Basketball Page 609 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pacers overwhelm Hawks with offensive firepower
Myles Turner scored 27 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points with 18 assists as the Indiana Pacers leaned into their high-powered offense to earn a 150-116 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Indianapolis....
Suns F Kevin Durant (hamstring) missing third striaght game
Phoenix star forward Kevin Durant will miss his third game straight game due to a hamstring injury when the Suns host the Miami Heat on Friday night....
No. 4 UConn pushes past upset-minded Butler in second half
Alex Karaban scored 20 points and Stephon Castle added 14 with nine boards to help No. 4 UConn survive on the road against host Butler 88-81 on Friday night in Indianapolis....
No. 24 Gonzaga shooting better with San Diego up next
You can count on the sun rising, your taxes coming due and Gonzaga winning its West Coast Conference opener....
Tired of wasting leads, Washington takes on Oregon State
Washington has stuck to the same script in each of its first three Pac-12 Conference games this season....
UCF to get first taste of Big 12 action vs. Kansas State
UCF, one of four new teams in the Big 12 Conference this season, will see its first conference action Saturday night when the Knights travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State....
Star power expected when surging Stanford visits USC
Stanford can expect the full LeBron James family treatment Saturday when Bronny James and his Southern California teammates go for a sweep of their Northern California rivals in a Pac-12 afternoon affair at Los Angeles....
Florida State on the rise as Virginia Tech comes to town
Florida State opened the 2024 portion of its season with a solid conference victory....
Georgia Tech faces Boston College from comforts of home
Boston College will have to address its issues on the road against Georgia Tech when the teams meet Saturday in Atlanta....
Alabama rides nation's best offense against Vanderbilt
Visiting Alabama seeks its first true road win while continuing its recent dominance over Vanderbilt when the teams meet Saturday in the SEC opener for both in Nashville, Tenn....
Offensive fireworks likely as Miami visits Wake Forest
An offensive show looks to be in the works on Saturday as Miami and host Wake Forest fight to stay on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Virginia seeking season's first road win at NC State
North Carolina State looks to extend its three-game winning streak and remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday when Virginia visits Raleigh, N.C....
Villanova, St. John's meet amid runs of success
When longtime Big East foes St. John's and host Villanova meet Saturday, both will be looking to extend recent runs of success....
South Carolina, Mississippi State to match hot starts
So far, so good for Mississippi State and South Carolina....
Defense in focus for Missouri, Georgia in SEC opener
Missouri and Georgia head into their Southeastern Conference opener with momentum, wrapping up nonconference play with lopsided wins....
Bulls' Zach LaVine returns to lineup Friday on minutes watch
Zach LaVine is back with the Chicago Bulls and available to play Friday for the first time since Nov. 28....
Pitt, Louisville looking to lock up first ACC win
The start of Atlantic Coast Conference play hasn't gone according to plan for Pittsburgh or Louisville....
No. 12 BYU, visiting Cincinnati make Big 12 debuts
The action heats up for No. 12 BYU and Cincinnati on Saturday when both schools make their Big 12 Conference debuts in Provo, Utah....
First Big East win awaits for DePaul or Georgetown
Winless in conference play so far and already falling behind in the Big East standings despite no team playing more than four league games, Georgetown and visiting DePaul meet Saturday in Washington, D.C....
In honor of the Magic retiring Shaq's number, here is every NBA team's retired jersey numbers
With the announcement that the Orlando Magic will retire Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey, the NBA has finally done it! All 30 teams have officially retired a jersey number for a specific player (Yes, before Shaq, the Magic’s only jersey retired was No. 6 for “The Sixth Man,” a.k.a the fans)....