Basketball Page 699 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The NBA can’t do a damn thing about Draymond Green
I largely do not have a problem with Draymond Green’s antics. Sports are supposed to be entertainment. As long as he is not undercutting players driving to the basket or trying to sprain the ankles of jump shooters, I could care less if he chokes Rudy Gobert in a scrum. When he clocked Jusuf Nurkić ...
All eyes on Kevin Durant's availability as Suns face his old Nets
The anticipation of Kevin Durant facing the Brooklyn Nets for the first time since his trade to the Phoenix Suns last February has dimmed, with his availability uncertain for the occasion....
Lakers set to play two against woeful Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers will look to get back on the winning track when they travel to play the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in the first of two games between the teams in three nights in the Alamo City....
NBA roundup: Without stars, Nuggets still best Bulls
Reggie Jackson scored 25 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 17 to lift the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 114-106 victory against the host Chicago Bulls on Tuesday....
Suns, without Kevin Durant, hold off Warriors
Devin Booker recorded 32 points and seven assists, and the Phoenix Suns overcame the absence of Kevin Durant to post a 119-116 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night....
Clippers beat Kings, stretch win streak to 5
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame the loss of Paul George in the second half while extending their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 119-99 victory Tuesday over the visiting Sacramento Kings....
Kario Oquendo, Oregon thrash California Baptist
Reserve guard Kario Oquendo led a balanced attack with a season-best 20 points and Oregon completed an unbeaten homestand with a third straight win, turning back California Baptist 76-55 on Tuesday in a nonconference game at Eugene, Ore....
Draymond Green ejected for smacking Suns' Jusuf Nurkic
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected in the third quarter of Tuesday's game at Phoenix for delivering a wild open-hand punch to the face of Suns big man Jusuf Nurkic....
Clippers' Paul George leaves game with groin injury
Clippers forward Paul George left Los Angeles' Tuesday game against the visiting Sacramento Kings before the start of the second half with a sore left groin and was not expected to return....
Texas Tech holds off hot-shooting Oral Roberts
Warren Washington scored a career-best 18 points to go with 12 rebounds and Texas Tech used a big run early in the second half to pull away from Oral Roberts and claim an 82-76 victory in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday....
Despite Nikola Jokic's ejection, Nuggets beat Bulls
Reggie Jackson scored 25 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 17 to lift the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 114-106 victory against the host Chicago Bulls on Tuesday....
Dontrez Styles, Georgetown shoot past Coppin State
Dontrez Styles scored a game-high 19 points as Georgetown snapped its two-game losing streak with a 71-54 victory over Coppin State on Tuesday in Washington....
No. 7 LSU pulls off historic rout of McNeese St.
Freshman Aalyah Del Rosario came off the bench to record 27 points and 10 rebounds, both of which were career highs, as No. 7 LSU blasted McNeese State 133-44 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Mavericks win battle of long balls vs. Lakers
Luka Doncic gave Dallas the lead for good with 6:24 to go, Dante Exum buried three subsequent 3-pointers on a career-best night from long range and the Mavericks held off the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 127-125 on Tuesday night....
Reports: Wizards, Capitals eye move to Northern Virginia
A news conference scheduled for Wednesday morning involving Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin suggests the NBA and NHL teams are planning to move to Northern Virginia, according to multiple media reports....
Elijah Hawkins' school-record 17 assists lead Minnesota past IUPUI
Minnesota got 19 points from Cam Christie as the Golden Gophers overwhelmed visiting IUPUI 101-65 on Tuesday night in a nonconference game in Minneapolis....
Celtics sink Cavs, improve to 11-0 at home
The Boston Celtics went 26-for-26 from the free-throw line and improved their home record to 11-0 this season by beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Tuesday night....
Cincinnati buries Bryant with second-half surge
Aziz Bandaogo scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the Cincinnati Bearcats outscored the visiting Bryant Bulldogs by 29 points in the second half to cruise to an 85-53 win Tuesday night....
Maryland breaks out from long range, routs Alcorn State
Freshman Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored a season-high 12 points as part of a balanced attack, helping Maryland break out of a shooting slump with a 105-65 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday in College Park, Md....
Kyle Filipowski, No. 21 Duke pull away in 2nd half, top Hofstra
Kyle Filipowski flirted with a triple-double on Tuesday night for No. 21 Duke, which pulled away in the second half and beat Hofstra 89-68 in Durham, N.C....