Basketball Page 686 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bulls hold on to end 76ers' six-game win streak
Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points, Coby White added 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Chicago Bulls defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 on Monday....
James Harden pours in 35 as Clippers top 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....
Florida State desperate to halt slide vs. North Florida
Florida State will have another opportunity at home to end its current losing streak when it hosts North Florida Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Balanced scoring powers Wake Forest past Delaware State
Hunter Sallis scored 19 points and Wake Forest had a balanced offense in defeating visiting Delaware State 88-59 on Monday night in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Darius Johnson comes off bench, guides UCF past Maine
Darius Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points due largely to 4-for-4 3-point shooting as UCF dominated Maine in a 74-51 win on Monday in Orlando....
Bucks-Spurs pits Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are riding a four-game winning streak as they prepare to host rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday....
Michigan State posts easy win over Oakland
Tyson Walker scored 14 points to lead Michigan State to a 79-62 home win over Oakland on Monday....
Missing key player, Vanderbilt faces Western Carolina
Vanderbilt (4-6) hopes to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Western Carolina (8-2) in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday....
USC, Bronny James hope to return to winning ways at Alabama State
The comeback of Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, from cardiac arrest in July is a remarkable story....
Cincinnati tries to put rivalry losses aside, takes on Merrimack
Cincinnati will aim to rebound from its most disappointing game of the season when Merrimack visits Tuesday night in the first meeting between the two programs....
High-scoring Florida, Michigan meet in Jumpman Invitational
Two high-powered offenses will be on show when Florida and Michigan meet Tuesday in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C....
New-look Georgetown, Butler clash in Big East opener
Butler and Georgetown have shown marked improvement behind their respective casts of new players....
Indiana brushes off missed opportunity, takes on Morehead State
Trey Galloway had the best game of his career Saturday, but he needed to make one more shot....
Report: Hornets' Miles Bridges denied entry to Canada ahead of Raptors game
In Monday night's game against the host Toronto Raptors, the Charlotte Hornets may be without forward Miles Bridges, who has been denied entry into Canada, according to Charlotte radio host Kyle Bailey....
Notre Dame trying not to beat itself in matchup vs. The Citadel
After a rough stretch following Thanksgiving, perhaps the arrival of the Christmas break will bring Notre Dame the kind of traction it is looking for....
No. 25 Ole Miss puts perfect record on line against Troy
First-year head coach Chris Beard brought relevance back to the Ole Miss basketball program....
Anthony Edwards: Texts pushing abortion 'not me,' heat of moment
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards attempted Monday to put some distance between himself and text messages he wrote to a woman that appear to be urging her to have an abortion....
Purdue regains No. 1 spot in Top 25; Arizona No. 4
Purdue is back atop the Associated Press Top 25 after its victory over Arizona, a loss which sent the previously top-ranked Wildcats down to No. 4....
No. 6 Marquette looks to hand Providence first home loss
No. 6 Marquette will attempt to hand Providence its first home loss when the teams open Big East play on Tuesday night in Rhode Island....
Washington enters Top 25 for first time since 2017
Undefeated South Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1 while Washington — also undefeated — entered the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll for the first time since 2017....