Basketball Page 750 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Confident Villanova visits DePaul in Big East matchup
DePaul opens Big East play Saturday afternoon with a tough task when they host a confident Villanova team in Chicago....
Derrick White brings hot hand to Celtics-Clippers matchup
Point guard Derrick White will continue his quest to become an NBA All-Star when the Boston Celtics visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday....
5-star F Derrion Reid commits to Alabama
Five-star forward Derrion Reid announced his commitment to Alabama's 2024 recruiting class on Friday....
Heat to retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40
The Miami Heat will retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40 next month, making him the sixth player in franchise history to be so honored....
Bucks bid to upend Knicks in opener of two-game set
The idea of spending the Christmas holiday in New York has served as the main plot of countless movies....
Seton Hall looks to keep rolling against Xavier
Seton Hall will attempt to build off one of its most impressive wins in program history when it travels to Cincinnati for a Big East meeting with Xavier on Saturday afternoon....
West Virginia hopes to turn things around against Toledo
After a stunning loss just a few days ago, West Virginia will dust itself off for a Saturday afternoon clash against Toledo in Morgantown, W.Va....
NC State seeking momentum vs. winless Detroit Mercy
There are some pretty solid feel-good elements for North Carolina State heading into the weekend....
Big East 'beasts' clash as Providence hosts Butler
Two teams that got off to a winning start in Big East play meet Saturday afternoon as Providence continues a five-game homestand with a visit from Butler....
Mississippi State expects 'rock fight' with Rutgers at Gotham Classic
Rutgers has settled on its ideal starting lineup going forward. Its final big test of the nonconference schedule will come Saturday against Mississippi State in the Gotham Classic in Newark, N.J....
5-star SF Billy Richmond commits to Kentucky
Billy Richmond, a five-star small forward in the 2024 class, is headed to Kentucky....
No. 23 Memphis looks to stay hot vs. struggling Vanderbilt
No. 23 Memphis looks to extend an impressive four-game winning streak when it hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon....
No. 4 Arizona, No. 14 Florida Atlantic clash in Las Vegas
No. 4 Arizona will wrap up a challenging stretch on Saturday in Las Vegas against No. 14 Florida Atlantic, which will be playing perhaps the biggest regular-season game in school history....
No. 25 Ole Miss chasing 12-0 start vs. Southern Miss
Ole Miss followed its highest-scoring game of the season with a dominant defensive performance....
Georgia Tech takes aim at Hawaii in Diamond Head Classic
Georgia Tech will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Friday when it faces Hawaii in the semifinal at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu....
This week in the NBA: G-League star in sex-date murder; Miles Bridges with another 'ban'; Chris Russo pokes the Shaq bear
A former NBA G-League player confessed to strangling a woman with the help of his ex-girlfriend, who planned the murder plot, according to court records obtained by KCRA 3. - Mackenzie Meaney Read More...
Wizards' Jordan Poole ready for anticipated return to Golden State
Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards will attempt to double their pleasure — in more ways than one — when they face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in San Francisco....
TCU, after record output, faces Nevada in Diamond Head semi
Coming off a historic scoring performance, TCU heads into a Friday semifinal matchup at the Diamond Head Classic against Nevada, which also carries momentum from its tournament opener in Honolulu....
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Purdue hits century mark in rout
Zach Edey scored 18 points on just eight shot attempts as No. 1 Purdue cruised to a 100-57 nonconference rout of Jacksonville in West Lafayette, Ind....
NBA roundup: Bucks edge Magic, finish off 6-0 homestand
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Damian Lillard added 24 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the visiting Orlando Magic to a fourth consecutive loss in a 118-114 decision on Thursday....