Basketball Page 685 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 15 Gonzaga seeks shooting touch vs. Jackson St.
Shooting from behind the arc has been a dicey proposition for No. 15 Gonzaga this season....
No. 10 Baylor stumbles into matchup with No. 21 Duke
No. 10 Baylor will look to get back on the winning track when it squares off against No. 21 Duke on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York....
No. 11 UNC aims for skid-stopping win over No. 7 Oklahoma
No. 11 North Carolina has played some high-profile opponents this season and competed well in those games....
No. 5 UConn begins Big East play vs. Seton Hall
The defending national champions finished a daunting nonconference slate with a convincing win....
Ja Morant set for season debut as Grizzlies face Pelicans
The Tuesday matchup between the visiting Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans might appear to be another normal contest on the busy NBA schedule....
NBA roundup: Clippers hang 151 points on Pacers
James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and handed out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers extend their winning streak to eight games with a 151-127 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis....
Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle help Knicks dispatch Lakers
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points and Julius Randle added 27 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting New York Knicks turned improved defense into a 114-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday....
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double powers Kings past Wizards
Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Sacramento Kings scored a combined 85 points in the second and third quarters en route to a 143-131 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Monday night....
UCLA ready for long-awaited return home, faces Cal State Northridge
UCLA returns home for its first game at Pauley Pavilion in December to face Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles on Tuesday night....
Three Jazz players log 20-plus points in win over Nets
Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton each produced 27 points and six assists to lead the Utah Jazz in a 125-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in Salt Lake City....
Nuggets blast Mavs despite quiet night from Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon tied his season high with 21 and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-104 on Monday night....
Blazers look to avoid another 8-game skid vs. Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers attempt to avoid their second eight-game losing streak of the season when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....
Kevin Willard, Maryland face ex-assistant Tevon Saddler, Nicholls
Last season, his first at Maryland, Kevin Willard not only took the Terrapins to the NCAA Tournament, but he also showed a knack for assembling a quality staff....
Surging Thunder top slumping Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday in Oklahoma City....
South Carolina out to avoid missteps vs. upset-minded Winthrop
South Carolina is building a solid foundation for this season, but coach Lamont Paris is aware that upsets are taking place around the country....
Celtics being four-game trip with matchup vs. Warriors
The Boston Celtics begin a four-game road trip through California when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals....
Trae Young, Hawks send Pistons to 24th straight loss
Trae Young scored 31 points and dished out 15 assists a the Atlanta Hawks defeated Detroit 130-124 on Monday to hand the visiting Pistons their 24th straight loss....
Donovan Mitchell lifts Cavaliers past Rockets in overtime
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 37 points, and Sam Merrill scored five of his career-high 19 points down the stretch in overtime to help power the Cleveland Cavaliers past the visiting Houston Rockets, 135-130, on Monday....
Raptors knock off short-handed Hornets
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 114-99 on Monday night....
Anthony Edwards, Wolves overtake Heat in 4th
Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the host Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday....