Basketball Page 739 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Georgia pulls out victory over pesky Winthrop
Noah Thomasson scored 24 points to lead a trio of double-figure scorers as Georgia outlasted Winthrop 78-69 on Friday at Athens, Ga....
Devin Booker's 40 points propels Suns past Grizzlies
Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points to fuel the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 110-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Angel Reese not with LSU on Cayman Islands trip
Angel Reese missed her third consecutive game Friday as No. 7 LSU opened the Cayman Islands Classic with a 99-65 win over Niagara....
After latest milestone, LeBron James returns to Cleveland with Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recently became the first NBA player to reach 39,000 points....
LJ Cryer, No. 6 Houston dismantle Montana
LJ Cryer had more points than visiting Montana for parts of the game as No. 6 Houston dominated the visiting Grizzlies in a 79-44 romp Friday afternoon....
Washington State on target, cruises past Utah Tech
Andrej Jakimovski scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the first half and grabbed six rebounds as Washington State cruised to a 93-53 victory against Utah Tech on Friday afternoon in Pullman, Wash....
Villanova topples Memphis, wins Battle 4 Atlantis title
TJ Bamba scored 13 points to lift Villanova to a 79-63 victory over Memphis on Friday in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Thunder host 76ers in battle of two of league's hotter teams
The Philadelphia 76ers were expected to be among the top teams in the NBA....
Oklahoma beats No. 23 USC in final second to win San Diego tourney
Otega Oweh's tip-in just before time expired elevated Oklahoma to a 72-70 defeat of No. 23 Southern California in the championship game of the inaugural Rady Children's Invitational on Friday in San Diego....
Reports: Lakers F Rui Hachimura out after nose surgery
Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura underwent surgery to repair a broken nose and will be re-evaluated in one week, multiple outlets reported Friday....
Pitt blows past Oregon State for third place in NIT Season Tip-Off
Pitt didn't allow Oregon State to hang around for long in Friday afternoon's NIT Season Tip-Off third-place contest, leading for all but the first 1:04 of the clash in a 76-51 win in New York....
Magic catch, surge past Celtics in second half
The Orlando Magic turned in a dominant second half and extended their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Boston Celtics 113-96 on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina sets records
No. 1 South Carolina set a program record for the fewest points allowed in a single game as the dominant Gamecocks routed visiting Mississippi Valley State 101-19 on Friday in Columbia, S.C....
NBA investigating Thunder G Josh Giddey
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey said Friday that he couldn't comment on online allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a minor....
Suns F Kevin Durant (foot) ruled out vs. Grizzlies
Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Friday's in-season tournament game against the host Memphis Grizzlies due to right foot soreness....
No. 5 UConn ties consecutive double-digit wins mark in rout of Manhattan
Fifth-ranked UConn improved its record to 6-0 by beating visiting Manhattan 90-60 Friday in Hartford, Conn., and the Huskies moved closer to making history in the process....
No. 25 Mississippi State pulls away from Nicholls, improves to 6-0
Jimmy Bell Jr. produced a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Hubbard scored a team-high 15 as No. 25 Mississippi State remained unbeaten with a 74-61 victory over Nicholls Friday in Starkville, Miss....
Pierre Brooks nets 26 points to fuel Butler past Penn State
Pierre Brooks poured in a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting to guide Butler to an 88-78 win over Penn State in the consolation bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday in Kissimmee, Fla....
RJ Davis paces No. 14 North Carolina past No. 20 Arkansas
RJ Davis scored 21 of his career-high-tying 30 points in the second half to lead No. 14 North Carolina to an 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Cameron Hildreth lifts Wake Forest over Charleston Southern
Cameron Hildreth scored 21 points and host Wake Forest finally overcame Charleston Southern with a strong finish in a 71-56 victory Friday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C....