The NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline is bearing down on the Golden State Warriors, who are, as usual, in an array of conversations regarding multiple potential deals to bolster their chances of what might be a last hurrah playoff run in the Stephen Curry era.
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU. Sears finished with 17 points and nine assists on 6 of 11 shooting while logging 35 minutes.
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on Wednesday night.
Sebastian Thomas had 22 points in Rhode Island's 88-82 victory against UMass on Wednesday night. Thomas also contributed eight rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Rams (15-6, 4-5 Atlantic 10 Conference).
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) KyKy Tandy's 26 points helped Florida Atlantic defeat UTSA 94-74 on Wednesday night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Ty Jerome added 20 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 126-106 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Gabriel Pozzato had 29 points in Evansville's 78-74 win over Murray State on Wednesday night. Pozzato shot 10 of 14 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Purple Aces (8-14,
Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.
The Champions League league phase is done and dusted, a thrilling catalogue of games seeing Manchester City narrowly avoid elimination, Liverpool top the table and big names struggle on their way to the playoffs.
The revamped Chicago Bears coaching staff under new head coach Ben Johnson now includes an assistant with a Super Bowl ring. Chicago is hiring veteran NFL offensive assistant Press Taylor to serve as its new passing game coordinator,
Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell had 27 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.