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Angel Reese was dominant, Kim Mulkey got her 700th win and there is still mystery surrounding LSU
LSU flew the flag on Thursday night. The No. 7 Tigers faced a deficit at home against No. 9 Virginia Tech at the end of the first quarter. But the Tigers proceed to devour the Hokies, with only feathers lodged in their teeth remaining after an 82-64 victory. This game was Final Four Most Outstanding...
No. 17 UNC soaring ahead of ACC opener vs. FSU
No. 17 North Carolina doesn't intend to fall off the radar this December....
No. 3 Marquette set to battle Wisconsin for state superiority
Rankings and records will be irrelevant when No. 3 Marquette makes the 80-mile trip to face Wisconsin on Saturday in the annual nonconference matchup of in-state rivals in Madison....
Victor Wembanyama, Zion Williamson meet as Spurs face Pelicans
The arrival of Victor Wembanyama to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft was reminiscent of Zion Williamson's arrival with the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2019 draft....
Raptors look for energy boost at home vs. Knicks
The Toronto Raptors aim to build on an impressive win over the surging Phoenix Suns when they continue their three-game homestand Friday night against the New York Knicks....
Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Creighton takes down Oklahoma State
Baylor Scheierman had 21 points and eight rebounds and Trey Alexander recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help No. 15 Creighton notch a 79-65 victory over Oklahoma State on Thursday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle in Stillwater, Okla....
UCLA edges UC Riverside on Dylan Andrews' late heroics
Dylan Andrews banked in the go-ahead basket with three seconds remaining for two of his team-high 17 points, and UCLA survived a scare from visiting UC Riverside on Thursday with a 66-65 win at Los Angeles....
NBA roundup: Hawks' Trae Young puts up 45 vs. Spurs
Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Bench boosts Warriors to win over Clippers
Stephen Curry had a team-high 26 points, Jonathan Kuminga led a difference-making bench performance with 17 and the short-handed Golden State Warriors kept the visiting Los Angeles Clippers at arm's length for most of the night in a 120-114 victory Thursday in San Francisco....
Oregon State escapes halftime hole, beats UC Davis
Chol Marial recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Oregon State break a three-game skid with a 71-59 victory over UC Davis on Thursday night at Corvallis, Ore....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Angel Reese returns in No. 7 LSU's win
In a rematch of a game in last season's Final Four, LSU got past Virginia Tech again on Thursday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game at Baton Rouge, La., as Tigers star Angel Reese returned to action....
No. 15 Creighton handles Oklahoma St.
Baylor Scheierman had 21 points and eight rebounds and Trey Alexander recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help No. 15 Creighton notch a 79-65 victory over Oklahoma State on Thursday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle in Stillwater, Okla....
Suns, Nuggets meet amid star guards' injury troubles
The Phoenix Suns may be without star guard Devin Booker when they attempt to take down the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night....
No. 16 Texas rallies past Texas State in second half
Max Abmas poured in a season-high 26 points and keyed the game-winning run in the middle of the second half as No. 16 Texas turned it on late for a 77-58 win over visiting Texas State on Thursday in Austin, Texas....
Utah pulls away, hands Hawaii first loss
Branden Carlson scored 17 points and collected six rebounds to lead Utah to a 79-66 victory over Hawaii in Salt Lake City on Thursday night....
Shorthanded Bulls take down Bucks in OT
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Coby White scored 23 points to help the shorthanded Chicago Bulls beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 in overtime on Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak....
Jimmy Butler steps up as Heat win shootout vs. Pacers
Jimmy Butler tied his season high with 36 points as the host Miami Heat rallied past the Indiana Pacers 142-132 on Thursday night....
Spurs drop 13th straight as Trae Young (45), Hawks prevail
Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Otega Oweh, No. 25 Oklahoma overpower UAPB
Otega Oweh scored a team-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 25 Oklahoma to a 107-86 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday in Norman, Okla....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder blitz Lakers in 133-110 win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday....