Oregon coach Dana Altman was looking for a much better effort than what his team gave this past Tuesday when it needed overtime to defeat Portland. He got it on Sunday afternoon, as the Ducks improved to 4-0 with an 82-61 nonconference men’s basketball win against Troy in front of an announced crowd of 5,394 inside Matthew Knight Arena. Five …

NBA admits refs missed two crucial calls late in Kings’ win over Jazz originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NBA announced on Sunday that the Kings benefitted from two missed during the final two minutes of their 121-117 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. The first missed call came when Utah had the …

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino hugged Richard Pitino and quickly exchanged pregame pleasantries on his way to the St. John’s bench. From that point on, it all was business. Rick Pitino emerged victorious in Sunday afternoon’s much-hyped coaching showdown between father and son, as No. 22 St. John’s used its size advantage and uptempo attack to top Richard Pitino and …

J.P. Estrella walked out to the court at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Sunday in gray sweats. The Tennessee basketball forward is still dealing with the left foot injury that hampered him during the offseason and now has him sidelined during the season. “It is concerning,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said after Tennessee smashed Austin Peay 103-68. “We …

Here’s what really matters to fans: Shaq, Kenny, Charles and Ernie will remain on air next season. The best — and extremely popular — pre/postgame show in all of sports, Inside the NBA on TNT, will be back next season, jumping to ABC/ESPN, according to multiple reports. The NBA and Warner Bros. Discovery have settled their lawsuit over the NBA’s …

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack and Oregon cruised to an 82-61 victory over Troy on Sunday. Barthelemy made 4 of 6 shots with three 3-pointers and all four of his free throws for the Ducks (4-0). TJ Bamba had 13 points and Nate Bittle scored 12 with eight rebounds and three …

Whatever message head coach Dana Altman gave to his team after the Portland victory and before today’s game with Troy obviously sank in and it was understood. The Ducks played a lot better as they easily dispatched the Troy Trojans 82-61 inside Matthew Knight Arena Sunday afternoon. Oregon might have used the Oregon football team’s defensive effort as an inspiration …

LaMelo Ball was fired up, scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter — including the game-winning free throws thanks to a bogus foul call on Giants Antetokounmpo — and that earned him a postgame walk-off interview with FanDuel Sports Network’s Shannon Spake. She asked him about the defense on Antetokounmpo’s final shot, which forced him into a mid-ranger, which he …

For the third Monday in a row, No. 7 Iowa State basketball (2-0) is back in action at Hilton Coliseum for its lone game of the week. It will be the final home game before the Cyclones head to the Maui Invitational. Iowa State will host IU-Indianapolis (2-2), which is 0-2 against Division I competition, suffering a 74-71 loss against …

Lakers rookie guard Dalton Knecht, getting to the basket against San Antonio’s Julian Champagnie on Friday, shined in two starts this weekend. (Darren Abate / Associated Press) Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht, still sweaty from the career-high 27 points that helped bury the Pelicans on Saturday night, wanted a minute. His Tennessee Volunteers were driving against Georgia, and as he stared …

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Jaron Pierre Jr. put up 31 points as Jacksonville State beat Coastal Carolina 71-53 on Sunday. Pierre shot 11 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Gamecocks (3-1). Koree Cotton scored 13 points while going 5 of 8 (1 for 3 …