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While heartbroken at the loss of star guard JuJu Watkins, Southern California's players are determined to move forward in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Maryland center Derik Queen scored a game-high 27 points, but No. 1 seed Florida dominated the rebounding battle and pulled away in the second half to beat the No. 4 seed Terrapins 87-71 Thursday in their West Region semifinal.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points, one of nine Indiana players in double figures as the Pacers set a franchise record for points in a game in a 162-109 rout of the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley knows how hard it is to repeat as champion. Her team has won three national championships in the past seven years, but the Gamecocks haven't been able to defend their title either time, losing in the Elite Eight and ...

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says he wasn't mixing politics with sports last week when he called for the release of an American hostage in Gaza.

George Mason basketball coach Tony Skinn has agreed to a one-year contract extension that ties the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year to the school through the 2029-30 season.

The NBA will not bring back its All-Star Game mini-tournament next season.

The NBA may soon be significantly expanding its presence in European basketball, in the form of partnering with FIBA on a new league that the sides have been talking about for many years.

Alex Sarr scored 24 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 119-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game skid.

West Virginia hired Ross Hodge of North Texas as its men's basketball coach on Wednesday.