Basketball Page 759 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA fines Rockets' Dillon Brooks, coach Ime Udoka
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was fined $35,000 and head coach Ime Udoka $25,000 by the NBA for their actions during a recent game, the NBA announced Tuesday....
West Virginia aims to rebound, cool off Radford
West Virginia hopes to get back on the winning track Wednesday night when the Mountaineers host a streaking Radford team in Morgantown, W.Va....
Iowa meets UMBC, aims for another fast start
Iowa's Brock Harding said he thought "guys were ready to attack" from the outset of Saturday's rout of Florida A&M, a strategy that went a long way toward stopping the Hawkeyes' three-game losing streak....
Magic put home winning streak on line vs. Heat
After losing consecutive road games to the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic will face another Eastern Conference rival when they take on the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night....
Pacers, Hornets collide amid losing streaks
The positive for the Charlotte Hornets and the Indiana Pacers is that one of these struggling teams will walk away with a win after they meet Wednesday night in Indianapolis....
76ers host Timberwolves in clash of hot teams
Despite a setback on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers remain one of the hottest teams in the league....
Streaking Georgia aims to stay hot vs. Mount St. Mary's
Two teams riding winning streaks will meet on Wednesday night when Georgia hosts Mount St. Mary's in Athens, Ga....
Reports: Bulls G Zach LaVine 'open' to Kings trade
Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Zach LaVine "would be very amenable to a Sacramento move," according to a report from The Athletic....
North Dakota seeks to find offense vs. defensive-minded Nebraska
Nebraska hosts North Dakota in a non-conference game in Lincoln, Neb., pitting two teams off to promising starts to the season....
Alabama's gauntlet continues vs. No. 4 Arizona
No. 4 Arizona will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it opposes Alabama on Wednesday night to cap the daylong action at Jerry Colangelo's Hall of Fame Series in Phoenix....
No. 15 Gonzaga seeks shooting touch vs. Jackson St.
Shooting from behind the arc has been a dicey proposition for No. 15 Gonzaga this season....
No. 10 Baylor stumbles into matchup with No. 21 Duke
No. 10 Baylor will look to get back on the winning track when it squares off against No. 21 Duke on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York....
No. 11 UNC aims for skid-stopping win over No. 7 Oklahoma
No. 11 North Carolina has played some high-profile opponents this season and competed well in those games....
No. 5 UConn begins Big East play vs. Seton Hall
The defending national champions finished a daunting nonconference slate with a convincing win....
Ja Morant set for season debut as Grizzlies face Pelicans
The Tuesday matchup between the visiting Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans might appear to be another normal contest on the busy NBA schedule....
NBA roundup: Clippers hang 151 points on Pacers
James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and handed out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers extend their winning streak to eight games with a 151-127 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis....
Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle help Knicks dispatch Lakers
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points and Julius Randle added 27 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting New York Knicks turned improved defense into a 114-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday....
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double powers Kings past Wizards
Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Sacramento Kings scored a combined 85 points in the second and third quarters en route to a 143-131 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Monday night....
UCLA ready for long-awaited return home, faces Cal State Northridge
UCLA returns home for its first game at Pauley Pavilion in December to face Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles on Tuesday night....
Three Jazz players log 20-plus points in win over Nets
Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton each produced 27 points and six assists to lead the Utah Jazz in a 125-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in Salt Lake City....