Basketball Page 607 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double lifts Bucks past Pistons
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three days, 122-113, on Monday....
No. 16 Utah vanquishes No. 2 UCLA in OT
Ines Vieira made the game-tying layup with 1.5 seconds left in regulation and scored eight of her 12 points in overtime to lift No. 16 Utah to a 94-81 win over No. 2 UCLA on Monday in Salt Lake City....
Jarrett Allen makes Cavs history in win over Magic
Jarrett Allen set a franchise record with his 12th consecutive double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 road blowout of the Orlando Magic on Monday....
RJ Davis drops career-high 36, lifts No. 3 UNC over Wake Forest
RJ Davis scored a career-high 36 points and No. 3 North Carolina used a huge second half to grab an 85-64 victory against Wake Forest on Monday night at Chapel Hill, N.C....
Thunder, Blazers meet again shortly after historic blowout
The last time the Portland Trail Blazers and Thunder faced off, Oklahoma City cruised to a 62-point rout for its biggest win in franchise history....
Pelicans, Jazz collide trying to renew hot streaks
The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans both have winning records since their last meeting....
Improved Knicks cross bridge to face stunned Nets
It was just before Christmas when the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets last met — the Knicks about a week away from retooling their roster, the Nets hovering around the .500 mark....
Pacers, Pascal Siakam adjust with Nuggets up next
Indiana and Denver are meeting for the second time in nine days, but it's a different Pacers team the Nuggets beat on Jan. 14....
Giant-slaying West Virginia takes on UCF
West Virginia will be bringing a confident team to Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday night when it visits UCF for a Big 12 Conference game....
Pitt hopes to gain momentum from upset win, visits Georgia Tech
Pitt will try to build on its victory over Duke when it continues a three-game road trip on Tuesday against Georgia Tech in Atlanta....
Ohio State, Nebraska back on winning track ahead of tilt
Now that Ohio State and Nebraska have regained that winning feeling, the confidence for each will be high when they play Tuesday in Lincoln, Neb....
DePaul fires head coach Tony Stubblefield after 3-15 start
DePaul fired men's basketball coach Tony Stubblefield amid his third losing season on Monday as the Blue Demons have won only three of 18 games and gone 0-7 in the Big East Conference....
Georgetown, Butler focusing on positives amid rocky campaigns
First-year Georgetown coach Ed Cooley said during his introductory press conference last March that the Hoyas were "gonna lose some games," but he was OK with that....
Illinois gets commitment from 2025 five-star PG Jeremiah Fears
Junior point guard Jeremiah Fears committed to Illinois on Monday....
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (knee) out vs. Mavericks
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Monday's road game against the Dallas Mavericks with right knee inflammation....
UConn, Purdue stay atop topsy-turvy AP Top 25
UConn remained No. 1 and Purdue No. 2 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, released Monday, but the rest of the poll was muddied after a second straight week of upsets and the unexpected....
No. 4 Houston bids to keep No. 21 BYU under wraps
Houston is growing more dominant on defense ahead of a clash with fellow Big 12 newcomer BYU on Tuesday in Provo, Utah....
Experience-laden roster named for USA women's basketball camp
Veterans Diana Taurasi and Britney Griner, both of the Phoenix Mercury, were named by USA Basketball to participate in a February camp at New York as the women's national basketball team begins its preparation for the Paris Olympics this summer....
Kansas State climbs to No. 4 in women's Top 25 poll
No. 4 Kansas State achieved its highest ranking in 21 years and South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 poll, released Monday....
The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted
There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a rational, substantive debate, there must first be basic groundwork for what constitutes superstar status. First, the bad news: former Finals MVPs Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kawhi Leona...