Basketball News

November 12, 2019

Leonard leads Clippers past Raptors in 1st game vs old team

Kawhi Leonard wasn't at his best against his former team. His new teammates knocked down big shots and won anyway.

November 12, 2019

Analysis: Waiters' future in Miami is very unclear

Dion Waiters leads the Miami Heat in suspensions and headlines this season. And his future is very unclear. Waiters won't be ...

November 12, 2019

Spurs retire Parkers' jersey in emotional ceremony

Boris Diaw was rightly concerned about the well-being of a scrawny 19-year-old kid moving to a new country and attempting to ...

November 12, 2019

Curry hopes to return from broken hand 'in early spring'

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry "definitely" plans to return this season from his broken left hand and is hoping to ...

November 12, 2019

Celtics F Hayward has surgery on broken left hand

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward had surgery on his broken left hand, a move that is expected to keep him out for about ...

November 11, 2019

Kentucky new No. 1 in AP Top 25 after beating Michigan State

Kentucky is back in a familiar position under John Calipari: No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.

November 11, 2019

Oregon stays atop AP women's college basketball poll

Oregon had the most impressive win of the week in a game that didn't even count. The Ducks remained a solid No. 1 in The ...

November 11, 2019

Greece coach Pitino makes plans without Giannis

Greece coach Rick Pitino is planning on trying to qualify for the 2020 Olympics without Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis ...

November 11, 2019

Raptors end Lakers' 7-game winning streak in 113-104 victory

The centerpiece of the Toronto Raptors' championship team works at Staples Center now. Two more key components of last ...

November 11, 2019

Winston plays after brother's death, Spartans win easily

Cassius Winston breezed smoothly toward the basket for a layup. Then he checked out of the game moments later, stopping for ...

November 10, 2019

Heat suspend guard Dion Waiters for 10 games

Dion Waiters has been handed a 10-game suspension by the Miami Heat, with the team citing multiple examples of conduct ...

November 10, 2019

Ionescu and No. 1 Oregon stun US women's national team

Top-ranked Oregon did something that few teams have done in the last two decades — beat the U.S. women's national team.

November 10, 2019

Hayward breaks left hand in Celtics' 135-115 rout of Spurs

In the midst of Boston's most dominant performance of the season, Celtics point guard Kemba Walker could only muster anger ...

November 10, 2019

Celtics' Hayward breaks left hand, out at least a month

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss at least a month with a broken left hand after colliding with San Antonio's ...

November 09, 2019

Lillard scores 60 points in Trail Blazers' loss to Nets

Damian Lillard's career- and franchise-high scoring game wasn't enough for the Portland Trail Blazers to get their first home ...

November 09, 2019

Washington rallies, stuns No. 16 Baylor 67-64 in Alaska

Isaiah Stewart opened his collegiate career by stealing a victory from a ranked foe. The freshman made a go-ahead basket with ...

November 09, 2019

Bogdanovic hits 3 at buzzer, Jazz beat Bucks 103-100

Bojan Bogdanovic didn't hesitate to ask his new coach for the final shot. With 1.3 seconds left, Utah coach Quin Snyder drew ...

November 09, 2019

Timberwolves outlast Russell, Warriors, 125-119 in OT

The Minnesota Timberwolves needed every one of Andrew Wiggins' 40 points to outlast D'Angelo Russell and the Golden State ...

November 09, 2019

Memphis' Wiseman has temporary restraining order to play

The feel-good season for No. 14 Memphis plunged into uncertainty Friday after the school said second-year coach and former ...

November 09, 2019

Wiseman gets restraining order to play; Memphis wins

James Wiseman had another dominant game for the No. 14 Memphis Tigers. All anyone wants to talk about is Wiseman's status ...