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Women's Top 25 Roundup: No. 17 North Carolina crushes Hampton
No. 17 North Carolina dominated visiting Hampton in a 62-32 victory on Wednesday morning in Chapel Hill, N.C....
Rudy Gobert might be the least-respected star in NBA history
If you haven’t seen it by now, you’ve either been asleep or in a cave with Aaron Rodgers over the past 14 hours. We had another NBA skirmish Tuesday night, but this time it escalated into an all-out brawl with everybody’s favorite Warrior, Draymond Green, in the middle of the mayhem. And, of course,...
Draymond Green wins another personal battle — at Golden State's expense
Tuesday night’s Warriors-Timberwolves rematch was advertised as an In-season Tournament group play match. Instead, a Draymond Green slobberknocker broke out. Early in the first quarter, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels got into a tussle, Rudy Gobert did what happens in 1,000 routine NBA fights, by ...
Warriors G Stephen Curry day-to-day with knee injury
Golden State Warriors star guard Steph Curry is considered day-to-day after an MRI on his right knee revealed "nothing alarming," coach Steve Kerr announced....
The 2023 Champions Classic was a tale of two games
CHICAGO — You know a game isn’t the most exciting when the biggest roar from the crowd in the first half occurs when Magic Johnson is shown on the video board. That was the story for Duke and Michigan State early on, Tuesday night. Kansas and Kentucky fans didn’t need the greatest point guard of all...
Kings look to break out of road funk in LA
With De'Aaron Fox back in the fold, the Sacramento Kings visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, looking to solve what has ailed them on the road in the early part of the season....
Suns' stars look to slow down streaking Wolves
The Suns are expected to have stars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal on the floor together for the first time this season when Phoenix plays host to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday....
76ers look to rebound against rival Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers won't have much time to dwell on their 132-126 loss Tuesday to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA in-season tournament....
Magic want to turn page quickly against slumping Bulls
The Orlando Magic faltered down the stretch of their 124-104 road loss to Brooklyn on Tuesday in East Group C of the NBA in-season tournament....
Cavaliers take on reeling Blazers in search of consistency
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been highly inconsistent in the early portion of this season and star guard Donovan Mitchell is frustrated by the pattern....
Mavericks look to regain form vs. struggling Wizards
The Dallas Mavericks aim to rebound from their worst loss of the season when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
Hawks hope to stay hot against Knicks
After a lackluster start to the season, the Atlanta Hawks have a chance to earn their seventh win in nine tries when they host the New York Knicks on Wednesday....
NBA roundup: Wolves earn ejection-marred win over Warriors
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a game marred by three ejections....
Top 25 roundup: Hunter Dickinson, No. 1 Kansas top No. 17 Kentucky
Hunter Dickinson scored 27 points and grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds to lead top-ranked Kansas to an 89-84 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Chicago....
Justin Hohn scores 25 as UC Irvine stuns No. 16 USC
Justin Hohn scored 25 points, Bent Leuchten added 19 points, and visiting UC Irvine knocked off No. 16-ranked Southern California, 70-60, Tuesday in Los Angeles....
Lakers take down Grizzlies for third straight win
D'Angelo Russell scored 24 points, Rui Hachimura added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers increased their winning streak to three games, while improving to 2-0 in the NBA in-season tournament, after a 134-107 victory Tuesday over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies....
Nuggets keep Clippers winless in James Harden era
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-108 in an NBA in-season tournament game on Tuesday night....
Jordan Pope nets 25 as Oregon State beats Appalachian State in OT
Jordan Pope scored a career-high 25 points and added seven rebounds and five assists as Oregon State defeated visiting Appalachian State 81-71 in overtime Tuesday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Karl-Anthony Towns helps Timberwolves outlast Warriors
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a game marred by three ejec...
No. 15 Baylor leans on Jayden Nunn to beat Kansas City
Jayden Nunn had a season-high 25 points to lead a powerful attack as No. 15 Baylor ran past Kansas City 99-61 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, to stay undefeated....