[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — VJ Edgecombe had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Norchad Omier added 12 points and 14 boards, and seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 victory over No. 10 seed Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Jayden Dunn also scored 18 points for the Bears (19-13), who built …

[ad_1] Stackhouse claims his Wiggins critique was ‘taken out of context’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse clarified his comments about former Golden State wing Andrew Wiggins’ defensive abilities in an interview with 95.7 The Game’s Matt Steinmetz and Daryle Johnson on Wednesday. “Andrew, I mean, great smile every day, he did what you …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brock Harding scored 15 points that included a clutch 3-pointer to help 15th-seeded Iowa pull away from No. 10 seed Ohio State for a 77-70 victory on Wednesday night in a Big Ten Tournament opener. Bruce Thornton converted a three-point play and then added a pullup jumper following a Harding turnover to cut the Ohio State …

[ad_1] Lauri Markkanen hasn’t stepped on the court for the Jazz since Feb. 22, missing nine games and counting with what the team described as a back issue. With the Jazz tanking and trying to land a top-three spot in the lottery, nobody expected to see Markkanen again this season. Except for NBA league executives. Markkanen, an All-Star in 2023, …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — On the opening day of the Big East Tournament, Providence was done by dinner time. The eighth-seeded Friars never led and fell behind by 14 in the second half of a 75-69 loss to No. 9 seed Butler late Wednesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Afterword, coach Kim English didn’t sugarcoat his comments. “Disappointing effort. …