Basketball Page 740 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 20 BYU visits No. 25 Texas Tech for Big 12 showdown
Life in the Big 12 Conference doesn't allow much time for licking your wounds, something No. 25 Texas Tech will have to work through with another tough test up next....
Lowly Louisville looks for a lift at Wake Forest
Louisville will be searching for solutions Saturday when it visits Wake Forest for an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Changes add uncertainty to No. 14 Illinois' rematch with Rutgers
Considering Illinois thrashed Rutgers by 18 in the Dec. 2 Big Ten opener for both teams on the Scarlet Knights' home floor, it's tempting to expect a repeat when No. 14 Illinois hosts Sunday's rematch....
Who's the best at each position in the NBA? We have answers
Before you jump down our throat for ranking by position in a positionless NBA, take a deep breath. It’s fun. So, let it happen, and let’s talk hoops. The rest of the world is catching up to America’s basketball dominance. Out of the five positions, four of our picks are not from America. On the flip...
Confident Penn State takes on struggling Ohio State
Penn State pushes to carry the momentum from its home upset of No.11 Wisconsin on the road against struggling Ohio State on Saturday....
All GOATs should be treated equally
Here is some sports trivia for you: Did you know that the legendary college basketball head coach with the most wins in the history of the sport, and who also reignited USA Basketball, was about to get their record bested by a legendary college basketball coach who started world domination for Team ...
No. 13 Auburn seeks to stay hot in meeting vs. No. 22 Ole Miss
No. 13 Auburn enters Saturday night's Southeastern Conference home matchup against No. 22 Ole Miss with a 10-game winning streak and a share of the conference lead....
No. 1 UConn looks to 'protect the belt' vs. Villanova
UConn completed last season by winning the national championship....
No. 16 Utah State meets Fresno State, aims to start new win streak
Utah State will look to regain momentum with big games ahead when the Mountain West Conference co-leading Aggies host Fresno State on Saturday afternoon in Logan, Utah....
No. 8 Kentucky rides high-octane offense into game vs. Georgia
The metrics loved Mississippi State's defense — Kenpom.com's system had the Bulldogs ranked eighth in Division I in defensive efficiency rating....
No. 12 Arizona aims to speed up play vs. UCLA
Emotions and nostalgia will run high when No. 12 Arizona hosts UCLA for the final time in Pac-12 play on Saturday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz....
No. 3 Kansas back in gear, charges into West Virginia
Kansas seems to have regained its mojo after a surprising loss at UCF and will go into Saturday's Big 12 outing against West Virginia in Morgantown after playing what coach Bill Self called the most complete game his Jayhawks have had on the road "in quite a while."...
No. 4 UNC aims to continue hot streak at Boston College
No. 4 North Carolina will attempt to match its longest winning streak in five years when it faces Boston College on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Pascal Siakam expected to debut with Pacers at Trail Blazers
Pascal Siakam is expected to make his Pacers debut when Indiana visits the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night....
NBA roundup: Thunder end Jazz's winning streak
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the Utah Jazz's six-game winning streak with a 134-129 victory Thursday night in Salt Lake City....
Top 25 roundup: USF rallies, stuns No. 10 Memphis
Kasean Pryor made a foul shot with 4.4 seconds left Thursday night, capping visiting South Florida's comeback from a 20-point, second-half deficit as the Bulls upset No. 10 Memphis 74-73....
Myles Rice scores 35 as Washington State stomps Stanford
Myles Rice scored a career-high 35 points as Washington State never trailed in defeating host Stanford 89-75 in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night....
Short-staffed Pacers hold off Kings
Ben Mathurin had 25 points and T.J. McConnell 20 in a balanced attack and the Indiana Pacers, playing short-handed after their big trade with the Toronto Raptors, survived a frantic finish to turn back the host Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night....
Colorado ends Oregon's perfect Pac-12 start
Freshman Cody Williams scored a season-high 23 points and KJ Simpson added 22, leading Colorado to an 86-70 win over Oregon on Thursday night in Boulder, Colo....
Timberwolves dominate fourth quarter to beat Grizzlies
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 11-for-19 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 118-103 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night in Minneapolis....