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Raiders star Maxx Crosby (ankle) to undergo surgery
Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby will miss the rest of the season following arthroscopic ankle surgery and may undergo a second surgery, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The 27-year-old Crosby, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, first injured the ankle in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens ...
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter was named winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.,Hunter joins running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 as the only Colorado players to win the Heisman.,Hunter has 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and ranks second nationally with 14 touchdown catches. On de...
Georgia holds off pesky Grand Canyon at Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta
Asa Newell scored a game-high 17 points as Georgia ground out a 73-68 win over Grand Canyon at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta on Saturday to continue its best start since the 2001-02 season.,Somto Cyril scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. The 6-foot-11 freshman, a four-star recruit ou...
No. 25 Mississippi State edges McNeese 66-63
RJ Melendez scored 18 points, Josh Hubbard added 16 and No. 25 Mississippi State held off McNeese 66-63 on Saturday in Tupelo, Miss., ,The Bulldogs (9-1) overcame a sluggish first half offensively and outscored McNeese 37-34 in the second half., ,Joe Charles scored 19, Sincere Parker had 16 and Javo...
Jordan Gainey drains layup at the buzzer as No. 1 Tennessee edges Illinois
Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 nonconference victory over Illinois before a sellout crowd Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Gainey came off the bench to deliver 18 of hi...
Reports: Bill Belichick inquired about Jets vacancy
Bill Belichick, who famously quit on the Jets in 2000, inquired about New York's coaching vacancy before taking the same position at North Carolina this week, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,The 72-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as coach of the New England Patriots -- one o...
Lamont Butler has perfect shooting night as No. 5 Kentucky defeats Louisville
Lamont Butler returned to Kentucky's lineup Saturday in spectacular fashion, scoring a career-high 33 points to lead the fifth-ranked Wildcats past the visiting Louisville Cardinals 93-85 in Lexington, Ky.,The fifth-year point guard missed the last two games for the Wildcats (10-1) due to an ankle i...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central with record 3-point shooting
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and led a record-setting day for No. 19 Tennessee, which humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Spencer added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures for the Lady Volunteers, ...
Bucks dispatch Hawks, advance to NBA Cup title game
LAS VEGAS - Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup final with a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. ,Damian Lillard added 25 points for the Bucks, making 8 of 21 attempts from the field and 5 of his 14 attempts fr...
St. Bonaventure handles Providence, off to 10-1 start
Melvin Council Jr. poured in a game-high 24 points and St. Bonaventure held off Providence for a 74-70 win on Saturday evening at the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., ,Council hit 10 of 19 shots from the field and was a pest defensively (three steals) for the Bonnies, who earne...
Javon Small comes up big as West Virginia handles Bethune-Cookman
Javon Small paved the way for West Virginia's fourth consecutive win, scoring 27 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out six assists in an 84-61 victory over Bethune-Cookman Saturday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,Amani Hansberry finished with 16 while Jonathan Powell hit four 3-pointers and scor...
Jamir Watkins sinks 19 FTs as Florida State tops Tulane
Jamir Watkins hit 19 of his 23 free-throw attempts and scored 29 points, leading Florida State to a 77-64 victory over Tulane on Saturday at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.,After a week off, the Seminoles (8-3) snapped a two-game skid. The Green Wave (5-7) lost for the sixth time in the pas...
Oilers start strong, knock off Golden Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each added a goal and an assist for Edmo...
QB Derek Carr officially ruled out for Sunday’s game by Saints
On Saturday, the New Orleans Saints officially ruled quarterback Derek Carr out for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders.,Carr, who sustained a left hand injury and was placed in concussion protocol following a hard landing after a run in the Saints' 14-11 win against the New York Giants ...
Reports: Warriors acquiring G Dennis Schroder from Nets
The Golden State Warriors will acquire point guard Dennis Schroder from the Brooklyn Nets, according to reports on Saturday.,Golden State will reportedly send injured guard De'Anthony Melton and three second-round picks to the Nets. Brooklyn will also send a second-round pick to the Warriors.,Schrod...
Blake Horvath (4 total TDs) stars as Navy stops No. 22 Army
A year after watching from the sidelines as Navy lost in agonizing fashion to Army, Blake Horvath propelled the Midshipmen to a 31-13 victory over the No. 22 Black Knights, on Saturday in Landover, Md. ,Horvath had two touchdowns passing and two rushing. The junior quarterback carried 25 times for 2...
Marshall pulls out of Independence Bowl, replaced by Louisiana Tech
Marshall opted out of playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing a large number of players to the transfer portal, and was replaced by Louisiana Tech.,The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 7. Head coach ...
Patty Tavatanakit, Jake Knapp double their lead at Grant Thornton Invitational
Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand and Jake Knapp recorded seven birdies to extend their lead during windy and wet conditions at the Grant Thornton Invitational on Saturday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.,The mixed team event featuring PGA and LPGA Tour stars employs three different formats over thr...
Cade Tyson sparks North Carolina off the bench to easy win against La Salle
Cade Tyson came off the bench to hit five 3-point shots on his way to 23 points in North Carolina's 93-67 romp past La Salle on Saturday at Chapel Hill, N.C.,RJ Davis added 13 points, while Von-Allen Lubin and Seth Trimble both had 10 points. Davis supplied five assists.,The Tar Heels (6-4), playing...
SMU rides second-half surge to win over LSU
Matt Cross had 16 points and 16 rebounds and SMU rallied past LSU 74-64 in the Compete 4 Cause Classic on Saturday in Frisco, Texas., ,Samet Yigitoglu and B.J. Edwards scored 12 each and Chuck Harris added 11 for the Mustangs (9-2), who had a 47-31 scoring edge in the second half. All nine Mustangs ...