Basketball News

December 08, 2019

Simmons hits 3, scores 34 points to lead 76ers past Cavs

Ben Simmons hit another 3-pointer, and his coach wants him to keep on firing. Simmons hit his second career 3 and scored a ...

December 08, 2019

AP sources: Florida State introducing Norvell as new coach

Mike Norvell celebrated the best season in Memphis history and the program’s first American Athletic Conference championship ...

December 08, 2019

Doncic scores 28 in 26 minutes, Mavs rout Pelicans 130-84

With Kristaps Porzingis joining Luka Doncic in the Dallas lineup this season, the Mavericks expected to be better. But Boban ...

December 08, 2019

Kiffin becomes coach at Ole Miss, steps down at FAU

Lane Kiffin is back in the SEC, taking over at Ole Miss. Kiffin and the Rebels made the announcement Saturday after Florida ...

December 07, 2019

No. 18 Baylor beats No. 12 Arizona 63-58 in freebie for fans

MaCio Teague heard the crowd with No. 18 Baylor at home and tipping off about the same time the Bears' football team started ...

December 07, 2019

No. 20 Colorado out to end long skid at No. 2 Kansas

The last time Colorado beat Kansas at storied Allen Fieldhouse, Buffaloes 56-year-old head coach Tad Boyle was playing for ...

December 07, 2019

Cavaliers defend rookie coach John Beilein amid skid

Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson battled Orlando's big men and then defended his rookie coach. At least some of the ...

December 07, 2019

No. 1 Louisville pulls away from Pittsburgh, 64-46

The most impressive thing about Louisville's response to Pittsburgh's comeback attempt was how quickly and effectively the No

December 07, 2019

Giannis scores 27 on 25th birthday, Bucks rout Clips 119-91

Giannis Antetokounmpo had plenty of time to relax and enjoy his 25th birthday Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

December 07, 2019

Thunder hit buzzer-beater to force OT, then top Timberwolves

The Thunder had found multiple ways to lose close games this season. Not this time. Chris Paul scored a season-high 30 points ...

December 07, 2019

No. 4 Michigan tops Iowa 103-91 despite 44 points from Garza

Franz Wagner and No. 4 Michigan rebounded from their first loss of the season with quite an offensive turnaround. From 43 ...

December 07, 2019

Knicks fire David Fizdale, make Mike Miller interim coach

David Fizdale was the latest coach tasked with trying to turn around the New York Knicks. He was given barely 100 games ...

December 06, 2019

No. 3 Clemson, No. 22 Virginia square off for ACC title

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is happy his players can finally make the case for themselves that they are a championship-caliber ...

December 06, 2019

Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura growing with each game in NBA

In what could best be described as a veteran move, Rui Hachimura tried to duck out of doing a postgame media session by ...

December 06, 2019

Westbrook has triple-double as Rockets beat Raptors 119-109

No matter what, the Toronto Raptors were determined to double-team James Harden. The rest of the Houston Rockets made sure ...

December 06, 2019

Buckeyes knock off No. 2 Louisville in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Ohio State pulled off it's biggest win of the season thus far, shutting down No. 2 Louisville down the stretch and dealing ...

December 05, 2019

Analysis: The Lakers are rolling, but don't forget the Bucks

No team in the NBA has a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a 19-3 start. LeBron James looks very much ...

December 05, 2019

Michigan, Kentucky schedule basketball game in London

Michigan and Kentucky have agreed to play a basketball game in London next season as part of a three-year deal that also ...

December 05, 2019

Brown scores 31 points in Celtics’ 112-93 victory over Heat

Jaylen Brown banked in a 3-pointer and blew a kiss to a former teammate. He wanted to remind old friend Kelly Olynyk that he ...

December 05, 2019

Davis scores 26 points, Lakers rout Jazz 121-96

The Los Angeles Lakers had plenty of energy left for the second night of a difficult back-to-back. Anthony Davis scored 26 ...