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Pittsburgh's sharp shooting overwhelms Sam Houston
Zack Austin and Ishmael Leggett each collected 23 points and five rebounds to fuel host Pittsburgh to a 110-78 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday afternoon.,Both players made 8 of 12 shots from the floor, however Austin sank five 3-pointers to highlight a sizzling shooting display.,They weren't al...
Hot-shooting Mississippi State topples No. 21 Memphis
Riley Kugel came off the bench to score 19 points and lead hot-shooting Mississippi State to a 79-66 road win over No. 21 Memphis on Saturday.,It's the first road win for Mississippi State against a ranked opponent since 2010, a span of 22 games.,The Bulldogs shot 50 percent, 9 of 18, from 3-point r...
Texans WR Tank Dell suffers knee injury vs. Chiefs
Texans wide receiver Tank Dell sustained a significant left knee injury during his 30-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.,While Dell made a diving catch of a C.J. Stroud pass, Texans receiver Jared Wayne tumbled into Dell as both went to the grou...
Streaking SMU's big offensive showing beats Boston College
Matt Cross tossed in a team-high 20 points and SMU extended its winning streak to six games by beating host Boston College 103-77 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Cross, who was born in nearby Beverly, Mass., made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including each of ...
Indiana prevails despite being pushed by Chattanooga
Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako each scored 14 points Saturday as Indiana stopped visiting Chattanooga 74-65 in a nonconference game in Bloomington, Ind.,The Hoosiers (9-3) canned 50 percent of their shots from the field and earned a 37-29 advantage on the boards, which was enough to offset 5-of-2...
Caden Pierce's late shot lifts Princeton over Rutgers
Caden Pierce made the game-winning hook shot with five seconds left and Princeton stunned Rutgers 83-82 in a back-and-forth rivalry contest Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,Pierce finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds and Xaivian Lee added 21 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as the duo carrie...
Alex Karaban, No. 11 UConn hold off Butler
Alex Karaban scored 21 and Liam McNeeley added 17 to help No. 11 UConn avoid the upset on the road at Butler 78-74 on Saturday in Indianapolis.,The Huskies (10-3) won their sixth straight.,The Bulldogs (7-6) got within two in the final minutes, but two consecutive 3-pointers from Karaban gave UConn ...
David Joplin's career outing helps No. 9 Marquette get past Xavier
David Joplin scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and reached a career milestone to lead the No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles to a 72-70 win over the host Xavier Musketeers in a Big East contest Saturday in Cincinnati.,All-American guard Kam Jones had 20 points, including seven clutch points i...
Erik Reynolds II, Saint Joseph's too strong for Virginia Tech
Erik Reynolds II supplied 25 points to guide host Saint Joseph's to an 82-62 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in a Holiday Hoopfest matchup in Philadelphia.,The Hawks (8-4) shot a sizzling 15-of-32 from 3-point range, led by strong efforts from Reynolds (5-of-11), Derek Simpson (4-of-8) and An...
Selton Miguel, Maryland rout Syracuse
Selton Miguel drilled a career-high six 3-pointers, fellow transfer Ja'Kobi Gillespie logged his first-career double-double and Maryland steamrolled Syracuse 87-60 on Saturday at the Gotham Classic in New York City.,Miguel, a South Florida transfer, shot 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 24 p...
No. 5 Duke wins sixth straight with rout of Georgia Tech
Kon Knueppel paired 18 points with five assists, helping guide the visiting No. 5 Duke Blue Devils to an 82-56 rout of Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday in Atlanta.,Khaman Maluach added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Cooper Flagg -- on his 18th birthday -- scored 13 points...
Selton Miguel, Maryland cruises past Syracuse
Selton Miguel drilled a career-high six 3-pointers, fellow transfer Ja'Kobi Gillespie logged his first-career double-double and Maryland steamrolled Syracuse 87-60 on Saturday at the Gotham Classic in New York City.,Miguel, a South Florida transfer, shot 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 24 p...
Yanic Konan Niederhauser fuels Penn State past Drexel
Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 18 points to guide visiting Penn State to a 75-64 win over Drexel in a Saturday matinee from Philadelphia. ,Konan Niederhauser also had six rebounds and three blocks, while Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 15 points and six assists for the Nittany Lions (10-2). ,Nick Kern a...
Will Richard leads the way as No. 7 Florida dominates North Florida
Will Richard scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead the host Florida Gators to a comfortable 99-45 victory over the North Florida Ospreys on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.,The No. 7 Gators (12-0) continued what is their second-best start in program history and best since o...
Reports: Slugger Paul Goldschmidt to sign with Yankees
Veteran first baseman and former National League MVP Paul Goldschmidt is set to sign a one-year deal worth $12.5 million with the New York Yankees, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,Goldschmidt, 37, entered free agency coming off a disappointing year that saw him hitting a career-low .245...
Report: Falcons expected to cut Kirk Cousins before $10M bonus due
The Atlanta Falcons are expected to release Kirk Cousins before the March 17 due date for the currently demoted quarterback's $10 million roster bonus, ESPN reported Saturday.,The Falcons announced Tuesday that Cousins was benched and Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 pick in the 2024 draft, would be the...
Report: Oleksandr Usyk's team requests Tyson Fury trim beard
Oleksandr Usyk's team filed a formal request with the Middle East Professional Boxing Commission to mandate Tyson Fury trim his beard prior to Saturday's unified heavyweight championship bout, ESPN reported.,A cleanly shaven Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) didn't fare well in his last encounter with Usyk (22-...
NBA fines Nets C Nic Claxton $25K for throwing ball into stands
Brooklyn center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for throwing a basketball into the stands during the Nets' 101-94 victory over the host Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,Claxton received a technical foul and was ejected from the game for the incident with 8:46 left in the second quar...
NBA fines Celtics' Joe Mazzulla $35K for actions toward official
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.,Mazzulla charged the court to voice his displeasure with official Justin Van Duyne near the conclusion of the Celtics' 117-108 l...
Rangers F Matt Rempe faces discipline for elbowing
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety and is facing discipline for his actions in the team's 3-1 win at Dallas on Friday.,An in-person hearing allows the NHL the ability to issue a suspension of six games or longer. ,The he...