Basketball Page 661 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
South Carolina routs Florida A&M, tops last season's win total
Collin Murray-Boyles netted a career-high 17 points as South Carolina kept its home mark perfect, throttling Florida A&M 94-62 on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, S.C....
Hot-shooting Alabama blows out Liberty
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 19 points in a reserve role as Alabama blew out Liberty 101-56 in its nonleague finale Saturday afternoon at Birmingham, Ala....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina jolts East Carolina
Kamilla Cardoso posted a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double to pace a balanced attack as No. 1 South Carolina crushed East Carolina 73-36 on Saturday in Greenville, N.C....
Florida rolls past Quinnipiac, 97-72
Will Richard knocked down five 3-pointers to headline a 22-point performance as host Florida beat Quinnipiac 97-72 on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....
Lipscomb hangs on to edge Florida State
Will Pruitt totaled 24 points and seven rebounds to lead Lipscomb to a 78-75 victory over Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla....
Reserves power Syracuse past Pitt down the stretch
Quadir Copeland recorded 22 points and nine rebounds off the bench to guide Syracuse to an 81-73 home victory over Pitt in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon....
Daniss Jenkins helps St. John's hold off Hofstra down stretch
Daniss Jenkins flirted with a triple-double Saturday afternoon as St. John's fended off an upset bid by Hofstra to earn an 84-79 win at Elmont, N.Y....
Derek Simpson lifts Rutgers past upset-minded Stonehill
Derek Simpson drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds left and Rutgers survived an upset bid by visiting Stonehill, escaping with a 59-58 win Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J....
Notre Dame turns 13-0 start into rout of Virginia
J.R. Konieczny and Carey Booth scored 17 points each to boost Notre Dame to a 76-54 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Virginia on Saturday in South Bend, Ind....
Iowa State looks to stay perfect at home vs. New Hampshire
Iowa State will be looking to improve its home record to 9-0 when it faces New Hampshire on Sunday in the final nonconference game for each team....
Well-rested Oklahoma State returns vs. South Carolina State
Oklahoma State can only hope its return from a lengthy break goes better than that of its next opponent, South Carolina State, when the teams meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla....
New York Knicks make trade with team they're suing
The Toronto Raptors are sending OG Anunoby, Malachi Flynn, and Precious Achiuwa to the New York Knicks in exchange for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a Detroit Pistons second-round pick. The Athletic’s NBA insider Shams Charania was the first to report the full details of the trade. ...
Reports: Knicks acquire F OG Anunoby from Raptors
The New York Knicks are set to acquire forward OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors, multiple outlets reported Saturday, in exchange for guards RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, as well as a second-round draft pick....
No. 4 Arizona takes high-scoring show to Stanford
Caleb Love has been heating up as a scorer for No. 4 Arizona heading into Sunday's Pac-12 Conference contest at Stanford....
No. 24 Ole Miss bids to match school record in clash vs. Bryant
Ole Miss and Bryant both put together challenging nonconference schedules with an eye toward peaking in March....
LeBron James (non-COVID illness) questionable vs. Wolves
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is questionable to play Saturday night against the host Minnesota Timberwolves due to a non-COVID illness....
No. 12 Oklahoma looks to start new win streak with Monmouth
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser wasn't surprised his team struggled in Thursday's win over Central Arkansas after eight days between games and coming off its first loss of the season....
In Joel Embiid's absence, 76ers counting on Tyrese Maxey against Bulls
The Philadelphia 76ers have shown they can survive without Joel Embiid....
Knicks hope to slow Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers
The New York Knicks knew they would be challenged on defense during a three-game trip that includes clashes against the highest-scoring teams in each conference....
This week in the NBA: Kevin Durant unhappy in Phoenix?; Ja Morant in more hot water; Cade Cunningham can't save Pistons
Well, it didn’t take long for Kevin Durant to find something to complain about it on his new super team....