LEXINGTON, Ky. — The commitment to Kentucky on Wednesday by 7-foot-5 Cherif Millogo may eventually carry historic significance beyond having given UK the tallest recruit in its men’s basketball history.

It’s possible that Millogo, a native of the West African nation of Burkina Faso who is now playing high school basketball in California, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The absurd 62-foot three-pointer Luka Doncic hoisted and made late in the second quarter Friday night seemed to ignite him, pushing him to even higher heights on the way to scoring 53 points.

Doncic especially went to work in the third quarter, scoring 20 points in that frame in delivering the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-118 win...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team has completed a two-game sweep of mid-major teams this week in advance of Tuesday’s Champions Classic showdown against fellow hoops blueblood Kentucky.

Former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with two assists and a ...Read more

Once again, a fourth-quarter surge, started by LaMelo Ball, helped the Timberwolves roll to a win. The Wolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-109, Friday night in New Orleans.

Ball scored nine of his 22 points in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter to get the Wolves rolling and was helped along the way by Jaden McDaniels, who ...Read more

BOSTON — There was only one game of separation between the national championship and its rematch on Friday night in Boston, so the intensity didn’t have much time to fade.

And it created quite the atmosphere in a packed TD Garden, where No. 4 UConn’s string of nonconference battles got off to an impressive start, taking down the 16th-...Read more

Again out of coaching and back in the media realm, Doc Rivers wasted little time reflecting on Giannis Antetokounmpo and what went wrong during their time together with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Speaking on Bill Simmons’ podcast, Rivers, now an NBA analyst, addressed last season’s turmoil in Milwaukee that preceded Antetokounmpo’s offseason ...Read more

Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t been with the Warriors so far this season amid health issues, and he won’t be returning to the court anytime soon.

In a statement posted to social media Friday afternoon, the Warriors center said, “I’ve made the decision to prioritize my health and step away from the game I love.”

It does not appear ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former UConn women’s basketball teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd addressed their relationship Friday on a podcast, saying it had been over for over a year.

On Fudd’s “Fudd Around And Find Out” podcast, Bueckers said of her current Dallas Wings teammate, “We’re not together anymore; it’s been a while. (We)...Read more

NEW YORK — Knicks star Jalen Brunson took his talents to NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” on Thursday.

The championship-winning point guard played a detective opposite Knicks fan Mariska Hargitay in a scene that takes place in a diner where “Detective Madison” is congratulated on his promotion.

“Thanks, Captain,” Brunson, the star of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Carmelo Anthony and La La Anthony (née Vázquez) reportedly have reached a settlement agreement after almost a decade-long split.

Although terms of the separation are confidential, there was a pending judgment of divorce that needed approval from the New York County Supreme Court as of Wednesday, according to People.

Once the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Steph Curry shook one-time Splash Bro Klay Thompson on a nasty cut midway through the first quarter, deking him on the same move the two terrorized the league with for more than a decade together.

But he smoked the layup against his teammate of 11 years, one of eight misses he suffered in the first half. It was another slow ...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State took off like a rocket against Toledo, then coasted its way to a methodical win.

Though frequent fouls and poor free-throw shooting left some practice fodder for Michigan State to figure out, it cruised to a comfortable 91-61 win over Toledo on Thursday at Breslin Center.

With its two-game tune-up against...Read more

Speaking prior to Thursday’s road game at Phoenix, Magic coach Sean Sweeney specifically mentioned he wanted to see better organization from his team on both ends of the floor when it opened a four-game road trip against the Suns.

Facing the team with worst defensive rating in the NBA entering Thursday night (124.5 per NBA.com), Orlando ...Read more

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Power forward Alex Condon did it all as No. 1 Florida cruised past Jacksonville as the Gators senior joined some elite company.

Condon finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocked shots during a 88-57 win Thursday night in the O’Connell Center as the Gators won their 36th consecutive home opener....Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was Election Night, and for 6:21 of elapsed playing time, the Kentucky Wildcats showed a Rupp Arena crowd of 19,304 their own version of a “blue wave.”

Sparked by some lovely ball movement, No. 23 UK uncorked a 25-3 first-half run Tuesday that turned an early 13-9 deficit to underdog Manhattan into a 34-16 UK advantage...Read more