Basketball News

December 12, 2018

NBA-best Raptors hand Clippers worst loss of season, 123-99

Kyle Lowry was in a funk right along with his Toronto Raptors. He had a combined 15 points in his last five games while the ...

December 12, 2018

Penn ends No. 17 Villanova's city supremacy in 78-75 win

Phil Booth took the potential tying shot with hands that have slipped on two Villanova national championship rings, and a ...

December 11, 2018

Vanderbilt hires G League President Malcolm Turner as new AD

Vanderbilt has hired NBA G League President Malcolm Turner as its new athletic director, opting for a business executive over ...

December 11, 2018

Wade, James embrace final chance to compete on court

Dwyane Wade will be spending a lot of time in Los Angeles while he settles into retirement next year. He already has a house ...

December 11, 2018

LeBron's Lakers edge Wade's Heat in final meeting, 108-105

LeBron James hit his first free throw to put the Lakers up by two. Dwyane Wade sidled up to him before the second shot.

December 11, 2018

Harris scores 33, Clippers outlast Suns 123-119 in overtime

Tobias Harris scored 33 points and Patrick Beverley made two free throws with 33.3 seconds left in overtime to lead the Los ...

December 10, 2018

Kansas back to No. 1 in Associated Press men's hoops poll

Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked in The Associated ...

December 10, 2018

Michigan State enters AP women's poll after beating Oregon

A win over Oregon vaulted Michigan State into the women's AP Top 25. The Spartans enter the poll at No. 23 on Monday, a day ...

December 10, 2018

Warriors named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of Year

The three-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors are the fourth team to be honored as Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of ...

December 10, 2018

No. 6 Nevada keeps rolling with win over Arizona State

Gonzaga passed every big test with forward Killian Tillie in a walking boot, including a title-game win over then-top-ranked ...

December 10, 2018

Holiday scores 37 points, Pelicans beat slumping Pistons

Alvin Gentry knew he needed Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans coach didn't get his star at 100 percent. It was still ...

December 10, 2018

Schofield's 3 lifts No. 7 Tennessee over No. 1 Gonzaga 76-73

Tennessee lost the reigning SEC player of the year down the stretch against the nation's top-ranked team. The Vols still had ...

December 09, 2018

Anthony Davis leaves with hip injury, returns in 3rd quarter

All-Star center Anthony Davis was pulled from the New Orleans Pelicans' game Sunday against the Detroit Pistons with a right ...

December 09, 2018

Wade scores 25 points in his 1,000th game, Heat top Clippers

Dwyane Wade showed he still has his scoring touch. Wade scored 25 points in his 1,000th career game, leading the Miami Heat ...

December 09, 2018

Doncic scores 11 straight, Mavs rally past Rockets, 107-104

Luka Doncic started with a routine 3-pointer from the corner. Then the Dallas rookie skipped back several feet behind the arc ...

December 09, 2018

Marquette beats No. 12 Wisconsin 74-69 in OT; Howard has 27

Marquette is winning games this season in ways that don't have to do with hitting 3s. They still have perimeter threats like ...

December 09, 2018

Seton Hall overcomes half-court shot to stun No. 9 Kentucky

Keldon Johnson caught the ball near center court and heaved in a prayer of a shot at the regulation buzzer that sent Kentucky ...

December 08, 2018

Samuelson leads No. 1 UConn to 99-61 rout of Seton Hall

UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson says she's been working on becoming a more complete player, which really means improving her ...

December 08, 2018

Ogunbowale, Notre Dame bounce back, topping Toledo 72-56

Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said she'd hoped her team would play a little sooner this week to get over the loss to ...