Articles filed under Basketball
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Rivera scores 21 as DePaul beats Georgetown 83-77, will meet again in Big East TournamentMar 08, 2025 6:00 pm - Led by Isaiah Rivera's 21 points, the DePaul Blue Demons defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 83-77 on Saturday. The Blue Demons improved to 13-18 with the win and the Hoyas fell to 17-14.
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March Madness is coming, and women's players are urging fans to keep cool in social media postsMar 08, 2025 5:52 pm - Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks has a love-hate relationship with social media. Sometimes she'll scroll through her direct messages and find a note from a little girl who sees her as a role model and asks for advice, words of encouragement or to take a picture with her after the next game.
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Northwestern likely to make Big Ten Tournament despite loss at No. 13 MarylandMar 08, 2025 5:27 pm - Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern. Nick Martinell scored 28 points for Northwestern, which is still likely to reach the Big Ten Tournament despite the loss.
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O’Donnell: Lamb’s end — too much sports on TV in MarchMar 08, 2025 10:22 am - THE WHOLE NEW TRUTH IS that March comes in like a lion's 72-inch HD screen with far too many sports and games on TV. No human being constrained by a conventional 168-hour...
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Ausburn steps into spotlight as Warren beats Waukegan in 2OTMar 07, 2025 10:58 pm - Center Zach Ausburn. a senior first-year starter, delivered a season-high 23 points as Warren fought past Waukegan 70-60 in double overtime.
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Jakucionis’ 3-pointer completes Illinois’ rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 PurdueMar 07, 2025 10:39 pm - Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80. Illinois trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.
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Knicks guard Jalen Brunson expected to miss 2 weeks after suffering ankle injury in OT loss to LakersMar 07, 2025 12:21 pm - New York star guard Jalen Brunson, a Stevenson High School graduate, could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks' 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Brunson was still being examined by the medical staff.
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Coby White scores career-high 44 points in the Bulls’ 125-123 victory over the MagicMar 06, 2025 10:06 pm - Coby White scored a career-high 44 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 125-123 on Thursday night. White was 7 of 15 from 3-point range. He scored Chicago's last nine points on two layups, a dunk and a 3-pointer.
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Britt scores 17, Nebraska women rally to top Illini 74-70, face UCLA in Big Ten quarterfinalsMar 06, 2025 8:19 pm - Freshman Britt Prince scored 17 points with five assists and 10th-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-70 win over seventh-seeded Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament, closing with a 13-5 run.
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Realignment has the ACC, Big Ten spanning 4 U.S. time zones. League play meant long trips — and LsMar 06, 2025 1:12 pm - The travel miles and losses have piled up for teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten when it comes to cross-country travel created by realignment. Those two leagues span the four contiguous U.S. time zones and have footprints touching the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines with the arrival of former Pac-12 programs. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are in the Big Ten.