Basketball Page 804 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 18 Clemson crushes Queens
PJ Hall scored a game-high 27 points, 20 of which came in the first half, to help lead No. 18 Clemson to a 109-79 victory over visiting Queens on Friday....
South Carolina takes care of Elon to improve to 11-1
Ta'Lon Cooper hit four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 20 points to lead the charge for South Carolina in a 70-43 win over Elon Friday in Columbia, S.C....
Jarod Lucas, Nevada take down TCU to reach Diamond Head finals
Jarod Lucas racked up 25 points and Nevada continued its winning ways Friday afternoon by defeating TCU 88-75 in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Jacy Sheldon scores big for No. 13 Ohio State
Jacy Sheldon topped the 30-point mark for the second straight game as No. 13 Ohio State beat visiting Belmont 84-55 on Friday in Columbus, Ohio....
Magic, Pacers try to reverse losing trends
The Orlando Magic will try to pull out of a four-game losing skid on Saturday in Indianapolis when they visit an Indiana Pacers team that has dropped five of the past six....
Will Richard helps Florida breeze past Grambling
Will Richard matched his career best of five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to help Florida roll to an easy 96-57 victory over Grambling State on Friday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....
Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Georgia run past North Florida
Georgia's Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored all 18 of his points in the first half to spark a 17-0 run, carrying the Bulldogs to a 78-60 win over North Florida Friday afternoon in Athens, Ga....
Max Abmas, Dillon Mitchell lead No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Max Abmas scored 17 points and Dillon Mitchell added 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as No. 19 Texas shrugged off some doldrums and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55 on Friday afternoon in Austin, Texas....
St. John's catches No. 5 UConn coming off 'embarrassing' upset
St. John's finally pleased the demanding Rick Pitino on Wednesday night....
Alabama looking to change its luck vs. Eastern Kentucky
Alabama needs to experience something good after a brutal stretch....
Confident Villanova visits DePaul in Big East matchup
DePaul opens Big East play Saturday afternoon with a tough task when they host a confident Villanova team in Chicago....
Derrick White brings hot hand to Celtics-Clippers matchup
Point guard Derrick White will continue his quest to become an NBA All-Star when the Boston Celtics visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday....
5-star F Derrion Reid commits to Alabama
Five-star forward Derrion Reid announced his commitment to Alabama's 2024 recruiting class on Friday....
Heat to retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40
The Miami Heat will retire Udonis Haslem's No. 40 next month, making him the sixth player in franchise history to be so honored....
Bucks bid to upend Knicks in opener of two-game set
The idea of spending the Christmas holiday in New York has served as the main plot of countless movies....
Seton Hall looks to keep rolling against Xavier
Seton Hall will attempt to build off one of its most impressive wins in program history when it travels to Cincinnati for a Big East meeting with Xavier on Saturday afternoon....
West Virginia hopes to turn things around against Toledo
After a stunning loss just a few days ago, West Virginia will dust itself off for a Saturday afternoon clash against Toledo in Morgantown, W.Va....
NC State seeking momentum vs. winless Detroit Mercy
There are some pretty solid feel-good elements for North Carolina State heading into the weekend....
Big East 'beasts' clash as Providence hosts Butler
Two teams that got off to a winning start in Big East play meet Saturday afternoon as Providence continues a five-game homestand with a visit from Butler....
Mississippi State expects 'rock fight' with Rutgers at Gotham Classic
Rutgers has settled on its ideal starting lineup going forward. Its final big test of the nonconference schedule will come Saturday against Mississippi State in the Gotham Classic in Newark, N.J....