Basketball Page 636 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Will Richard helps Florida breeze past Grambling
Will Richard matched his career best of five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to help Florida roll to an easy 96-57 victory over Grambling State on Friday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....

Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Georgia run past North Florida
Georgia's Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored all 18 of his points in the first half to spark a 17-0 run, carrying the Bulldogs to a 78-60 win over North Florida Friday afternoon in Athens, Ga....

Max Abmas, Dillon Mitchell lead No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Max Abmas scored 17 points and Dillon Mitchell added 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as No. 19 Texas shrugged off some doldrums and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55 on Friday afternoon in Austin, Texas....

St. John's catches No. 5 UConn coming off 'embarrassing' upset
St. John's finally pleased the demanding Rick Pitino on Wednesday night....

Alabama looking to change its luck vs. Eastern Kentucky
Alabama needs to experience something good after a brutal stretch....

Confident Villanova visits DePaul in Big East matchup
DePaul opens Big East play Saturday afternoon with a tough task when they host a confident Villanova team in Chicago....

Derrick White brings hot hand to Celtics-Clippers matchup
Point guard Derrick White will continue his quest to become an NBA All-Star when the Boston Celtics visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday....

5-star F Derrion Reid commits to Alabama
Five-star forward Derrion Reid announced his commitment to Alabama's 2024 recruiting class on Friday....

Heat to retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40
The Miami Heat will retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40 next month, making him the sixth player in franchise history to be so honored....

Bucks bid to upend Knicks in opener of two-game set
The idea of spending the Christmas holiday in New York has served as the main plot of countless movies....

Seton Hall looks to keep rolling against Xavier
Seton Hall will attempt to build off one of its most impressive wins in program history when it travels to Cincinnati for a Big East meeting with Xavier on Saturday afternoon....

West Virginia hopes to turn things around against Toledo
After a stunning loss just a few days ago, West Virginia will dust itself off for a Saturday afternoon clash against Toledo in Morgantown, W.Va....

NC State seeking momentum vs. winless Detroit Mercy
There are some pretty solid feel-good elements for North Carolina State heading into the weekend....

Big East 'beasts' clash as Providence hosts Butler
Two teams that got off to a winning start in Big East play meet Saturday afternoon as Providence continues a five-game homestand with a visit from Butler....

Mississippi State expects 'rock fight' with Rutgers at Gotham Classic
Rutgers has settled on its ideal starting lineup going forward. Its final big test of the nonconference schedule will come Saturday against Mississippi State in the Gotham Classic in Newark, N.J....

5-star SF Billy Richmond commits to Kentucky
Billy Richmond, a five-star small forward in the 2024 class, is headed to Kentucky....

No. 23 Memphis looks to stay hot vs. struggling Vanderbilt
No. 23 Memphis looks to extend an impressive four-game winning streak when it hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon....

No. 4 Arizona, No. 14 Florida Atlantic clash in Las Vegas
No. 4 Arizona will wrap up a challenging stretch on Saturday in Las Vegas against No. 14 Florida Atlantic, which will be playing perhaps the biggest regular-season game in school history....

No. 25 Ole Miss chasing 12-0 start vs. Southern Miss
Ole Miss followed its highest-scoring game of the season with a dominant defensive performance....

Georgia Tech takes aim at Hawaii in Diamond Head Classic
Georgia Tech will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Friday when it faces Hawaii in the semifinal at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu....