Basketball

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 ...
No. 5 Georgetown pulls away from Cincy at Big East
After coughing up a big lead in the middle of the game, Otto Porter Jr. and his Georgetown teammates showed off all the attributes that make them a ...
Charlotte stuns Richmond at A-10 tourney 68-63
Pierria Henry felt as though he stood on the foul line for half an hour. Officially, under two seconds ticked off the game clock as the Charlotte ...
Bryant out indefinitely after spraining left ankle
Kobe Bryant has been playing some of his best basketball since the All-Star break, almost single-handedly pushing the Los Angeles Lakers into the ...
Heat streak at 20 after 98-94 win over 76ers
With LeBron James by his side in the locker room, Dwyane Wade took a moment to admire Miami's streak. "Twenty is special," Wade said. "Win 20 games ...
Anthony flops in Knicks' 117-94 loss to Nuggets
His return to Denver having gone so awry, Carmelo Anthony is returning to New York to get his ailing right knee drained. "I just didn't have it.
Anthony heading home to get right knee examined
Carmelo Anthony will cut his trip short and return to New York to have his balky right knee examined. The New York Knicks forward score nine points ...
Grizzlies beat Clippers for 14th win in 15 games
Exactly six weeks after the Memphis Grizzlies traded their leading scorer for spare parts in what was widely seen as a cost-cutting move, they ...
No. 24 Notre Dame tops Rutgers at Big East tourney
Notre Dame will get at least one more day at the Big East tournament, something the Fighting Irish have gotten used to. Pat Connaughton scored a ...