Basketball Page 696 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ohio State stuns No. 2 Purdue behind 22 from Bruce Thornton
Jamison Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Ohio State stunned No. 2 Purdue 73-69 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, giving Jake Diebler a successful debut as interim head coach for the Buckeyes....
Caitlin Clark and Patrick Mahomes have caused us to lose perspective
We are simultaneously living in an age where the best to ever play are on their way out and the best who ever lived are authoring their geneses. Recency bias is running rampant in the early stages of 2020. This month, we’ve simultaneously witnessed the crowning of Patrick Mahomes and Caitlin Clark a...
South Florida hangs on to down No. 24 FAU, maintain AAC lead
Selton Miguel scored a career-high 25 points off the bench as South Florida stretched its winning streak to 11 games, holding off No. 24 Florida Atlantic 90-86 on Sunday in Tampa to stay atop the American Athletic Conference....
The NBA dunk contest is crapshoot that lacks star power
NBA All-Star Saturday was a hit once again, but one of the main events may have missed the mark. The slam dunk contest at one time was the highlight of the entire weekend. Now it’s hit or miss, year-to-year, whether we’ll be talking about it for weeks or if it’ll be forgotten by Monday afternoon. Th...
Report: NBA on pace to break attendance, sellout records
The NBA is on track to break records for attendance and sellouts, Sportico reported Sunday....
Report: Auburn's Jaylin Williams (knee) expected back before end of season
The injury to Auburn forward Jaylin Williams' right knee is not as severe as initially feared, TheFieldof68 reported Sunday morning....
Colorado outlasts USC in double-OT showdown
KJ Simpson scored 30 points and Colorado overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Southern California 92-89 in double overtime on Saturday night at Los Angeles....
Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu headline NBA All-Star Saturday
Stephen Curry sensed he was in trouble as he neared the end of his round but suddenly flashed the ability that has helped him make a record 3,642 3-pointers in regular-season play....
N’Faly Dante's dunk lifts Oregon past Oregon State in thriller
N'Faly Dante's dunk with one second left, after Brennan Rigsby kept the possession alive with two offensive rebounds, gave Oregon a 60-58 win over in-state rival Oregon State on Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Jaden Bradley leads No. 5 Arizona's rout of rival Arizona State
Jaden Bradley scored a career-high 21 points and Oumar Ballo posted his fifth consecutive double-double as No. 5 Arizona routed rival Arizona State 105-60 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz....
Top 25 roundup: LSU erases 16-point deficit, edges No. 11 South Carolina
Jordan Wright scored LSU's final four points as the Tigers erased a 16-point second-half deficit and stunned No. 11 South Carolina 64-63 on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C....
G-Leaguer Mac McClung wins NBA dunk contest again
G-League player Mac McClung received a perfect 50 on his final dunk Saturday night to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the second straight year....
Matthew Murrell paces Ole Miss in comeback win over Mizzou
Matthew Murrell scored 26 points as Ole Miss rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to edge visiting Missouri 79-76 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss....
Michigan St. tops rival Michigan, sweeps regular-season series
Tyson Walker scored 19 points to lead Michigan State to a 73-63 win over rival Michigan in a Big Ten contest on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich....
Curry rallies to clip Ionescu at All-Star 3-point competition
Stephen Curry made 4 of 5 shots from the right corner to end his round and overtake Sabrina Ionescu to win 29-26 in the special 3-point competition between two prolific shooters during All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis....
Jalen Celestine's late scoring lifts Cal over Washington
Jalen Celestine scored Cal's final eight points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining, to elevate the visiting Golden Bears to an 82-80 defeat of Washington on Saturday in Seattle....
NC State rallies from 12 down to edge Clemson, 78-77
DJ Horne scored 27 points and hit the game-winning shot with nine seconds to play as visiting North Carolina State beat Clemson on Saturday, 78-77....
Providence breezes past DePaul, 81-70
Devin Carter and Josh Oduro combined for 58 points on 20-of-26 shooting as Providence cruised past visiting DePaul 81-70 in Big East action on Saturday night....
Southern Illinois upsets No. 23 Indiana State, 74-69
Xavier Johnson drove for the go-ahead layup with 53.5 seconds left Saturday night and host Southern Illinois scored the last six points to upset No. 23 Indiana State 74-69 in Carbondale, Ill....
No. 22 Kentucky deals No. 13 Auburn first home loss this season
Antonio Reeves scored 22 points to help No. 22 Kentucky post a 70-59 wire-to-wire victory over No. 13 Auburn in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday....