Hall of Fame HS basketball coach Morgan Wootten dies at 88
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Morgan Wootten, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who built DeMatha High School into a national powerhouse and mentored several futur...
Zion Williamson rejoining Pelicans lineup at pivotal time
METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson opened with a joke — about himself.
Magic Johnson at Stern memorial: I’m going to miss my angel
NEW YORK — David Stern was remembered Tuesday as a mentor and a leader, a Little League parent and a loyal friend.
James heads to Springfield to see son before playing Celtics
BOSTON — Lakers star LeBron James took in his son's high school game in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon before returning to Boston to ...
No. 4 SDSU chasing 20-0 start of Leonard’s 2010-11 team
SAN DIEGO — As much as the undefeated and fourth-ranked San Diego State Aztecs want to establish their own identity, there’s simply no escaping compar...
South Carolina, Baylor lead women’s Top 25; Northwestern in
NEW YORK — South Carolina still sits atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll, with Baylor in second place.
Baylor jumps Zags to give AP poll record-tying seventh No. 1
Baylor and Gonzaga were the only two teams in the top five that took care of business last week.
No. 2 Baylor wins 14th straight, tops Oklahoma State 75-68
STILLWATER, Okla. — Trailing by double digits well into the second half, Baylor’s seniors helped lead the rally.
Going primetime: “The Jump” serving as pregame for ABC games
ESPN has gone through many pairings and approaches trying to build a pregame show during its 18 seasons broadcasting the NBA. This time it's using a s...
USC women upset previously unbeaten No. 7 UCLA in double OT
LOS ANGELES — Anytime Southern California beats UCLA it is special. The fact that the Trojans upset the nation's only remaining unbeaten team in Divis...
Griffin: Pelicans project Zion Williamson debut for Jan. 22
METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 ...
New Mexico kicks Carlton Bragg Jr. off team after DWI arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico forward Carlton Bragg Jr. has been dismissed from the Lobos basketball team following his arrest on suspicion of drivin...
Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis out vs Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Former UConn coach Jim Calhoun earns 900th career win
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Jim Calhoun’s 900th win looked like so many others during a Hall of Fame coaching career.
Richardson helps No. 9 Oregon outlast No. 24 Arizona in OT
EUGENE, Ore. — Will Richardson decided it was his time to take over, and it couldn’t have worked out better for Oregon.
Cavs coach Beilein says he apologized for ‘thugs’ comment
DETROIT — John Beilein's first season as an NBA coach took another turbulent turn because of a comment he made during a film session.
Man charged after can thrown onto court during Celtics game
BOSTON — A man was arrested and escorted out of the arena after throwing a can of hard seltzer onto the court near the San Antonio Spurs bench during ...
Lakers’ Anthony Davis to travel after negative MRI from fall
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis plans to travel with the Los Angeles Lakers on their upcoming road trip after he bruised his buttocks in a nasty fall.
Texas trio providing big contributions for No. 1 Gonzaga
SPOKANE, Wash. — Growing up in the Dallas area, Ryan Woolridge and Admon Gilder once played together on an AAU team as kids.
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson now in full-court, 5-on-5 drills
METAIRIE, La. — When Zion Williamson finished his first full-court, five-on-five work since returning to practice last week, he spent extra one-on-one...
AP source: Walt Hopkins to be next New York Liberty coach
NEW YORK — Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins will be hired as the next head coach of the New York Liberty, a person familiar with the situat...
UConn women still No. 1; S Dakota, Michigan, Princeton in
NEW YORK — UConn cruised to two more conference wins and remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll to start off 2020.
Undefeated Auburn, San Diego St rise in Top 25; Butler No. 6
San Diego State survived a big test by beating a talented Utah State team on the road. Auburn kicked off the SEC season by winning at Mississippi Stat...
Top-ranked UConn eases past SMU 80-42
DALLAS — Credit top-ranked UConn with staying on task Sunday and not being distracted by a showcase game later this week.
Parity party has college basketball’s best on constant edge
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season was barely a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation's No. 1 team t...
Irving rehabbing shoulder after shot, still may need surgery
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will keep rehabbing his right shoulder in hopes of rejoining the Brooklyn Nets this season, though acknowledged that he may ne...
Howard leads Marquette to 71-60 win over No. 10 Villanova
MILWAUKEE — Villanova coach Jay Wright said Marquette guard Markus Howard played on a different level from anyone his team could throw at him Saturday...
Stern was a big-city guy and a friend to the small markets
NEW YORK — David Stern had been NBA commissioner for barely a year when the Knicks won the 1985 draft lottery, sending Patrick Ewing on the way to New...
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77
NEW YORK — David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured he could return to if a job at the NBA didn’t work out.
Underclassmen thriving at the point in college basketball
Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton knows well the challenges that face young point guards in college basketball.