HOUSTON (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks to help the San Antonio Spurs rally for a 111-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. The Spurs trailed by 16 and didn’t have a lead until late in the third quarter. Wembanyama scored nine points, with five free throws, to power an 11-0 run …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Houston freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars overcame an extended shooting slump in a 79-70 win at TCU on Wednesday night. The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) trailed only once, by one point 2 1/2 minutes into the game, and began the second half with a 15-point …

DALLAS (AP) — Julius Randle scored 31 points, Naz Reid added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 118-105 on Wednesday night. The Mavericks were without rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, who sat for left ankle injury management on the first night of a back-to-back. Flagg played the previous three games after an ankle sprain sidelined …

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The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4) showed grit coming back from a 10-0 deficit to build a 17-point second half lead. Yet they let their foot off the gas and the USC Trojans (15-6, 4-6) capitalized on it to get a 1-point lead inside of a minute. Two Bennett Stirtz free throws gave Iowa the lead with 4.6 remaining and they …

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The Knicks took control in the second half to rout the Toronto Raptors, 119-92, on Wednesday night. Here are the key takeaways… — On the second leg of a back-to-back, traveling from New York to Canada in the process, the Knicks did not start off so hot. They had three turnovers in their first five possessions and were 0-for-2 on …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored the opening goal and added an assist in his debut with the New York Islanders, who defeated their cross-town rival New York Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday night. Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists, David Rittich made 14 saves, and the Islanders won their second straight game. Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and …

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LeBron James scored only 11 points in a 129-99 loss to the Cavaliers, and in what could have been his final game in Cleveland, where the Akron native spent a total of 11 seasons across two stints earlier in his legendary career. The Cavaliers (29-20) reportedly would welcome James back for a third go-around next season, that is, if the …

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino was honored Wednesday night by St. John’s for reaching 900 wins as a Division I head coach. Moments before the 25th-ranked Red Storm tipped off against Butler, a tribute to Pitino featuring a montage of the Hall of Famer’s highlights played on the large video screens that hang from the roof at Madison Square …

Lakers guard Luka Doncic was injured in the first quarter of the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday after slipping on a fadeaway three. Doncic was hoping backwards on one leg after he took the shot with 7:58 remaining in the first quarter and slipped off the edge of the court. He immediately grabbed at his lower left leg …

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Torrey Pines looked plenty familiar to Brooks Koepka. The PGA Tour? Not so much. Koepka was playing the back nine on the South Course the day he arrived as a footnote in PGA Tour history as the first member to defect to LIV Golf and then be allowed to come back. He was asking about the …

We’ve got some news as it relates to Ohio State and the refurbished CBS Sports Classic. The Buckeyes have been a part of the made-for-television event since its inception in 2014. The other three teams that joined OSU through 2024 included bluebloods Kentucky, North Carolina, and UCLA. And while it feels like Ohio State is the odd team out in …

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready to move on, according to reports Wednesday. The trade request will have suitors looking at their roster to see how they can make a move for him ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline. The Golden State Warriors are ready to make a blockbuster move to position themselves in the trade sweepstakes for the …

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Luka Bogavac’s debut season at North Carolina has swung from promising to puzzling and back again, but the junior guard’s recent form off the bench has turned him into one of the Tar Heels’ most important contributors in ACC play. Since being moved out of the starting lineup, the Montenegrin guard has delivered some of his most consistent basketball. Over …

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Steven Adams will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his left ankle, the Rockets announced Wednesday. Adams had been out since suffering what coach Ime Udoka called a “severely sprained ankle” on Jan. 18 against the Pelicans. Advertisement The 6-foot-11, 265-pound center from New Zealand appeared in 32 games with 11 starts …

I plan these roundtables out a few days before they get posted so that the rest of the staff has time to get back to me. That means I sent this question out on Monday, prior to yesterday’s loss to IU and that these answers were returned to me before the loss to IU. Let’s keep that in mind. Here’s …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night. And the Cavs would welcome LeBron James back this summer, too, if he wanted to join the team for his 24th NBA season, according to an ESPN report that came out hours before tip-off. Playing in his league-record 23rd season, James is in a contract year with the Lakers. …

Around April 2018, a 23-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo told Nick Friedell, then of ESPN.com, “one of my goals” is to spend his entire career with the Milwaukee Bucks. “Kobe [Bryant] did it. Tim Duncan did it. Dirk Nowitzki did it,” he said, soon after a second All-Star bid. “I just want to be one of those guys … that stays for …

It’s an emergency live podcast for today’s Big Number! Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine react to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s trade request from the Milwaukee Bucks. The pair discuss the paltry roster Milwaukee has built around the Greek Freak that has him “ready for a new home,” and mull over potential trade scenarios. Advertisement Do the New York Knicks and the Miami …

Today is a short one for everyone’s favorite college basketball conference. Tuesday’s jam-packed action of conference title contenders, a rivalry game and Michigan State’s close call on the road at Rutgers is in the rearview mirror. Wednesday’s slate could offer some excitement, but none of the teams playing today are in realistic title contention. That doesn’t mean they aren’t interesting! …