Basketball Page 854 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA roundup: Down 2 starters, Celtics still top 76ers
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining for an eight-point cushion, as the short-handed Boston Celtics defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Wednesday night....
Kings defeat Lakers for fourth straight win
Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 29 points with 16 rebounds and De'Aaron Fox added 28 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak to four games with a 125-110 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers....
Donovan Mitchell pours in 34 as Cavs blast Blazers
Donovan Mitchell recorded 34 points and six rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-95 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night....
UCLA gets one more easy win before trip to Maui
Adem Bona scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor, grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked three shots and came up with three steals to lead UCLA to a 78-58 rout of visiting Long Island on Wednesday night in Los Angeles....
Devin Booker returns, Suns stop Wolves' win streak
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant scored 31 points apiece as the Phoenix Suns ended the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves' seven-game winning streak with a 133-115 victory on Wednesday....
Fousseyni Traore, Trevin Knell help BYU romp past SE Louisiana
Fousseyni Traore and Trevin Knell scored 18 points apiece to lead BYU to a 105-48 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday night....
Hot-shooting No. 19 Texas eases to victory over Rice
Tyrese Hunter scored 18 points and No. 19 Texas shot 60.4 percent from the floor on the way to an easy 80-64 victory over Rice on Wednesday in a matchup between former Southwest Conference rivals in Austin, Texas....
Rutgers avoids huge collapse, takes down Georgetown
Aundre Hyatt scored 12 points and keyed a second-half flurry, helping propel Rutgers to a 71-60 win over Georgetown in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J....
Paolo Banchero's late hoop lifts Magic over Bulls
Paolo Banchero scored 17 points, capped by the game-winning floater with 1.4 seconds left, and Goga Bitadze notched 15 points and 11 rebounds to lift the visiting Orlando Magic past the Chicago Bulls 96-94 on Wednesday....
Damian Lillard pours in 37 to carry Bucks past Raptors
Damian Lillard had 37 points and 13 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Toronto Raptors 128-112 Wednesday night....
Knicks hang on for tight win over Hawks
Julius Randle scored a game-high 29 points to go along with 10 rebounds and eight assists while leading the visiting New York Knicks to a 116-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday....
Missing pair of stars, Celtics still sink Sixers
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining for an eight-point cushion, as the short-handed Boston Celtics defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Wednesday night....
Virginia enjoying comforts of home, set to host Texas Southern
Unbeaten Virginia will once again be a huge home favorite on Thursday night as winless Texas Southern comes to Charlottesville, Va....
Juwan Gary ties career-best, Nebraska gets past Stony Brook
Juwan Gary tied a career-high with 19 points off the bench in his season debut, and Nebraska matched its best start in five years with an 84-63 home win Monday night over Stony Brook in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb....
Texas Tech seeks offensive improvement vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Texas Tech found a way to stay unscathed through two games and now tries to build on that before embarking on a meatier portion of its nonconference schedule next week....
Former Illini Roger Powell, Valpo visit No. 23 Illinois
There's probably only one opposing head coach in Division I who's guaranteed to receive a huge pregame ovation from Illinois fans - and he'll be on the sidelines for Friday's non-conference game between Valparaiso (2-1) and No. 23 Illinois (2-1)....
No. 9 Duke back home to face Bucknell
A neutral site win over Michigan State sends the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils home on Friday for a clash against Bucknell at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina....
Struggling Auburn, Notre Dame meet in Legends Classic
Maintaining a high energy level has been an issue for both Auburn and Notre Dame in the young season....
Tim Hardaway Jr., Mavericks shoot past Wizards
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 31 points off the bench and Luka Doncic added 26 points and 10 assists to help the visiting Dallas Mavericks breeze to a 130-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
Keshad Johnson boosts energy, No. 3 Arizona into Belmont matchup
Keshad Johnson, a fifth-year senior transfer, has provided an early energy boost to No. 3 Arizona, which takes on Belmont on Friday night in Tucson, Ariz....