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On Sunday, the Tar Heels upset the Duke Blue Devils 74-69 for their 12th win in the last 13 games

Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of the men's basketball program, USC announced, a day after he left the Trojans' loss to Nebraska.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Raegen Beers had 23 points and nine rebounds, Aaliyah Chavez scored 18 and No. 7 Oklahoma beat Missouri 84-78 on Sunday. Payton Verhulst added 16 points and a season-best 12 rebounds for the Sooners (23-6, 11-5 Southeastern Conference), who have won 28 straight games against unranked opponents dating to last season. Sahara Williams had 13 points and nine boards. Shannon Dowell scored a season-best 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Missouri (16-15, 4-12), which has los...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mikayiah Williams had 28 points and 15 rebounds and No. 6 LSU closed the third quarter with a big run to beat Mississippi State 72-63 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. LSU (26-4, 12-4 Southeastern Conference) has a double-bye in the SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, while Mississippi State (18-12, 5-11) will play Florida on Wednesday in the first round. LSU closed the quarter with 16-7 run after Mississippi State had a 13-0 run to take...

The Minnesota Timberwolves survived the Nuggets 117-108 to move a game ahead of Denver in the Western Conference on Sunday. Anthony Edwards dropped 21 points for the Wolves, while Bones Hyland added 18 points against his former team. The Wolves swept their three-game trip to improve to 38-23 and jump into fourth in the West, […] The post Edwards lifts Wolves into 5th seed with 117-108 win over Nuggets appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Spartans will move into the top 10 of the AP Top 25 after Sunday's 77-64 win at Indiana on Sunday

No. 13 Michigan State hands Indiana its fourth straight loss, diminishing the Hoosiers at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament.

Jaxon Kohler scored a season-high 21 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 21 points and nine assists to lead No. 13 Michigan State past Indiana 77-64 on Sunday. Kohler also grabbed 13 rebounds, his 12th double-double of the season as the Michigan State (24-5, 14-4 Big Ten) won its fourth straight.

Marta Suarez had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Olivia Miles scored 19 and No. 11 TCU repeated as the outright Big 12 regular-season champion with a 65-53 victory over No. 18 Baylor on Sunday, which also extended the Horned Frogs' home winning streak to 42 games. The Frogs (27-4, 15-3 Big 12) won both times to keep from having to share the title with the Bears (24-7, 13-5). Suarez thrust her right arm into the air after hitting a 3 — her fourth of five of the game — with 6:02 left in the third qu...

The Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 120-97 by using a 27-0 run and managed to end their 11-game losing streak on Sunday. Josh Giddey led the Bulls with 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists for his eighth triple-double this season. He had his 15th time as a member of the Bulls, tying Scottie […] The post Bulls’ 27-0 run ends 11-game slide with 120-97 win over Bucks appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Harden notched 22 points in his first game back since breaking his thumb last week.

While the Knicks have had a relatively successful season to this point, one thing has stood out on the negative side, according to the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy: Karl-Anthony Towns‘ role in coach Mike Brown‘s offensive scheme. The responsibilities allocated to Towns have, at times, appeared the least stratified, and have been partially to […]

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Dani Carnegie scored 26 points, Mia Woolfolk had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 23 Georgia defeated Florida 71-58 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. Carnegie scored the first eight points of the game to get the Bulldogs rolling. They led 16-7 with under two minutes left in the quarter before the Gators made their only field goal of the first quarter. Florida attempted only six shots in the first but made seven of 10 free throws. Georgia led 18-9 after one. Emilija Da...

WNBA star Cameron Brink is hoping for a big 2026 season - if it happens, of course. The former Stanford Cardinal star, a top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, has dealt with unfortunate injuries early in her WNBA career. But she's hoping to be 100 percent healthy and ready to go for 2026. Brink, a ...

Here are five things to know about UCLA guard Kiki Rice.

Jalynn Bristow scored 18 points and Jada Malone added 11 in No. 20 Texas Tech's 58-51 win over Arizona State in the regular season finale for both teams on Sunday afternoon. Denae Fritz also put up 11 points for the Red Raiders (25-6, 12-6 Big 12), who shot 43% from the field as a team (18 of 42) in the win in a close game that saw six lead changes. Texas Tech scored the first points of the game and Arizona State (22-9, 9-9) matched the pace to tie it at 10-all early.

The Knicks relied on their group effort to take down the streaking Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, as they captured a 114-89 win on Sunday afternoon.

Shooting is the most essential skill in the NBA. But shooting alone won't bring you far. John Poulakidas has a well-rounded game that translates to the next level. Here's all you must know about:

Ny’Ceara Pryor scored 16 points, Fatmata Janneh had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and surging Texas A&M defeated slumping No. 19 Mississippi 66-58 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. The Aggies (14-11, 7-9 SEC) head to the conference tournament on a five-game win streak while Ole Miss (21-10, 8-8) has lost four in a row. Texas A&M never trailed and there was only one tie.

Familiar faces return to Brooklyn — and they’re tough

Maybe the Lakers should bring Zhuri James to the rest of their road games.

The NBA doesn’t have a comeback player of the year award like the NFL, but if it did, Saddiq Bey would be among the frontrunners, says Rod Walker of NOLA.com. The Pelicans wing missed the entire 2024/25 while recovering from a torn ACL, but he has been highly productive in his first season in New […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ava Heiden had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Chadazi Wright added 14 points and No. 9 Iowa secured the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament with an 81-52 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday in the regular-season finale. Playing without injured leading rebounder and No. 2 scorer Hannah Stuelke, Iowa (24-5, 15-3) led 33-29 at the half and had a 26-9 edge in the third quarter. Stuelke was out with an upper-body injury sustained in a win over Illinois on Thursday night. Stuelke is ...

Γερμανία, Κροατία, Ισραήλ, Πολωνία, Φινλανδία και Γαλλία εξασφάλισαν την πρόκριση στη δεύτερη φάση των προκριματικών για το Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο του 2027 - Αποτελέσματα και βαθμολογίες σε όλους τους ομίλους. The post Προκριματικά Παγκοσμίου Κυπέλλου: Πρόκριση για 6 χώρες, για επιστροφή στις νίκες η Ελλάδα appeared first on Eurohoops .

Timo Lanmuller anotó el triple ganador para darle a su equipo la primera victoria de la fase de clasificación. The post Resultados de los Clasificatorios para el Mundial FIBA: Austria logra un milagro para derrotar a Holanda appeared first on Eurohoops .

Lakers star LeBron James is questionable for Sunday night’s home game against the Kings, which is the second night of a back-to-back after Saturday’s win over the Warriors. James, who was the lone player on the team’s injury report, was listed with left foot arthritis. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: LeBron James #23 of...

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sydney Shaw, Kierra Wheeler, Jordan Harrison, and Gia Cooke combined for 85 points and No. 17 West Virginia hit a season-high 15 3-pointers as the Mountaineers beat Cincinnati 118-60 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Shaw scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, and went 6 of 9 from 3-point range. Wheeler had 21 and 10 rebounds, Harrison added 20 points and 10 assists, and Cooke scored 20. The Mountaineers (24-6, 14-4 Big...