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High-scoring Josh Hubbard gears up to lead Mississippi State vs. Tennessee Tech
All eyes will be on preseason All-Southeastern Conference guard Josh Hubbard on Monday night when his Mississippi State team faces Tennessee Tech in Starkville, Miss.,A rarity in the current era of college basketball, Hubbard will begin his fourth season at the school he started with and shouldn't n...
Stanford unveiling top freshmen against veteran-laden Eastern Washington
Stanford enters its opener against visiting Eastern Washington on Monday with its top five scorers gone from last year's 20-win team.,This situation has third-year Cardinal coach Kyle Smith experiencing a strong case of dejà vu -- and it will be a welcome one if it means Stanford has another brillia...
Revamped Wake Forest emphasizes physicality in UMES opener
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes has tried to mold his team with an emphasis on consistent physicality.,The Demon Deacons will put their new theme on display in the season opener against visiting Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,During preseason action, which featured a 17...
Skidding Jets get another shot at slowing Panthers' Tkachuk brothers
In the summer, the Florida Panthers added Brady Tkachuk to a roster that featured his brother Matthew, and so far the sibling combo is a success.,The brothers will try to continue their hot starts when the Panthers play host to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,Through 13 games, Matthew Tkachuk leads the...
Top Esports book knockout-stage berth at LoL Worlds
Top Esports became the fifth team to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship knockout stage, overtaking Bilibili Gaming for a 2-1 win in a fourth-round Swiss stage match on Thursday in Allen, Texas.,Top Esports prevailed in a showdown of teams with 2-1 records.,The day's only other acti...
GamerLegion, Yandex reach upper-bracket final at PARI Universe
GamerLegion and Team Yandex moved within one victory of a spot in the PARI Universe final by winning their upper-bracket semifinals matches on Thursday.,GamerLegion swept OG 2-0, and Team Yandex edged PARIVISION 2-1. The victors will face off on Saturday with a berth in the grand final on the line.,...
Vitality squeeze past Natus Vincere in PGL Masters Bucharest quarters
Team Vitality rallied for a 2-1 victory over Natus Vincere on Thursday, advancing to the semifinals of the PGL Masters Bucharest event in Romania.,The other quarterfinal matches all resulted in 2-0 sweeps, with FURIA besting BetBoom Team, MOUZ topping Aurora Gaming, and Nemiga Gaming dumping FUT Esp...
Georgia rides 3 key returnees into opener vs. North Carolina Central
Georgia begins its quest for a third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament on Monday with a matchup against North Carolina Central in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs hope to continue to show growth in a program that has improved in each of coach Mike White's four seasons. The Bulldogs have won 78 games -- t...
NBA roundup: Cameron Boozer's triple-double keeps Grizzlies unbeaten
Rookie Cameron Boozer recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double as the Memphis Grizzlies remained unbeaten with a solid 124-103 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.,Reserve Isaiah Stewart posted 18 points and Cedric Coward registered...
NHL roundup: Mammoth stun Penguins in OT after last-second goal
Pittsburgh native Logan Cooley scored with one second remaining in regulation to cap his fourth career hat trick, then Mikhail Sergachev tallied 3:27 into overtime to lift the visiting Utah Mammoth to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Thursday.,With time winding down, Vincent Trocheck wire...
Kings squander 4-goal edge in third period, nip Senators in OT
Quinton Byfield snapped in a wrist shot from the top edge of the left circle at 3:37 of overtime as the Los Angeles Kings, despite blowing a four-goal lead in the third period, pulled out a 6-5 victory over visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,Byfield, who also had an assist, beat goalie Samu...
Tage Thompson's hat trick leads Sabres to wild win over Ducks
Tage Thompson scored a natural hat trick and had two assists to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres rally for a wild 7-6 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.,Zach Benson had a goal and two assists and Colten Ellis made 29 saves for the Sabres, who have won two in a row.,Cutter Gauthier scored twi...
Will Smith, Sharks overtake league-worst Canucks in third period
Will Smith scored twice to spark a third-period comeback as the host San Jose Sharks claimed a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,Mason Marchment tallied the winner and added an assist for the Sharks, who snapped a two-game losing skid thanks to three unanswered goals.,San Jose goal...
Cameron Boozer tallies first triple-double, Grizzlies remain unbeaten
Rookie Cameron Boozer recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double, and reserve Isaiah Stewart also scored 18 as the Memphis Grizzlies remained unbeaten with a solid 124-103 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.,Cedric Coward registered ...
Blazers' Ja Morant exits against former team with hamstring injury
Trail Blazers point guard Ja Morant exited Portland's Thursday game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a left hamstring injury.,Morant left the floor against his ex-teammates with 7:46 remaining in the game. The Trail Blazers ruled him out a short time later. Memphis won the game 124-103.,Morant h...
Derby winner Golden Tempo goes for more history at Breeders' Cup
It's been a big year for trainer Cherie DeVaux, who became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner when Golden Tempo won nearly six months ago. Now, the trainer and colt are vying to make more history this weekend as the 43rd Breeders' Cup takes place at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.,However,...
Pyotr Kochetkov sets Hurricanes franchise mark in win over Blues
Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves and set the Carolina Hurricanes' franchise record for goaltender victories to begin a season in a 3-2 triumph against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Kochetkov, now 9-0-0 on the season, has emerged as the team's top goalie, manning the net for the...
Packers ride Jordan Love's 3 TD tosses to victory over Panthers
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Jordan Love passed for three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers turned back a fourth-quarter rally for a 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.,Carolina, which trailed 27-10 in the third quarter, rallied within 27-19 with 5:37 remaining in the game when Bryc...
Packers WR Christian Watson returns to action after chest injury
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson returned to action in the third quarter Thursday night after being taken to a hospital for precautionary testing following a chest injury against the Carolina Panthers.,Before halftime, Prime Video showed Watson climbing into the back of the ambulance...
Alex Tuch scores winner as Capitals edge Predators
Alex Tuch scored the go-ahead goal at 10:09 of the third period as the Washington Capitals earned their third straight victory, defeating the Predators 4-3 on Thursday night in Nashville.,Tuch, who has 10 goals this season and five in his past three games, scored from the left circle on a pass from ...