The Celtics didn’t need their No. 1 option to take down the Raptors on Saturday night.

With Jaylen Brown (illness) sitting out on the second night of a back-to-back, Boston rode a standout performance by Payton ...Read More

ATLANTA — Until early Saturday afternoon, second-guessing Mark Pope had been the predominant activity of the 2025-26 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball season.

With the Wildcats starting the season 0-4 in games vs. ...Read More

SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Kuminga has returned to the Warriors’ rotation, occupying a position as sturdy as a late-game Jenga tower.

He began the season as the unquestioned starter next to Jimmy Butler, missed seven ...Read More

DENVER — David Adelman’s coaching rite of passage wasn’t enough to spark the Nuggets to an improbable comeback.

Adelman earned the first ejection of his career as an NBA head coach Saturday, and the Nuggets’ ...Read More

A potentially significant win slipped through Maryland men’s basketball’s grasp.

Armed with an eight-point lead late in the first half, the Terps were outscored by 16 points the rest of the way in an 80-72 setback at ...Read More

ATLANTA — That’s probably not what Hubert Davis had drawn up, right?

But, luckily for the Tar Heels, when Seth Trimble stumbled to the floor and lost control of the ball with the game on the line, Henri Veesaar was ...Read More