Basketball Page 642 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
West Virginia, TCU bid to bounce back from losses
After absorbing consecutive defeats for just the second time this season, TCU will return home Monday night to face West Virginia at Fort Worth, Texas....
Heat's Jimmy Butler (death in family) out vs. Celtics
Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Sunday afternoon's game against the visiting Boston Celtics due to personal reasons....
Thunder sign veteran C/F Bismack Biyombo
The Oklahoma City Thunder got their big man after all....
Kings seek to hand Thunder first 3-game skid of season
Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown said he will be watching the Super Bowl....
NBA roundup: Warriors edge Suns on Stephen Curry's late trey
Stephen Curry buried a 33-foot 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors survived a chaotic finish to defeat the Phoenix Suns 113-112 on Saturday night in San Francisco....
Fousseyni Traore leads No. 21 BYU past Kansas State
Fousseyni Traore collected a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds, helping lead No. 21 BYU to a 72-66 win over Kansas State on Saturday in Provo, Utah....
Report: G Kyle Lowry to join 76ers after Hornets buyout
Six-time All-Star guard Kyle Lowry is heading home, agreeing to a contract buyout from the Charlotte Hornets that will allow him to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported Saturday night....
Pelicans turn away Blazers to stay hot
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points to help the New Orleans Pelicans post a 93-84 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night....
No. 8 Arizona spoils Colorado's perfect home record
Caleb Love scored 19 points and Oumar Ballo had a double-double as No. 8 Arizona handed Colorado its first home loss of the season with a 99-79 victory on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo....
Stanford's record 3-point shooting overwhelms USC
Maxime Raynaud scored 25 points and Stanford established a men's basketball single-game school record with 19 3-pointers in a 99-68 rout of visiting USC on Saturday night....
Mason Falslev guides No. 22 Utah St. past Boise St.
Mason Falslev scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead No. 22 Utah State to an easy 80-61 victory over Boise State on Saturday night in Mountain West play at Logan, Utah....
Top 25 roundup: Texas A&M throttles No. 6 Tennessee
Tyrece Radford recorded 27 points, five rebounds and five assists to help Texas A&M thrash No. 6 Tennessee 85-69 on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at College Station, Texas....
Stephen Curry, Warriors dump Suns in final seconds
Stephen Curry buried a 33-foot 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors survived a chaotic finish to defeat the Phoenix Suns 113-112 on Saturday night in San Francisco....
UNLV sweeps season series against No. 25 New Mexico
Dedan Thomas Jr. led UNLV with a career-high 25 points and twins Keylan and Kalib Boone each made two late free throws to secure an 80-77 victory over No. 25 New Mexico on Saturday at Albuquerque, N.M....
Mississippi State routs Missouri for first true road win
Josh Hubbard scored 16 points and Tolu Smith III had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Mississippi State routed Missouri 75-51 on Saturday night in Columbia, Mo....
Texas A&M crushes No. 6 Tennessee
Tyrece Radford recorded 27 points, five rebounds and five assists to help Texas A&M thrash No. 6 Tennessee 85-69 on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at College Station, Texas....
Virginia fends off Florida State, extends win streak to 8
Isaac McKneely scored a career-high 29 points and Virginia stretched its winning streak to eight games with an 80-76 victory over Florida State on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Tallahassee, Fla....
No. 2 Purdue, Zach Edey dominate Indiana
Zach Edey dominated Indiana inside for the second time this season, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds Saturday night as No. 2 Purdue rolled to a 79-59 Big Ten Conference win in West Lafayette, Ind....
Arizona State rallies past Utah to end skid
Jose Perez scored 21 points to lead Arizona State to an 85-77 win over Utah in Pac-12 Conference action Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Dejounte Murray, Hawks too much for Rockets to handle
Dejounte Murray scored a game-high 34 points, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 122-113 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday....