MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ishmael El-Amin had 22 points as Ball State narrowly beat Northern Illinois 63-59 on Tuesday night.El-Amin hit 4 of 6 3-pointers.Kyle Mallers and Tahjai Teague each added 12 points for Ball St. (14-10, 7-4 Mid-American Conference),...

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti's attorney borrowed Nike's iconic advertising slogan in a closing argument Tuesday at an extortion trial, saying Avenatti followed a client's wishes to be in attack mode when he went into a meeting with the apparel giant's...

Kobe Bryant will be announced Friday at All-Star Weekend in Chicago as one of the finalists for this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction class, which isn’t a secret and never was.Bryant always was a lock to be a first-ballot pick. Fellow first-time...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 23 points, Anthony Davis added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 125-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.The Lakers had dropped three of their last four...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return to Miami’s lineup, and the Heat won in Andre Iguodala’s first game back in the Bay Area, thumping the Golden State Warriors 113-101 on Monday night.Butler was crisp after...

DALLAS (AP) — Another perfect night for Rudy Gobert against Dallas didn't feel much like one with a lead slipping away in the third quarter.The Utah Jazz and their 7-foot-1 center found a way to hang on for the win.Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points before...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Davide Moretti and Jahmi’us Ramsey each had 17 points and No. 24 Texas Tech made a season-high 13 3-pointers while leading throughout in an 88-42 win over turnover-plagued TCU on Monday night.Moretti made a 3 on the first shot...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With No. 1 Baylor's offense struggling, the team's defense locked in and helped the Bears win again.Baylor, producing its lowest point total of the season, beat Texas 52-45 Monday night for its 21st straight victory — one short...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tristan Jarrett had 22 points as Jackson State beat Southern 67-51 on Monday night.Roland Griffin had 18 points and seven rebounds for Jackson State (10-14, 7-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which won its fifth consecutive...

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Alonzo Walker had 22 points as Portland State beat Northern Colorado 83-71 on Monday night.Lamar Hamrick had 13 points and six rebounds for Portland State (12-13, 6-7 Big Sky Conference), which ended its four-game road losing streak....

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks presented Giannis Antetokounmpo a victory as a baby gift.Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe scored 28 points apiece to pace Milwaukee past Sacramento 123-111 on Monday night as the Bucks won without new father Antetokounmpo.Antetokounmpo,...

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam keeps telling teammate OG Anunoby to improve his offense output by thinking less on the court.Anunoby must not have thought much during Monday’s game against Minnesota.Anunoby scored a career-high...