Articles filed under Basketball
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Stojakovic scores 23 and blocks late 3 attempt as No. 14 Illinois beats No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77Nov 11, 2025 10:59 pm - Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and blocked a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds as No. 14 Illinois defeated No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77. Kylan Boswell had 22 points and three players — David Mirkovich, Keaton Wagler and Zvonimir Ivisic — each scored 11 for the Fighting Illini, who let a 13-point halftime lead slip away before rallying to win.
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Michael Ray Richardson, versatile guard banned from NBA for violating drug policy in the 1980s, diesNov 11, 2025 4:56 pm - Michael Ray Richardson, a versatile guard who was banned from the NBA for violating its drug policy in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 70. Richardson’s attorney and close...
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Bulls let another late lead slip away to Wembanyama, SpursNov 10, 2025 10:28 pm - Victor Wembanyama scored 38 points as San Antonio rallied late to beat the Bulls 121-117 on Monday at the United Center.
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Baylor and Southern California jump into top 10 of women's AP Top 25, UConn and South Carolina 1-2Nov 10, 2025 4:01 pm - Baylor and Southern California jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big opening week victories. The Bears began the season ...
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No. 1 Houston leapfrogs Purdue in AP Top 25 despite fewer first-place votes; Arizona up to No. 5Nov 10, 2025 3:58 pm - The first regular-season AP Top 25 is typically an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be. This season certainly i...
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Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who coached the most games in NBA history, dies at 88Nov 09, 2025 7:11 pm - SEATTLE — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 8...
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Mitchell makes go-ahead basket with 34 seconds left as Cavaliers rally to beat Bulls 128-122Nov 08, 2025 10:17 pm - Donovan Mitchell scored eight straight points in 65 seconds, including the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds remaining, and the Cleveland Cavaliers closed on a 12-0 run to beat the Chicago Bulls 128-122 on Saturday night.
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Can it last? Here are three reasons for the Bulls’ fast startNov 08, 2025 4:53 pm - The Bulls have been the biggest surprise of the early NBA season. How long will it last? Well, the positive signs also count as optimism for the long haul.
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The broken wall: Bulls can’t match Milwaukee’s muscle in road lossNov 07, 2025 10:56 pm - Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Bucks beat the Bulls 126-110 on Friday.
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Kylan Boswell scores 31, No. 17 Illinois beats Florida Gulf Coast 113-70 in another blowout winNov 07, 2025 10:22 pm - Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 31 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 17 Illinois beat Florida Gulf Coast 113-70 on Friday night for its second blowout win to start the season.