Basketball Page 625 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Magic use late run to get past Knicks, end slide
Cole Anthony scored six points over the final 6:30 and hit the go-ahead basket Monday afternoon for the Orlando Magic, who overcame a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to edge the host New York Knicks, 98-94....
No. 19 TCU rides momentum into road matchup with Cincinnati
No. 19 TCU looks to continue its climb up the rankings and its success in the national spotlight when it visits Cincinnati in a Big 12 showdown Tuesday night....
Alec Burks, Jalen Duren lift Pistons past Wizards
Alec Burks came off the bench to tie his career high with 34 points, Jalen Duren recorded a double-double of 20 points and tied his career best with 19 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak Monday with a 129-117 win over the Washington Wizards in Washington, D.C....
Kyrie Irving guides short-handed Mavericks past Pelicans
Kyrie Irving scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. made nine 3-pointers and scored 41 and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 125-120 on Monday afternoon....
Marquette guards combine for 43 points, help down Villanova
Kam Jones scored 22 points and Tyler Kolek added 21 points and 11 assists as No. 17 Marquette scored an 87-74 victory over Villanova in a Big East matchup on Monday afternoon in Milwaukee....
New No. 1 UConn seeks rare win vs. No. 18 Creighton
No. 1 UConn will strive to continue its winning Big East Conference run with a sixth straight victory in a Wednesday night matchup against No. 18 Creighton in Storrs, Conn....
Joel Embiid returns with 41 points as Sixers top Rockets
Joel Embiid had 41 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Houston Rockets 124-115 on Monday....
Michigan beats Ohio State to end five-game slide
Olivier Nkamhoua scored 20 points to help Michigan end a five-game losing streak with a 73-65 victory against Ohio State in Big Ten play at Ann Arbor, Mich., on Monday....
UConn hits No. 1 for first time in 15 years in AP Top 25
Taking advantage of upset losses by the two top-ranked teams last week, defending national champion UConn reached No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since the 2008-09 season, according to the latest poll released Monday....
No. 16 Utah State puts 15-game win streak on line vs. New Mexico
Utah State delivered a miracle finish on Saturday, complete with a five-point play, to keep the nation's longest streak alive....
Xavier hosts Butler, looks to build on impressive win
While Xavier looks to build on perhaps its most impressive win of the season, Big East rival Butler must halt its worst stretch of 2023-24....
Unbeaten South Carolina again a unanimous No. 1
South Carolina is the lone unbeaten team remaining and once again the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 poll released Monday....
ODU coach Jeff Jones out for season due to health issues
Old Dominion head coach Jeff Jones will miss the rest of the season for health-related issues....
Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez (groin) to miss road trip
Miami Heat rookie forward Jaime Jaquez will miss the team's upcoming two-game road trip with a groin injury he sustained during Sunday's win over Charlotte....
Hoping to end skid, Georgia Tech visits No. 21 Clemson
Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 1979-80 season, but its history with Clemson goes back decades earlier....
Hot Jazz host Pacers, look to extend win streak to 6
It was beginning to look like a lost season when the Utah Jazz were wobbling around and mired in a 7-16 start....
Bam Adebayo on hot streak as Heat head to Brooklyn
Bam Adebayo is in the midst of a streak of 20-point, 10-rebound games of his career, and with Jimmy Butler inching closer to returning from a right toe injury, the timing is fortuitous for the Miami Heat....
Jerry Reinsdorf should have seen this coming
As usual, Jerry Reinsdorf failed to read the room. The Chicago Bulls are looking at a second-consecutive appearance in the Play-in Tournament, rounding out yet another rebuild on its disappointing last leg. Now is not the time to force more nostalgia on the fans, reminding them of an era many of the...
These are the WNBA's top 10 free agents
WNBA’s free agency started this week, and while players can’t sign until Feb. 1, teams are allowed to be in conversation with them. Here are the top 10 players who are eligible free agents and some scenarios around what would happen if they re-sign or go somewhere else....
No. 17 Colorado State, Air Force enter matchup looking to end skids
No. 17 Colorado State dropped back-to-back road games last week and the aftermath of each loss featured a similar occurrence....