Basketball Page 716 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Wake Forest aiming for more progress vs. Rutgers
Wake Forest is still establishing its team identity, but coach Steve Forbes is happy with the progress as the Demon Deacons prepare to host Rutgers on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Frida Formann scores 23 as No. 8 Colorado tops UT Arlington
Frida Formann hit seven 3-pointers, six in the first half, to power No. 8 Colorado past visiting UT Arlington 95-74 on Tuesday afternoon in Boulder, Colo....
No. 21 Texas A&M eyes bounce-back effort vs. DePaul
No. 21 Texas A&M looks to reignite its offense on Wednesday night when it hosts reeling DePaul in College Station, Texas....
Denver aims to end No. 13 Colorado State's unbeaten run
Coach Niko Medved has an idea why his Colorado State team has gone from unranked when the season started to No. 13 and still rising....
How to hate-watch the rest of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Part 2
Human nature drives us to dump on new concepts and the IST has inspired a whole host of reasons for the NBA Cup to receive hate. There’s a lot not to like including the scoring differentials playing a role in who advances, sneakers sliding around on the NBA’s personalized ice rinks, the 30-team fiel...
No. 24 Clemson, South Carolina set for perfect rivalry game
Clemson navigated a tricky part of the schedule last week....
No. 3 Houston puts unbeaten mark on line vs. rival Rice
No. 3 Houston will look to continue its torrid start to the season and remain undefeated when it hosts Rice on Wednesday in the battle between city rivals....
No. 8 Marquette hosts No. 12 Texas after dropping in poll
Eighth-ranked Marquette will look to bounce back from an in-state upset when it hosts No. 12 Texas in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Wednesday night in Milwaukee....
No. 15 Miami looks to clean up defense vs. Long Island
Miami bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 62-49 victory over Notre Dame in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday, but a couple of key numbers caught coach Jim Larranaga's eye as the Hurricanes prepare for a Wednesday home game against Long Island....
Oregon State edges Cal Poly in double overtime
Michael Rataj matched his career high of 18 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds to help Oregon State notch a 70-63 double-overtime victory over Cal Poly on Monday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans down Kings in quarterfinals
Brandon Ingram recorded 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the New Orleans Pelicans advanced to the semifinals of the NBA's in-season tournament with a 127-117 knockout-round victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night....
Washington looks to get back on track, faces Montana State
Washington is off to an inconsistent start and will attempt to find a rhythm when it faces Montana State on Tuesday night in Seattle....
LeBron James, Lakers relish tourney matchup vs. Suns
In his 21st season, LeBron James gets a new stage to operate on when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in a quarterfinal game of the NBA in-season tournament....
Arkansas leans on bench to take care of Furman
Khalif Battle racked up 25 points off the bench and Arkansas put away Furman for a 97-83 victory on Monday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
Alabama breezes past Arkansas St with balanced attack
Mark Sears scored 13 points with six assists, and Jarin Stevenson added 13 of his own as Alabama earned an 89-65 victory over visiting Arkansas State on Monday at Tuscaloosa, Ala., after falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 earlier in the day....
Tyrese Haliburton leads Pacers past Celts, into tourney semis
Tyrese Haliburton turned a 3-pointer into a tiebreaking, four-point play with 1:33 remaining as part of a triple-double and the Indiana Pacers outfinished the Boston Celtics for a 122-112 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament on Monday in Indianapol...
76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. ready to return after 'traumatic' hit-and-run
Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said he went through a "traumatic" event when he was struck by a vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run incident Nov. 11....
Oklahoma State seeks revenge against high-scoring SIU
When Oklahoma State faces Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill., on Tuesday night for its first true road game of the year, it will mark the first time a school from a Power 5 conference has visited the Banterra Center in 15 years....
Slumping Michigan tips off Big Ten play vs. Indiana
Michigan opens its Big Ten campaign on Tuesday when Indiana, with one conference win already under its belt, visits Ann Arbor, Mich....
No. 4 Purdue bounces back with blowout of Iowa
Zach Edey put up game highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds as No. 4 Purdue never trailed in an 87-68 Big Ten Conference rout of Iowa on Monday night in West Lafayette, Ind....