Basketball Page 765 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
76ers look to rebound against rival Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers won't have much time to dwell on their 132-126 loss Tuesday to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA in-season tournament....
Magic want to turn page quickly against slumping Bulls
The Orlando Magic faltered down the stretch of their 124-104 road loss to Brooklyn on Tuesday in East Group C of the NBA in-season tournament....
Cavaliers take on reeling Blazers in search of consistency
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been highly inconsistent in the early portion of this season and star guard Donovan Mitchell is frustrated by the pattern....
Mavericks look to regain form vs. struggling Wizards
The Dallas Mavericks aim to rebound from their worst loss of the season when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
Hawks hope to stay hot against Knicks
After a lackluster start to the season, the Atlanta Hawks have a chance to earn their seventh win in nine tries when they host the New York Knicks on Wednesday....
NBA roundup: Wolves earn ejection-marred win over Warriors
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a game marred by three ejections....
Top 25 roundup: Hunter Dickinson, No. 1 Kansas top No. 17 Kentucky
Hunter Dickinson scored 27 points and grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds to lead top-ranked Kansas to an 89-84 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Chicago....
Justin Hohn scores 25 as UC Irvine stuns No. 16 USC
Justin Hohn scored 25 points, Bent Leuchten added 19 points, and visiting UC Irvine knocked off No. 16-ranked Southern California, 70-60, Tuesday in Los Angeles....
Lakers take down Grizzlies for third straight win
D'Angelo Russell scored 24 points, Rui Hachimura added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers increased their winning streak to three games, while improving to 2-0 in the NBA in-season tournament, after a 134-107 victory Tuesday over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies....
Nuggets keep Clippers winless in James Harden era
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-108 in an NBA in-season tournament game on Tuesday night....
Jordan Pope nets 25 as Oregon State beats Appalachian State in OT
Jordan Pope scored a career-high 25 points and added seven rebounds and five assists as Oregon State defeated visiting Appalachian State 81-71 in overtime Tuesday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Karl-Anthony Towns helps Timberwolves outlast Warriors
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a game marred by three ejec...
No. 15 Baylor leans on Jayden Nunn to beat Kansas City
Jayden Nunn had a season-high 25 points to lead a powerful attack as No. 15 Baylor ran past Kansas City 99-61 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, to stay undefeated....
Trey Alexander's near-triple-double leads No. 8 Creighton past Iowa
Trey Alexander recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead No. 8 Creighton to a 92-84 win over Iowa on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb....
Hunter Dickinson's career night lifts No. 1 Kansas past No. 17 Kentucky
Hunter Dickinson scored 27 points and grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds to lead top-ranked Kansas to an 89-84 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Chicago....
Grizzlies' Marcus Smart injures ankle early vs. Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart was ruled doubtful to return to Tuesday's NBA in-season tournament game against the Los Angeles Lakers after he rolled his left ankle in the first quarter....
Jazz dominate final period to down Blazers
Jordan Clarkson scored 30 points on 13-of-19 shooting to lead the Utah Jazz to a 115-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Salt Lake City....
DePaul's long-distance shooting in 2nd half sinks South Dakota
Jeremiah Oden scored 16 points and Caleb Murphy chipped in 13 to lift host DePaul over South Dakota 72-60 on Tuesday night in Chicago....
No. 25 Colorado gets off to fast start in rout of Milwaukee
KJ Simpson scored 23 points, Cody Williams and Tristan da Silva scored 17 points apiece, and the No. 25 Colorado Buffaloes beat the Milwaukee Panthers 106-79 in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday night....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Freshman puts up 42 for No. 7 LSU
Mikaylah Williams set the single-game program scoring record for a freshman by pouring in 42 points as No. 7 LSU downed Kent State 109-79 in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday....