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Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Sarah Strong had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 2 UConn to a 79-44 win over Georgetown in the teams' Big East opener on Sunday.

Ben Burnham came off a potent Virginia Tech bench to score a season-high 17 points, five in the final four minutes as the Hokies held off a Navy comeback bid to earn an 80-72 nonconference victory Sunday.

It's no secret that when NBA expansion happens, Las Vegas will be at the front of the list of candidate cities to get one of what will probably be two new clubs, pushing the league to 32 franchises.

The Miami Heat traded Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for the right to swap second-round picks in 2031, the teams announced Sunday.

Trae Young was dribbling out the clock Wednesday night when he leaned down toward New York's center-court logo and pretended he was shooting dice.

A Caitlin Clark rookie card sold for $234,850 at Goldin Auctions on Monday, setting a new record for a women's basketball card. The sale price falls just shy of a 2003 NetPro Serena Williams card that sold for $266,400 in 2022.

The Cavaliers are just one of the surprise stories that have emerged as the season nears the one-third-done mark. Orlando is off to its best start in 16 years at 17-9. And Houston is 16-8, behind only the Cavaliers, Boston, Oklahoma City and Memphis ...

Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men's college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25.

Tennessee has returned to The Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school's longest drought in the 48-year history of the women's basketball poll.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. had 14 points and 12 assists and the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies romped to a 140-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.