NBA final day: Oklahoma City Thunder clinch Western Conference top seed for play-offs
Minnesota had to settle for the third seed after losing 125-106 at home to the Phoenix Suns, who moved past New Orleans to secure the…
Clock error meant Lakers played extra time against Grizzlies
NEW ORLEANS — The Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies actually played more than 13 minutes in the third quarter Friday because of a clock error that…
USC finds its ‘secret sauce’ by mixing joy, urgency in Sweet 16
PORTLAND, Ore. — The lights shining behind Rayah Marshall on the dais at Moda Center were almost blinding. The 6-foot-4 USC forward just walked by a…
Which teams have won the most NCAA men’s basketball championships?
No men’s basketball program this year will catch up with the all-time leader in most NCAA tournament titles. But for the first time in four…
UCLA lands highest women’s NCAA tournament seed in school history
Living up to her name this time of year has been agonizing for Cori Close. Her UCLA women’s basketball teams have made five appearances in…
USC clinches No. 1 seed, begins NCAA women’s tournament at home
After winning its first Pac-12 championship since 2014, USC earned the top seed in the Portland Regional 3 bracket and will host No. 16 seed…
Lauren Betts powers UCLA to blowout win over Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Lauren Betts had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kiki Rice added 14 points when No. 8 UCLA beat Arizona State 70-41 on…
Cleveland seeded No. 1 in City Open Division hoop playoffs
In a season that has seen zero teams emerge as the City Section title favorite in high school basketball, the playoff seeding committee was forced…
Harvard-Westlake defeats Crespi for Mission League title
There were so many ties to the NBA at Friday night’s Mission League basketball championship game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi that Kenny Smith and Charles…
Harvard-Westlake dominates Foothill in win at Nike Extravaganza
Revenge week is coming up for Harvard-Westlake and the Wolverines are clicking on all cylinders after a string of three impressive wins, capped by Saturday…