Basketball Page 783 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sinking Lakers run into soaring Jazz in Utah
The Utah Jazz are in the midst of an impressive roll and the Los Angeles Lakers are in a deep funk....
No longer pushovers, Magic and Thunder meet for first time this season
Two seasons ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Orlando Magic were in a race toward the bottom of the NBA standings....
Kim Mulkey & LSU's diversity flap; Who's on NBA trade block?; Steve Kerr is wrong about Draymond Green
Kim Mulkey has consistently shown us where she stands on social matters. She leans to The Right, which is her right. But when 83 percent of your team are women of color, it’s on you to answer for how your employer’s decisions will affect them. - Carron J. Phillips Read More...
Rested Bucks set for visit from winded Warriors
The Milwaukee Bucks catch a huge break in the schedule for the second consecutive game when they host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night....
Knicks chase bounce-back effort vs. banged-up Grizzlies
Their five-game winning streak snapped, the New York Knicks will look for a complete effort when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday....
Hawks go for season sweep of lowly Wizards
Outside of facing the Washington Wizards, the Atlanta Hawks haven't had much success this season....
Unbeaten at home, Celtics face ex-coach Ime Udoka, Rockets
The Boston Celtics will try to retain the NBA's only unbeaten home record when they face the Houston Rockets on Saturday night....
NBA roundup: Bam Adebayo's heroics lift Heat over Magic
Bam Adebayo hit a go-ahead jumper at the free-throw line with 18.8 seconds left, leading the host Miami Heat to a 99-96 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night....
Nikola Jokic's triple-double propels Nuggets past Pelicans
Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for his 12th triple-double of the season and 117th of his career, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 on Friday night....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Stanford edges No. 19 Utah
Kiki Iriafen scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Stanford to a 66-64 win over No. 19 Utah on Friday in Salt Lake City....
Surging Jazz take down Raptors with balanced attack
Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and Jordan Clarkson added 21 as the Utah Jazz turned in a dominant performance in their season-high fourth straight win, beating the visiting Toronto Raptors 145-113 on Friday....
Colorado, USC enter tilt searching for answers on defense
Defense has kept Southern California and Colorado from picking up important wins in Pac-12 Conference play....
Iowa's long-range shooting prowess too much for Nebraska
Owen Freeman had a career-high 22 points and Fran McCaffery tied the career wins record at Iowa in a 94-76 win over Nebraska on Friday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Iowa City....
Bam Adebayo's big shot lifts Heat over Magic
Bam Adebayo hit a go-ahead jumper at the free-throw line with 18.8 seconds left, leading the host Miami Heat to a 99-96 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night....
Klay Thompson shows off range as Warriors overtake Bulls
Klay Thompson returned to the site of his record-setting 3-point performance and turned in another dazzling long-range show, leading the undermanned Golden State Warriors to a 140-131 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Friday....
Villanova extends dominance of DePaul, sweeps season series
Eric Dixon scored 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting as Villanova trounced visiting DePaul 94-69 in a Big East contest on Friday evening....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs wallop hapless Hornets
Victor Wembanyama racked up 26 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes of court time as the San Antonio Spurs rocked the visiting Charlotte Hornets 135-99 on Friday....
Wolves hand hapless Blazers another blowout loss
Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting and collected 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves steamrolled the wobbly Portland Trail Blazers 116-93 on Friday night at Minneapolis....
Paul George (37 points), Clippers rout undermanned Grizzlies
Paul George drained seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 35 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the banged-up Memphis Grizzlies 128-119 on Friday night....
Tobias Harris puts up 37 points as 76ers slam Kings
Tobias Harris scored a season-high 37 points to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 112-93 on Friday....