Basketball Page 695 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since the breakup of the Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook pairing, leading into the current Thunder 2.0, only lasted three seasons of extreme tanking. Those losing efforts netted them the sixth pick in the ...
The Knicks are back after 2 decades of James Dolan terror and ineptitude
The New York Knicks won the NBA trade deadline, fleecing the Detroit Pistons for Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. They added the backup playmaker and off-the-bench scoring they were missing to reach championship contention. Fully healthy, and despite their recent injury-induced hiccup, the Knicks ca...
No. 19 BYU seeking defensive improvement vs. No. 12 Baylor
Ahead of facing No. 12 Baylor in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night, No. 19 BYU finds itself searching for ways to shore up a suddenly porous defense....
TCU, Texas Tech tied in standings entering Big 12 showdown
Two teams coming off big second halves with different outcomes collide in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday with a goal of staying in the upper echelon of the Big 12 Conference standings....
East hangs 211 points to topple West in NBA All-Star Game
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard scored 39 points and drained 11 3-pointers to lead the Eastern Conference to a record-setting 211-186 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Indianapolis....
No. 20 Wisconsin struggling on defense with Maryland up next
Having lost five of its past six games, No. 20 Wisconsin will look to solve its recent defensive struggles on Tuesday when it faces Maryland in Madison, Wis....
Utah beats UCLA on go-ahead tip-in at buzzer
Branden Carlson's tip-in at the buzzer snapped UCLA's six-game winning streak and gave visiting Utah a season sweep of the Bruins with a 70-69 decision on Sunday in Los Angeles....
Minnesota clamps down on Rutgers, pulls away for win
Pharrel Payne scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Minnesota held on for an 81-70 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
No. 8 Tennessee out to continue Missouri's 12-game skid
No. 8 Tennessee has been in peak offensive and defensive form heading into the stretch run of the Southeastern Conference season....
Heat sign veteran G Delon Wright
The Miami Heat signed guard Delon Wright on Sunday, two days after the nine-year veteran agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards....
Pursuing history, No. 1 UConn faces road test at No. 17 Creighton
Amid a thoroughly dominating stretch, No. 1 UConn will be out to make Big East Conference history Tuesday....
LeBron James: ‘Hopefully’ career ends as member of Lakers
In the wake of a head-turning report that the Golden State Warriors looked into acquiring him at the trade deadline, LeBron James said Sunday that he hopes to finish his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers....
Seton Hall storm back in second half to shock St. John's
Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points, Kadary Richmond added 18 and 11 rebounds and visiting Seton Hall overcame a 19-point deficit and dominated the second half in a 68-62 victory over struggling St. John's on Sunday night in Elmont, N.Y....
No. 3 Houston looks to parlay home-court advantage vs. No. 10 Iowa State
No. 3 Houston will put its 19-game home winning streak on the line when it squares off with No. 10 Iowa State on Monday in a clash between the two teams tied for the top spot in the Big 12 standings....
Texas, Kansas State clash while trying to get back on track
Texas and Kansas State both want to make a move up the Big 12 standings when they square off on Monday in a key conference matchup in Austin, Texas....
No. 21 Virginia visits Virginia Tech seeking to boost tourney hopes
Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows the NCAA Tournament selection committee may be stingy toward the Atlantic Coast Conference on Selection Sunday....
Steph Curry won’t stop hogging Dame Lillard’s limelight
Damian Lillard cannot catch a break when Steph Curry is in the building hogging all the limelight. Lillard has to have developed either a chip on his shoulder or an inferiority complex, after adding another notch to his Hall of Fame belt by being crowned 3-point contest champ for a second consecutiv...
Brittney Griner jersey retired at Baylor
Former Baylor star Brittney Griner had her No. 42 jersey retired prior to a Bears women's basketball game against Texas Tech Sunday in Waco, Texas....
Northwestern gets past Indiana behind Ryan Langborg's 26 points
Ryan Langborg scored a season-high 26 points and Matthew Nicholson and Nick Martinelli both notched double-doubles to lift visiting Northwestern past Indiana 76-72 on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind....
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina evades upset bid
Led by Kamilla Cardoso's 16 points and 16 rebounds, No. 1 South Carolina rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to take down visiting Georgia 70-56 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., keeping its perfect record intact....