Basketball Page 895 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Short-handed West Virginia takes on Bellarmine
The identity of West Virginia's basketball team is beginning to take shape. The Mountaineers hope a clearer picture will result in more wins as they host Bellarmine on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va....
Maryland figures things out in 2nd half, dumps South Alabama
Julian Reese collected 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, helping propel Maryland to a 68-55 win over South Alabama on Saturday night in College Park, Md....
Joel Soriano helps St. John's trounce Holy Cross
Joel Soriano had 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead St. John's to a 91-45 pounding of Holy Cross on Saturday in New York....
Jamison Battle, Ohio State hand Santa Clara first loss
Jamison Battle scored 21 points to lead Ohio State to an 86-56 win over Santa Clara on Saturday in the championship round of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla....
After week off, Indiana to face visiting Harvard
Two historic programs that are off to strong starts this season will clash for only the second time ever Sunday afternoon as Indiana meets Harvard at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis....
UCF to host Stetson in local affair
In their first season competing as a Big 12 member, the UCF Knights still have some local competition to face....
Mikal Bridges helps Nets dump depleted Heat
Mikal Bridges shook off a slow start and scored 24 points as the Brooklyn Nets led most of the way and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-97 victory over the short-handed Miami Heat Saturday night in New York....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs aim for better results at Nuggets
The hype has been justified, but the wins have been hard to come by for Victor Wembanyama. The top pick in the NBA draft, however, has not lost faith in the San Antonio Spurs....
Joel Embiid helps 76ers halt Thunder's six-game 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....
Louisville primed for bounce-back, hosts New Mexico State
Despite playing some of its basketball under second-year coach Kenny Payne, Louisville lost both games in the Empire Classic to Texas and Indiana....
Nebraska out to take streak to 7 vs. Cal State Fullerton
It has been 31 years since Nebraska won the first seven games of a season, with the lucky number now in sight Sunday against visiting Cal State Fullerton in a nonconference game at Lincoln, Neb....