This is what it could all feel like one day.

On one side, complete euphoria, adulation, celebration and relief. The feeling of a job, at long last, well done. On the other, disappointment, anguish, embarrassment and resentment. The feeling that a lot more was left on the table than was taken home at the end of the day.

The Knicks just got ...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — No Darryn Peterson, no problem for the Kansas men’s basketball team.

At least in Tuesday’s game, a dominant wire-to-wire victory over Towson.

No. 17 KU defeated Towson, 73-49, in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks improved to 9-3. They are 4-0 all time against the Tigers.

Fans learned about two hours before the game that ...Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It took the Tar Heels a little while to get there, but North Carolina looked like a team that took last week’s lessons to heart.

Behind a renewed defensive effort late in the first half and a hot start to the second, No. 12 UNC rolled past East Tennessee State on Tuesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center, 77-58. The Tar ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team beat Butler, 79-60, in a slugfest to open Big East play at PeoplesBank Arena Tuesday night.

Solo Ball led the way with a career-high 26 points on an efficient 8-for-14 shooting from the field and his junior classmate Jayden Ross brought the fireworks with 13 points and eight rebounds, half ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league should have clarity on the potential to expand to new markets, including Las Vegas, sometime in 2026.

During a news conference at T-Mobile Arena ahead of the NBA Cup championship game between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, Silver said the conversations with ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — The most noteworthy thing about Duke’s win Tuesday over Lipscomb was that it gave Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer his 100th career win.

But few could have expected No. 100 to be quite as hard to get.

The No. 3 Blue Devils, coming back from end-of-semester exam break, took a 97-73 victory over the Bisons in a game that was too ...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — It took one half of the game to figure out that Michigan State would beat Toledo handily Tuesday night at Breslin Center. In some respects, the warning signs showed as early as warmups.

An undersized Toledo roster had no answers for Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler, who had a double-double by halftime and led Michigan...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors coach Steve Kerr is juggling an ever-changing rotation, a lineup that shifts nightly and injuries to key players.

An email from team owner Joe Lacob to a fan that made its way to social media? Not high on the longtime coach’s list of priorities.

“It’s not a big deal. I’m not concerned about anything like that...Read more

LOS ANGELES — USC and Brown have mutually agreed to cancel their upcoming men's basketball game at Galen Center on Sunday, in light of the recent mass shooting on Brown's campus.

USC announced the cancellation Tuesday morning while sending its support to Brown and those affected. The school said in a statement that it plans to announce a new ...Read more

MIAMI – The payoff for five days off? A fifth straight loss.

Whether playing games in bunches or otherwise, it is not going well for the Miami Heat, this time falling 106-96 Monday night to the Toronto Raptors at Kaseya Center.

Still without a victory since Dec. 1, the Heat this time could not overcome another injury absence from guard Tyler...Read more

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t expect St. John’s to go 18-2 in Big East play again.

But the head coach believes his Johnnies have what it takes to repeat as conference champions, even if this season’s team remains a work in progress.

“We’re not as good as UConn right now, but you wouldn’t expect that because UConn had three ...Read more

The Detroit Pistons returned to the site where their 13-game winning streak was snapped less than a month ago. After taking extra time to review film and address some issues, the Pistons successfully avenged their early-season loss with a 112-105 victory over the Boston Celtics Monday night at TD Garden.

Cade Cunningham led the way with 32 ...Read more

Steph Curry’s first 3-pointer of the third quarter rippled the net from 32 feet away, eliciting a murmur from the Portland crowd at Moda Center on Sunday night. His second make was a 25-foot stepback from the right wing, turning the murmur into nervous groans on the very next possession.

Curry’s third make in a minute and a half was a 26-...Read more

Steph Curry’s first 3-pointer of the third quarter rippled the net from 32 feet away, eliciting a murmur from the Portland crowd at Moda Center Sunday night. His second make was a 25-foot stepback from the right wing, turning the murmur into nervous groans on the very next possession.

Curry’s third make in a minute and a half was a 26-foot ...Read more

PHOENIX — LeBron James missed the first free throw that would have tied it. Then, bailed out by a foul with 3.9 seconds remaining, he missed the second. A long-awaited swish finally quieted a restless crowd.

The Los Angeles Lakers squandered a 20-point fourth-quarter lead and survived only after Devin Booker fouled James on a 3-pointer with ...Read more

NEW YORK — With Jordi Fernández sidelined by the flu and Steve Hetzel stepping in, the Brooklyn Nets put together one of their most balanced efforts of the season, beating the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks 127-82 Sunday at Barclays Center. The win pushed Brooklyn to 7-18 and marked its fourth victory in the last six games.

Egor Demin drove a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Sunday night at Target Center shorthanded with Anthony Edwards and Mike Conley both out because of injuries. Then just as they were getting rolling in the second half against the Sacramento Kings, Rudy Gobert left the game for personal reasons.

With this split squad, the Wolves didn’t play ...Read more

MIAMI — Gimmicks come with expiration dates, as the Miami Dolphins learned with the evolution and then devolution of their Wildcat, quarterback-free approach in 2008 and 2009.

Now the question becomes whether the Heat are on a similar timetable, eight weeks into the shunning of NBA staples such as pick-and-roll sets in favor of a constant-...Read more

SEATTLE — They tried going back to the zone defense. They tried moving Tyler Bilodeau back to center.

Nothing the UCLA Bruins did to combat their lack of rim protection worked for more than a couple of possessions at a time.

And so a coach known for defense had to watch his team get bludgeoned inside once again while giving up an unusually ...Read more