Basketball Page 830 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bucks seek bounce-back performance vs. struggling Wizards
For the second time this week, the Milwaukee Bucks will face the visiting Washington Wizards on Friday night, with this game being an in-season tournament matchup....
Nuggets look to get back on track against Rockets
While the individual brilliance of Nikola Jokic and his seamless partnership with Jamal Murray laid the foundation for the Denver Nuggets' championship run last season, occasional and timely defense provided an underlying support for the Nuggets' postseason success....
Pacers look to extend Pistons' 12-game losing streak
A matchup against the league's highest-scoring team doesn't seem like an ideal way to end a long losing streak....
No. 23 USC's stingy defense stifles Seton Hall
Joshua Morgan blocked a career-high 10 shots to key a tough defensive effort, Boogie Ellis scored a game-high 22 points, and No. 23 USC held off Seton Hall in the second semifinal of the Rady Children's Invitational on Thursday in San Diego, 71-63....
Iowa State storms back in second half to survive VCU
Tamin Lipsey scored a season-high 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting to help lead Iowa State to a 68-64 win over VCU in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday in Kissimmee, Fla....
No. 3 Arizona uses late run to down No. 21 Michigan State
Keshad Johnson finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Caleb Love scored 17 points in No. 3 Arizona's 74-68 win Thursday over No. 21 Michigan State in the Acrisure Classic at Thousand Palms, Calif....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Princeton stuns No. 22 Oklahoma
Madison St. Rose scored 26 points as unranked Princeton led wire-to-wire to pull off a stunning 77-63 victory over No. 22 Oklahoma on Thursday at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida....
Villanova upends No. 14 North Carolina in Bahamas
A game between North Carolina and Villanova once again came down to the wire....
Colorado State stifle high-scoring No. 8 Creighton to win Hall of Fame Classic
Isaiah Stevens scored 20 points, and Colorado State put together its best defensive performance of the season to upset No. 8 Creighton 69-48 Thursday to win the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo....
Georgia aims to get on track, battles Winthrop
Georgia looks to get things headed back in the right direction when the Bulldogs return to the mainland and host Winthrop on Friday in Athens, Ga....
Jalon Moore helps Oklahoma slide past Iowa
Jalon Moore scored a career-high 18 points to lead Oklahoma to a 79-67 win over Iowa on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego....
Florida to test No. 13 Baylor for holiday tournament title
The Florida Gators and the 13th-ranked Baylor Bears will play for the NIT Season Tip-Off championship on Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y....
No. 19 Florida Atlantic uses balanced scoring to escape Butler
Vladislav Goldin recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Johnell Davis scored 15 as No. 19 Florida Atlantic held off upset-minded Butler 91-86 in the quarterfinal round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thanksgiving in Kissimmee, Fla....
Heat, Knicks rivalry refueled on in-season tournament stage
The first NBA in-season tournament is an attempt to infuse a little bit of playoff intensity into regular season contests....
Banged-up Providence faces slumping Lehigh
Providence coach Kim English is hoping his team will be at full strength when it faces visiting Lehigh on Friday....
Road-tested Washington State welcomes Utah Tech
Washington State coach Kyle Smith hoped his team's trip to the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off last weekend in Uncasville, Conn., would provide a good approximation of what the Cougars will face in Pacific-12 Conference play....
Loyola Chicago rallies late to top Boston College
Braden Norris finished with 20 points and Loyola Chicago overcame a nine-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation to beat Boston College 71-68 on Thursday afternoon in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo....
Streaking Suns back on the road against slumping Grizzlies
The Phoenix Suns have won five in a row overall and four straight games on the road....
Texas Tech beats Northern Iowa on Pop Isaacs' jump shot
Pop Issacs hit a game-winning jumper with 2 seconds remaining as Texas Tech stormed back from a 15-point deficit in the final 11-plus minutes for a 72-70 victory over Northern Iowa on Thursday afternoon in a consolation semifinal at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas....
No. 12 Texas A&M tops Penn State to stay perfect
Henry Coleman III scored a season-best 24 points and Wade Taylor IV tallied a season-high 23 as No. 12 Texas A&M notched an 89-77 victory over Penn State on Thursday in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational at Kissimmee, Fla....