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Comer, Brown lead FGCU to 1st NCAA tournament bid
Florida Gulf Coast is not the least bit patient. In just their second year of eligibility, the Eagles are headed to the NCAA tournament. Brett Comer ...
Obama attends daughter's basketball game
President Barack Obama has attended a basketball game for his younger daughter. The White House says 11-year-old Sasha Obama's team had a game ...
Big East completes football-basketball breakup
When the Big East divorce was complete, the basketball schools got the early separation they wanted, the name of the conference many of them founded ...
Williams hits 11 3s, scores 42 as Nets top Wizards
Deron Williams sensed the disappointment from the crowd, strange as it seemed given how well he played. He gave the ball to the open man — just what ...
Heat ride 17-game streak into matchup with Pacers
With yet another win in the books, the Miami Heat turned their attention to the streak. And, no, not that 17-game winning one. LeBron James scored 25 ...
Lakers beat Raptors 118-116 in OT to go over .500
Kobe Bryant's steely determination never wavers. It's his 34-year-old body he sometimes wonders about. He skipped pre-game shootaround because his ...
Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...
Heat win 17th straight, top 76ers 102-93
So many streaks. And the Miami Heat made sure they all survived. LeBron James scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 22 points ...
Williams' 11 3s, 42 points lead Nets past Wizards
Deron Williams already had five 3-pointers in less than five minutes when he pulled up in transition well behind the line, just to see how hot he ...
Akron guard pleads not guilty to drug charges
Akron's special season has hit a stunning snag. Zips starting point guard Alex Abreu pleaded not guilty to trafficking and possession of marijuana on ...
Okla. crowd stunned by wrong-basket buzzer-beater
With a one-point lead, 2.9 seconds to play and possession of the ball, all Hugo High School had to do was inbound the basketball and run out the clock ...
Deron Williams hits record 9 3s in first half
Deron Williams has set the NBA record with nine 3-pointers in a half in the first half of the Brooklyn Nets' game against Washington. Williams made ...
Thomas leads Terp women past Wake in ACC tourney
Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, and No. 10 Maryland beat Wake Forest 92-81 in overtime in ...
Thibodeau says Rose 'not quite' ready to play
Injured Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose is "not quite" ready to return from his knee injury, coach Tom Thibodeau said Friday. The 2011 NBA MVP ...
Cavs All-Star Irving to play through flu symptoms
Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving says he will play against Memphis despite having flu-like symptoms earlier in the day. Irving missed the team's ...
Struggling Kentucky set to host No. 11 Florida
Kentucky has been knocked on its heels again after two straight road losses, a major blow to the defending national champion's postseason hopes.
Simmons, No. 9 Lady Vols top Florida 82-73 in SEC
A late rally from Florida left Tennessee coach Holly Warlick thinking the Lady Vols haven't learned how to put a team away. Meighan Simmons scored 20 ...
Diggins, Notre Dame sweep major Big East awards
Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins was selected Big East player of the year for the second consecutive season on Friday, leading an Irish sweep of the ...
Bing's legacy clouded by emergency manager threat
In basketball and in business, Dave Bing never side-stepped a challenge. But the overwhelming weight of Detroit's financial problems and other ...
Nuggets win seventh straight, rout Clippers 107-92
The Los Angeles Clippers managed to slow down the Denver Nuggets. For a half. "We still had momentum on our side, even though it wasn't with the fast ...
Thunder hold off Smith, Knicks as Anthony sits
The Kevin Durant-Carmelo Anthony duel was postponed, though J.R. Smith filled in nicely — for three quarters. The Oklahoma City Thunder finally ...
No. 10 Michigan State beats No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43
Keith Appling bounced back in time to give No. 10 Michigan State a shot to share the Big Ten title. Appling scored 14 of his 19 points in the second ...
College hoops season filled with surprises
This season of parity in college basketball has produced quite a few surprises, from the revolving door at the top of the polls to the rapid decline ...
Akron suspends Abreu following arrest
Akron point guard Alex Abreu was suspended Thursday after he was arrested and charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana. A team spokesman ...
NJ's Christie committed to sports betting fight
Gov. Chris Christie says he'll take the fight to legalize sports gambling in New Jersey to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. Even after a recent ...