Basketball Page 811 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Report: Warriors G Chris Paul (hand) out 4-6 weeks
Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand, ESPN reported on Sunday....
No. 15 Memphis squares up for showdown with SMU
No. 15 Memphis shoots for its eighth straight win on Sunday when it hosts SMU, winners of four in a row, in an American Athletic Conference headliner....
Top 25 roundup: Southern Miss drops No. 19 James Madison to 14-1
Victor Hart tallied 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Southern Miss to an 81-71 Sun Belt Conference upset of No. 19 James Madison on Saturday in Hattiesburg, Miss....
Cal stifles UCLA to halt 19-game Pac-12 losing streak
Jaylon Tyson scored 22 points, Fardaws Aimaq recorded a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds and Cal snapped its year-long losing streak in Pac-12 Conference play with a 66-57 defeat of host UCLA on Saturday in Los Angeles....
Cincinnati starts sloppy, recovers to upset No. 12 BYU
Viktor Lakhin had 17 points and seven rebounds as Cincinnati upset No. 12 BYU 71-60 on Saturday night in Provo, Utah, in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams....
Oregon 4-0 in Pac-12 after taking down Washington State
Brennan Rigsby scored 18 points and Jadrian Tracey hit a critical 3-pointer Saturday night as Oregon stayed unbeaten in the Pac-12 Conference with an 89-84 win over Washington State in Pullman, Wash....
NBA roundup: Rockets extinguish Bucks' late rally
Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. posted double-doubles and teamed for a critical late 3-pointer as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 112-108 on Saturday....
Utah State takes down No. 13 Colorado State
Great Osobor had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Utah State to a 77-72 upset of No. 13 Colorado State in their Mountain West matchup on Saturday night at Logan, Utah....
No. 24 Gonzaga has no trouble dispatching San Diego
Ben Gregg came off the bench and scored a career-high 22 minutes as No. 24 Gonzaga cruised to a 101-74 victory against San Diego in a West Coast Conference game Saturday night in Spokane, Wash....
Despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's big night, Bucks fall to Rockets
Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. posted double-doubles and teamed for a critical late 3-pointer as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 112-108 on Saturday....
With big second half, LSU sinks Texas A&M in SEC opener
Jordan Wright had 20 points and 10 rebounds and LSU dominated the second half in a 68-53 victory over Texas A&M in the SEC opener for both teams Saturday night at College Station, Texas....
Arizona State continues cruising in Pac-12 play, edges Colorado
Jamiya Neal scored 19 points and Arizona State withstood a late charge from Colorado to earn a 76-73 victory in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday night....
Malik Reneau delivers as Indiana hangs on vs. Ohio St.
Malik Reneau scored a game-high 23 points Saturday night, including a crucial bucket down the stretch, that enabled Indiana to hold off Ohio State 71-65 in a Big Ten Conference contest in Bloomington, Ind....
Texas Tech pulls away from No. 20 Texas
Pop Isaacs scored 21 points and Warren Washington added 15 as visiting Texas Tech dominated the final 18 minutes on its way to a 78-67 victory over No. 20 Texas on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams in Austin, Texas....
No. 10 Arizona extends home mastery over Utah
Caleb Love scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Arizona to a 92-73 victory over Utah on Saturday night in Pac-12 play at Tucson, Ariz....
Jazz capitalize on Joel Embiid's absence, pound 76ers
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 13 rebounds to lift the Utah Jazz past the host Philadelphia 76ers 120-109 on Saturday....
Jayson Tatum shines as Celtics take down Pacers
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 38 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 31 to help the Boston Celtics end the Indiana Pacers' six-game winning streak with a 118-101 victory in Indianapolis on Saturday night....
Julius Randle (39 points) helps streaking Knicks beat Wizards
Julius Randle bounced back from a quiet performance to score 39 points and the New York Knicks led wire to wire and pulled away down the stretch to beat the host Washington Wizards 121-105 on Saturday night....
Stingy Michigan State takes on Northwestern
Michigan State has surrendered no more than 75 points in a game during the five-game winning streak it brings to Northwestern on Sunday night....
Seeking sixth straight win, Clippers battle struggling Lakers
Two months after they last met, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will renew acquaintances Sunday in a clash of hallway neighbors that have been headed in opposite directions....