Basketball Page 639 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
As the NBA season approaches the halfway point, let's look at the winners and losers so far
With 2024 in full swing, let’s award the winners and losers of the first half of the NBA season. It’s been a banner year, but not without controversy and major development. Many questions are left unanswered. Will the Lakers regain their contender status? Can the Thunder compete this year? Are the K...
Top 25 roundup: Nebraska topples No. 1 Purdue
Keisei Tominaga had 19 points and Rienk Mast added 18 to help Nebraska knock off No. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Tuesday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb....
NBA roundup: Anthony Davis helps Lakers edge Raptors
Anthony Davis recorded 41 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in over a month with a 132-131 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Tuesday....
Jaedon LeDee's 31 points pace No. 19 SDSU past San Jose State
Jaedon LeDee tallied 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 19 San Diego State to an 81-78 win against host San Jose State in a Mountain West Conference game on Tuesday night....
Lakers string together back-to-back wins by edging Raptors
Anthony Davis recorded 41 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in over a month with a 132-131 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Tuesday....
Grizzlies G Marcus Smart injures finger vs. Mavs
Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart exited Tuesday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter due to a right finger injury....
No. 16 Auburn holds off Texas A&M
Behind 22 points from Jaylin Williams and 14 points off the bench from K.D. Johnson, No. 16 Auburn held on for a hard-fought 66-55 home win over Texas A&M on Tuesday night....
Notre Dame outlasts Georgia Tech in OT
Freshman Braeden Shrewsberry scored a career-high 25 points to lead Notre Dame to a 75-68 overtime win against Georgia Tech on Tuesday in Atlanta....
Reports: Heat hand coach Erik Spoelstra record extension
The Miami Heat and coach Erik Spoelstra agreed to a contract extension for eight years and more than $120 million, ESPN reported Tuesday night....
Jalen Bridges leads No. 14 Baylor past No. 18 BYU
Jalen Bridges tallied 25 points and five rebounds to lead No. 14 Baylor to an 81-72 victory over No. 18 BYU in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday night....
No. 22 Creighton cruises past DePaul
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman each scored 20 points as No. 22 Creighton celebrated its return to the polls with an 84-58 victory Tuesday over host DePaul in Chicago....
No. 11 Duke jumps out to huge lead, never looks back vs. Pitt
Kyle Filipowski poured in a game-high 26 points as No. 11 Duke cruised to a 75-53 victory over host Pitt on Tuesday night....
Boise State extends home streak with upset of No. 17 CSU
O'Mar Stanley compiled 17 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season in host Boise State's 65-58 upset victory over No. 17 Colorado State on Tuesday....
Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska shock No. 1 Purdue
Keisei Tominaga had 19 points and Rienk Mast added 18 to help Nebraska knock off No. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Tuesday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb....
Desmond Bane pours in 32 as Grizzlies take down Mavericks
Desmond Bane collected 32 points and nine rebounds to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday....
No. 20 Utah State pulls away from Wyoming in second half
Great Osobor scored a game-high 20 points, Darius Brown II collected a double-double and No. 20 Utah State opened the second half with 11 straight points in an 83-59 Mountain West Conference win over visiting Wyoming on Tuesday....
LSU gets by Vanderbilt for 2-0 start in SEC
Jalen Cook scored 28 points and Jordan Wright had 15 as LSU held off Vanderbilt 77-69 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Liza Karlen's 30 points power No. 23 Marquette past Seton Hall
Liza Karlen poured in a career-high 30 points, 20 in the second half, and No. 23 Marquette pulled away from Seton Hall for a 75-54 win on Tuesday night in South Orange, N.J....
Devin Askew done for season as Cal braces for Colorado
Although Cal saw a 19-game Pac-12 losing streak come to end this past weekend, the Golden Bears are still facing plenty of adversity as they prepare to face Colorado on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif....
USC leans on high-scoring backcourt as Washington State visits
Southern California seeks its first three-game winning streak of the season on Wednesday when it welcomes Pac-12 Conference counterpart Washington State to Los Angeles....