Basketball Page 785 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Perfect at home, Wake Forest welcomes Virginia
Wake Forest will aim to keep its pristine home record intact and put another resume-boosting tally in the win column Saturday when the team hosts Virginia at Winston-Salem, N.C....
Adjusting without Bryce Hopkins, Providence hosts Xavier
Two Big East teams looking to return to the winning track will meet Saturday when Providence hosts Xavier....
Ole Miss, Vanderbilt heading in opposite directions
Once-beaten Ole Miss will look to continue a new winning streak when it hosts Vanderbilt in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday....
Report: Hornets G LaMelo Ball set to return Friday
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is expected to return Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN reported....
No. 16 Auburn, LSU showdown matches SEC unbeatens
LSU and Auburn won their first two SEC games....
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen still can't stand each other
Michael Jordan is still taking it personally....
NC State aims to revive offense against Louisville
After having its four-game win streak snapped earlier this week, North Carolina State will aim to put a tally back in the victory column on Saturday when it travels to Louisville, Ky. to take on the Cardinals....
Washington State welcomes Caleb Love, No. 8 Arizona
Caleb Love emerged as No. 8 Arizona's dominant scorer heading into Saturday's game at Washington State in Pullman, Wash., but the Wildcats are all about balance....
Overachievers Butler, Seton Hall clash in Big East action
Two of the Big East Conference's most surprising teams will lock horns when Butler welcomes Seton Hall to Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon....
Carmelo Anthony, once bothered by the Nuggets giving No. 15 to Jokić, isn’t anymore. Or is he?
In case you were wondering what Carmelo Anthony is up to these days, he’s officially retired — and shockingly in the content business. I know. My guess would’ve been timepieces and Bordeaux, but Melo is an entrepreneur now, so he has various pens in various inks, and hopefully, he’s diversified enou...
Coming off loss, No. 1 Purdue seeks improvement vs. Penn State
Top-ranked Purdue will be looking to avoid back-to-back losses when it hosts Penn State in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 19 San Diego State braces for stern test vs. New Mexico
No. 19 San Diego State faces a tough task on Saturday when it visits New Mexico for a Mountain West Conference game in Albuquerque, N.M....
No. 6 Kentucky takes aggressive approach into game vs. Texas A&M
No. 6 Kentucky will look to record its seventh straight victory when it visits Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas....
Steak on line as Trey Alexander, No. 22 Creighton set sights on St. John's
Trey Alexander finally has started to find his groove for No. 22 Creighton....
No. 9 Oklahoma bids for first win at No. 3 Kansas in 21 years
After a two-day stretch brought losses for all three of the Big 12 teams ranked in the top 10 including his third-ranked Kansas squad, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said the importance of this weekend's games is elevated....
Lone Big Ten unbeaten, No. 15 Wisconsin welcomes Northwestern
No. 15 Wisconsin bids to remain the only unbeaten team in Big Ten Conference play when it hosts Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis....
No. 7 North Carolina brings 'elite defense' into clash vs. Syracuse
It's stacking up as a potential special season for No. 7 North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference play....
No. 5 Tennessee bids to slow surging Georgia
After opening Southeastern Conference play last weekend with a blowout win over Ole Miss, No. 5 Tennessee was tabbed as a Final Four contender by Rebels coach Chris Beard....
After historic destruction, Blazers aim to rebound vs. Wolves
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced one of the worst nights in franchise history and don't even have a day off to set it aside....
Kanaan Carlyle keys Stanford's OT win over Oregon St.
Kanaan Carlyle recorded 22 points, six rebounds and six assists to help Stanford notch an 88-84 overtime victory over Oregon State on Thursday night in Pac-12 play at Corvallis, Ore....