Musketeers Return to Action on Sunday at St. John’s (Xavier University...
(Source: Xavier University Athletics) Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Carnesecca Arena CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball closes its BIG EAST road trip at St. John's on Sunday, Jan. 23. Tip-off...
View ArticleMoravian Academy girls beat Wilson, Wilson boys beat Moravian Academy in...
WILSON — It's been 38 years since John Trinchere scored his 1,000th point as a boys basketball player at Wilson. He still remembers how he reached the century mark. "It was the second foul shot I took...
View ArticleBoys basketball | Northland 64, Dublin Jerome 63, 2OT
Fans see the huge numbers being put up by Seth Towns and assume that Northland is a one-man show in basketball. That rankles both coach Sean Taylor and Towns, who, despite his 31-points-per-game...
View ArticleJohson scores 19, UNC beats Va Tech for 12th straight win
Click photo to enlarge North Carolina's Nate Britt (0) at the foul line during first half action of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Matt...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball roundup: Edmond Memorial wins Bruce Gray...
EDMOND — With upstart Mustang rallying to tie the game midway through the second quarter, Edmond Memorial coach Dandy Peeler turned to a freshman for a spark. Taylor Norman certainly delivered, scoring...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball: Newcastle's Caitlynne Weatherly's confidence...
NEWCASTLE — Time after time last week, Newcastle junior Caitlynne Weatherly spotted up behind the 3-point line, caught a pass and unfurled a picturesque shot. More often than not, the shots went in....
View ArticleGame Preview: Men's Basketball vs. New England College & Colby-Sawyer...
(Source: University of Maine at Farmington Athletics) Friday, January 22, 2016 New England College (5-10, 2-6) at University of Maine at Farmington (1-12, 1-6) Dearborn Gym • Farmington, Maine • 7:30...
View ArticleLafayette men's basketball team hopes to make noise down the stretch
Monday night's 79-67 road loss to Bucknell was nothing to write home about for the Lafayette College men's basketball team. However, Leopards coach Fran O'Hanlon feels the 12-point setback to the...
View ArticleMen's Basketball Set to Travel to ESU for a PSAC Matchup (Millersville...
(Source: Millersville Athletics) Men's Basketball | 1/26/2016 2:30:00 PM | Frank Maira, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant MILLERSVILLE VS. EAST STROUDSBURG Millersville Marauders 2015-16...
View ArticleNorthampton's Marcks joins Moravian basketball 1,000-point club
Alesha Marcks of Northampton became the 25th Moravian College women's basketball player to score 1,000 career points Monday during the Greyhounds'...
View ArticleAlmost out of basketball four years ago, Tennessee's Kevin Punter emerges as...
About four years ago, Kevin Punter called his mom practically in tears. You see, Punter was in Raleigh, North Carolina at the time, away from his family in the Bronx, New York for the first extended...
View ArticleOSU basketball journal: Second-half collapse dooms Cowboys in loss to Baylor
OSU led 32-27 at the half against Baylor, but was slow to start in the second half, scoring just eight points with seven turnovers through the first 10 minutes. While the Cowboys eventually engaged,...
View ArticleBoys' basketball: Brandon Thomas rises up in Taft victory over Birmingham
Brandon Thomas of Woodland Hills Taft fits the perfect example of a late bloomer. He remembers his early years on the basketball team as not playing much. "It's hard to trust a little 5-7 kid," he...
View ArticleFrom our archives: Syracuse men's basketball run to the 1975 Final Four
The 1975 Syracuse University basketball team being honored Saturday at the Carrier Dome were the unlikeliest of the school's five teams to reach the Final Four. Not only was this Syracuse's first ever...
View ArticleA behind-the-scenes look at the nine teams to beat Kansas' Bill Self at home
When 20th-ranked Kentucky tips off against No. 4 Kansas on Saturday night, the Wildcats will try to pull off one of the rarest feats in the sport: notching a win over a Bill Self-led Jayhawks team at...
View ArticleA behind-the-scenes look at the nine teams to beat Bill Self at home
When 20th-ranked Kentucky tips off against No. 4 Kansas on Saturday night, the Wildcats will try to pull off one of the rarest feats in the sport: notching a win over a Bill Self-led Jayhawks team at...
View ArticleLee's 29 lead No. 16 Louisville past Virginia Tech, 91-83
Click photo to enlarge Louisville guard Trey Lewis (3) attempts to shoot while guarded by Virginia Tech defenders Johnny Hamilton (22) and Zach LeDay during the first half of an NCAA college basketball...
View ArticlePa. Girls: W.C. Henderson's Zandi chosen for Team USA
Sydney Zandi - one of the area's premier girls' soccer players - was named on Thursday to the U.S. under-17 national team. The junior from West Chester Henderson will compete for Team USA as it tries...
View ArticleNo. 6 Texas women pull away to beat Kansas State 66-51
Kelsey Lang scored 10 points off the bench as star forward Imani Boyette sat out with early foul trouble, and No. 6 Texas pulled away from Kansas State late to win 66-51 on Saturday night. Brooke...
View ArticleWilson's 27 points lifts No. 2 South Carolina over Texas A&M
A'ja Wilson scored 27 points and Tiffany Mitchell added 20 as No. 2 South Carolina stayed unbeaten by holding on for a 70-63 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M on Sunday night. The game was tied 54-54...
View ArticleNorland holds off Central to win GMAC boys’ basketball title
Norland’s boys’ basketball team will need great performances from more than just All-American Dewan Huell if it intends to keep its state championship streak alive this season. It needed late...
View ArticleHeatly girls' basketball tops Emma Willard to take charge of CHVL
In the span of seven days, the Heatly girls' basketball team went from the brink of its first loss inside Central Hudson Valley League competition to now having...
View ArticleNo.9/12 Rams Travel to Canyon for LSC Matchup with Buffs (Angelo State...
(Source: Angelo State University Athletics) SAN ANGELO, Texas - The No.9/12 Angelo State men's basketball team will take on West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas on Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleCoach K-less Duke rallies in 2nd half to beat Ga Tech 80-71
Click photo to enlarge Georgia Tech guard Josh Heath (11) and Duke guard Brandon Ingram vie for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Atlanta....
View ArticleNo. 20 Kentucky's fouling issues linger in loss to Tennessee
Kentucky has hit its lowest point of the season. In its game at Tennessee on Tuesday night, the No. 20 Wildcats squandered a 21-point first half lead and fell to the Volunteers by a final score of...
View ArticleGirls' V Basketball Tops Goretti For IPSL Crown (Mercersburg Academy)
(Source: Mercersburg Academy) Balanced scoring from all five starters carried the girls' varsity basketball team to a 53-42 victory over host St. Maria Goretti (Hagerstown, Md) February 2 in the...
View ArticleRoberson helps Vanderbilt upset No. 8 Texas A&M 77-60
Jeff Roberson scored a career-high 20 points to help Vanderbilt upset No. 8 Texas A&M 77-60 on Thursday night for the Commodores' first win over a ranked team in four years. Vanderbilt (13-9, 5-4...
View ArticleNittany Lions Top Phoenix (Wilson College Athletics)
(Source: Wilson College Athletics) Box Score READING, Pa. - The Wilson College men's basketball team returned to action this evening with a North Eastern Athletic Conference game at PSU Berks. The...
View ArticleFive players who have a solid shot at joining 80-point club (NBA - National...
(Source: NBA - National Basketball Association) The NBA boasts the best collection of basketball talent the world has to offer with supreme athletes, elite defenders and high flyers marking each team....
View ArticleGirls’ V Basketball Tops Goretti For IPSL Crown (Mercersburg Academy)
(Source: Mercersburg Academy) Balanced scoring from all five starters carried Mercersburg's girls' varsity basketball team to a 53-42 victory over host St. Maria Goretti (Hagerstown, Md.) February 2 in...
View ArticleWomen's basketball cruises to conference win (Penn State Berks Athletics)
(Source: Penn State Berks Athletics) READING, PA - The Penn State Berks women's basketball team set the single game school record for points scored in a game in its 105-68 victory over Wilson College...
View ArticleNo. 2 South Carolina looking to slow down UConn's Stewart
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley thinks Connecticut's Breanna Stewart is a sublime player and competitor who has transcended the game. Staley would know, having redefined point guard play as the game's...
View ArticleMen's Basketball Begins Road Trip at Charleston on Saturday (Drexel Dragons)
(Source: Drexel Dragons) GAME NOTES LIVE STATS LIVE VIDEO LIVE AUDIO TWITTER Charleston, S.C. - The Drexel men's basketball team begins a three-game road trip on Saturday afternoon at the College of...
View ArticleOPSU Basketball Goes Winless in Wichita (Oklahoma Panhandle State University)
(Source: Oklahoma Panhandle State University) Wichita, Kan.-Thursday evening the Aggie men's and women's teams competed in conference contests with the Jets and Lady Jets of Newman University. Both...
View ArticleARIS got the 12th victory, beating Lavrio 82-68 (Aris Basketball Club)
(Source: Aris Basketball Club) ARIS achieved the fourth victory in the last five games in Greece and Europe and the 12th overall in the Basket League SKRATS, winning Lavrio G.S. 82-68, in «Nick Galis...
View ArticleCollege basketball: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels (19-3, 8-1) visit the unranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-7, 6-4) in the second of three straight ACC road games to start the month. The Tar Heels suffered their...
View ArticleWilson, Brown pace Alcorn St. to 66-63 win at Grambling St.
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Octavious Brown scored 15 points and made four free throws down the stretch as Alcorn State shot 57 percent from the...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball: Shamika Smith's energy propels Carl Albert,...
MIDWEST CITY — Carl Albert coach Tim Flanigan had to do something Friday he doesn't recall doing before. The first-year coach had to pull senior Shamika Smith from a game. It sounds absurd that the...
View ArticleSierra Canyon boys and girls basketball teams advance to Gold Coast League...
CHATSWORTH >> The Sierra Canyon boys and girls basketball teams find themselves in very familiar positions. Both teams advanced to the Gold Coast League championship games on Friday after easy...
View ArticleGirls' V Basketball Tops Front Royal on Senior Night (Mercersburg Academy)
(Source: Mercersburg Academy) After honoring four seniors before the opening tip, Mercersburg defeated the visiting Front Royal Flames (Front Royal, Va) 61-29 in a girls' varsity basketball game...
View ArticleOklahoma Christian center shoots for the Moon -- and makes it every time
EDMOND — Even though several days have passed, John Moon is still struggling to wrap his mind around what he did Saturday. He attempted 20 shots in a game — and made every single one of them. Yep, 20...
View ArticleNorthern Nash girls edge Wilson Fike in final seconds
The seeds for Northern Nash’s intensity Tuesday night were planted in the fourth quarter of its loss to Wilson Fike on Jan. 21. It was the first time in recent memory a team other than Rocky Mount High...
View ArticleNo.12/20 Rams Take Down Tarleton State in Double Overtime (Angelo State...
(Source: Angelo State University Athletics) SAN ANGELO, Texas - The No. 12/20 Angelo State basketball team downed Tarleton State, 87-86, in double OT while playing in front of 1,641 fans at Stephens...
View ArticleGirls’ V Basketball Tops Front Royal on Senior Night (Mercersburg Academy)
(Source: Mercersburg Academy) After honoring four seniors before the opening tip, Mercersburg defeated the visiting Front Royal (Va.) Flames, 61-29, in a girls' varsity basketball game February 9. In a...
View ArticleFoxcroft Academy Sports Update: Wrestling wins Regionals, Girls basketball...
(Source: Foxcroft Academy) Girls basketball advances to quarterfinals on Simpson putback at buzzer in OT The Ponies never led during regulation of their home playoff game against Central High School....
View ArticleClippers win again without Griffin, beating Hawks 85-83
Amid all sorts of distractions, the Los Angeles Clippers just keep on winning. This was an especially gutty performance. Jamal Crawford scored 21 points, DeAndre Jordan foiled the "Hack-a-Shaq"...
View ArticleLehigh men's basketball team finally playing like a contender
Jesse Chuku has developed a certain comfort zone in playing at Lafayette College's Kirby Sports Center. "I'm used to coming up here. It's been a few years," said Chuku, a senior forward on Lehigh...
View ArticleNo. 5 Maryland beats No. 17 Michigan State 85-76
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 30 points, Brionna Jones had 17 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 5 Maryland defeated No. 17 Michigan State 85-76 Friday night for its ninth straight victory. Coming off a...
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