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Pacers acquire Pascal Siakam, last piece of Raptors' 2019 championship squad
The Raptors’ fire sale continues. The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to Woj, the Pacers will send Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks in the deal. The New Orlea...

Short-handed TCU women forfeit two games
The TCU women's basketball team was forced to forfeit its next two games due to a shortage of players....

Caitlin Clark approaching women's — and men's — all-time scoring marks
Caitlin Clark eclipsed another scoring milestone Tuesday night, inching her one step closer to college basketball immortality. The Iowa Hawkeyes took care of business at home against Wisconsin, cruising to a 96-50 victory. Clark put up a game-high 32 points, passing Baylor’s Brittney Griner (3,283 p...

Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?
I did not know what I was getting into when I became a Knicks fan. I got into it to find a bond between my father and me. He grew up as a New York street ball legend who listened to the Knicks on transistor radios with his buddies, huddled around a car drinking tallboys and sharing a joint. As a chu...

Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic hospitalized in Utah
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was taken to a Utah hospital after suffering a medical emergency at team dinner, the team confirmed Wednesday....

No. 14 Illinois looks to rebound at Michigan
No. 14 Illinois will try to bounce back from a disappointing loss when it visits Michigan on Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference showdown in Ann Arbor, Mich....

No. 23 FAU aims to pick on Wichita State's struggling D
Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May acknowledges his team is in a good place early in American Athletic Conference play, but he also admits there is work to be done if his squad wants a repeat of last year's run to the Final Four....

No. 10 Memphis hopes offense stays hot vs. South Florida
This was the type of game Memphis coach Penny Hardaway believed his team could play all along....

Top 25 roundup: Kansas State drops No. 9 Baylor in OT
Arthur Kaluma converted a four-point play in the final minute of overtime to help Kansas State knock off No. 9 Baylor 68-64 on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan....

NBA roundup: Suns rally late, stun Kings
Kevin Durant hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns concluded the game with a 32-8 surge and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night....

New Mexico downs another ranked team, tops No. 16 Utah State
Nelly Joseph scored a season-high 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting and New Mexico ended No. 16 Utah State's 15-game winning streak with a 99-86 victory over the Aggies in Mountain West play on Tuesday night at Albuquerque, N.M....

Alabama coach Nate Oats pushes Mizzou player, apologizes
Alabama coach Nate Oats pushed a Missouri player during a brief skirmish in a Tuesday night game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., then apologized later for his actions....

Paul George scores season-high 38 to lead Clippers over Thunder
Paul George scored 18 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers got the best of a matchup between two top teams in the Western Conference with a 128-117 victory Tuesday over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder....

Georgia Tech holds off Clemson in double overtime
Naithan George scored a team-high 20 points to help lead visiting Georgia Tech to a 93-90 double-overtime win over Clemson on Tuesday in Clemson, SC....

Tramon Mark hits winner as Arkansas edges Texas A&M
Tramon Mark sank the game-winning shot in the final second to cap his career-high 35-point performance, and host Arkansas survived blowing a 20-point lead to defeat Texas A&M 78-77 for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark....

Suns surge past Kings in final seconds
Kevin Durant hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns concluded the game with a 32-8 surge and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night....

Georgia hands South Carolina first home loss
Silas Demary Jr. collected 15 points and seven rebounds to fuel visiting Georgia to a 74-69 victory over South Carolina in a battle between Southeastern Conference rivals on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C....

Hunter Dickinson, No. 3 Kansas thrash Oklahoma State
Hunter Dickinson scored a game-high 21 points as No. 3 Kansas overwhelmed Oklahoma State 90-66 on Tuesday night in a Big 12 matchup at Stillwater, Okla....

No. 20 BYU beats No. 24 Iowa State for first Big 12 home win
Spencer Johnson scored 19 of his career-high 28 points in the first half and Noah Waterman added 18 as No. 20 BYU earned an 87-72 victory over No. 24 Iowa State at Provo, Utah, to win a home game in the Big 12 Conference for the first time....

Penn State tags No. 11 Wisconsin with first Big Ten loss
Kanye Clary supplied 27 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 20 as Penn State handed No. 11 Wisconsin its first Big Ten defeat with an 87-83 victory on Tuesday evening at University Park, Pa....