Women's Final Four: Live updates, scores, analysis - ESPN
It's almost time to crown the 2025 women's basketball champion. And we start with a doubleheader in the Final Four on Friday night in Tampa, Florida.
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Grizzlies' Ja Morant doesn't mind being the NBA's 'villain'
It was the sort of moment that Ja Morant craves. He hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift the Memphis Grizzlies past the Miami Heat, then skipped down the court listening to the silence he created.
Eric Dixon's second-half scoring barrage leads Villanova past USC, into semifinals
LAS VEGAS — The most spirited matchup across the first four days of the inaugural College Basketball Crown, a game between two of the field's most well-respected brands in Villanova and USC, both of power-conference lore, was distilled to this: less than a minute remaining, the score tied, the best player from each team given one chance with the ball in their respective hands and a guaranteed financial reward on the line.
2025 College Basketball Crown highlights: Eric Dixon carries Villanova past USC
The first-ever College Basketball Crown continued on Thursday with the final two quarterfinal games.
Luka Doncic takes blame for 'unacceptable' night as Lakers fall - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic hit his first shot Thursday night, scoring on a running finger roll in the opening minutes of his baptism into the Golden State Warriors-Lakers rivalry.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's NBA 1st of 35-17-20 sends Bucks past 76ers - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player in NBA history to have 35 points, 17 rebounds and 20 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-113 Thursday night.
Ja Morant uses finger-gun gesture despite earlier warning - ESPN
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant risked further action from the NBA after mimicking shooting a gun with his finger during Thursday night's 110-108 win at the Miami Heat despite being issued a warning by the league for making the same gesture earlier in the week.
'Much more hope' Bucks' Lillard returns this season, Rivers says - ESPN
PHILADELPHIA — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers said that Damian Lillard is feeling good as he recovers from deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and that there is «much more hope today» than there was a few days ago that he can return sometime this season.