College Basketball

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has dismissed Hasan Abdul Hakim from its basketball program for what coach Penny Hardaway described as “repeated violations of team rules.” “After repeated violations of team rules, we’ve made the decision to move forward without Hasan,” Hardaway said Wednesday in a statement. “Our focus remains on the young men in our locker room who are …

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin did it again Tuesday night — he keeps doing this — and someone needs to get him under control. I’d suggest Cronin needs to control himself, stop bullying his players and others, but these aren’t isolated incidents. This keeps happening. It’s who he is: A bully. A vicious one. Advertisement Yeah, I hear some of …

We’ve all been there, right? You’re a 6-8, 235 pound force of human resilience. You’ve got 28 points in yet another performance worthy of the Big East’s leading scorer. You scored a tip in, with the help of a little push off to force overtime, then hit two huge three pointers to keep your team in touching distance. Now, after …

The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (23-2, 10-2) host the No. 23 BYU Cougars (19-6, 7-5) tonight. It’s a matchup of Big 12 powers who are each dealing with injuries to key players and as a result, scuffling of late. The Wildcats opened the season with 23 straight wins but have lost their last two (Kansas and Texas Tech). They are …

It was a beatdown at the Breslin Center on Tuesday night, with the Spartans on the right side. Michigan State basketball bounced back in a big way on Tuesday, rolling past UCLA for a 82-59 victory. The Spartans led by double-digits throughout the second half, and at one point led by more than 30 in the blowout victory. Advertisement Michigan …

No. 16 North Carolina definitely missed Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson on Tuesday night as NC State defeated the Tar Heels 82-58 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. It was North Carolina’s largest loss in the rivalry since 1982, as the Tar Heels had no answers for NC State point guard Quadir Copeland, who scored a game-high 20 points along with …

After a couple underwhelming seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks (19-6, 9-3) are back in the hunt for a Big 12 Title and deep run in the NCAA Tournament this year. Bill Self revamped his roster bringing in nine newcomers including Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year Darryn Peterson and has his Jayhawks playing well. After dropping 2-of-their-first 3 conference games, …

Wisconsin’s red-hot momentum came to a screeching halt on Tuesday night, as it fell 86-69 to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The team was outplayed in nearly every facet. Ohio State shot 54% to Wisconsin’s 46%, made 52% of its 3-point looks to Wisconsin’s 27% and out-rebounded Wisconsin 35-27. That difference in production was evident from the onset, as the Buckeyes …

UConn men’s basketball (24-2, 14-1) kicks off a critical five-game stretch to close the regular season on Wednesday night, as the Huskies host Creighton (13-13, 7-8) at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs looking to finish off the season sweep of the Bluejays. The Bluejays rank No. 78 in KenPom, with the No. 65 offense in the country, No. 119 defense and …

EAST LANSING – Jordan Scott’s first 3-pointer dropped purely, like a karmic reversal of fortune. And it opened the nets in a way Michigan State basketball hasn’t experienced during this Big Ten season. In turn, the Spartans’ most prolific outside shooting of the season started opening things up inside for Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper. And No. 15 MSU’s holistic …

Blue Cain scored 20 points, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 19 points off the bench and Georgia beat Kentucky 86-78 on Tuesday night for its first win at Rupp Arena since 2009. Georgia (18-8, 6-7 SEC) had lost 12 straight at Kentucky since a 90-85 victory on March 4, 2009. Advertisement [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Cain …

MANHATTAN — For the first time in almost a month, the Kansas State basketball players walked around the Bramlage Coliseum floor with smiles on their faces as they high-fived and thanked fans for attending the game. Finally, the Wildcats had a reason to be joyous. A dominant 90-74 win over Baylor on Tuesday, Feb. 17, helped give players relief during …

COLUMBUS, OH – Wisconsin was already shorthanded without forward Austin Rapp in its Feb. 17 loss to Ohio State. The Badgers became even more shorthanded when guard Jack Janicki suffered an injury. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said in his postgame press conference that he has “not officially” heard an update on Jack Janicki’s injury. Advertisement “I know it’s his wrist …

SAN DIEGO – Viejas Arena has had its share of moments over the years where the San Diego State Aztecs have unnerved their opponents down the stretch. On Tuesday night, uncharacteristically it was the Aztecs who at times appeared sped up in the second half, as the Grand Canyon Lopes took advantage of four turnovers over the final six-and-a-half minutes …

COLUMBUS, OH – Wisconsin was already shorthanded without forward Austin Rapp in its Feb. 17 loss to Ohio State. The Badgers became even more shorthanded when guard Jack Janicki suffered an injury. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said in his postgame press conference that he has “not officially” heard an update on Jack Janicki’s injury. Advertisement “I know it’s his wrist …

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Cooper Koch added 10 as Iowa overcame a cold-shooting second half to defeat No. 9 Nebraska 57-52 on Tuesday night. Iowa (19-7, 9-6 Big Ten) won despite not making a field goal over the final 4:59. The Hawkeyes were 7 of 28 from the field in the second half, including …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half Tuesday night, and Aday Mara added 10 points and 11 rebounds to send No. 1 Michigan past No. 7 Purdue 91-80. Trey McKinney, Yaxel Lendeborg and L.J. Cason each had 13 points for the Wolverines, who won their 11th straight and took a …

and I, for one, blame Rutgers. The first half ended with an abortive run-out by the Ducks concluded with a missed layup, and the Gophers turning that into a half-court possession in the final ten seconds in which some Gopher—and I promise you, I am not going to learn which one it was—put a baseline hook shot off the side …

Mick Cronin wasn’t going to let officials have the chance to eject center Steven Jamerson on Tuessday night. Instead, he simply did it himself. The UCLA head coach threw his own player out of their blowout 82-59 loss at No. 15 Michigan State on Tuesday after he had picked up a technical foul. Advertisement With about four minutes to go …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — No. 1 Michigan stuck to the game plan Tuesday night. The Wolverines ignored their ranking, the fact they were playing their first game in 13 years as the nation’s highest-ranked team or the distraction of looking ahead to Saturday’s long-awaited showdown against No. 3 Duke. Advertisement Instead, they took care of business at No. 7 …

Eighth-ranked Kansas will try to rebound on the road against Oklahoma State in a Big 12 tilt Wednesday night on Peacock. The Jayhawks (9-3 Big 12, 19-6 overall) are coming off a 74-56 road loss to No. 5 Iowa State that snapped an eight-game winning streak (including an 82-78 victory over previously unbeaten Arizona). Kansas is 7-6 in Quad 1 …

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — No. 22 Miami of Ohio won its 26th straight game to remain the last unbeaten team in Division 1, defeating UMass 86-77 on Tuesday night thanks to 23 points from Peter Suder. Luke Skaljac had 16 points and seven assists for Miami (26-0, 13-0 Mid-American Conference). Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 points with nine rebounds, Isaiah Placide …

After a 23-0 start to the season, things have gone downhill fast for Arizona. The Wildcats have lost two straight since that start and fallen from their No. 1 ranking. And on Tuesday they revealed they’ll be without one of their best players for an extended period. Advertisement Arizona announced that star freshman Koa Peat has a muscle strain in …

We are in the back half of February now, meaning March Madness is rapidly approaching. Time for our Spartans to get out of their annual slump and turn the jets on. And it starts tonight with a visit from the Bruins and former Spartan Xavier Booker. The jump ball is at 8:30 PM ET and is streaming on Peacock. And …

The last time Arizona and BYU met, just a few weeks ago, the Wildcats were unbeaten and the No. 1 team in the country. A lot has changed since then, for both teams. The UA (23-2, 10-2) is riding a 2-game skid, having lost at Kansas and then at home to Texas Tech to drop out of first place in …