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Jovan Milicevic, Xavier fend off Marquette's comeback attempt
Jovan Milicevic had 23 points and Filip Borovicanin added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help Xavier hold off a furious rally from Marquette to post a 96-88 win in Big East play Saturday in Cincinnati.,All Wright scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half for Xavier (13-12, 5-9), which won for just ...
Big 12, Players Era announce $50 million multi-year deal
The Big 12 Conference and Players Era -- a college basketball brand built around a fledgling tournament in Las Vegas -- announced a multi-year, $50 million equity partnership on Monday centered around league teams' participation in the 2026 team event.,Eight Big 12 teams will gain automatic entry in...
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Doris Burke in '26 Women's HOF class
Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne lead the 2026 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class revealed on Thursday.,WNBA and Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve, ESPN basketball analyst Doris Burke and international basketball legends Isabelle Fijalkowski of France and Amaya Valdemoro of Spain are also to be ind...
NCAA: Betting schemes involved 13 players at six schools
An NCAA probe found that 13 men's college basketball players at six schools participated in gambling schemes.,The findings released Thursday cited players formerly associated with Arizona State, Eastern Michigan, Mississippi Valley State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Temple.,Alleged behaviors...
NCAA places Memphis basketball, softball on probation
The NCAA has placed the University of Memphis athletic department on probation for two years and levied financial penalites because of academic integrity violations in the men's basketball and softball programs.,An NCAA investigation found that an academic counselor paid two softball players to do c...
No. 11 Wisconsin, Oregon put winning streaks on the line
Wisconsin has scored at least 90 points in each of its last two Big Ten games -- the first time the Badgers have accomplished the feat since February 1992. That's when future NBA All-Star Michael Finley was a freshman.,Wisconsin will go for three 90s in a row Saturday when the 11th-ranked Badgers ho...
Mavs may get Luka Doncic back against host Jazz
Injured star Luka Doncic will join the Dallas Mavericks on their upcoming road trip and could play as soon as Saturday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Jazz.,After missing the past five games due to an injured wrist, Doncic returned to practice with his teammates on Friday. It's uncertain whether ...
Bucks look to extend win streak against NBA-worst Wizards
Two teams headed in opposite directions meet when the Milwaukee Bucks face the visiting Washington Wizards on Saturday.,After losing eight of their first 10 games, the Bucks have turned things around and bring a five-game winning streak into Saturday's contest.,While Milwaukee was able to find solut...
Division I Council cuts transfer portal windows to 30 total days
The NCAA Division I Council voted Tuesday in favor of shortening the transfer portal windows for both football and basketball.,The timeframes in which athletes could enter the transfer portal had already been trimmed once from 60 to 45 days. Tuesday's decision brought those windows down to a combine...
Team USA downs France, secures 5th straight gold medal
Stephen Curry poured in 24 points as the United States grabbed the gold medal in the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 98-87 victory over France on Saturday., ,The Americans also downed the French in the final at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were held in 2021 because of the COV...
Steph Curry's 36 sparks Team USA to second-half rally past Serbia
Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 36 points and hit a crucial go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 left in regulation, lifting the United States to a 95-91 victory over Serbia on Thursday afternoon in the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. ,The Americans, who have taken h...
Team USA favored to hand Serbia another lopsided Olympic defeat
The United States has scored two decisive victories over Serbia in the lead up to Thursday's showdown in the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics, and the Americans are expected to notch a third en route to the gold medal game.,Team USA is a 16.5-point favorite at Draf...
Team USA trounces Puerto Rico, clinches No. 1 seed in quarters
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and the United States finished 3-0 in Group C pool play with a solid 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico on Saturday at Lille, France.,Joel Embiid added 15 points and Kevin Durant had 11 as the United States earned the No. 1 seed for the knockout rou...
Giannis giant as Greece stays alive for Olympics quarterfinals
LILLE, France - Australia reached the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals despite losing 77-71 to Greece, while Canada and Germany finished group play 3-0 Friday.,Greece remained alive in Group A after Spain suffered a heartbreaking 88-85 defeat to Canada. Spain is out of contention for the knock...
Giannis comes up giant, Greece stays alive for Olympics quarterfinals
PARIS -- Greece edged Australia 77-71 in Group A to remain in contention at the Olympic men's basketball competition on Friday as Brazil beat Japan 102-84 to secure third place in Group B in their bid to reach the quarterfinals in the final round of games.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounm...
U.S. women’s hoops on target for eighth gold after beating Japan
VILLENEVE-D'ASCQ, France -- The United States romped to a resounding 102-76 victory over Japan in the women's basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Monday, demonstrating that the defending champions are positioned to make a strong push for their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal....
Team USA ekes out win over South Sudan
It took a layup by LeBron James with eight seconds left to propel Team USA past South Sudan 101-100 in London on Saturday.,James led the U.S. with 25 points and seven assists and also added six rebounds as Team USA avoided a major upset. His Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis added 15 points ...
USA smokes Serbia behind Steph Curry, dominant defense
Team USA ran away from Serbia for a 105-79 exhibition game victory on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to improve to 3-0 on the team's pre-Olympics tour. ,Bam Adebayo scored at will -- inside and out -- and helped Anthony Davis make life difficult for Serbian star and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic. Davis h...
2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zach Edey Drafted Within Top 15, Alexandre Sarr Stays At No. 1 Overall
Here's our 2024 NBA Mock Draft, which includes Alexandre Sarr staying at No. 1 overall and some surprises within the Top 15. ...
Kim Mulkey’s response to the LSU-South Carolina fight was trashy
When Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high,” she wasn’t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdo...