Basketball News

December 02, 2020

Watts scores 20, No. 8 Michigan State beats No. 6 Duke 75-69

Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on ...

December 02, 2020

'Who knows?' Durant unsure what to expect as return nears

Kevin Durant used to worry about how he would play. There hasn't been reason for concern for years. He became an NBA MVP and ...

December 01, 2020

Celtics' Walker gets knee injection, out until early January

Celtics point guard Kemba Walker will be sidelined until at least the first week of January after receiving a stem cell ...

December 01, 2020

Sarah Fuller currently only kicker on Vanderbilt's roster

The Vanderbilt Commodores have only one kicker listed on their two-deep chart for this weekend's game at No. 11 Georgia, and ...

December 01, 2020

Davis, Brooks help No. 14 UNC top UNLV 78-51 in Maui tourney

Freshman RJ Davis scored 16 points and No. 14 North Carolina overcame an ugly start to beat UNLV 78-51 on Monday night in the ...

December 01, 2020

Gonzaga, Baylor stay atop AP Top 25; Va. Tech, Richmond in

The first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season remained steady at the top. The rest, ...

December 01, 2020

Ready or not, NBA training camps are set to open once again

For the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, it was the shortest offseason ever. For the eight teams that haven’t played since ...

November 29, 2020

Richmond beats No. 10 Kentucky, 1st road win vs top 10 team

Richmond could hardly have played worse in the first half Sunday, yet it trailed No. 10 Kentucky by only a few points.

November 28, 2020

San Francisco stuns No. 4 Virginia 61-60 in Bubbleville

San Francisco shocked No. 4 Virginia on Friday, scoring the biggest upset of the young college basketball season and the ...

November 28, 2020

Timme, Kispert lead No. 1 Gonzaga past Auburn 90-67

It’s going to take more than getting up early in the morning to beat Gonzaga. Drew Timme had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Corey ...

November 27, 2020

No. 6 Kansas, behind Braun's 30 points, tops Saint Joseph's

Christian Braun scored 30 points and No. 6 Kansas pulled away from Saint Joseph’s on Friday to win 94-72 in the Rocket ...

November 27, 2020

No. 3 Villanova beats No. 18 ASU 83-74 to win Empire Classic

Coming into this season, Villanova coach Jay Wright wondered who might replace Saddiq Bey as the Wildcats' go-to player.

November 27, 2020

Culver powers No. 15 West Virginia past VCU in Sioux Falls

West Virginia missed its first 10 shots of the game. The Mountaineers still raced to a 13-0 lead over VCU. Derek Culver had ...

November 26, 2020

No. 1 Gonzaga defeats No. 6 Kansas 102-90; 3 Zags with 20+

Coach Mark Few and Gonzaga keep reaching new heights. While the top-ranked Bulldogs opened their season with a 102-90 victory ...

November 26, 2020

Belinelli signs deal to return to his native Italy

Marco Belinelli is going back to Italy, announcing Thursday that he has signed a three-year contract to play for Virtus ...

November 26, 2020

No. 3 Villanova opens with 76-67 win over Boston College

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl spent much of the first half of Villanova's season opener on the bench with two early fouls. He was ...

November 25, 2020

Transfers lead No. 4 UVa to rout of Towson in Bubbleville

Virginia coach Tony Bennett already had a roster that was expected to compete for a national title this season, even without ...

November 25, 2020

Pelicans acquire Adams as final piece of 4-team Holiday deal

Veteran 7-foot NBA center Steven Adams has agreed to a two-year extension with the Pelicans following his trade to New ...

November 25, 2020

Heat, Adebayo agree on five-year, $163 million extension

Bam Adebayo came to the NBA with the goal of providing for his mother and changing her life. His first contract took care of ...

November 24, 2020

Billy Evans, 88, member of 1956 gold medal U.S. team, dies

Billy Evans, a member of the 1956 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team and Kentucky Hall of Famer who helped the Wildcats go ...