Basketball Page 755 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
F Nneka Ogwumike leaving Sparks in free agency
Forward Nneka Ogwumike, who was named the WNBA MVP in 2016, will not be returning to the Los Angeles Sparks next season as she explores other options in free agency....
Northwestern's overtime surge sinks No. 10 Illinois
Boo Buie finished with 29 points and host Northwestern scored the first nine points of overtime to claim a 96-91 Big Ten upset of No. 10 Illinois on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill....
No. 14 Marquette uses balanced attack to rough up DePaul
No. 14 Marquette put four scorers in double figures and kept DePaul at arm's length to win a Big East matchup 86-73 on Wednesday night in Chicago....
Ole Miss outshoots short-handed Arkansas
Jaylen Murray scored 21 points, Matthew Murrell had 18 and Ole Miss dominated short-handed Arkansas 77-51 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss....
Devin Booker (46), Suns storm past Mavs for 7th straight win
Devin Booker scored 30 of his 46 points in the second half as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied for their seventh straight win, beating the Dallas Mavericks 132-109 on Wednesday....
St. John's gets easy win over Villanova
Joel Soriano totaled 21 points and nine rebounds and St. John's pulled away down the stretch for a 70-50 victory over visiting Villanova on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York....
Blazers catch Rockets at 4th-quarter buzzer, prevail in OT
Anfernee Simons scored 33 points, Jerami Grant ended regulation with a game-tying 3-pointer and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Houston Rockets 137-131 in overtime on Wednesday....
Will Richard, Florida push past misfiring Mississippi State
Will Richard put up 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Florida defeated cold-shooting Mississippi State 79-70 on Wednesday night at Gainesville, Fla....
Bucks top Cavs in first game after Adrian Griffin's dismissal
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-116 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in their first game after dismissing head coach Adrian Griffin....
Alabama hangs on to end No. 8 Auburn's win streak
Mark Sears scored 22 points and distributed eight assists, and Alabama held on for a 79-75 win over No. 8 Auburn on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 10 Texas
Lexy Keys' 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining helped Oklahoma hold on for a 91-87 victory over No. 10 Texas on Wednesday in Austin, Texas....
Vince Williams Jr. shines as Grizzlies sink Heat
Vince Williams Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. played the best game of his career in just his second appearance of the season and the Memphis Grizzlies sent the host Miami Heat to their fourth consecutive loss with a 105-96 win on Wednesday....
No. 22 FAU rolls over Rice, grabs share of AAC lead
Nick Boyd scored 18 points and had three steals as No. 22 Florida Atlantic moved into a first-place tie in the American Athletic Conference with a 69-56 win over Rice on Wednesday night in Houston....
Stumbling Lakers play host to Bulls
The Los Angeles Lakers keep sliding down the Western Conference standings, and the schedule isn't going to get easier....
Wolves get back on track with win over Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter to fuel the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 118-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
Pistons topple Hornets for rare victory
Bojan Bogdanovic poured in 34 points and the host Detroit Pistons downed the Charlotte Hornets 113-106 on Wednesday night....
Virginia tops NC State in OT, extends home win streak
Taine Murray scored six of his 11 points in overtime as Virginia extended the longest active home winning streak in Division I to 21 games by staving off North Carolina State 59-53 on Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va....
Norchad Omier powers Miami past Notre Dame
Norchad Omier had 33 points with 10 rebounds as visiting Miami used a late second-half surge to win 73-61 over Notre Dame on Wednesday night in ACC play at South Bend, Ind....
Jahmir Young comes through late, lifts Maryland over Iowa
Jahmir Young scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and converted the tiebreaking layup with two seconds left as Maryland rallied for a 69-67 Big Ten Conference win over Iowa on Wednesday night in Iowa City, Iowa....
Providence gets back at Seton Hall, 67-63
Davonte "Ticket" Gaines had 17 points and went 5-for-7 from 3-point range as Providence got revenge against Seton Hall with a 67-63 victory on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J....