Professional basketball
WKU's Bassey to have season-ending left knee surgery
Dec. 09, 2019 02:41 PM EST
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey will miss the remainder of this season after fracturing his left knee against Arkansas.
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Graves, Buffalo hand DePaul first loss 74-69
Dec. 08, 2019 07:16 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Jayvon Graves hit three 3-pointers and scored 21 points with seven rebounds and Buffalo beat DePaul 74-69 on Sunday, handing the Blue Demons...
Lee scores 25 points, leads Vanderbilt over Buffalo 90-76
By Brian Hinchman Dec. 03, 2019 10:25 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When coaching his Vanderbilt players, Jerry Stackhouse likes to use personal experiences to get his point across to his team.
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Howard has Michigan rolling entering big game at Louisville
By Tim Reynolds Dec. 02, 2019 02:10 AM EST
AP Sportlight
Compiled By Paul Montella Dec. 01, 2019 09:24 AM EST
Dec. 2
1907 — Tommy Burns defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Gunner Moir in the 10th round at London.
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No. 16 Memphis beats NC State in Barclays Center Classic
By Denis P. Gorman Nov. 28, 2019 06:38 PM EST
No Alpha emerges in men’s hoops, opens door for more upsets
By Aaron Beard Nov. 24, 2019 10:32 AM EST
Friday Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2019 03:58 AM EST
NBA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Minutes after an NBA game ended, the Utah Jazz’s home arena was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
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D-II lifer Magee joins Coach K as members of 1,100-win club
By Dan Gelston Nov. 23, 2019 03:39 AM EST
Late 3 lifts TCU over UC Irvine 59-58 for Dixon’s 400th win
Nov. 21, 2019 10:48 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — RJ Nembhard made sure TCU coach Jamie Dixon earned his 400th career victory on the home court of his alma mater rather than a neutral...
Johnson’s 22 leads Florida to 70-62 win over Hawks
By Pete Iacobelli Nov. 21, 2019 04:34 PM EST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson saw Florida’s big lead shrink to almost nothing in the final minute. He made sure his teammates didn’t let this one...
Delaire scores career-high 21 in Stanford's win over UMES
By Rick Eymer Nov. 20, 2019 12:13 AM EST
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sophomore Jaiden Delaire has a simple goal for himself and that is to just get better. He took a big leap in the right direction...
Former Auburn, NBA player Marquis Daniels in auto accident
Nov. 17, 2019 07:15 PM EST
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Auburn and NBA player Marquis Daniels was injured in an automobile accident.
An Auburn basketball spokesman says...
Girard helps Syracuse jump out early to beat Seattle 89-67
By Mark Frank Nov. 16, 2019 09:53 PM EST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The first collegiate start for freshman guard Joe Girard III couldn’t have gone much better.
Girard made five 3...
Lawson leads South Carolina past Cleveland State 90-63
By Pete Iacobelli Nov. 15, 2019 09:23 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AJ Lawson had a slow start to what many consider his last season in college. He’s glad he finally got to have the impact he wanted in...