LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Kansas men’s basketball team didn’t hit a single 3-pointer in the first half vs. Furman on Saturday night.

It also didn’t matter. That’s how good these Jayhawks look.

KU’s many offensive options — and stellar defense — were on full display against a previously unbeaten Furman squad. The Jayhawks, who led by...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Not long into the news conference Tuesday morning at which he introduced Eric Roedl as Villanova’s new athletic director, the Rev. Peter Donohue, the university’s president, began to list Roedl’s responsibilities in his previous job. As the University of Oregon’s deputy AD, Roedl was in charge of the school’s football,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The logic inside some corners of the Los Angeles Lakers locker room a season ago was that the best path to the NBA Finals wouldn't run through Denver, but instead through Oklahoma City — the team tied with the Nuggets for the West's best record.

Denver was too big, too physical and had, the logic said, dominated the Lakers. ...Read more

NEW YORK — What a week it was for Nets coach Jordi Fernandez. Injuries began to pile up on Sunday in Sacramento, but his group remained confident in the healthy players it did have. Brooklyn responded with three straight victories over the Kings, Warriors and Suns to end their latest West Coast swing on a shockingly high note.

While the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves and star Anthony Edwards ended a four-game losing streak Friday when Edwards scored 21 points that included a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final 2:20 of a wild, 93-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center.

The Wolves had lost at Toronto and Boston and to Houston (in overtime) and Sacramento at home...Read more

MIAMI — Are the Miami Heat the NBA’s version of the Miami Dolphins?

For at least one more game, the Heat certainly would be willing to follow on that track.

Showing an ability to look closer to their best against second-tier opposition, the Heat for the second consecutive game pushed aside a team at the bottom of the standings, this time ...Read more

The Detroit Pistons are far from winning their fourth Larry O'Brien Trophy, but competing for the franchise's first NBA Cup has been a significant sign of growth.

Since the start of the league's second annual in-season tournament on Nov. 12, coach J.B. Bickerstaff and several players have said that the team has taken each tournament game with ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was supposed to be another easy victory for the Kentucky Wildcats turned into an eventful affair inside Rupp Arena on Friday night.

The No. 8-ranked Cats beat Georgia State by a comfortable margin — a 105-76 victory to end a four-game homestand — but the game was delayed by several minutes in the second half ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The bad news for the 76ers: Joel Embiid will miss his fourth consecutive game on Saturday at the Detroit Pistons, due to left knee injury management and personal reasons.

The better news for the Sixers: Paul George (left knee bone bruise) was a full participant in Friday’s practice, the team said, while Caleb Martin (upper ...Read more

The captain came to save the day — and, boy, did the day need some saving, because these are the kinds of games the Knicks are supposed to win decisively, and a decisive victory was far from the result in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday.

In a noon tipoff the day after Thanksgiving, and in the final stop of the five-game, 10-day roast trip, this ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — From future Hall of Famers to dazzling young talents with untapped potential, the Bay Area’s new WNBA team is expected to have a diverse pool of players at its disposal when it begins to construct its roster next week.

The Valkyries can pick up to 12 players but no more than one per team during the WNBA’s expansion draft ...Read more

Scrappy defensive play that led to 10 steals and an overall aggressive nature helped carry No. 18 Florida to a 75-58 victory over Wake Forest on Thanksgiving Day at the ESPN Events Invitational at State Farm Field House.

The Gators (7-0) remained unbeaten by pressuring the ball on defense and pushing the tempo in a game that didn’t start out ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has returned to the team’s injury report for the second time in three weeks, this time due to the back pain that kept him out of the closing stages of Wednesday night’s 98-94 road victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Butler is listed as probable for Friday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors ...Read more

SEATTLE — Nearly two weeks have passed since news broke about the Storm being under investigation for alleged player mistreatment, and there still has been no public acknowledgment of the allegations by the team or the WNBA.

The Storm and the league have repeatedly declined to comment, while the Women's National Basketball Players Association...Read more

LAHAINA, Hawaii – Dan Hurley didn’t have much to say after the UConn men’s basketball team lost its third consecutive game in the Maui Invitational, all to unranked opponents, including Dayton in Wednesday night’s battle for seventh place.

And while there was another significant free throw disparity in the 85-67 loss, Hurley couldn’t ...Read more