MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Anthony Edwards scored 25 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 138-119 victory Saturday over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were playing without star Giannis Antetokounmpo due to right knee soreness. Naz Reid added 14 points off the bench for Minnesota in a matchup that turned testy early. Timberwolves …

PITTSBURGH (AP) As Houston’s players went through pregame warmups before discarding UAB without much trouble in their first-round South Region matchup, Cougars senior Kyler Edwards had the look of someone who had been here before. It all was so familiar to Edwards. The blaring pep bands. The pressure. The spotlight. Just another game. Just a little bit bigger. March’s maddening …

Golden State Warriors fans get an opportunity to congratulate their former assistant on becoming the winningest head coach in NBA history when Gregg Popovich leads the San Antonio Spurs into San Francisco for a Sunday night matchup. Popovich joined Don Nelson’s staff in Golden State for the 1992-1993 season and was alongside the previous record-setting coach for two years. During …

The men’s NCAA Tournament second round started in exciting fashion on Saturday, with one No. 1 seed going down and another barely avoiding an upset. North Carolina built a 25-point lead against No. 1 Baylor, only to watch it wither away play-by-play in the game’s last 10 minutes, before the defending national champions finally forced overtime. UNC showed its resolve …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota’s Patrick Beverley and Milwaukee’s George Hill were both ejected in the first quarter Saturday in a matchup between the surging Timberwolves and defending champion Bucks. Milwaukee’s Serge Ibaka and Minnesota’s Taurean Prince got tied up after a Timberwolves free throw attempt and were talking to each other when Beverley raced in and pushed Ibaka. Hill responded by …

It’s rare for a coach to start his head coaching career at a place, have success, leave for another opportunity, then return 13 years later to the place where it all started. Sean Miller will return to Xavier University as the men’s basketball head coach, The Cincinnati Enquirer of the USA TODAY Network confirmed Saturday. The news was first reported …

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James Wiseman is rapidly running out of time to make his season debut for the Golden State Warriors. Wiseman has been recovering from a torn meniscus he sustained last April, though he was set to play with the Santa Cruz Warriors this weekend. He was held out of practice on Friday and Saturday with swelling in his right knee, however, …

Sean Miller is headed back to Xavier to again be its men’s basketball coach, sources confirmed to CBS Sports on Saturday. The two sides quickly engaged after Travis Steele was fired on Tuesday, sources said. Miller was Xavier’s top choice from the get-go, but school officials had to go through a lot of diligence internally and with the NCAA to …

Getty Images Earlier this month, Golden State Warriors big man James Wiseman was assigned to the franchise’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz in order to continue his rehab. After he appeared in three games, and averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds, the Warriors recalled Wiseman, but his return to the floor has hit yet another snag. The young center …

USATSI Down to just six players in its rotation amid season-ending injuries to a pair of starters, No. 9 seed Creighton nearly pulled off a shocker vs. No. 1 seed Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. In the end, the Bluejays came up just short in their upset bid, falling 79-72 to the Jayhawks. Trailing …

Pessimism is justified after Wiseman’s latest setback originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO – Through no fault of his own, James Wiseman’s career is being subjected as to the kind of speculation with which no young athlete wants to be associated. Is he another Greg Oden? Another Sam Bowie? Another Kwame Brown? Will the 7-foot-1 center the Warriors …

When Brady Manek buried a 3-pointer to put North Carolina ahead by 25 points with 10:49 remaining in regulation Saturday, Baylor’s quest to become a repeat national champion seemed more than over. Forty-one seconds later, Manek was ejected. And what transpired next was one of the wildest, craziest and dumbest 10 minutes and eight seconds of basketball you’ll ever see. …

The Orlando Magic have two more chances to salvage what remains of a six-game homestand, starting on Sunday with the season’s first meeting against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Orlando’s string of games at the Amway Center began on a positive note. The Magic overcame an 18-point deficit on March 11 to defeat Minnesota 118-110, sweeping the season series as well …

A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday: GAME OF THE DAY MICHIGAN STATE VS. DUKE Tom Izzo vs. Coach K — the Hall of Fame matchup nearly everyone expected when the bracket was unveiled. It’s almost too bad it comes so early in the tournament. Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski have been the faces of March for …

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The Milwaukee Bucks (44-26) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-30) at Target Center Game Time: 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 19, 2022 Milwaukee Bucks 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 0 (5:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Milwaukee Bucks @BucksIt’s time for Bucks Basketball!! pic.twitter.com/7w9crAnk10 – 5:04 PM Jeremy Woo @JeremyWooTried to make sense of the Very Weird UNC-Baylor game. …

11-seed Michigan Wolverines (17-14, 11-9 Big Ten) vs. 3-seed Tennessee Volunteers (27-7, 14-4 SEC) When: 5:50 p.m. Saturday. Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. TV: CBS. Radio: WWJ-AM (950; more radio affiliates). Line: Vols by 6½. Want more Michigan news? Download our sleek mobile app on iPhone or Android. • Box score ABOUT LAST GAME: How Frankie Collins filled Michigan’s PG …

Malik Monk has been among the most reliable players on the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He’s averaging over 15 points per game since joining the starting lineup in December, and as teammates have gotten injured around him left and right, he has missed just a single game since Christmas. Had the rest of the NBA known he would be this …

Although defending national champion Baylor and its players will go into the locker room with their heads down and No. 8-seeded North Carolina is exhaling in relief from advancing to the Sweet 16, suffice it to say that the real winners from Saturday’s second-round overtime thriller are March Madness fans. What was seemingly a blowout – in the form of …

The Associated Press Tar Heels survive ejection, big rally, beat ’21 champ Baylor FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points with a nifty layup while being fouled in overtime, and eighth-seeded North Carolina blew a 25-point second-half lead but still found a way to beat defending champion Baylor 93-86 in the second round of the NCAA …

We love Cinderella stories and upsets, but the Sunday schedule for the 2022 NCAA Tournament is setting up to be a showcase for the big dogs. To be more specific, the final day of second-round action will prominently feature programs that have, as they say, been here before.  Of the 16 programs playing for the eight remaining spots in the …

Kevin Durant: Joel Embiid is the NBA MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The debate on who this year’s NBA MVP will be continues to rage on, but one former MVP has weighed in. After a win Friday night over Portland, Nets superstar Kevin Durant was asked who he believes is the league’s Most Valuable Player in a super-tight …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points with a nifty layup while being fouled in overtime, and eighth-seeded North Carolina blew a 25-point second-half lead but still found a way to beat defending champion Baylor 93-86 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Brady Manek had a season-high 26 points before getting ejected …

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost eight of their last 10 games and are 10 games under .500, but they still feel pretty safe to at least make the play-in round. Entering play on Wednesday, the Lakers have just a two-loss lead over the No. 11 Blazers, but Portland is actively tanking and will fall out of the race soon. …