It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Horizon League basketball is back on our screens. The league’s season officially began at 3 a.m. ET on Monday, and after a week of action, there’s already been plenty of fireworks. Here are some of the key wins from the week and some other notable results. Horizon League Wins of the week …

Who needs Luka Doncic when you have the US equivalent from Newark, Arkansas, Austin Reaves? The Los Angeles Lakers guard scored a game-high 43 as his MVP-level teammate rested with a back injury, propelling LA past the Detroit Pistons 121-116. Honestly, the game had no reason to be as close as it was in the end. The Lakers led 40-14 …

Penn State kept it close with Pitt for most of the game on Sunday, but the Lions came up short in an 82-76 loss at the Palestra. The offense committed 16 turnovers and struggled to shoot from the floor in the second half. It was certainly a more competitive showing than last year’s drubbing in Hershey, but it was not …

The Spurs put together two of their finest wins during SEGABAGA road victories over Sacramento and Portland. When the NBA schedule came out, my sister and I reviewed which game that we’d want to go to, saw the airfare prices to and from Austin and San Antonio…. and concluded Sacramento made the most sense for both of us. Some observations …

Following what may be the most disappointing loss for Purdue basketball since the first round horror show that was FDU, Purdue will return to Mackey Arena to square off against Illinois State. The loss to Valparaiso, another Missouri Valley Conference team, raised a ton of concerns for a Purdue team trying to find an identity after Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, …

MILWAUKEE — The Celtics could be without Mitchell Robinson on Sunday night when they face the Milwaukee Bucks. Robinson was a late addition to the injury report, listed as questionable with an illness earlier Sunday afternooon. Robinson is coming off the best stretch of his season; he tallied a season-high 10 rebounds in 20 minutes against the Bucks on Wednesday, …

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong scored 26 of her career-high 39 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn beat No. 10 Iowa 91-79 on Sunday. Blanca Quinonez had 21 points and hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game with 2:57 remaining after Iowa pulled within 10 points. KK Arnold added 14 points and Jovana Popovic had 10 …

The Washington Wizards face off against the Detroit Pistons tomorrow. Let’s get to it. Game info When: Monday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. ET Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Advertisement How to listen: The Team 980 AM, 106.7-2 FM Injury Report Wizards: Reece Beekman, Tristan Vukcevic, Justin Champagnie and Jamir Watkins are out. Anthony Davis …

The final result didn’t go in Sadiku Ibine Ayo’s favor, but it was a memorable return to the Garden nonetheless for the former St. John’s co-captain and Rick Pitino favorite. Prior to tipoff, St. John’s honored Ibine Ayo with a tribute video, and the Johnnies fans gave him a loud ovation. “It was nice, seeing what I did here is …

MILWAUKEE — Mike Conley will get his first start of the season when the Celtics face the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Conley, who has mostly been out of the rotation, played a season-high 11 minutes on Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. In his 20th NBA season, Conley is averaging career-lows across the board; he’s tallying just 3 points …

The Boise State men’s basketball team passed its first true test of the 2026-27 season with flying colors. The Broncos raced out to a 20-point halftime lead and held on in the final minutes on Sunday for a 100-81 non-conference victory over Butler at ExtraMile Arena. Advertisement Boise State (2-0), which led by as many as 26 points in the …

There was a time not so long ago when the Brooklyn Nets were among the teams hoping to land Cooper Flagg. I even spotted one optimist on the Long Island Rail Road wearing DIY jerseys celebrating that very possibility after the 2024 NBA Draft. That pipe dream turned into a miracle for the Dallas Mavericks, a team that contended for …

Plus Arkansas’ John Calipari remains the most successful, and entertaining, coach in college basketball. He brought his team, with eight freshman (and just one senior) to take on a Virginia team that retained every player from last year and has a trio of 24 year-olds in Thijs De Ridder, Johan Grunloh and Nolan Adekunle. Virginia’s players have multiple thousands of …

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Bell Ringer Standings:Tyrese Maxey – 3.5VJ Edgecombe – 2Jaylen Brown – 1.5Joel Embiid – 1LeBron James – 1Anfernee Simons – 1 The bad news is the Sixers’ defense looked like that of a veteran team closing a road trip with a Sunday afternoon game. Advertisement The good news is the offense was balanced and had bright spots in a 127-121 …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arkansas fans might as well get used to a good ol’ November clunker from John Calipari’s Razorbacks. This time, a veteran-laden Virginia team ranked No. 9 took it to the youthful Hogs in a 91-72 victory. The Cavaliers overwhelmed Arkansas with methodical offensive sets, familiarity with one another and second-chance points. Advertisement Just when Arkansas appeared ready …

Austin Reaves raised three fingers to the rafters. Then, after hitting a clutch three-pointer with 46 seconds remaining against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, he turned his palm to fans sitting courtside at Little Caesers Arena and waved goodbye. The Lakers guard scored a season-high 41 points as L.A. Lakers survived a 121-116 win over the Pistons without star point …

Kentucky Basketball has the game Big Blue Nation has been looking forward to all offseason. The Wildcats head to Chicago to face the Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday in the Champions Classic. With two early-season tune-ups out of the way, Mark Pope and his squad will face their first true test of the year against Bill Self’s loaded roster. Both blue-blood programs …

The Dallas Mavericks (5-4) host the Brooklyn Nets (2-7) for an early Sunday game in the American Airlines Arena. The Mavericks last played on Friday night, pushing past the Utah Jazz in the second half to win decisively. Brooklyn is playing on the second night of a road back-to-back, losing to the Atlanta Hawks. Here are the main things you …

I had to cut about 10 games out of my original rundown of the highlights of the week. There is so much “oh, that’s interesting!” going on here in both men’s and women’s basketball in the Big East this week, and at some point, I’m highlighting half the calendar and then what’s really a highlight after all? In any case, …

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Sometimes in an afternoon road game you got to be happy just getting out of there with a win. The Sixers narrowly defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-121 Sunday afternoon. Jaylen Brown went for a team-high 29 points and seven rebounds on 11-of-22 shooting. Tyrese Maxey zoomed his way to 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting with seven assists. Advertisement Joel Embiid …

James Madison walked into Rupp Arena on Friday night and immediately exposed a vulnerability in the Kentucky Basketball defense by launching a staggering 45 3-point attempts. The sheer volume of perimeter shots tied a program record for a Kentucky opponent, proving that heavy underdogs will use the 3-point line as the ultimate equalizer against Mark Pope’s squad. Advertisement Facing a …

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The Phoenix Suns have won two consecutive games, and confidence is slowly beginning to build. Much of that confidence stems from the team’s newfound ability to play defense, something noticeably absent through the first six games of the season. Playing a shorthanded Orlando Magic team certainly helped, but for the first time all season, Phoenix held an opponent under 110 …