SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors had six players in double figures but still fell to the Houston Rockets 104-100 on Wednesday evening at Chase Center as Steph Curry suffered a poor shooting night and left the floor limping late in the fourth quarter.

Curry scored 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting, committed six turnovers and headed to the locker room...Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Timberwolves wanted to put their two most painful losses in the rearview mirror Wednesday night. Only problem was the one-loss Oklahoma City Thunder awaited them in the teams’ first matchup since the Western Conference finals.

The Wolves gave the defending champions more than most teams have given them this season, but ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Wolverines delivered a TKO in the first two rounds of the Players Era to reach the title fight.

All that stood in No. 7 Michigan’s way of a tournament trophy and an additional $1 million NIL compensation was No. 12 Gonzaga.

But what was expected to be a heavyweight bout turned into another one-sided smackdown as Michigan ...Read more

MIAMI — Nothing about the Miami Heat’s first 17 games was about hero ball, with an equal-opportunity approach fueling unexpected early-season success.

The past two games, however, have been a different story, with Herro ball both needed and impactful.

Leading the Heat in scoring for the second time in as many appearances since returning ...Read more

Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball player Elmarko Jackson is rarely mentioned by name on social media.

The redshirt-sophomore guard had struggled in his return to the court this season after missing all of last year with a torn patellar tendon.

It had gotten to the point where some Jayhawks fans, perhaps worried the struggling KU guard could ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — With one of the “Unforgettables” on the opposing sideline Wednesday night and the other three in attendance, a couple of kids from Kentucky had career nights for the Wildcats in Rupp Arena.

Trent Noah and Malachi Moreno were among the big contributors in UK’s 104-54 victory over Tennessee Tech, the Cats’ final tuneup ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic set the tone with 24 points in the first quarter. LeBron James picked up the baton with 18 over the next two quarters. Austin Reaves put the finishing touches on the Lakers' 135-118 win over the Clippers on Tuesday by scoring 18 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.

The Lakers' Big Three each starred in their solo ...Read more

Jerome Tang wanted to challenge the Kansas State men’s basketball team in its first true road game of the season, so he scheduled a trip to historic Assembly Hall for a matchup with Indiana.

A challenge is exactly what the Wildcats got on Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana played at a higher level than any other opponent K-State has seen ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Wolverines wanted it all.

A shot at a bigger NIL payday and a tournament title. Revenge for last season’s Sweet 16 loss. Their first win over a ranked opponent this season.

No. 7 Michigan got it all against No. 21 Auburn by riding a dominant first half to a 102-72 blowout win at the Players Era on Tuesday at Michelob Ultra ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Mark Pope and John Pelphrey crossed paths at a charitable event last summer, the current Kentucky coach asked the former UK forward if he wanted to bring his Tennessee Tech team to Rupp Arena this season to face the Wildcats.

Given that there may be no mortal walking the earth who loves Rupp Arena more than Pelphrey, the...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers were partaking in a normal basketball game Tuesday night inside Xfinity Mobile Arena until they suddenly weren’t.

Orlando led Philadelphia by 24 points with less than a minute left in the second quarter when Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. and Sixers center Andre Drummond got into it ...Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Just last week, North Carolina men’s basketball held a players-only meeting to address what they felt was a lackluster performance against Navy.

By halftime on Tuesday night — this time facing St. Bonaventure in Fort Myers, Fla. — it appeared the Tar Heels might be heading for another postgame accountability talk. A ...Read more

Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell’s body hit the court hard inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Syracuse forward William Kyle III had pushed aside the Kansas guard to collect an offensive rebound. He caught the ball and turned the second-chance opportunity into a wide-open dunk.

In a game in which both teams were missing their...Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For a couple of minutes, the greater part of the crowd inside Suncoast Credit Union Arena feared that Michigan State phenom Coen Carr might have hurt himself just when things were getting good.

The explosive dynamo, a focal point of the Spartans, writhed in pain after injuring himself defending 12 minutes into the first ...Read more

Feast Week started for N.C. State with a big red wreck in a Game 1 blowout to open the Maui Invitational. It rebounded in a big way on its second game of the tournament Tuesday, looking more like itself in an 81-70 win over Boise State.

Basketball teams regularly refer to the sport as a “game of runs,” and N.C. State’s game against Boise...Read more