Basketball Page 636 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks are proof that having a <i>Napoleon</i> complex isn’t all bad
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees....
Sparks, Storm headed to Edmonton for preseason game
The WNBA is returning to Canada for its second exhibition game in the country, sending the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to Edmonton on May 5....
No. 25 Dayton meets VCU, vies to finish unbeaten at home
No. 25 Dayton can finish undefeated at home for the fourth time in program history when it faces Virginia Commonwealth in the regular-season finale on Friday night in Dayton, Ohio....
No. 21 San Diego State eyes revenge in rematch vs. Boise State
San Diego State reached the national championship game last season in a stunning accomplishment....
Detroit Mercy parts with coach Mike Davis after 1-31 season
Detroit Mercy coach Mike Davis will not return after a 1-31 season in what the program termed a mutally agreement to part ways....
Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened
The NBA’s annual battle of attrition that precedes the playoffs struck again as Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus. It’s the same ailment that forced Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid to the sidelines, and one that should be treated with a...
Report: Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) being evaluated
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is being evaluated for a left meniscus injury, ESPN reported on Thursday....
Nets G Ben Simmons (back) done for regular season
Former No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons is out for the regular season with lingering back trouble, the Brooklyn Nets announced Thursday....
Are these Clippers Kenough?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. Next up are the L.A. Clippers and the 2024 season possibly being the culmination of their decade of prosperity....
Kings look to avoid misstep vs. undermanned Spurs
The Sacramento Kings know that every game remaining in the season is an important one for playoff seeding....
Warriors, finally at full strength, host Bulls
Two teams coming off emotional wins get an opportunity to demonstrate which has more left in the tank when the Chicago Bulls visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco....
Kel'el Ware's 26 points help Indiana cruise past Minnesota
Kel'el Ware had 26 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to lead Indiana to a 70-58 win over Minnesota on Wednesday in Minneapolis....
TCU completes season sweep of West Virginia
Emanuel Miller scored 21 points to guide TCU to a high-scoring, 93-81 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va....
Miami's skid continues with loss to visiting BC
Quinten Post scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston College Eagles defeated the Miami Hurricanes 67-57 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla....
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Vols capture outright SEC title
No. 4 Tennessee held on for a 66-59 win over No. 17 South Carolina on Wednesday in Columbia, S.C., to clinch its first outright Southeastern Conference regular-season title since 2007-08....
NBA roundup: Warriors bulldoze Bucks
Stephen Curry led a balanced scoring attack with 29 points and the Golden State Warriors rebounded from a humiliating loss in Boston with a 125-90 romp over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Cal's Mark Madsen looks to take down alma mater Stanford
Most eyes will be on the coaches when California and rival Stanford meet on the Cardinal's home court in the Pac-12 Conference regular-season finale for both teams Thursday night....
Arizona State pursues season sweep of USC
Southern California faces Arizona State on Thursday in Los Angeles, a game featuring two struggling programs trying to end the regular season strong ahead of next week's Pac-12 tournament....
Oregon hosts Colorado in key Pac-12 tilt
The Colorado-Oregon men's basketball game on Thursday in Eugene, Ore., has important implications for both teams....
Bubble-riding Utah makes dreaded trip to Oregon State
Utah sits on the NCAA Tournament bubble as it heads into its final two games of the Pac-12 regular season....