Basketball Page 747 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
St. John's coach Rick Pitino (COVID-19) missing game vs. Seton Hall
St. John's coach Rick Pitino will miss his team's Tuesday road game against Seton Hall due to a bout with COVID-19....
Knicks eye Jalen Brunson's return when they face Rockets
A slow start Saturday night and an inability to finish Monday afternoon....
Texas stumbles out of rankings with gritty UCF up next
Now unranked, Texas will try to get back on the winning track when it hosts gritty league newcomer UCF on Wednesday in a Big 12 clash in Austin, Texas....
Margin is thin when Hawks, Magic share the court
Close games have been the norm whenever the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic get together. Two of the past three meetings have been decided by one point, and their last encounter, Jan. 7 in Orlando, went into overtime....
Celtics, the NBA's best, host worst-in-West Spurs
The Boston Celtics are hoping to have Jaylen Brown in the lineup when they face the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday....
Grizzlies sign Scotty Pippen Jr. to two-year, two-way deal
The Memphis Grizzlies are giving guard Scotty Pippen Jr. another shot at the NBA....
Pistons ride rare momentum into date with Timberwolves
Alec Burks may be playing too well to remain with the Detroit Pistons much longer....
Kings coach Mike Brown fined $50K for criticizing officials
The NBA fined Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown $50,000 on Tuesday for criticism of referees during and after the team's most recent game....
Clippers' yet-to-open Intuit Dome to host 2026 NBA All-Star Game
The Los Angeles Clippers have yet to finish building their new arena but the 2026 NBA All-Star Game is officially booked....
Florida State hits road to renew rivalry with Miami
Kyshawn George is growing on the Miami Hurricanes — literally and figuratively....
Climbing Cavs owe Bucks for December defeat
Ascending in the standings on the strength of a season-high five-game winning streak, the Cleveland Cavaliers welcome the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night with revenge on their minds....
Virginia Tech takes aim at Virginia's 9-0 home record
With four straight road losses, all by at least 16 points, alarm bells are ringing at Virginia....
Nebraska aims to halt road conference skid vs. Rutgers
Nebraska has shown it's a legitimate contender that can match up with the very best in the Big Ten Conference....
No. 12 Arizona seeks better than 'average' effort vs. USC
Arizona spent two weeks at No. 1 in the polls in December, but the Wildcats have fallen to No. 12 and are "an average basketball team" as they head into Wednesday's game against Southern California in Tucson, Ariz....
No. 13 Auburn mindful of last year's loss at Vanderbilt
Amid a span in which upsets have been the talk of the college basketball world, No. 13 Auburn has bucked the trend during a nine-game winning streak....
Michael Jordan is to blame for Jerry Krause's widow being booed
Michael Jordan won a widow getting booed. My colleague Stephen Knox covered this yesterday, the booing of Jerry Krause’s widow Thelma during the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor ceremony on Friday, and he isn’t wrong. It’s another “feather” in the “cap” of Jerry Reinsdorf, though he wouldn’t have been i...
No. 22 Ole Miss looks to pick up more steam vs. LSU
No. 22 Ole Miss has responded well to its first loss of the season....
Newly ranked No. 25 Texas Tech sets sights on No. 5 Houston
In the aftermath of a white-knuckle, one-point victory over Kansas State on Saturday that extended Texas Tech's winning streak to nine games, Red Raiders first-year coach Grant McCasland heaped praise on his team....
Alperen Şengün has a chance to be as good as Nikola Jokić
Every other generation, a player changes how his position is taught, scouted and played. For the current generation of players entering their prime years, that dude is Nikola Jokić. The “Joker” has taken the passing acumen of former bigs Vlade Divac, Yao Ming, Bill Walton and Arvydas Sabonis and com...
No. 8 Kentucky looks to bounce back vs. Mississippi State
Kentucky's identity this season is a team that plays fast and scores a lot. But it has been a good defensive team as well....