Basketball Page 650 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 18 Dayton, VCU renew A-10 rivalry
For more than a decade, VCU and Dayton have had a stranglehold on the Atlantic 10 conference....
Reports: Elena Delle Donne to take break from WNBA
Two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball for an unspecified amount of time, ESPN reported....
NBA fines Bulls' Andre Drummond $15K for gesture
The NBA fined Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond $15,000 for making an "inappropriate gesture" on the court, the league said Thursday....
Report: Knicks acquiring Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks from Pistons
The New York Knicks are acquiring forward Bojan Bogdanovic and guard Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline, ESPN reported....
Report: Hornets trading F Gordon Hayward to Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets are putting the finishing touches on a trade that would send forward Gordon Hayward to Oklahoma City, ESPN reported Thursday....
Reports: Raptors acquire Kelly Olynyk in multi-player deal with Jazz
Big man Kelly Olynyk reportedly been acquired by the Toronto Raptors in a multi-player deal with the Utah Jazz, according to multiple reports Thursday....
Lakers to dedicate Kobe Bryant statue
The Los Angeles Lakers will dedicate a statue of franchise icon Kobe Bryant on Thursday outside their home, Crypto.com Arena....
Reports: Pacers send G Buddy Hield to Sixers
The Indiana Pacers reportedly are sending shooting guard Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for forward Marcus Morris, shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round picks, according to multiple reports Thursday....
Keeping track of all the NBA trades before the deadline ends
The NBA Trade Deadline is officially upon us. While the deadline may not be as exciting as years past with big stars going on the move, it’s a deadline that’s as important as any in recent memory. Both conferences are up for grabs, with no real contender running away with it. Can someone make a move...
Reports: Hornets F Miles Bridges won’t waive veto rights for any trade
Hornets forward Miles Bridges has informed the team that he won't waive veto rights for any potential trade this season and wants to remain in Charlotte for the rest of the season, according to multiple reports Thursday....
Rick Pitino wants a player salary cap. Funny how coaches never want <i>their</i> earnings limited
The idea that you should stay out of someone else’s pocket is a pretty standard societal norm — except when it comes to college athletes. Apparently, everybody gets a say in what they deserve in the NIL era. Usually, coaches are the loudest ones, like Rick Pitino....
Ex-NBA big man's heart transplant a success
Updated Feb. 17: Scot Pollard received a donor heart and the transplant was a success, according to his wife Dawn....
No. 24 San Diego State faces Nevada, aims to continue hot 3-point shooting
San Diego State has found its groove from behind the 3-point line, and the No. 24 Aztecs will try to maintain that form when they visit Nevada for a Mountain West Conference game Friday night in Reno....
Blazers meet Pistons, look to come back from losses
The Portland Trail Blazers were showing signs of improvement until running into the defending champion Denver Nuggets for back-to-back games....
High-scoring clubs clash as Warriors face Pacers
The Golden State Warriors hope to turn a good trip into a great one Thursday night when they face the rested Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis....
Magic shoot for season sweep of skidding Spurs
The Orlando Magic will look to sweep the two-game season series from the reeling San Antonio Spurs when the teams square off on Thursday in Central Florida....
Cavaliers carry 7-game winning streak into Brooklyn
On Jan. 11 in Paris, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Brooklyn Nets 111-102....
Top 25 roundup: Michigan holds off No. 11 Wisconsin
Michigan shook off its habit of second-half collapses and held on to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 72-68 on Wednesday night in a Big Ten matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich....
NBA roundup: Jaden Ivey, Pistons stun Kings
Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks each hit key 3-pointers late in the game and the visiting Detroit Pistons stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night....
Cal works overtime to end 11-game skid vs. USC
Jaylon Tyson recorded 27 points and 11 rebounds and Cal halted an 11-game losing streak against Southern California with an 83-77 overtime triumph on Wednesday night at Berkeley, Calif....