Basketball News

January 19, 2019

Russell scores 40 as Nets come back to beat Magic 117-115

This winning thing has become a habit for the Brooklyn Nets — and apparently no deficit is too large to overcome lately.

January 19, 2019

UConn self-imposes penalties for violations under Ollie

The University of Connecticut announced Friday that it is self-imposing penalties, including the loss of a scholarship for ...

January 18, 2019

Miami coach says idled Hernandez was 'duped' by AAU coach

Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga says junior forward Dewan Hernandez deserves to be declared eligible by the NCAA because ...

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January 18, 2019

Kuzma scores 32 as Lakers top Thunder in OT without LeBron

The young Los Angeles Lakers matured on Thursday night. With four-time MVP LeBron James still sidelined by a left groin ...

January 18, 2019

UCLA, USC meet amid rocky seasons for crosstown rivals

A fired coach. A transfer. Suspensions. Injuries. UCLA and Southern California have experienced it all barely halfway through ...

January 17, 2019

Status of Lynx star Maya Moore for '19 WNBA season uncertain

Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore's availability for the upcoming season is uncertain. Lynx head coach and general manager ...

January 17, 2019

NBA's Silver backs Kanter's decision to skip London trip

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the safety and security of players will always be paramount for the league ...

January 17, 2019

Stephen Curry scores 41 points as Warrior hold off Pelicans

Stephen Curry stepped back time and again and released the ball from way back. Most of the time with at least one defender ...

January 17, 2019

Irving's 27 points, 18 assists leads Celtics past Raptors

Kyrie Irving said he regretted criticizing his younger teammates, then he made a call to a former teammate he also owed an ...

January 17, 2019

Harden scores 58 points in Rockets' OT loss to Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie didn't seem to be nearly as wowed by his late-game scoring for the Brooklyn Nets as he was by the fact that ...

January 16, 2019

Report: Turkey seeks warrant for NBA player Enes Kanter

Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks player Enes Kanter, accusing him of ...

January 16, 2019

3 teams pour in 140 points on high-scoring night in NBA

NBA teams piled up the points like they hadn't done in 35 years. Three teams scored 140 points Tuesday night, with the Golden ...

January 16, 2019

Warriors use NBA-record 1st quarter to rout Nuggets 142-111

Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors weren't trying to send any sort of message or make any kind of statement against ...

January 16, 2019

No. 15 Marquette survives Georgetown despite Howard's injury

Earlier in the season Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski claimed that 6-foot-8 junior Sam Hauser didn't really have a ...

January 16, 2019

Hunter, Jerome lead No. 4 Virginia in rout of Hokies, 81-59

Ty Jerome got No. 4 Virginia off to just the start it needed by making a few deep 3-pointers. That opened things up for ...

January 16, 2019

76ers score 83 in 1st half, roll past Timberwolves by 42

Jimmy Butler's final miserable months in Minnesota were blighted by trash talk toward his teammates and a sour demeanor that ...

January 16, 2019

Warriors score NBA-record 51 points in 1st quarter

The Golden State Warriors scored an NBA-record 51 points in the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.

January 15, 2019

Orange land a plum: $150,000 donation follows Syracuse upset

A central New York businessman says he's following through with a pledge to donate $150,000 to area Boys & Girls Clubs in the ...

January 15, 2019

Kings' Shumpert stopped by security at Blazers locker room

Kings guard Iman Shumpert was stopped from going into Portland's locker room by arena and Trail Blazers security after ...