Basketball Page 819 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 19 FAU routs Virginia Tech to win ESPN Events Invitational
Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points on 7-for-7 shooting, and he keyed a suffocating defense with a game-high three blocks as No. 19 Florida Atlantic defeated Virginia Tech 84-50 on Sunday afternoon in the ESPN Events Invitational championship game in Kissimmee, Fla....
A combined 22 consecutive losses: Pistons, Wizards aim for relief
The good news for the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons: One of them will snap a lengthy losing streak Monday night in Detroit....
Lakers to test recent run of road success vs. 76ers
The Los Angeles Lakers will try to run their road-winning streak to four games when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night....
Back on track, Xavier gets a visit from Oakland
Inspired and back on track, Xavier is out to build off its recent burst of success when it plays host to Oakland on Monday night....
No. 21 Michigan State faces Ga. Southern as Big Ten play approaches
Michigan State did not expect to be a .500 team heading into its final game of the month....
Report: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (wrist) projected to miss 4-6 weeks
Atlanta Hawks starting forward Jalen Johnson is expected to be out four to six weeks after an injury to his left wrist, The Athletic reported Sunday....
Alphonzo Billups III, VCU power past Penn State
Alphonzo Billups III shot 5-for-6 from 3-point range on his way to scoring a career-high 23 points, leading VCU past Penn State 86-74 in the seventh-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday in Kissimmee, Fla....
Public enemy? Kansas embraces attention, reloads for Eastern Illinois
Hunter Dickinson plans to resume his torrid start to the season — and perhaps quiet one very famous critic — when Kansas hosts Eastern Illinois on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan....
Tristen Newton, No. 5 UConn entertain New Hampshire
UConn guard Tristen Newton made history when the fifth-ranked Huskies beat Manhattan 90-60 Friday afternoon, and UConn's game against visiting New Hampshire on Monday could be one for the history books, too....
Nets focused on shoring up defense in clash vs. Bulls
The Brooklyn Nets struggled defensively during their just-concluded three-game losing streak....
Hot-shooting Raptors visit Cavaliers
The Toronto Raptors are feeling good about their new-found offense, and it will be put to the test when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night....
Short-handed Celtics look to ground high-scoring Hawks
The Celtics lost more than a game when they dropped a 113-96 decision to the Orlando Magic on Friday. Boston lost center Kristaps Porzingis for an unspecified period of time as well....
NBA roundup: 76ers end Thunder's 6-game win streak
Joel Embiid had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 127-123 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday....
Clippers spread points around in defeating Mavericks
Paul George scored 25 points and Terance Mann added a season-high 17 as the Los Angeles Clippers turned in a dominant performance to beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 107-88 on Saturday....
Jazz come from behind to dispatch Pelicans
Collin Sexton scored 15 points in the second half and the short-handed Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak by rallying to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 105-100 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City....
David Coit (34 points), Northern Illinois knock off DePaul
David Coit set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 points, as visiting Northern Illinois won its fifth in a row, 89-79 over host DePaul on Saturday night in Chicago....
Anthony Davis scores 32 as Lakers sink Cavs
Anthony Davis had 32 points and 13 rebounds to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 121-115 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night....
Minnesota, San Francisco ride win streaks into matchup
Minnesota will go for its third victory in a row when it visits San Francisco for its first road game in a nonconference matchup Sunday night....
Despite late collapse, San Diego State gets by Cal in OT
Reese Waters scored 24 points and Jaedon LeDee added 19 to help San Diego State to a 76-67 overtime win against Cal on Saturday afternoon in the SoCal Showcase in San Juan Capistrano, Calif....
Hawks pull away in third quarter, hand Wizards 9th straight loss
Trae Young had 26 points and 10 assists, De'Andre Hunter added 20 points, and the Atlanta Hawks never trailed en route to handing the host Washington Wizards their ninth consecutive loss, 136-108, on Saturday in Washington, D.C....