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St. John's continues push up Big East standings at Seton Hall
Even on an off night, St. John's demonstrated what it's capable of to the rest of the Big East Conference.,Next, Rick Pitino and the Red Storm make the short trip over the river to face Seton Hall on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,St. John's (15-3, 6-1 Big East) has won four straight games and 10 of...
Canucks try to end slump, cool off rival Oilers
Since the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks met in the postseason last spring, they have been heading in the opposite direction.,The Oilers eliminated the Canucks in the second round of the 2024 playoffs before coming within a whisker of claiming the Stanley Cup title. On Saturday night in V...
Rivals BYU, Utah face off in first-ever Big 12 matchup
Although the basketball version of the BYU-Utah rivalry isn't as heated as football, there will be plenty of emotions and hype for Saturday's showdown in Salt Lake City.,There will also be ample familiarity and fanfare involving the programs' first-ever matchup as members of the Big 12.,"I'm very fa...
Austin Reaves' career night lifts Lakers over Nets
Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James added 29 points with eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a 102-101 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,Gabe Vincent scored 10 points off the bench as the Lakers improved to 2...
G Alex Nedeljkovic makes history with goal, assist in Pens' win
Pittsburgh goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made NHL history by scoring an empty-net goal and adding an assist to go along with 40 saves in the Penguins' 5-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.,Nedeljkovic is the first NHL goalie ever to have a goal and an assist in the same game.,Rickard R...
Wolves ride Anthony Edwards' big night to win vs. Knicks
Anthony Edwards posted his second double-double of the season Friday night for the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who rode a red-hot outside shooting performance to a 116-99 win over the New York Knicks.,Edwards was 8 of 13 from 3-point land while Naz Reid drained all six of his 3-point attempts f...
Iga Swiatek routs Emma Raducanu in Australian Open's 3rd round
The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.,Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.,Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. R...
Arkansas tries to pick itself up off floor at Missouri
Arkansas coach John Calipari found himself in an unusual position this week: His team was 0-4 in Southeastern Conference play and tied for last in the standings.,Calipari is trying to remain positive as the Razorbacks, 11-6 overall, prepare to play at resurgent Missouri (14-3, 3-1) Saturday in Colum...
Missing Ja Morant, Grizzles sweep 2-game set vs. Spurs
Santi Aldama poured in a career-high 29 points as the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies walloped the host San Antonio Spurs 140-112 on Friday to sweep a two-game series between the Western Conference rivals.,Memphis won the first game 129-114 on Wednesday in San Antonio and has captured back-to-back co...
After rare road slip-up, Rockets try to regain form vs. Blazers
The Houston Rockets will seek to start a new road winning streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Houston won seven straight in visiting venues before succumbing 132-127 to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,It also was the end of a five-game overall winning streak for th...
Kraken wishing for better luck as Kings pay visit
Sometimes, puck luck just isn't on your side.,It wasn't for the Seattle Kraken as they wrapped up a five-game trip Thursday at Western Conference-leading Winnipeg.,The Kraken played perhaps one of their best games of the season, only to see an odd bounce in the final minute help the Jets to a 2-1 vi...
Wisconsin DB's unprecedented move could rock NCAA, NIL landscape
The landscape of college athletics may be on the verge of another major shift, and it all stems from the move of one player.,Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas enrolled at Miami earlier this week but did so without ever entering the transfer portal -- and despite having recently signed a revenue-...
A's agree to one-year deal with RHP Jose Leclerc
Right-handed reliever Jose Leclerc made a free agent move within the American League West, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Athletics on Friday.,According to multiple media reports, the contract is worth $10 million.,Leclerc, 31, had been with the Texas Rangers' organization since signing an a t...
Austin FC transfer all-time scorer Sebastian Driussi to Argentine club
Austin FC transferred midfielder Sebastian Driussi, the club's all-time leading goal-scorer, to Argentine side Club Atletico River Plate.,The transaction, which Austin announced Friday, will net the largest transfer fee in club history, reportedly worth almost $10 million.,Driussi scored 51 goals in...
UCLA's lights-out shooting overwhelms Iowa 94-70
Eric Dailey Jr. posted a career-high 23 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures, and the Bruins emphatically ended their four-game losing streak with a 94-70 blowout of Iowa on Friday in Los Angeles. ,UCLA (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten), which shot a scorching 62.1 percent from the field, never trai...
Thunder, without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fall to Mavs
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-98 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.,The Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Thunder lost for just the second time in their past 21 games.,Oklahoma City, which came into the game having won four ...
Cal, NC State aim to snap out of recent funks
Coming off back-to-back losses, Cal and NC State will both be eager to put tallies in the win column when they meet on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (9-8, 2-4 ACC) is coming off the more excruciating defeat. The Wolfpack led at Virginia Tech on Wednesday by 15 points early in the second half an...
Luke Goode carries Indiana to OT win at Ohio State
Luke Goode's 3-pointer late in overtime, part of his career-high 23-point night, gave Indiana the lead for good in a 77-76 win over Ohio State on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.,The basket with 1:07 left was the last scoring by either team. After Ohio State's John Mobley Jr. missed a 3-point attempt, the ...
DePaul beats Georgetown to end 39-game Big East regular-season skid
CJ Gunn scored 17 points and DePaul snapped a 39-game Big East regular-season losing streak by holding on late to beat short-handed Georgetown, 73-68 on Friday night in Washington, D.C.,DePaul (10-9, 1-7 Big East) led nearly wire-to-wire but needed a 3-pointer by Troy D'Amico with 26 seconds left an...
Turnover-prone Oklahoma, South Carolina vying for first SEC win
After winning its first 13 games and vaulting to No. 12 in the AP poll, Oklahoma has done a 180, losing each of its first four games as a new member of the Southeastern Conference.,But the Sooners (13-4, 0-4) won't be the only team looking for its first SEC win Saturday in Norman as they host South ...