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Donovan Dent injured in UCLA's troubling loss to Cal
SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe it’s time to worry.
Some uneven play from UCLA over the season’s first few weeks could be shrugged off as a team filled with new players finding its footing.
But there was no reasonable explanation for what happened Tuesday night.
Playing a former Pac-12 rival in a matchup that should have stirred some intensity, ...Read more
Takeaways from Kansas State's road loss against Indiana
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
Michigan rides dominant first half to blowout win over Auburn in Vegas
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
Mark Story: In a time of personal trial, John Pelphrey relishes return to Rupp Arena
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
Suggs ejected from Magic's road blowout of 76ers
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
Henri Veesaar leads UNC to 85-70 win against St. Bonaventure. What we learned about the Tar Heels.
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
Takeaways from Kansas' win vs. Syracuse -- including a new starting five
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
Michigan State withstands Carr injury scare, throttle East Carolina 89-56
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
NC State defeats Boise State in Game 2 of Maui Invitational
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
Takeaways: Timberwolves melt down late for second game in a row, fall to Kings in overtime
The Timberwolves did it again.
For the second consecutive game they gave away a victory, this time losing on the road to a lowly Sacramento team 117-112 in overtime on Monday night after blowing Friday’s game at Phoenix.
The Wolves relinquished a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter before falling in an overtime in which they never led. ...Read more
No. 7 Michigan basketball hammers San Diego State in Vegas
LAS VEGAS— The Wolverines made a strong opening statement at the Players Era tournament.
Fueled by a stingy defensive effort, No. 7 Michigan put the clamps on San Diego State and rolled to a 94-54 blowout win on Monday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead six double-digit ...Read more
Second quarter blitz pushes Golden State past Utah
SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors had every reason to toss Monday night’s home game against the young, tall and spry Jazz into a growing pile of “scheduled losses.”
Golden State, losers of three consecutive, were without several key members of their frontcourt. Jonathan Kuminga was out with knee soreness for the sixth game in a row. Al ...Read more
Pistons survive Pacers' 4th quarter rally to extend winning streak to 13
INDIANAPOLIS — The Detroit Pistons survived a fourth-quarter rally from the Indiana Pacers to take a 122-117 victory, Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. With the win, the Pistons extended their winning streak to 13, tying the all-time franchise record.
The Pistons once led by 19 points, but the Pacers would not go away. Isaiah Jackson ...Read more
Tyler Herro steps up in return with 24 points, winning basket as Heat down Mavericks
MIAMI — The consistency of Norman Powell was missing, with the Miami Heat scoring leader again sidelined by a groin issue.
But Tyler Herro was there to step in, with his own steadying presence, in this case a run of nine consecutive made shots ... and later the winning basket.
No, this 106-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on the second ...Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns dominates as Knicks top Nets
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks’ road struggles don’t seem to apply when the trip is only across the river. Barclays Center once again felt like a second home Monday night, packed with Knicks fans and MSG-style vendors lining the outdoor plaza. And once again, the visitors made themselves comfortable, beating the Brooklyn Nets 113-100 in ...Read more
Nuggets vs. Grizzlies takeaways: Jamal Murray steadying the ship for Denver
The Denver Nuggets have lost their last two home games, but they’ve won six in a row on the road after a 125-115 victory at the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night.
Here are three takeaways as Denver improved to 13-4 going into a three-day break:
Watson: 3-and-D?
That’s not how Watson has been known in his first three NBA seasons. But it ...Read more
Kansas basketball defeats Notre Dame in Players Era tournament opener: 3 takeaways
Before the season, Kansas fans joked — or perhaps hoped, with the loftiest of ideals — that big man Flory Bidunga and freshman phenom Darryn Peterson would become KU’s iteration of Shaq and Kobe.
The comparison wasn’t quite rooted in reality given how dominant Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal were, winning multiple NBA championships ...Read more
Kentucky basketball plummets in new Top 25 rankings after loss to Michigan State
LEXINGTON, Ky. — As expected, the Kentucky Wildcats took a tumble in the latest men’s college basketball Top 25 rankings.
The new Associated Press poll was released Monday afternoon, and the Cats dropped seven spots to the No. 19 position in the rankings. The latest fall came six days after Mark Pope’s team was embarrassed in Madison ...Read more
NC State basketball falls to Seton Hall in Maui opener
Head coach Will Wade said Thursday that if N.C. State didn’t play with purpose in its opening game against Seton Hall, the Wolfpack would be “swimming in the ocean.”
Wade’s words may have been hyperbole, but the outcome was real.
N.C. State opened the Maui Invitational without energy, toughness, and it didn’t show the purpose Wade ...Read more
Luka Doncic helps Lakers hold off Jazz for 4th win in a row
SALT LAKE CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth consecutive game Sunday, holding off the Utah Jazz 108-106 in Delta Center behind 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists from Luka Doncic.
The Lakers (12-4) nearly squandered a 10-point lead in the final six minutes and 36 seconds, allowing the Jazz to cut the lead to one with 41.3 ...Read more
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