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Zach Edey, No. 3 Purdue overpower Morehead State
Zach Edey scored 18 points, Lance Jones added 15 and Braden Smith had 11 points and 11 assists to pace No. 3 Purdue to an 87-57 win against visiting Morehead State on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind....
Boston College escapes with late win after clash with The Citadel
Jaeden Zackery scored a game-high 21 points as Boston College escaped with a 75-71 win at The Citadel in Friday night's nonconference clash at Charleston, S.C....
Cincinnati bombs in 16 3-pointers to defeat Detroit Mercy
CJ Fredrick scored a team-high 14 points — including four 3-pointers — while Jizzle James and John Newman III added 13 apiece to lead 3-point happy Cincinnati to a 93-61 rout of visiting Detroit Mercy on Friday night....
No. 16 Kentucky slowly pulls away from Texas A&M-Commerce
Antonio Reeves led five Kentucky players in double figures with 21 points as the 16th-ranked Wildcats rebounded from a slow start to defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 81-61 on Friday in Lexington, Ky....
Quincy Olivari helps Xavier cruise past Jacksonville
Quincy Olivari scored 17 points and Dailyn Swain supplied 15 as Xavier defeated Jacksonville 79-56 on Friday night in Cincinnati....
Justin Moore, Villanova roll past Le Moyne
Justin Moore scored 21 points and Tyler Burton recorded a double-double to help guide No. 22 Villanova to an 83-57 victory over visiting Le Moyne on Friday....
Will Tschetter, Olivier Nkamhoua perfect as Michigan routs Youngstown St.
Will Tschetter scored a career-high 20 points on a perfect shooting night to lead Michigan to a 92-62 home win over Youngstown State on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich....
Darin Green Jr., Florida State blast Kennesaw State
Darin Green Jr. scored 18 points and hit 3 of 7 three-pointers to lead host Florida State to a 94-67 victory over Kennesaw State in the Seminoles' season opener on Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
New-look Georgetown moving forward vs. Holy Cross
Once a Big East basketball powerhouse, Georgetown struggled to beat the little guys in recent years....
Up-and-down Cavs look for consistency vs. Warriors
The Cleveland Cavaliers' early run of rematches takes a different spin Saturday night in San Francisco when they seek a second consecutive victory over the Golden State Warriors....
Trey Fort eyes encore as Mississippi State tangles with UT Martin
Trey Fort had a breakout start to his first season at Mississippi State. Now, he will guide the Bulldogs against his former school, UT Martin, Saturday in Starkville, Miss....
These are the worst NBA player custom sneakers
An NBA player’s signature shoe is the ultimate signifier of their brand. These kicks reflect and refract the personality and power of those who wear them. Since Michael Jordan signed with Nike in 1984, the shoe skyrocketed from casual mediocrity into a phenomenon all its own. Almost every major bask...
Aces coach: A'ja Wilson third in MVP voting is 'a joke'
With the Las Vegas Aces one victory from repeating at WNBA champions, coach Becky Hammon made a point to speak up for star forward A'ja Wilson, whom she feels was snubbed in the MVP voting....
Teresa Weatherspoon named head coach of Sky
Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon was named the Chicago Sky's new head coach on Thursday....
Zion Williamson is the NBA’s most polarizing talent
Zion Williamson is a series of contradictions. He’s a near-300-pound space mover who elevates like he’s in zero gravity. He’s both the mythic John Henry racing a machine and the steam-powered drill he beat in a race because it continuously broke down. Williamson has the build of a defensive end, but...
Emphasis on 82-game schedule won’t solve NBA’s biggest problem
In case the NBA has not made itself clear over the last few months, the league office is fed up with load management. There are 82 games on the schedule, and players are expected to play in every single game unless they are actually injured. The NBA is going so far now as to claim it has data that t...
The NBA is right about load management for the wrong reasons
OK, it’s time for Devil’s Advocate corner: The NBA’s stance on load management is a good thing, but not for the dumbass reasons Joe Dumars presented Wednesday. If you missed it, the executive vice president of basketball operations said there’s no proof that load management prevents injuries. Maybe,...
Mikey Williams is a cautionary tale for Ja Morant
Ja Morant’s predilection for flashing guns at teenagers during pickup runs and hitting send on threatening posts that invoke hollow-point rounds have repeatedly disrupted both his ascent and Memphis’ pursuit of the franchise’s first title. Morant’s affinity for brandishing firearms in inappropriate ...
Aces throttle Liberty, close in on second straight WNBA title
A'ja Wilson scored 26 points as the Las Vegas Aces parlayed a record-setting first quarter and a third-quarter surge into a 104-76 rout of the visiting New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday....
Arrest warrant, criminal summons issued for Hornets F Miles Bridges
An unserved arrest warrant and a criminal summons were issued for suspended Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for violating his domestic violence protective order, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday....