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Cam Thomas scores 38 points to help Nets snap Wizards' 3-game run with 122-119 overtime victory

Mar. 27, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 38 points, including a pair of jumpers in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night, snapping the Wizards' modest three-game winning streak. Jordan Poole scored a season-high 38 points for Washington, but he...

Tyson scores 30, Seattle U closes on an 11-0 run to defeat High Point 77-67 for CBI championship

Mar. 27, 2024 20:47 PM EDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Tyson scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers, Alex Schumacher scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, and third-seeded Seattle U closed on an 11-0 run to beat top-seed High Point 77-67 on Wednesday night for the CBI championship. ...

New Stanford basketball coach Kyle Smith relishes opportunity at his 'dream job'

Mar. 27, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ever since Kyle Smith watched Mike Montgomery turn Stanford from an also-ran into a national basketball power, he has viewed the Cardinal job as the dream destination in his coaching career. The dream has now been realized with Smith being introduced...

Michigan AP Division 2 basketball Player of the Year: Durral Brooks of Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Mar. 27, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

The 2024 Michigan Associated Press Division 2 All-State basketball team, which was selected by a panel of 15 sports writers: ___ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids Catholic Central ___ ALL-STATE Durral Brooks,...

Crowns, chest bumps and swagger: In March Madness, the handshake isn't just for high fives anymore

Mar. 27, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Amani Bartlett doesn't know exactly how she got the job as LSU's hype woman. She didn't apply for it. No one asked her to do it. It just kind of happened. So when the lights go down and the music comes up right before the Tigers' starting lineup is introduced, the...

Lauren Jackson comes of retirement again in a bid to play for Australia at the Olympics

Mar. 27, 2024 03:46 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Basketball star Lauren Jackson is coming out of retirement again in a bid to make the Australian team and compete at a fifth Olympics. The 42-year-old three-time WNBA MVP was included in Australia’s 26-player squad on Wednesday, and is widely tipped to make the...

Reaves' triple-double, tiebreaking 3 helps rally Lakers past Bucks in 2OTs without LeBron James

Mar. 27, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Staring at a double-digit deficit midway through the fourth quarter without LeBron James available, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers faced a clear choice. “It was one of those moments that you could either flip the page to tomorrow, get ready for that...

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) beats Langston (Okla.) 71-67 for program's first NAIA championship

Mar. 26, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Quan Lax had 15 points, JJ Wheat scored four of his nine points in the final 35 seconds, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) closed on a 10-0 run to beat Langston (Okla.) 71-67 on Tuesday night for the program's first NAIA championship. Freed-Hardeman trailed 67-61...

Be like Caitlin: Iowa's Caitlin Clark is inspiring a younger generation of players

Mar. 26, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Caitlin Clark makes pulling up from the midcourt logo look easy, routinely hitting shots most players would consider a heave. The Iowa star's deep range has expanded the scope of possibilities for up-and-coming women's basketball players, much the way NBA...

Wayzata's Jackson McAndrew, bound for Creighton, is Minnesota boys basketball AP Player of Year

Mar. 26, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

The 2024 Associated Press All-State team for Minnesota high school boys basketball, as voted on by statewide media: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jackson McAndrew, Wayzata FIRST TEAM Jackson McAndrew, senior, Wayzata Isaac Asuma,...