Basketball Page 645 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Utah native Sam Merrill rising for Cavaliers as Jazz visit
Donovan Mitchell, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton and everybody else involved in the 2022 Cleveland Cavaliers-Utah Jazz trade won't be the only ones with a Beehive State connection in the teams' upcoming game....
No. 12 Creighton glad to stay home for Big East opener vs. Villanova
No. 12 Creighton is set to open Big East play against longtime conference power Villanova at home Wednesday in Omaha, Neb., where conditions have been kind....
Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis (calf) out vs. Warriors
Boston Celtics power forward/center Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the host Golden State Warriors due to a left calf strain....
Pitt leaning on defense as 11-1 Purdue Fort Wayne visits
For all the attention Pitt's offense has received — and deservedly so — the Panthers have proven to have a defense that's hard to figure out....
Rick Pitino returns to Big East action when St. John's welcomes Xavier
Like most college basketball observers, Sean Miller believes Rick Pitino is one of the best coaches of all-time....
If only the NBA found Miles Bridges as intolerable as Canada does
Canada should’ve just denied entry to the entire Charlotte Hornets organization. LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Steve Clifford, Hugo the Hornet and the rest of them should’ve taken the team plane to the next city willing to let Miles Bridges perform his basketball duties. ...
Northwestern looks to gain more momentum vs. Arizona State
Northwestern dropped out of the Top 25 after losing at home to Chicago State last week, and the Wildcats will try to regain their momentum when they play Arizona State in Phoenix on Wednesday night....
Facing Wofford, Oklahoma State eyes third straight win
Oklahoma State will look to build on a modest two-game winning streak when it hosts Wofford on Wednesday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla....
NBA fines Rockets' Dillon Brooks, coach Ime Udoka
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was fined $35,000 and head coach Ime Udoka $25,000 by the NBA for their actions during a recent game, the NBA announced Tuesday....
West Virginia aims to rebound, cool off Radford
West Virginia hopes to get back on the winning track Wednesday night when the Mountaineers host a streaking Radford team in Morgantown, W.Va....
Iowa meets UMBC, aims for another fast start
Iowa's Brock Harding said he thought "guys were ready to attack" from the outset of Saturday's rout of Florida A&M, a strategy that went a long way toward stopping the Hawkeyes' three-game losing streak....
Magic put home winning streak on line vs. Heat
After losing consecutive road games to the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic will face another Eastern Conference rival when they take on the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night....
Pacers, Hornets collide amid losing streaks
The positive for the Charlotte Hornets and the Indiana Pacers is that one of these struggling teams will walk away with a win after they meet Wednesday night in Indianapolis....
76ers host Timberwolves in clash of hot teams
Despite a setback on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers remain one of the hottest teams in the league....
Streaking Georgia aims to stay hot vs. Mount St. Mary's
Two teams riding winning streaks will meet on Wednesday night when Georgia hosts Mount St. Mary's in Athens, Ga....
Reports: Bulls G Zach LaVine 'open' to Kings trade
Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Zach LaVine "would be very amenable to a Sacramento move," according to a report from The Athletic....
North Dakota seeks to find offense vs. defensive-minded Nebraska
Nebraska hosts North Dakota in a non-conference game in Lincoln, Neb., pitting two teams off to promising starts to the season....
Alabama's gauntlet continues vs. No. 4 Arizona
No. 4 Arizona will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it opposes Alabama on Wednesday night to cap the daylong action at Jerry Colangelo's Hall of Fame Series in Phoenix....
No. 15 Gonzaga seeks shooting touch vs. Jackson St.
Shooting from behind the arc has been a dicey proposition for No. 15 Gonzaga this season....
No. 10 Baylor stumbles into matchup with No. 21 Duke
No. 10 Baylor will look to get back on the winning track when it squares off against No. 21 Duke on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York....