Basketball Page 754 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bulls try to build on recent success against Spurs
The Chicago Bulls will look to build on a two-game winning streak and make the most of a crucial homestand when they host the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Pelicans, facing Cavs, look to make up for lost opportunity
The New Orleans Pelicans were trying to extend their season-best, four-game winning streak when they took a 24-point lead in the second quarter against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night....
Pistons shoot for skid-ending win vs. weary Jazz
The Detroit Pistons' misery is reaching historic proportions....
Top 25 roundup: Seton Hall topples No. 5 UConn
Kadary Richmond racked up 23 points, six rebounds, five assists and a career-high eight steals as Seton Hall toppled No. 5 UConn 75-60 in the rivals' conference opener Wednesday in Newark, N.J....
Strong second half propels No. 4 Arizona past Alabama
Oumar Ballo had a double-double as No. 4 Arizona roared back in the second half against cold-shooting Alabama, winning 87-74 on Wednesday night to cap a day of action at the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series in Phoenix....
NBA roundup: Joel Embiid nets 51 as 76ers roll over Wolves
Joel Embiid had 51 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers over the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 on Wednesday....
Celtics, minus Jayson Tatum (ankle), throttle Kings
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White scored 28 apiece and the Boston Celtics bounced back from an overtime loss 24 hours earlier in San Francisco to thump the host Sacramento Kings 144-119 on Wednesday....
Boise State looks to stay hot against Washington State
Washington State and Boise State are both undefeated at home and below .500 on the road or at neutral sites....
Eric Dixon leads Villanova past No. 12 Creighton in OT
Eric Dixon scored 32 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, as Villanova overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to earn a 68-66 victory over No. 12 Creighton on Wednesday in the Big East opener for each team at Omaha, Neb....
No. 11 North Carolina hands No. 7 Oklahoma first loss of season
RJ Davis scored 23 points and No. 11 North Carolina never trailed on the way to defeating No. 7 Oklahoma 81-69, handing the Sooners their first loss of the season Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C....
Next stop on EWU's brutal schedule: Washington
To say Eastern Washington has taken a tough road this season would be an understatement....
Beat-up Oregon rounds out nonconference play vs. Kent State
Oregon men's basketball wraps up its nonconference schedule Thursday in Eugene, Ore., when the Ducks host Kent State in the first-ever meeting between the two programs....
Clippers best Mavericks for ninth consecutive win
Kawhi Leonard recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers stretched their winning streak to nine games with a 120-111 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night....
With Jalen Cook back, LSU confident for test vs. Lamar
LSU finally got point guard Jalen Cook eligible, and now the Tigers have the team they envisioned as their pre-SEC schedule winds down....
San Diego State looks to continue strong play, faces Stanford
Notching two victories after dropping out of the AP Top 25, San Diego State looks to continue its momentum hosting Stanford on Thursday night....
No. 15 Gonzaga hits triple figures vs. Jackson State
Graham Ike recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Gonzaga roll to a 100-76 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday night at Spokane, Wash....
Indiana aims to handle another upset bid, hosts North Alabama
Indiana just sidestepped one upset bid and now looks to extinguish another when it faces nonconference opponent North Alabama on Thursday night at Bloomington, Ind....
Lawson Lovering scores 17 as Utah thrashes Bellarmine
Lawson Lovering tallied 17 points and seven rebounds to lead Utah to an 85-43 victory over Bellarmine on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....
Georgia Tech, UMass clash in first round of Diamond Head Classic
Entering their first-round matchup in the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, Georgia Tech and UMass picked up marquee, but dicey, nonconference wins over the weekend — with each head coach knowing the victories could have been much smoother....
Northwestern overpowers cold-shooting Arizona State
Northwestern's Boo Buie made four 3-pointers, one more than Arizona State made as a team, and he finished with 22 points to lead the Wildcats to a 65-46 victory on Wednesday in the Hall of Fame Series at Phoenix....