown us where she stands on social matters. She leans to The Right, which is her right. But when 83 percent of your team are women of color, it’s on you to answer for how your employer’s decisions will affect them....

Thunder out to continue hot shooting against Blazers
The most recent time the Oklahoma City Thunder played the Portland Trail Blazers, the Thunder did something no other NBA team had done in at least 25 years with their hot shooting....

Bucks look to reverse losing trend against Celtics
The Milwaukee Bucks will try to avoid a third straight loss when they face the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday night....

No. 23 Gonzaga looks to maintain hold on Santa Clara
Gonzaga will look to continue its dominance of host Santa Clara when the two West Coast Conference programs square off on Thursday night....

Michigan State looks to avoid 1-4 Big Ten start as it faces No. 10 Illinois
Michigan State is in danger of descending to a place the Spartans have never been during Tom Izzo's 29 years as head coach....

No. 24 Florida Atlantic, Tulane to meet coming off losses
After a shocking road debut in the American Athletic Conference, No. 24 Florida Atlantic has a chance at quick redemption in conference play....

Cal overcomes 20-point deficit to topple Colorado
Cal overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half, carried by Jaylon Tyson, scoring 23 of his 30 points, in an 82-78 victory over Colorado on Wednesday at Berkeley, Calif....

Kawhi Leonard pours in 29 as Clippers defeat Raptors
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points and celebrated his new three-year, $152.4 million contract extension Wednesday as the Los Angeles Clippers earned a 126-120 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors....

Top 25 roundup: UCF rallies, shocks No. 3 Kansas
Jaylin Sellers scored 18 points and UCF defeated a Top 5 program for just the second time in school history, upsetting No. 3 Kansas 65-60 on Wednesday night in Big 12 play at Orlando, Fla....

Washington State ends long losing streak on USC's court
Isaac Jones scored 26 points, including five straight down the stretch to give Washington State the lead for good, en route to a 72-64 Pac-12 Conference win over Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles....

Jazz extend homecourt dominance over Nuggets
Jordan Clarkson registered 27 points and nine assists off the bench and the Utah Jazz dismantled the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets from the outset while posting a 124-111 victory on Wednesday night at Salt Lake City....

NBA roundup: Celtics make history at home, down Wolves in OT
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 45 points, including 12 in overtime, to help the Boston Celtics improve their home record to 18-0 by beating the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 127-120 on Wednesday....

TCU pulls away in second half to dispatch No. 9 Oklahoma
Emanuel Miller scored 27 points as TCU topped No. 9 Oklahoma 80-71 in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday night....

Jaemyn Brakefield leads Ole Miss to rout of Florida
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 28 points, Matthew Murrell had 23 and Ole Miss rolled past Florida 103-85 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss....

Georgia holds off Arkansas for 10th straight win
Justin Hill scored 19 points off the bench and Noah Thomasson added 15 points to help Georgia hold off visiting Arkansas 76-66 on Wednesday night at Athens, Ga., for the Bulldogs' 10th consecutive victory....

Butler halts No. 11 Marquette's Big East home win streak
Pierre Brooks II and Landon Moore each scored 14 points to lead visiting Butler to a 69-62 upset of No. 11 Marquette on Wednesday night in Milwaukee....

Pelicans' long-range shooting adds to Warriors' struggles
Herbert Jones led an early barrage of 3-pointers, Jonas Valanciunas went for 21 points in 21 minutes, and the New Orleans Pelicans shellacked the Golden State Warriors 141-105. on Wednesday night in San Francisco....

Syracuse beats Boston College for 11th straight time
Chris Bell scored 20 points and Maliq Brown chipped in 19 as Syracuse defeated visiting Boston College 69-59 on Wednesday evening....

Stanford looking to get back on track vs. Oregon State
Stanford was brimming with excitement when it lambasted then-No. 4 Arizona on the final day of 2023....