Basketball Page 607 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
In Big 12 debut, No. 3 Houston throttles West Virginia
LJ Cryer scored 20 points on Saturday as No. 3 Houston rolled to an 89-55 victory over visiting West Virginia in the Cougars' first conference game as a member of the Big 12....
St. John's too balanced, too much for Villanova
Joel Soriano scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds to guide visiting St. John's to an 81-71 victory over Villanova in a Big East Conference matchup Saturday afternoon....
Georgia pulls away from Missouri for 9th straight win
Russel Tchewa scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Georgia defeated Missouri 75-68 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday in Columbia, Mo....
No. 6 Kentucky slips past Florida in SEC opener
Aaron Bradshaw hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining to help No. 6 Kentucky post an 87-85 victory over Florida on Saturday afternoon at Gainesville, Fla., in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams....
Nets waive G Armoni Brooks
The Brooklyn Nets waived guard Armoni Brooks on Saturday....
Dre Davis, Seton Hall upset No. 7 Marquette
Dre Davis hit a spinning layup over Tyler Kolek with 8 seconds left as Seton Hall avoided a late collapse and hung on for a 78-75 victory over No. 7 Marquette on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J....
Pitt tops Louisville, earns first ACC win of season
Pitt notched its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season with an 83-70 road win over Louisville Saturday afternoon....
No. 8 North Carolina has finishing touch vs. No. 16 Clemson
Armando Bacot had 14 points and 16 rebounds as No. 8 North Carolina earned a 65-55 road victory No. 16 Clemson on Saturday in an early ACC showdown of top teams....
Meechie Johnson, South Carolina too strong for Mississippi State
Meechie Johnson scored 24 points as South Carolina defeated visiting Mississippi State 68-62 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at Columbia, S.C....
Iowa uses balanced scoring, sharp shooting to down Rutgers
Payton Sandfort scored a season-high 24 points, Ben Krikke had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa got its first conference win of the season, 86-77 over visiting Rutgers, on Saturday in Iowa City....
Rowan Brumbaugh propels Georgetown past DePaul
Rowan Brumbaugh scored all 10 of his points in the second half as Georgetown held off DePaul 68-65 on Saturday afternoon in Washington....
School fires girls basketball coach, dismisses player after antisemitic incident: report
Updated Jan. 9: Yonkers Public Schools have fired a high school girls basketball coach and dismissed a player from the team as a result of an antisemitic incident Thursday night, the New York Post reported. ...
Cavaliers aim to continue ascent vs. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have remained focused on their current stretch of opponents, even if they could be excused for looking ahead....
Michigan, Penn State to square off at historic Palestra
Two teams coming off disappointing losses will look to bounce back at one of college basketball's oldest arenas on Sunday afternoon when Michigan and Penn State meet at The Palestra in Philadelphia....
76ers, Jazz look to move on after lopsided losses
The Philadelphia 76ers won't have much time to dwell on a 36-point home loss to the New York Knicks....
New-look Knicks look to stay hot vs. Wizards
The New York Knicks shuffled their roster last week when they traded RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors to land OG Anunoby along with Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn....
Pacers go for 7th straight win as they welcome Celtics
The Indiana Pacers will seek their seventh consecutive victory when they host the Boston Celtics in Indianapolis on Saturday night....
Darvin Ham in crosshairs; Giannis thinks of Pacers during sex; James Harden, Clippers don't deserve your faith
News flash: The Miami Heat are a better coached team than the Los Angeles Lakers. It showed in the fourth quarter of their Wednesday night matchup. Erik Spoelstra has been with the Heat organization since 1995 — its head coach since 2008. Following nine seasons as an NBA player, Darvin Ham was an as...
Texas Tech guard accused of sexually assaulting minor: lawsuit
Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a minor while the Red Raiders were in the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament....
Warriors G Chris Paul fractures hand, to have surgery
Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul will have surgery next week after fracturing his left hand in Friday night's 113-109 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons....