Basketball

Syracuse to face Louisville in Big East finale
Jim Boeheim against Rick Pitino. Not a bad way for the Big East to take a bow. Syracuse and Louisville are all set to square off in the championship ...
Kansas, K-State to decide Big 12 championship
Kansas and Kansas State won't be able to share this championship. The longtime rivals, separated by about 80 miles of interstate, finished the ...
'Hungry' Maryland upsets Duke in ACC quarters
Maryland came to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament knowing an early loss could cost the Terrapins a spot in the bigger tournament. Duke didn't ...
Heat win 21st straight, beat Bucks 107-94
Whether this winning streak for the Miami Heat ends with the NBA record or not, Chris Bosh is certain of one thing. He won't look back with any ...
Denver beats Memphis 87-80 for 11th straight win
The Denver Nuggets plodded along for three quarters before beating Memphis at its own game. Hardly known as a half-court team, the high-flying Nuggets ...
Syracuse edges Georgetown in OT to reach BE final
They went nose-to-nose one last time, Syracuse and Georgetown in a throwback struggle at the Big East tournament. Of course, 40 minutes wasn't enough ...
Wells leads Maryland to 83-74 upset of No. 2 Duke
Dez Wells gave the floor a hard slap, and No. 2 Duke certainly felt it. It knocked the Blue Devils out of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament ...
Column: Kobe's right, and NBA should've done more
Kobe Bryant has had plenty of calls go his way during 17 seasons in the NBA, so it would be easy to dismiss his complaints in the ongoing debate about ...
Bryant starts but has short night for Lakers
Kobe Bryant played 12 minutes Friday at Indiana, missed all four shots and then went to the bench for good. It was all his severely sprained left ...
Larkin leads No. 9 Miami past BC 69-58 at ACCs
It doesn't matter whether Shane Larkin is passing the ball or taking it from the other team. The Miami point guard always wants to keep his teammates ...
Zeller scores 24, leads Indiana past Illini 80-64
No matter what happens the rest of the way, Indiana coach Tom Crean believes his team deserves a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. He probably won't ...
No. 13 Florida opens SEC tourney beating LSU 80-58
The 13th-ranked Florida Gators thought they finally had gotten healthy again when Erik Murphy felt a sharp pain in his knee during a non-contact ...
Wisconsin beats Michigan 68-59 in B10 tournament
Wisconsin just kept missing. The Badgers were icy cold from long range, simple layups a risky proposition. And they only trailed by three at the break
Iowa State-Kansas, Round 3 in Big 12 tourney
Iowa State and Kansas already have played two memorable games this season, highlighted by buzzer-beating shots, controversial calls and unforgettable ...
When, and where, might the streaking Heat fall?
Winners of 20 games in a row, the Miami Heat could be headed toward history. The NBA record is 33 consecutive victories in a single season, set by the ...
Syracuse, Georgetown set for 1 more Big East clash
Syracuse and Georgetown, one more heavyweight clash in Madison Square Garden. Two original Big East titans toe-to-toe on the New York stage.
No. 14 Oklahoma State holds off Baylor in Big 12
Phil Forte stepped to the foul line and Marcus Smart couldn't bear to watch, so with 2.9 seconds left on the clock in a tie game, Oklahoma State's ...
Louisville beats Villanova to reach Big East semis
Russ Smith figured the best way he could honor Jack Curran on Thursday night was by leading Louisville to a win. Smith scored 28 points in a ...
Duncan, Spurs hold off Mavericks 92-91
Sweeping the Dallas Mavericks in the regular season for the first time in 15 years could have been a cause for celebration. Instead, it just raised ...
No. 11 K- State beats Texas in Big 12 quarters
It didn't seem to matter what Rodney McGruder did — fire away over the Texas zone, pull up in the lane or take a pass from Angel Rodriguez down low.
Kobe getting day of treatment on sprained ankle
Kobe Bryant says Dahntay Jones' dangerous defense left him with a sprained left ankle, and the NBA agreed. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping the ...
McLemore leads No. 7 Kansas past Texas Tech 91-63
Top-seeded Kansas wasn't about to let itself get lulled into a sense of apathy by playing an early afternoon game in the Big 12 tournament. It helped ...
NBA: Officials missed call when Bryant was hurt
The NBA says officials missed a foul call when Kobe Bryant was injured in a game against Atlanta. The Los Angeles Lakers star complained he was fouled ...
No. 19 Syracuse beats No. 17 Pittsburgh 62-59
Neither Syracuse nor Pittsburgh wanted to see its Big East tenure end in the quarterfinals of their last conference tournament. James Southerland and ...
Michigan beats Penn St 83-66 at B10 tourney
Trey Burke scored 21 points and No. 6 Michigan beat Penn State 83-66 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday, avenging a shocking ...