Basketball Page 646 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nuggets blast Mavs despite quiet night from Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon tied his season high with 21 and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-104 on Monday night....
Blazers look to avoid another 8-game skid vs. Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers attempt to avoid their second eight-game losing streak of the season when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....
Kevin Willard, Maryland face ex-assistant Tevon Saddler, Nicholls
Last season, his first at Maryland, Kevin Willard not only took the Terrapins to the NCAA Tournament, but he also showed a knack for assembling a quality staff....
Surging Thunder top slumping Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday in Oklahoma City....
South Carolina out to avoid missteps vs. upset-minded Winthrop
South Carolina is building a solid foundation for this season, but coach Lamont Paris is aware that upsets are taking place around the country....
Celtics being four-game trip with matchup vs. Warriors
The Boston Celtics begin a four-game road trip through California when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals....
Trae Young, Hawks send Pistons to 24th straight loss
Trae Young scored 31 points and dished out 15 assists a the Atlanta Hawks defeated Detroit 130-124 on Monday to hand the visiting Pistons their 24th straight loss....
Donovan Mitchell lifts Cavaliers past Rockets in overtime
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 37 points, and Sam Merrill scored five of his career-high 19 points down the stretch in overtime to help power the Cleveland Cavaliers past the visiting Houston Rockets, 135-130, on Monday....
Raptors knock off short-handed Hornets
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 114-99 on Monday night....
Anthony Edwards, Wolves overtake Heat in 4th
Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the host Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 UCLA downs No. 13 Ohio St.
Lauren Betts notched 17 points and 11 rebounds, her sixth double-double of the season, to help No. 2 UCLA beat No. 13 Ohio State 77-71 on Monday evening in Columbus, Ohio....
Bulls hold on to end 76ers' six-game win streak
Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points, Coby White added 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Chicago Bulls defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 on Monday....
James Harden pours in 35 as Clippers top Pacers
James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and handed out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers extend their winning streak to eight games with a 151-127 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis....
Florida State desperate to halt slide vs. North Florida
Florida State will have another opportunity at home to end its current losing streak when it hosts North Florida Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Balanced scoring powers Wake Forest past Delaware State
Hunter Sallis scored 19 points and Wake Forest had a balanced offense in defeating visiting Delaware State 88-59 on Monday night in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Darius Johnson comes off bench, guides UCF past Maine
Darius Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points due largely to 4-for-4 3-point shooting as UCF dominated Maine in a 74-51 win on Monday in Orlando....
Bucks-Spurs pits Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are riding a four-game winning streak as they prepare to host rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday....
Michigan State posts easy win over Oakland
Tyson Walker scored 14 points to lead Michigan State to a 79-62 home win over Oakland on Monday....
Missing key player, Vanderbilt faces Western Carolina
Vanderbilt (4-6) hopes to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Western Carolina (8-2) in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday....
USC, Bronny James hope to return to winning ways at Alabama State
The comeback of Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, from cardiac arrest in July is a remarkable story....