Basketball Page 639 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
TCU's hot shooting downs shorthanded Old Dominion in Hawaii
TCU broke the Diamond Head Classic single-game scoring record on Thursday evening, defeating Old Dominion, 111-87, in Honolulu, Hawaii....
Bench scoring boosts Syracuse to win over Niagara
Sophomore forward Maliq Brown came off the bench to score 15 points and grab a team-high 10 rebounds to help Syracuse earn an 83-71 victory over visiting Niagara on Thursday....
Lynn Kidd (31), Virginia Tech too much for American
Lynn Kidd made his first nine shots en route to scoring a career-high 31 points as Virginia Tech defeated American 77-55 Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va....
Cincinnati faces Stetson still in search of more confidence
Cincinnati will go for its 10th victory of the season when it welcomes Stetson in a nonconference matchup on Friday evening....
Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones suffers heart attack, expects full recovery
Old Dominion men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has suffered a heart attack but is expected to make a full recovery, the school announced on Thursday....
Florida State counting on Darin Green Jr. in matchup vs. Winthrop
Florida State will look for Darin Green Jr. to stay hot when it meets Winthrop on Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Heat F Jimmy Butler out vs. Hawks with strained calf
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will miss Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a strained left calf....
South Carolina aims to continue hot start in clash with Elon
South Carolina is looking to improve on its best start since the 2015-16 season when it meets Elon on Friday in the Gamecocks' final game before Christmas....
Red-hot Trae Young leads Hawks into battle vs. Heat
With key players returning on either side, the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are riding high entering Friday night's game at Miami....
Wake Forest thumps Presbyterian with second-half surge
Andrew Carr scored 21 points and Hunter Sallis added 20 points as Wake Forest won its sixth game in a row by defeating visiting Presbyterian 91-68 on Thursday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C....
Texas Tech downs UT Arlington, extends winning streak
Joe Toussaint scored 19 points as Texas Tech improved its winning streak to four games Thursday with a 77-66 victory over visiting UT Arlington at Lubbock, Texas....
Resilient Florida set to face Grambling State
Florida is on a nice roll as it enters its next-to-last tuneup before the start of Southeastern Conference play....
Georgia still unlocking combinations as North Florida arrives
Georgia basketball coach Mike White has plenty of options at his disposal this season, and he has two more chances to sort it all out....
Nuggets find groove on road, look to take down Nets
In their first month as reigning NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets struggled to attain road wins, while away victories are coming with some consistency now....
No. 24 Wisconsin hosts upset-minded Chicago State
No. 24 Wisconsin is well aware of the upset potential when it finishes its nonconference slate Friday night against Chicago State in Madison, Wis....
No. 17 BYU looks to unleash offense vs. Bellarmine
Bellarmine has its work cut out in order to record its first win against a Power 5 program in six tries this season....
Lakers' LeBron James (ankle) out vs. Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the host Minnesota Timberwolves due to tendinitis in his left ankle....
No. 16 Colorado State makes tricky visit to Loyola Marymount
For No. 16 Colorado State, an eight-day break and a game with Division II CSU-Pueblo arrived at the right time....
No. 10 Baylor closing down Ferrell Center vs. winless MVSU
No. 10 Baylor will look to snap a two-game losing streak and make a final set of memories on its longtime home court when it hosts winless, vagabond Mississippi Valley State on Friday in Waco, Texas....
Confidence soaring as No. 2 Kansas looks to school Yale
No. 2 Kansas returns to the friendly environment of Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night for a matchup with Yale in Lawrence, Kan....