Basketball Page 669 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Miami's skid continues with loss to visiting BC
Quinten Post scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston College Eagles defeated the Miami Hurricanes 67-57 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla....
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Vols capture outright SEC title
No. 4 Tennessee held on for a 66-59 win over No. 17 South Carolina on Wednesday in Columbia, S.C., to clinch its first outright Southeastern Conference regular-season title since 2007-08....
NBA roundup: Warriors bulldoze Bucks
Stephen Curry led a balanced scoring attack with 29 points and the Golden State Warriors rebounded from a humiliating loss in Boston with a 125-90 romp over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Cal's Mark Madsen looks to take down alma mater Stanford
Most eyes will be on the coaches when California and rival Stanford meet on the Cardinal's home court in the Pac-12 Conference regular-season finale for both teams Thursday night....
Arizona State pursues season sweep of USC
Southern California faces Arizona State on Thursday in Los Angeles, a game featuring two struggling programs trying to end the regular season strong ahead of next week's Pac-12 tournament....
Oregon hosts Colorado in key Pac-12 tilt
The Colorado-Oregon men's basketball game on Thursday in Eugene, Ore., has important implications for both teams....
Bubble-riding Utah makes dreaded trip to Oregon State
Utah sits on the NCAA Tournament bubble as it heads into its final two games of the Pac-12 regular season....
Celtics, Nuggets set for titanic matchup
The NBA announced Wednesday that the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets will play two preseason games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in October as part of an effort to expand the game internationally....
Suns look for repeat performance vs. struggling Raptors
The Phoenix Suns, fresh off a scintillating win, will now look to avoid a letdown against one of the NBA's weaker teams....
De'Aaron Fox's 44 lead Kings past Lakers
De'Aaron Fox scored a season-high 44 points and Domantas Sabonis added his NBA-best 22nd triple-double with 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists as the visiting Sacramento Kings rallied from an early 19-point deficit to earn a 130-120 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers....
Thunder top Blazers as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander eclipses 30 again
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Jalen Williams added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-120 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night....
Warriors shake off blowout loss, swat aside Bucks
Stephen Curry led a balanced scoring attack with 29 points and the Golden State Warriors rebounded from a humiliating loss in Boston with a 125-90 romp over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
DeMar DeRozan lifts Bulls over Jazz in wild finish
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and hit the game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining in the Chicago Bulls' 119-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....
Darius Brown II shoots No. 22 Utah State past SJSU
Senior guard Darius Brown II sank a career-high seven 3-pointers while recording 21 points and nine assists, leading No. 22 Utah State to a 90-70 victory over host San Jose State on Wednesday night....
No. 6 Iowa State avenges earlier loss, edges No. 20 BYU
Tamin Lipsey scored 19 points and made a late steal to help No. 6 Iowa State win its home finale by overcoming No. 20 BYU 69-63 victory on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa....
Texas A&M never trails in victory over Mississippi State
Four Texas A&M players scored in double figures Wednesday night and the Aggies never trailed in a 75-69 win over Mississippi State in College Station, Texas....
No. 15 Kentucky lowers boom on Vanderbilt in second half
Rob Dillingham scored 23 points off the bench to lead No. 15 Kentucky to a 93-77 victory over Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday night at Lexington, Ky....
No. 2 UConn beats No. 8 Marquette for second time
Alex Karaban had 23 points and Cam Spencer added 17 to lead second-ranked UConn to a 74-67 victory over No. 8 Marquette in Milwaukee on Wednesday night....
Jaren Jackson Jr. returns to power Grizzlies past Sixers
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots and the Memphis Grizzlies used a late 11-0 run to rally past the host Philadelphia 76ers 115-109 on Wednesday....
Clippers storm back from down 20 to beat Rockets
Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 28 points while Paul George scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat the Houston Rockets 122-116 on Wednesday....