Basketball Page 647 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rowan Brumbaugh propels Georgetown past DePaul
Rowan Brumbaugh scored all 10 of his points in the second half as Georgetown held off DePaul 68-65 on Saturday afternoon in Washington....
School fires girls basketball coach, dismisses player after antisemitic incident: report
Updated Jan. 9: Yonkers Public Schools have fired a high school girls basketball coach and dismissed a player from the team as a result of an antisemitic incident Thursday night, the New York Post reported. ...
Cavaliers aim to continue ascent vs. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have remained focused on their current stretch of opponents, even if they could be excused for looking ahead....
Michigan, Penn State to square off at historic Palestra
Two teams coming off disappointing losses will look to bounce back at one of college basketball's oldest arenas on Sunday afternoon when Michigan and Penn State meet at The Palestra in Philadelphia....
76ers, Jazz look to move on after lopsided losses
The Philadelphia 76ers won't have much time to dwell on a 36-point home loss to the New York Knicks....
New-look Knicks look to stay hot vs. Wizards
The New York Knicks shuffled their roster last week when they traded RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors to land OG Anunoby along with Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn....
Pacers go for 7th straight win as they welcome Celtics
The Indiana Pacers will seek their seventh consecutive victory when they host the Boston Celtics in Indianapolis on Saturday night....
Darvin Ham in crosshairs; Giannis thinks of Pacers during sex; James Harden, Clippers don't deserve your faith
News flash: The Miami Heat are a better coached team than the Los Angeles Lakers. It showed in the fourth quarter of their Wednesday night matchup. Erik Spoelstra has been with the Heat organization since 1995 — its head coach since 2008. Following nine seasons as an NBA player, Darvin Ham was an as...
Texas Tech guard accused of sexually assaulting minor: lawsuit
Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a minor while the Red Raiders were in the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament....
Warriors G Chris Paul fractures hand, to have surgery
Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul will have surgery next week after fracturing his left hand in Friday night's 113-109 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons....
NBA roundup: Knicks turn back Joel Embiid, 76ers
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Quentin Grimes added 19 and Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 as the New York Knicks crushed the host Philadelphia 76ers 128-92 on Friday....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark triple-double leads No. 4 Iowa
Reigning player of the year Caitlin Clark posted her 14th career triple-double and the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes overcame Rutgers' first home sellout in 17 years to throttle the Scarlet Knights 103-69 at New Brunswick, N.J., on Friday night....
Cal visits UCLA in battle of struggling teams
Pac-12 counterparts Cal and UCLA meet on Saturday in Los Angeles, each looking to break out of a prolonged slump....
Oregon faces another Pac-12 road test at Washington State
After pulling out a dramatic last-second win Thursday night at Washington, Oregon travels across the state in search of a fourth straight victory to open Pac-12 play....
Curry helps Warriors avert upset bid from Pistons
Stephen Curry brushed aside a poor long-range shooting night to bury two key 3-pointers in the final 1:05 Friday night and the Golden State Warriors held off a determined effort by the visiting Detroit Pistons for a 113-109 victory in San Francisco....
Domantas Sabonis (triple-double), Kings barely fend off Raptors
Domantas Sabonis recorded his second straight triple-double with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists as the Sacramento Kings withstood a late charge by the visiting Toronto Raptors in a 135-130 win Friday night....
4th-quarter surge sends Grizzlies past Lakers
Jaren Jackson Jr. poured in 31 points and the Memphis Grizzlies hit their stride in the fourth quarter to beat the host Los Angeles Lakers 127-113 on Friday night....
LSU, Texas A&M open SEC play looking for progress
LSU and Texas A&M have been preparing for SEC play for two months....
Indiana looking for fewer miscues when it battles Ohio State
Indiana coach Mike Woodson has a message for the Hoosiers ahead of their Saturday night Big Ten game in Bloomington, Ind., against Ohio State: Fix it....
Arizona State eyes 4-0 start in Pac-12 play vs. Colorado
Bobby Hurley is coming off his 150th win as Arizona State's coach heading into Saturday's Pac-12 game with Colorado at Tempe, Ariz....