Basketball Page 689 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kansas State climbs to No. 4 in women's Top 25 poll
No. 4 Kansas State achieved its highest ranking in 21 years and South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 poll, released Monday....
The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted
There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a rational, substantive debate, there must first be basic groundwork for what constitutes superstar status. First, the bad news: former Finals MVPs Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kawhi Leona...
Zach Edey, No. 2 Purdue vie to have their way vs. Michigan
Second-ranked Purdue continues to surge behind a first-rate effort from reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey, who is on a notable tear as he and his team prepare to play Michigan on Tuesday night in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 15 Oklahoma aims to stop recent dominance by Texas
No. 15 Oklahoma and Texas — dangerous and improving — will square off Tuesday night in a key early Big 12 Conference clash in Norman, Okla....
No. 18 Creighton aims to ride momentum into clash vs. Xavier
After delivering a game in which it refused to lose, No. 18 Creighton will have a spring in its step when it returns home to face Xavier on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb....
No. 11 Wisconsin eyes 7th straight win over Minnesota
No. 11 Wisconsin will look to continue its recent success against its border rival when it visits Minnesota for a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis....
No. 8 Kentucky brings deep, talented roster to South Carolina
No. 8 Kentucky has added another key weapon to its arsenal as it heads on the road this week starting with Tuesday's Southeastern Conference matchup with South Carolina at Columbia, S.C....
No. 7 Duke out to rebound, extend Louisville's skid
After having their eight-game winning streak snapped in a home loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday, the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils will aim to bounce back on Tuesday at Louisville....
Surging Suns out to extend recent dominance of Bulls
The Phoenix Suns are hitting their stride and the club's Big Three are leading the way....
Mavs rested, ready to take on league-leading Celtics
It'll be a well-rested Dallas Mavericks team that takes the floor against the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night....
No. 21 Dayton looks to extend win streak vs. La Salle
Fresh off another undefeated week, No. 21 Dayton looks to continue its dominance over the Atlantic 10 Conference when it heads to Philadelphia to take on La Salle on Tuesday night....
Lakers bounce back by blasting Blazers
D'Angelo Russell scored 34 points to go along with eight assists and LeBron James added 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers got back on track with a 134-110 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night....
Cavs looking for eighth straight win when they face Magic
The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers seek their eighth consecutive win when they visit the Orlando Magic on Monday....
NBA roundup: Clippers end game on 22-0 run, shock Nets
Kawhi Leonard hit the go-ahead jumper with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter and scored 14 of his 21 points during a game-ending 22-0 run for the Los Angeles Clippers, who stormed back for a 125-114 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday....
Kevin Durant (40 points), Suns put away Pacers
Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns recovered after squandering a lead to hold off the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-110 Sunday....
Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics dispatch Rockets
Kristaps Porzingis scored a game-high 32 points while Jaylen Brown added a triple-double as the visiting Boston Celtics outlasted the short-handed Houston Rockets 116-107 on Sunday....
Magic hold Heat to lowest point total this season in win
Paolo Banchero collected 20 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 105-87 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night....
Nuggets roll past Wizards as Nikola Jokic pours in 42
Nikola Jokic scored 42 points on 15-of-20 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Washington Wizards 113-104 on Sunday night....
Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach
Stanford's Tara VanDerveer became the winningest coach in college basketball history when the eighth-ranked Cardinal beat the visiting Oregon State Beavers 65-56 on Sunday....
Top 25 roundup: Tulane pulls off upset of No. 10 Memphis
Sion James scored 22 points, Collin Holloway's layup gave Tulane the lead for good and the Green Wave defeated No. 10 Memphis 81-79 on Sunday afternoon in New Orleans....