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Steph Curry can't save All-Star Game, but he can win it
SAN FRANCISCO — In an All-Star championship game already out of hand, Steph Curry decided to put a jolt into a dead Chase Center crowd.
Ever the showman, Curry pulled up from half-court and drained it. Finally, the crowd that sat through brutal stoppages and nonsensical basketball had something to get out of their seats for.
Curry stamped a ...Read more

Charles Barkley, frequent Bay Area hater, pledges $250,000 to SF social justice center
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Charles Barkley spent over an hour of his All-Star Saturday in San Francisco volunteering at GLIDE, a social center in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Then, on his popular TNT show “Inside the NBA,” the Hall of Famer pledged a $250,000 donation to the organization.
“Barkley is known for calling the shots on TV, ...Read more

LeBron James won't play in NBA All-Star Game, ending his 20-year streak
SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James, set to start in the NBA All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season, removed himself before the game Sunday, saying foot and ankle soreness wouldn't allow him to compete.
James, 40, played in the Lakers' loss Wednesday in Utah. James said he woke up Sunday morning hoping his foot felt good enough to allow him ...Read more

No. 25 Maryland sets program Big Ten record for most points in 101-75 win over Iowa
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland men’s basketball used halftime wisely, and it showed.
Facing their largest halftime home deficit of the season, the No. 25 Terps exploded for a 23-4 run to open the second half and turned back visiting Iowa’s upset bid for a 101-75 demolition Sunday evening before an announced 15,681 at Xfinity Center.
It’s...Read more

Philadelphia is a 'clear front-runner' for WNBA expansion, report says, but not next in line
PHILADELPHIA — Though the WNBA is notoriously tight-lipped about its expansion plans, it seems someone involved is in the mood to talk.
The Sports Business Journal reported Sunday that Cleveland is on the verge of getting the league’s next franchise, with an announcement potentially to come next month. That would return the WNBA to a city ...Read more

Lakers star LeBron James will miss his 21st All-Star Game
SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James, set to start in the NBA All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season, removed himself before the game Sunday, saying foot and ankle soreness wouldn’t allow him to compete.
James, 40, played in the Lakers’ loss Wednesday in Utah. James said he woke up Sunday morning hoping his foot felt good enough to allow ...Read more

No. 9 St. John's pads Big East lead with hard-fought win over No. 24 Creighton
NEW YORK — No. 9 St. John’s is in control of its Big East destiny.
That much was clear after Sunday’s 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton at Madison Square Garden — a hard-fought victory that improved the Red Storm’s lead in the conference standings to two games with five to play.
St. John’s (22-4) delivered yet another smothering ...Read more

Michigan hangs on to Big Ten lead after beating Ohio State, 86-83
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Michigan Wolverines have made a habit of winning games by narrow margins the past couple weeks.
They kept that streak going in Sunday’s rivalry game at Ohio State.
In a matchup that went down to the wire, No. 20 Michigan got a stop on the final possession to hang on for an 86-83 win over Ohio State on Sunday at Value ...Read more

Wichita State takes down Memphis in OT thriller for first ranked win since 2021
WICHITA, Kan. — For one Sunday afternoon at least, it felt like old times again at Koch Arena: the Shockers trading blow for blow with a nationally ranked opponent in front of a nationally televised audience with the Roundhouse rocking.
And for the first time since 2021, the Wichita State men’s basketball prevailed over a ranked opponent.
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ACC basketball was once king -- so how has the once-proud conference reached such a low?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Upon the discomforting speculation that the ACC might only send three teams to the NCAA Tournament, one of the league’s coaches had this to say:
“People may think I’m crazy, but there’s just so many games left. It’s not out of the question that a team could catch fire or two teams catch fire. I just think it’s ...Read more

No. 17 Kansas basketball upset again in road loss to Utah. Here are four takeaways
Kansas coach Bill Self didn’t try to hide his frustration.
His face was seething, red with anger, as a call didn’t go KU’s way. Naturally, he voiced his displeasure toward a referee.
The referee responded by giving Self a technical. In the past, moments like that have often catapulted Self’s teams to victory.
Instead, it didn’t ...Read more

Lakers' LeBron James reflects on 'humbling' NBA-record 21st All-Star appearance
Despite being at All-Star Weekend every year of his 22-season NBA career, Lakers star LeBron James hasn’t taken the experience for granted.
When James appears in Sunday’s All-Star competition at Chase Center in San Francisco, it’ll mark his record-extending 21st All-Star appearance — and the 22nd consecutive year he’s been involved ...Read more

Nets' Cam Johnson fails to advance to final round of Starry 3-Point Contest
NEW YORK — Cam Johnson failed to advance to the final round of the Starry 3-Point Contest Saturday night at Chase Center. He was the Brooklyn Nets’ lone representative at NBA All-Star weekend 2025 in San Francisco.
“I’m really excited for it,” Johnson told reporters ahead of the event. “Like I said, I’m just shooting and praying. ...Read more

Heat's Tyler Herro kicks off his NBA All-Star Weekend by winning 3-Point Contest
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro’s second appearance in the NBA’s Three-Point Contest went much better than his first appearance.
How much better?
After being eliminated in the first round of the two-round, timed shooting competition during the league’s 2023 All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Herro won Saturday night’s Three-Point Contest...Read more
Izzo passes Knight as dominant second half pushes Michigan State past Illinois, 79-65
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fans lined up outside State Farm Center in the cold and rain Saturday evening just to get the chance to swear at Tom Izzo.
The crowd got its wish, but Izzo got his win. In a 79-65 road victory over Illinois, No. 11 Michigan State (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) battled back from an early 16-point deficit to earn a lopsided victory. The...Read more

Luke DeCock: North Carolina basketball weathers unexpected Syracuse test, thanks to Jae'Lyn Withers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — When things got tense, when the Clemson debacle started to loom large in the rear-view mirror, when the double-digit lead was gone and North Carolina was staring defeat in the dome in the face, one man stepped up to intervene.
Jae’Lyn Withers, of course.
Why not?
Never mind he’d played six minutes or fewer in four of ...Read more

Injury-plagued Kentucky leads late but can't finish off a win in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Kentucky was far short of its full complement of players Saturday night.
The Wildcats almost came out with a win anyway.
With three key players out of the lineup, UK led late in the second half before suffering an 82-78 loss to the Texas Longhorns, a sixth defeat in SEC play with six games still left in the regular season.
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NBA commissioner: Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu encore 'lost that special feeling'
SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver understandably defended mounting criticism of the 3-point shot, and saying anything else would have been sacrilegious in the house Steph Curry built with his unparalleled 3-point prowess.
So why wasn’t Curry a star attraction Saturday night, on the Warriors’ home court, in a potential rematch ...Read more

No. 21 Mizzou men's hoops tam overpowers Georgia with key 2nd-half run
Four players scored in double digits, strong perimeter defense traveled effectively and No. 21 Missouri overpowered Georgia behind a dominant second half on Saturday afternoon in a basketball game in Athens, Ga.
The Tigers (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) beat the Bulldogs (16-10, 4-9) 87-74 to functionally lock in their spot in the NCAA ...Read more

'I never doubted it': James Harden returns to All-Star level
OAKLAND, Calif. — James Harden was happy to be back — but maybe not in this building in these back hallways.
Walking through the guts of the former Oracle Arena after his All-Star practice concluded, it was easy to think about the multiple playoff series that ended when his teams couldn’t get past Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and ...Read more
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- Lakers star LeBron James will miss his 21st All-Star Game
- Wichita State takes down Memphis in OT thriller for first ranked win since 2021
- No. 25 Maryland sets program Big Ten record for most points in 101-75 win over Iowa