Basketball Page 818 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nets looking for better result on Western trip in facing Jazz
After they both lost in Northern California on Saturday night, the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets are both hoping for a bounce-back win Monday night in Salt Lake City....
No. 17 Colorado State eases past CSU-Pueblo
Isaiah Stevens scored 18 points, Patrick Cartier, Nique Clifford and Taviontae Jackson added 13 apiece and No. 17 Colorado State rebounded from its only loss of the season to earn an 86-54 victory over visiting CSU-Pueblo on Sunday in Fort Collins, Colo....
Triple-double specialists highlight Mavs-Nuggets showdown
The Denver Nuggets know they're going to get everyone's best game because they're the reigning champions, and they found out how it felt Saturday night in a last-second loss to Oklahoma City....
Grizzlies face Thunder in final game before Ja Morant returns
The Memphis Grizzlies hope Ja Morant's return can lift them out of their season-long funk and back into playoff contention....
Heat aiming higher, host sizzling Timberwolves
Miami Heat forward Kevin Love put it best....
Seton Hall outlasts Missouri in high-scoring affair
Al-Amir Dawes scored 25 points and Dylan Addae-Wasu added 20 points with six rebounds and six assists as Seton Hall defeated Missouri 93-87 Sunday in Kansas City....
Ex-G League player being held on murder charge
A former member of the Portland Trail Blazers has been charged with murder following the discovery of the remains of a missing woman near Las Vegas, police said Sunday....
Oklahoma State uses total team effort to cruise past Oral Roberts
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 12 points with 11 rebounds as Oklahoma State jumped out to a comfortable lead early and cruised to an 81-60 victory Sunday over visiting Oral Roberts at Stillwater, Okla....
Andrej Stojakovic, Stanford coast past Idaho
Freshman Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points, Maxime Raynaud anchored a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds and Stanford pulled away from visiting Idaho early en route to an 82-64 victory Sunday afternoon....
After close loss, UCF ready to reset against Maine
After narrowly losing to one of the nation's few unbeaten teams, UCF will hope to get back to winning when it faces Maine on Monday night in Orlando, Fla....
Wake Forest, enjoying variety of scoring threats, faces Delaware St.
Wake Forest took on a new look with the recent addition of a player, but the Demon Deacons have other potent options as well....
Mississippi State uses extended runs to turn back North Texas
KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points off the bench, D.J. Jeffries added 13 and Mississippi State pulled away from North Texas for a 72-54 victory Sunday in Tupelo, Miss....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Notre Dame crushes Purdue
After a statue of former coach Muffet McGraw was unveiled outside Purcell Pavillon, Hannah Hidalgo scored 23 points to help No. 14 Notre Dame top visiting Purdue 76-39 on Sunday in South Bend, Ind....
Pelicans break franchise 3-point record in rout of Spurs
CJ McCollum scored 29 points while hitting six of his seven 3-point attempts as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for 3-pointers and romped to a 146-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday....
Celtics coast past Magic as Jaylen Brown scores 31
Jaylen Brown heated up late to polish off a 31-point performance as the Boston Celtics continued to inch toward history with a 114-97 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday....
Nebraska owns boards, ends rivalry drought with Kansas State
Rienk Mast scored 19 points to go along with 12 rebounds and Juwan Gary had 13 and 18, respectively, as Nebraska ended a seven-game losing streak to Kansas State with a win 62-46 Sunday in Manhattan, Kan....
Jordan Pope’s late free throws lift Oregon State past UTSA
Jordan Pope scored 19 points and hit the game-winning free throws with 13 seconds to play as Oregon State came from behind to defeat visiting UTSA 66-65 on Sunday afternoon in Corvallis, Ore....
Pistons visit Hawks, try again to snap historic skid
The Detroit Pistons will try to halt their 23-game losing streak on Monday when they visit the Atlanta Hawks, a club that has lost six of its past seven....
Raptors host Hornets, aim for payback
The host Toronto Raptors will be out to avenge a loss to the Charlotte Hornets earlier this month when the teams convene for a rematch Monday night....
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield paces Louisville past Pepperdine
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield collected 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks and led a second-half spurt as host Louisville routed Pepperdine 85-63 in the nonconference matchup on Sunday afternoon....