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Take Two: Spurs get second chance to end skid vs. Lakers
(Photo credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports) The San Antonio Spurs will not only get a second chance in three days to earn a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, they get another opportunity Friday to put an end to their franchise-record...
Take Two: Spurs get second chance to end skid vs. Lakers
(Photo credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports) The San Antonio Spurs will not only get a second chance in three days to earn a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, they get another opportunity Friday to put an end to their franchise-record...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Marquette edges No. 20 Creighton
(Photo credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports) A late 5-0 run sent No. 19 Marquette to a 76-70 win over No. 20 Creighton in the Big East opener for both programs on Wednesday in Milwaukee. The score was tied 66-66 with less than three minutes...
San Diego stays hot at home, burns Arizona State
(Photo credit: Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) PJ Hayes and Deuce Turner both set career highs with 23 points apiece as San Diego beat visiting Arizona State 89-84 on Saturday night. The Toreros (7-4) shot 62.9 percent in the...
San Diego stays hot at home, burns Arizona State
(Photo credit: Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) PJ Hayes and Deuce Turner both set career highs with 23 points apiece as San Diego beat visiting Arizona State 89-84 on Saturday night. The Toreros (7-4) shot 62.9 percent in the...
Auburn rolls past Indiana in Atlanta runaway
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) Auburn overpowered Indiana 104-76 on Saturday in a neutral-court matchup of strong SEC and Big Ten teams in Atlanta. After trailing by 12 points early in the first half, Auburn outscored Indiana by 30...
Kel'el Ware, Indiana pull out victory at Michigan
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Kel'el Ware scored on a right-handed hook with 53 seconds remaining, giving Indiana the lead for good in an 78-75 victory over Michigan on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Hoosiers (7-1, 2-0 Big Ten)...
Nuggets down Suns, spoil Kevin Durant's milestone night
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic recorded 21 points and 16 assists to help the Denver Nuggets notch a 119-111 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Reggie Jackson added 20 points and Michael Porter Jr....
NBA roundup: Hawks' Trae Young puts up 45 vs. Spurs
(Photo credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports) Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs...
Styles clash as No. 4 Marquette, No. 2 Purdue meet in Maui final
(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) No. 4 Marquette and No. 2 Purdue will bring completely different styles into the championship game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday in Honolulu. The Golden Eagles use a relentless defense to...
Indiana surges past Louisville in New York
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) The Indiana Hoosiers rallied late to be Louisville 74-66 on Monday in the third-place game in the Empire Classic in New York. Xavier Johnson led the Hoosiers (4-1) with 14 points and a game-high...
Kevin Durant puts up 38 as Suns sink Jazz
(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) Kevin Durant scored 38 points and hit a late clutch 3-pointer to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Utah Jazz 131-128 on Friday in Salt Lake City. Durant, whose trey with 18 seconds put the Suns up by four,...
Women's Top 25 Roundup: No. 3 UCLA survives vs. Princeton, 77-74
(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports) No. 3 UCLA outlasted visiting Princeton on the back of center Lauren Betts, who produced her third double-double of the season, and the Bruins improved to 4-0 with a 77-74 win at Pauley Pavilion on...
NBA roundup: Wolves earn ejection-marred win over Warriors
(Photo credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports) Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden...
Josh Hubbard's 22 points pace Mississippi State past UT-Martin
(Photo credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports) Josh Hubbard scored 22 points to lead a balanced scoring effort as Mississippi State rolled past UT Martin 87-63 on Saturday in Starkville, Miss. Cameron Matthews added 12 points and Trey Fort and Gai...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets edge Warriors
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic produced 35 points and 13 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday in a matchup of the past two NBA...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets edge Warriors
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic produced 35 points and 13 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday in a matchup of the past two NBA...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets edge Warriors
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic produced 35 points and 13 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday in a matchup of the past two NBA...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets emerge with tight win over Warriors
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Jokic produced 35 points and 13 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday night. Michael Porter Jr. added 17...
Kings tie game with late spurt, edge Blazers in OT
(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) Domantas Sabonis' free throw with 42.8 seconds remaining in overtime broke a tie, Malik Monk dropped in a pair of foul throws with 13.0 seconds left and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game...