Basketball Page 805 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
5-star SF Billy Richmond commits to Kentucky
Billy Richmond, a five-star small forward in the 2024 class, is headed to Kentucky....
No. 23 Memphis looks to stay hot vs. struggling Vanderbilt
No. 23 Memphis looks to extend an impressive four-game winning streak when it hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon....
No. 4 Arizona, No. 14 Florida Atlantic clash in Las Vegas
No. 4 Arizona will wrap up a challenging stretch on Saturday in Las Vegas against No. 14 Florida Atlantic, which will be playing perhaps the biggest regular-season game in school history....
No. 25 Ole Miss chasing 12-0 start vs. Southern Miss
Ole Miss followed its highest-scoring game of the season with a dominant defensive performance....
Georgia Tech takes aim at Hawaii in Diamond Head Classic
Georgia Tech will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Friday when it faces Hawaii in the semifinal at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu....
This week in the NBA: G-League star in sex-date murder; Miles Bridges with another 'ban'; Chris Russo pokes the Shaq bear
A former NBA G-League player confessed to strangling a woman with the help of his ex-girlfriend, who planned the murder plot, according to court records obtained by KCRA 3. - Mackenzie Meaney Read More...
Wizards' Jordan Poole ready for anticipated return to Golden State
Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards will attempt to double their pleasure — in more ways than one — when they face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in San Francisco....
TCU, after record output, faces Nevada in Diamond Head semi
Coming off a historic scoring performance, TCU heads into a Friday semifinal matchup at the Diamond Head Classic against Nevada, which also carries momentum from its tournament opener in Honolulu....
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Purdue hits century mark in rout
Zach Edey scored 18 points on just eight shot attempts as No. 1 Purdue cruised to a 100-57 nonconference rout of Jacksonville in West Lafayette, Ind....
NBA roundup: Bucks edge Magic, finish off 6-0 homestand
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Damian Lillard added 24 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the visiting Orlando Magic to a fourth consecutive loss in a 118-114 decision on Thursday....
Wazzu emerges with tight victory over Boise State
Isaac Jones scored 21 points to lead Washington State to a 66-61 victory over Boise State on Thursday night in Spokane, Wash....
Wizards hold off Blazers' late comeback attempt
Kyle Kuzma had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the Washington Wizards never trailed while posting a 118-117 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night....
Auburn's Bruce Pearl expects 'exciting game' vs. Alabama St.
Auburn goes for a milestone when Alabama State visits for a nonconference game Friday night....
UCLA out to limit turnovers in matchup with Maryland
UCLA tries to avoid a fourth consecutive loss Friday when the Bruins welcome future Big Ten Conference counterpart Maryland to Los Angeles....
Disappointing Suns look to get on track at Sacramento
The Phoenix Suns are spiraling downward as one of the biggest disappointments over the first third of the NBA season....
Wolves hold off Lakers as LeBron James (ankle) sits out
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 118-111 win over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Washington closes nonconference play with win over Eastern Washington
Keion Brooks Jr. scored a game-high 20 points as Washington wrapped up nonconference play with a 73-66 victory against Eastern Washington in a nonconference game Thursday night in Seattle....
Ga. Tech overtakes UMass to reach Diamond Head semis
Senior reserve Kyle Sturdivant scored a season-high 21 points to help lead Georgia Tech to a 73-70 win over Massachusetts in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic on Thursday in Honolulu....
San Diego State rides big second half to beat Stanford
Jaedon LeDee scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half after encountering immediate foul trouble early in the game in host San Diego State's 74-60 victory over Stanford on Thursday night....
Jermaine Couisnard pours in 27 as Oregon handles Kent St.
Jermaine Couisnard scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, leading Oregon to an 84-70 win over Kent State on Thursday night in Eugene, Ore., in the Ducks' nonconference finale....