Basketball Page 664 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Back home, healthy Jazz take on short-handed Heat
It hasn't happened many times this season, but the Utah Jazz don't have any players listed on the injury report heading into Saturday afternoon's game against the Miami Heat....
Arkansas expects strong challenge from UNC Wilmington
Arkansas should be on full alert before conference play begins....
Ta'Niya Latson goes off, No. 22 Florida State beats Georgia Tech
Ta'Niya Latson dropped 30 points and Makayla Tipson added 20 points and 14 rebounds to push No. 22 Florida State past Georgia Tech 95-80 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Friday in Tallahassee, Fla....
Facing Alabama A&M, Georgia eyes 8th straight win
Georgia aims to extend a pair of pronounced winning streaks on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Alabama A&M in Athens, Ga....
Kanye Clary drops 29 as Penn State handles Rider
Kanye Clary authored a 29-point performance Friday afternoon to lift Penn State to a comfortable 90-63 home victory over Rider in University Park, Pa....
Vanderbilt feels confident after near-upset, faces Dartmouth
Vanderbilt hopes to snap a four-game losing streak when it hosts Dartmouth on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn....
Missouri hopes to end three-game slide vs. Central Arkansas
Missouri will try to put a positive ending to a disappointing nonconference season Saturday when it hosts Central Arkansas in Columbia, Mo....
Florida State looking to fine-tune offense vs. Lipscomb
After not playing for more than a week during the holidays, Florida State will host Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla....
Freshmen leading Oregon, while UCLA sees improvement
Oregon and UCLA each seek 2-0 opening weekends in Pac-12 Conference play on Saturday when the Bruins visit the Ducks in Eugene, Ore....
DePaul motivated to end slump vs. Chicago State
DePaul players heard their fans booing as time ticked down on a lopsided home loss to Villanova on Dec. 23....
Pistons F/C Isaiah Stewart (toe) out 10-to-14 days
Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart will miss the next 10-to-14 days with a sprained big toe....
In last tune-up before SEC play, South Carolina faces FAMU
Having already equaled last season's win total, South Carolina will try to finish its nonconference schedule with another victory when the Gamecocks face Florida A&M on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C....
Alabama takes on Liberty, seeks to build win total
Alabama needs to start chalking up victories, and beating any team with an impressive record would be a good step....
Wake Forest opens ACC play vs. surging Virginia Tech
Two of the hottest teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will square off in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday as Wake Forest hosts Virginia Tech in a game between two teams that haven't lost in more than a month....
Michigan State faces 'stern test' against Indiana State
Michigan State returns from its Christmas break with a tough opponent and a thin backcourt....
Hofstra, St. John's meet for first time since 2009
A lot has changed for St. John's since the arrival of Rick Pitino in March — including the Red Storm's willingness to play Hofstra....
Rolling Florida hosts Quinnipiac, readies for SEC schedule
After rattling off five straight wins before the Christmas break, Florida will get one final tune-up ahead of Southeastern Conference play when it faces Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....
Bradley Beal (ankle) returning to Suns
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal, who has missed the past five games with an ankle injury, is available to return to play Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, the team announced....
Syracuse, Pitt meet as ACC play moves to forefront
Nearly a month after playing their Atlantic Coast Conference openers, Syracuse and Pitt will resume league play Saturday when they convene on the Orange's home court in Syracuse, N.Y....
Notre Dame hoping for hotter shooting vs. Virginia
Notre Dame's 20-point loss at home to The Citadel on Dec. 19 was so traumatic for the Fighting Irish that they set out to tear down their "foundation" and build it back up from "day one," first-year coach Micah Shrewsberry said....