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Spartans upset by UConn in Armed Forces Classic
Shabaz Napier is fairly confident that if Connecticut gets its running game going, nobody can keep up with the Huskies. No. 14 Michigan State ...
Chattanooga stuns No. 20 Lady Vols 80-71
Tennessee's first game of the post-Pat Summitt era revealed in stunning fashion just how much has changed for one of the signature programs in women's ...
Butler begins public drive to update Hinkle
One of America's classic college basketball arenas could soon be getting a new look. Butler officials announced Friday that it was beginning the ...
Durant helps Thunder edge Bulls 97-91
Oklahoma City went to Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter. Chicago was missing its best closer, so all the Bulls had to pitch in. Durant and Co.
College hoops season starts with a military flair
The college basketball season gets under way Friday with a game at a Europe military base, two more aboard Navy ships and another featuring a reshaped ...
Foye, Jazz drop Lakers to 1-4 start
Before their game Wednesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown remarked how easily Kobe Bryant had been scoring and in so many different ways.
Clippers send Spurs to 1st loss, 106-84
The Los Angeles Clippers played with a chip on their shoulder, coming out amped up at the prospect of exacting a little revenge on the San Antonio ...
Sixers hold Hornets to franchise low in 77-62 win
Jrue Holiday and the Philadelphia 76ers figured they deserved a tongue-lashing from coach Doug Collins after a sloppy, turnover-filled first half ...
Wade, James lift Heat past Nets, 103-73
In 25 seasons of Miami Heat basketball, the club had never won its first four home games of any season. That is, until now. And the Heat are making ...
Pacers could be without Granger for 3 months
Indiana needs to find a long-term replacement for Danny Granger. Team officials announced Wednesday that the one-time All-Star forward is expected to ...
Big names in sports thrown for losses by voters
On a night when sports and politics went 1-on-1, name recognition scored few points with voters. Linda McMahon, linked with her husband to pro ...
Iguodala lifts Nuggets to 109-97 win over Pistons
First, Andre Iguodala threw a bad pass. Then, he took too many steps. Two costly turnovers late in a close game. In his Denver home debut, no less.
Westbrook leads Thunder past Raptors 108-88
Thunder coach Scott Brooks was happy to see his team get off to a fast start that made his job easy at the end. Russell Westbrook shrugged off a sore ...
Deng, Bulls hand Magic first loss
For nearly three quarters, the Orlando Magic looked like the team that has been the surprise of young NBA season. Then, the Chicago Bulls found the ...
Spurs beat Pacers 101-79 for first 4-0 start
The San Antonio Spurs have won four NBA championships, made 32 playoff appearances and captured 18 division titles in their 40-year history. Yet for ...
Anthony keeps Knicks perfect with win over 76ers
For all the cracks made about New York's aging roster, those old-timers sure know how to win. Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and JR Smith had 17 to ...
Barea, Sloan get NBA's 1st 2 flopping warnings
The NBA issued flopping warnings to Minnesota's JJ Barea and Cleveland's Donald Sloan on Monday, the first two under a new policy designed to end the ...
Marquette G Todd Mayo academically ineligible
Marquette sophomore guard Todd Mayo has been declared academically ineligible. Coach Buzz Williams announced Monday that Mayo is unable to practice ...
Lakers top Pistons 108-79, finally get 1st win
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have raised enough championship trophies to realize they really shouldn't be getting excited about any win in the first week ...
Hornets' Williams rips NBA's concussion policy
New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams blasted the NBA's protocols for determining when a player can return from a concussion, a day after No.
Nash has small left leg fracture, out another week
Steve Nash has a small fracture in his left leg and will be out of the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup for at least another week. The Lakers announced the ...
Bobcats snap losing streak at 23 games
The Charlotte Bobcats figured they'd set one dubious NBA record last season. They didn't need want start this season off by setting another.
Clippers send Lakers to 0-3 start with 105-95 win
Kobe Bryant stuck his injured foot in an ice bucket and tried to relax. His star-studded Los Angeles Lakers are off to their first 0-3 start in 34 ...
Knicks roll past Heat 104-84 in New York opener
Carmelo Anthony heard the news about the New York City Marathon being canceled, then came out to warm up and saw plenty of empty seats at Madison ...
Hornets beat Jazz 88-86, Davis hurt
The New Orleans Hornets' first win of the season was overshadowed by an injury to rookie center Anthony Davis. The No. 1 overall pick in the draft was ...