Basketball Page 729 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pelicans, looking to stay hot, take on Timberwolves
The New Orleans Pelicans will shoot for their fourth win in a row when they oppose the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis....
Magic, Kings get immediate shot to shake off loss
Two teams that fought to the end in tough defeats Tuesday will try to avoid doubling their displeasure in the second game of a back-to-back when the Sacramento Kings host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night....
New-look Raptors open 6-game trip in Memphis
The reinvigorated Toronto Raptors begin a six-game trip against Western Conference opponents with a matchup against the host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday....
Chicago St. completes road back-to-back at Oklahoma St.
If its performance over the last four games is any indication, Oklahoma State is on the verge of figuring things out as it girds for Big 12 Conference play....
Rockets face Nets, look to keep rolling behind young stars
Inconsistent performances often accompany any reliance upon 21-year-olds, a reality that continues to shape the Houston Rockets' decision to develop around Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green....
Top 25 roundup: No. 17 FAU a big winner in AAC debut
Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin each netted 20 points, Vladislav Goldin added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 17 Florida Atlantic debuted in the American Athletic Conference with a 79-64 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night in Boca Raton, Fla....
NBA roundup: Hornets buzz by Kings, end 11-game skid
Terry Rozier scored 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets ended an 11-game losing streak by rallying for a 111-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night....
Red-hot Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander roll into Atlanta
Fresh off an impressive win over the team with the best record in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder bring a five-game winning streak into Atlanta on Wednesday when they begin a four-game road trip against the Hawks....
Stephen Curry powers Warriors past Magic to end slide
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points and added a team-high six assists as the Golden State Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 121-115 on Tuesday night in San Francisco....
No. 13 Colorado State stops UNM in MW opener
Patrick Cartier scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field to lead No. 13 Colorado State to a 76-68 victory over New Mexico on Tuesday in the Mountain West opener for both teams at Fort Collins, Colo....
Hornets overtake Kings, end 11-game slide
Terry Rozier scored 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets ended an 11-game losing streak by rallying for a 111-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night....
No. 25 Auburn tops Penn for sixth straight win
Johni Broome recorded 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots to help No. 25 Auburn notch an 88-68 nonconference victory over visiting Penn on Tuesday night....
No. 14 Duke extends head-to-head dominance of Syracuse
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 21 points and Jared McCain heated up from the perimeter to score 18 points to lift No. 14 Duke past Syracuse 86-66 on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C....
Marcus Domask (32 points) leads No. 9 Illinois past Northwestern
Marcus Domask piled up 32 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead No. 9 Illinois to a 96-66 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday in a Big Ten matchup in Champaign, Ill....
Caitlin Clark's buzzer-beater lifts No. 4 Iowa over Michigan St.
Caitlin Clark capped a 40-point night by drilling a buzzing-beating, step-back 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to give No. 4 Iowa a 76-73 win over Michigan State on Tuesday in Iowa City....
Ja Morant's late push lifts Grizzlies over Spurs
Ja Morant scored 26 points, 13 of them in the fourth quarter, and dished out 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies ruled the final 20 minutes en route to a 106-98 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday....
St. John's balanced offense too much for Butler
Daniss Jenkins had a team-high 17 points and seven assists while Joel Soriano and Chris Ledlum each posted double-doubles Tuesday night for host St. John's, which never trailed in beating Butler 86-70 in a Big East game....
Surging Thunder cool off Celtics
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 and Josh Giddey added a season-high 23 as the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Boston Celtics 127-123 on Tuesday in Oklahoma City....
No. 18 Baylor opens new arena with win over Cornell
Ja'Kobe Walter poured in four 3-pointers as part of his 23 points to help No. 18 Baylor run away from upset-minded Cornell 98-79 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, in the game ever played in the new Foster Pavilion....
Cam Carter, Kansas State hold off Chicago State
Cam Carter scored 19 points to lead Kansas State past Chicago State, 62-55, on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan....