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Behind Amani Hansberry's double-double, WVU downs Cincinnati
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed career-high 13 rebounds to help West Virginia rally past Cincinnati 62-59 on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va., a critical victory for the Mountaineers' at-large NCAA Tournament hopes.,In a battle of the 44th and 45th teams in the NCAA's NET Rankings, Hansbe...
Kario Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...
North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State
RJ Davis had 21 points, Seth Trimble added 15, and North Carolina used a series of first-half runs en route to a 97-73 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of North Carolina State in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday.,Tied with the Wolfpack 6-6 less than four minutes into the game, North Carolina (16-11, 9-...
Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Paige Bueckers, No. 5 UConn rout Seton Hall
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points with nine rebounds and No. 5 UConn extended its winning streak to four games with a 91-49 victory on the road against Seton Hall on Wednesday at South Orange, N.J.,Aubrey Griffin and Kaitlyn Chen each contributed 15 points, Ashlynn Shade scored 14 and Sarah Strong add...
Otega Oweh, Amari Williams pace short-handed No. 17 Kentucky past Vanderbilt
No. 17 Kentucky remains without three point guards due to injury, but a patchwork lineup led by junior Otega Oweh and senior Amari Williams held off Vanderbilt 82-61 in SEC play Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.,The duo combined for 37 points and helped Kentucky turn a one-point halftime advantage i...
Penn State snaps 7-game losing skid with rout of Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points as Penn State ended its seven-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Wednesday, thrashing visiting Nebraska 89-72 in University Park, Pa.,D'Marco Dunn chipped in 17 points for the Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten), who shot 60.7 percent...
NASCAR penalizes Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing for modified spoiler
NASCAR penalized driver Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday for modifying a spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota at the Daytona 500 last weekend.,Briscoe, who won the pole for the season-opening race and placed fourth behind winner William Byron, lost 100 driver points and 10 playoff points. Bri...
Michigan State, Michigan meet with Big Ten lead on the line
If Michigan State and Michigan weren't rivals, this would already be big enough of a deal. But since they are heated foes, it only makes the Big Ten's biggest game of the season to date even more intense as the two meet for the first time this season on Friday night in Ann Arbor.,The game will be fo...
Spurs battle Suns in Durant’s first return to Austin as a professional
The San Antonio Spurs will be the de facto home team when they square off against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday in Austin, Texas, but they won't have the game's most popular player in their huddle.,That's because the contest will be a homecoming for the Suns' Kevin Durant. It will mark the first time...
Marquette shoots for ninth straight win over Villanova
Following a rough stretch to begin February, No. 16 Marquette appears to have stabilized heading into Friday's Big East matchup at Villanova.,The Golden Eagles (20-6, 11-4 Big East) are trending toward a prominent seed in next month's NCAA Tournament, though things looked a bit shaky earlier this mo...
Carlos Alcaraz holds off qualifier's challenge for win at Doha
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz withstood a charge from qualifier Luca Nardi for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Wednesday.,Spain's Alcaraz, ranked No. 3 in the world, converted 5 of 11 break-point opportunities, to 2 of 5 for Italy's Nardi, who had five d...
Refreshed Clippers, Bucks eager to make playoff push
After a much-needed All-Star break for both teams, the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks believe they're well-positioned for the final stretch of the regular season. ,Los Angeles holds the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, while the Bucks are fifth in the East.,Both teams hope to...
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (illness) doubtful vs. Suns
San Antonio All-Star center Victor Wembanyama is listed as doubtful because of illness for the Spurs' game Thursday against the Phoenix Suns in Austin, Texas.,Wembanyama, 21, is averaging 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals and a league-high 3.8 blocks in starting all 46 games he has played this ...
Knicks come out of break with confidence against sliding Bulls
The New York Knicks prepared for their challenging schedule following the All-Star Break in about the only way a blue-collar team could do so: By playing their longest game of the season.,The Knicks will begin their playoff push Thursday night, when they host the Chicago Bulls as both teams return f...
Hornets' Mark Williams sure he didn't fail physical in rescinded trade
Just hours before the Charlotte Hornets visited the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, Mark Williams remained miffed.,The Charlotte center was dealt to the Lakers prior to the trade deadline before Los Angeles rescinded the deal 48 hours later, apparently due to issues pertaining with Williams' ...
Seeking win to boost NCAA chances, Ohio State welcomes Northwestern
Looking ahead. That's all Ohio State can do as the Buckeyes seek to rebound from a loss to rival Michigan when they host Northwestern on Thursday.,The Buckeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) hoped a victory over the then-No. 20 Wolverines on Sunday would fortify their bid to make the NCAA Tournament for the f...
Jake Knapp's everywhere at the Mexico Open and eager to repeat
Jake Knapp is seeing himself everywhere. The airport. The hotel. Obviously, the golf course.,Knapp's image is plastered everywhere at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in Vallarta, Mexico, where he will begin the defense of his first PGA Tour title Thursday.,"Usually you know who won the year before a...
U.S., Canada square off again in 4 Nations Face-Off title bout
BOSTON -- With apologies to Finland and Sweden, this is what most everyone wanted.,The championship of the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off will come down to a United States-Canada rematch on Thursday night.,U.S. coach Mike Sullivan, a Massachusetts native, knows that this "great hockey city" will be a...
Cavaliers ride latest win streak into meeting with Nets
A significant measure of how the regular season is unfolding for the Cleveland Cavaliers is that they can talk about pursuing other trophies after Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley teamed up to win the All-Star skills competition.,After a season-opening 15-game winning streak and another 12-game run,...