Basketball Page 627 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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....

Tyler Herro powers Heat's blowout over Hornets
Tyler Herro had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists through three quarters as the host Miami Heat routed the Charlotte Hornets 104-87 on Sunday night....

No. 3 Kansas heads to hostile territory to face Oklahoma State
No. 3 Kansas will try to avoid a slip-up on Tuesday night when the Jayhawks travel to play Oklahoma State in a Big 12 game in Stillwater, Okla....

No. 5 Tennessee, Florida look to keep pace in competitive SEC
Tennessee and Florida have seen how competitive the SEC season is going to be this season....

Top 25 roundup: Maryland takes down No. 10 Illinois
Jahmir Young pumped in 28 points and Julian Reese added 20 as Maryland continued its recent dominance of No. 10 Illinois with a 76-67 Big Ten Conference upset on Sunday in Champaign, Ill....

Free-throw accuracy boosts Stanford over Utah
Maxime Raynaud scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Sunday as Stanford edged Utah 79-73 in a Pac-12 Conference game in Palo Alto, Calif....

Thunder begin four-game trip vs. Lakers
As one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be tested on a road trip where they will face some of the best the Western Conference has to offer....

Johnell Davis paces No. 24 Florida Atlantic past UAB
Johnell Davis notched 19 of his game-high 30 points in the first half to lift No. 24 Florida Atlantic to an 86-73 win over UAB on Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton, Fla....

Boston College, Notre Dame hope to have missing pieces back
Boston College is hoping it will be back at full strength when it faces visiting Notre Dame in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Monday night....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Auburn upsets No. 7 LSU
Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 21 points to help Auburn upset No. 7 LSU 67-62 on Sunday in Auburn, Ala....

Raptors return home to face tall task in Celtics
It doesn't get any easier for the Toronto Raptors, who return home from a 2-4 road trip Monday night to face the team with the best record in the league — the Boston Celtics....

Warriors set to welcome back Draymond Green vs. Grizzlies on MLK Day
Two perennial Western Conference contenders currently tail spinning due to injury-ravaged rosters go head-to-head on each's favorite holiday when the Golden State Warriors visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday afternoon....

Four 20-point scorers power Nuggets past Pacers
Michael Porter Jr. was 7-for-11 from 3-point range to finish with 25 points, one of four players with 20 or more points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-109 on Sunday....

Fran McCaffery eyes Iowa coaching win mark vs. Minnesota
Fran McCaffery will have a chance to become the winningest coach in Iowa history when the Hawkeyes visit Minnesota Monday in a Big Ten matchup in Minneapolis....

Reports: Warriors F Draymond Green to return vs. Grizzlies
Draymond Green is expected to make his return to the court on Monday afternoon when the Golden State Warriors visit the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN and The Athletic reported Sunday....

Cavaliers take on Bulls in search of fifth straight win
After putting on an impressive performance in front of an international audience, the Cleveland Cavaliers return home to face the Chicago Bulls on Monday....

Western Conference-worst Spurs could give Hawks a battle
Though the San Antonio Spurs have the worst record in the Western Conference, the host Atlanta Hawks can take nothing for granted when the teams meet on Monday afternoon....