Basketball Page 626 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Grizzlies G Desmond Bane (ankle) to miss at least 6 weeks
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane will miss at least six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain....
NBA roundup: Damian Lillard-led Bucks edge Kings in OT
Damian Lillard capped a frantic finish with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks found a way to outlast the visiting Sacramento Kings 143-142 on Sunday night....
Suns have little trouble with short-handed Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 34 points and seven assists to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 127-116 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night....
Bucks knock off Kings in OT thriller
Damian Lillard capped a frantic finish with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks found a way to outlast the visiting Sacramento Kings 143-142 on Sunday night....
No. 18 BYU takes on Iowa State, tries to maintain momentum
No. 18 BYU finally closed out a game to earn its first Big 12 victory. Now, the Cougars look to build momentum in their new league when they host Iowa State on Tuesday....
Anthony Edwards' 3rd-quarter burst fuels Wolves past Clippers
Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter to fuel the host Minnesota Timberwolves to a 109-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Minneapolis....
Adem Bona helps UCLA halt losing streak with win over Washington
Adem Bona scored 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and UCLA snapped losing streaks of four straight games at home and four games overall with its 73-61 defeat of Washington on Sunday in Los Angeles....
Indiana hopes to ramp up pressure on No. 1 Purdue
After seeing a week full of upsets at the top of the AP Top 25 rankings, Indiana could add a much-needed boost to its NCAA Tournament at-large hopes by toppling No. 1 Purdue....
Schedule gets no easier for Kansas St.; No. 14 Baylor up next
Kansas State won't have long to get over Saturday's last-minute defeat at Texas Tech....
No. 15 Wisconsin still chasing Big Ten perfection; Penn St. up next
The only undefeated team in Big Ten play, No. 15 Wisconsin will attempt to win its seventh consecutive game overall when it faces Penn State on Tuesday in University Park, Pa....