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No. 7 Gonzaga on mission to beat Pepperdine for 50th straight time
No. 7 Gonzaga will seek to defeat Pepperdine for the 50th consecutive time when they meet Sunday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams at Malibu, Calif.,The Bulldogs' last loss in the series came on Jan. 18, 2002, when the Waves recorded an 88-79 home win. Gonzaga coach Mark Few i...

Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo set to return Saturday
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return from a right calf strain on Saturday night in Chicago, multiple outlets reported.,Provided the two-time MVP forward clears pregame testing, he will play for the first time in 24 days. The Bucks are 2-6 in Antetokounmpo's absence headin...

X-rays negative for Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel (ankle)
Early indications were that Charlotte Hornets rookie guard Kon Knueppel avoided a serious ankle injury during Friday night's win at Orlando.,The Rookie of the Year candidate left late in the first half after twisting his right ankle as he came down for a rebound, finishing the 120-105 victory over t...

Jazz rookie F Ace Bailey dealing with left hip strain
Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey is day-to-day after exiting Friday night's win against Detroit with a left hip strain.,The 19-year-old forward was scoreless in 11 minutes before leaving in the first half of the 131-129 victory.,Drafted No. 5 overall, Bailey is averaging 10.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 3...

Spurs, emboldened by wins over Thunder, put streak on line vs. Jazz
The San Antonio Spurs will look to continue their hot streak and move closer to the top spot in the Western Conference when they host the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.,San Antonio brings a league-leading eight-game winning streak into its first of three meetings with the Jazz this season.,The Spurs h...

Bulls carry 5-game winning streak into matchup with Bucks
Amid an impressive stretch against fellow Eastern Conference clubs, the red-hot Chicago Bulls will look to extend their winning streak to six games when they oppose the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,After beating the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks in consecutive sets against eac...

App State, Georgia Southern carry mutual 'Hate' into Birmingham Bowl
There is a lot of shared history between the football teams at Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.,On Monday, a new chapter in the rivalry both sides call "Deeper Than Hate" will be written as the Mountaineers and Eagles meet on a neutral field for the first time at the Birmingham Bowl in Alabam...

Devin Booker, Suns shoot for 2-game sweep of Pelicans
Few players are playing better basketball as of late than Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.,Over his past five games, Booker is averaging 28.2 points on 49.5% shooting to go along with six assists and four rebounds per game. That includes a 30-point, nine-rebound, five-assist performance in the Suns' ...

Pelle Larsson, Heat attempt to extend Pacers' losing streak
Pelle Larsson is emerging as a key contributor for the Miami Heat, who face the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,Indiana owns the league's worst record at 6-25 after losing 140-122 to the Boston Celtics on Friday in Indianapolis. The defeat was Indiana's seventh straight.,The Pacers face another...

Hawks stumble into matchup with surging Knicks
The New York Knicks, riding the momentum of a comeback win on Christmas Day, open a three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to play the struggling Hawks on Saturday.,New York beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday for its third straight victory, erasing a 17-point fourth-quart...

Buoyed by Nikola Jokic, Nuggets open 7-game trip at Orlando
The Denver Nuggets finished up a tough slate of games and now start a season-high seven-game road trip when they face the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.,Denver played the Houston Rockets twice, went on the road against the Dallas Mavericks and won a thriller over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thur...

Bowl roundup: Minnesota nips New Mexico in OT
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 victory over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of ...

Brook Lopez's 9 treys power Clippers to win over Blazers
Brook Lopez sank a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored a season-best 31 points to spark the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-103 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,James Harden scored a game-high 34 points and dished out six assists as the struggling Clippers notched their...

Keyonte George scores 31, including late winner, as Jazz edge Pistons
Keyonte George capped a 31-point performance with a go-ahead floater with 2.1 seconds remaining, Lauri Markkanen chipped in with 30 points and the Utah Jazz stunned the visiting Detroit Pistons 131-129 in Salt Lake City on Friday night.,Seeking a fourth straight win and a season-series sweep of the ...

UTSA escapes early hole, pounds FIU in First Responder Bowl
Owen McCown passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA rallied from an early 14-point deficit Friday night to pound Florida International 57-20 in the First Responder Bowl at Dallas.,McCown, who finished the season with 2,995 passing yards, finished 18...

NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown extends scoring streak as Celtics top Pacers
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Brown scored at least 30 points for the eighth straight game. Larry Bird holds the franchise record for consecutive games with ...

No. 15 Texas Tech looks to avoid Duke hangover vs. capable Winthrop
Texas Tech went into the holiday break on a massive high, but now it's back to work with the Big 12 Conference season just around the corner.,The 15th-ranked Red Raiders return to action on Sunday at home against Winthrop in one final tuneup before league play begins a week later.,Texas Tech (9-3) i...

Morgan Scalley, Kyle Whittingham’s Utah successor, to coach bowl game
With Kyle Whittingham taking over at Michigan immediately, Utah defensive coordinator and head-coach-in-waiting Morgan Scalley will coach the No. 15 Utes in the Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday against Nebraska.,Michigan and Utah reached an agreement to allow Whittingham to join the Wolverines right away...

Devin Booker, Mark Williams carry Suns past Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-108.,Booker, who finished with a game-high 30 points, and Williams, who scored 24 points, buoyed Phoenix in a tightly contested final period, includin...

Michigan hires Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to replace Sherrone Moore
Michigan officially hired Utah coach Kyle Whittingham on Friday to guide its recent national-championship-winning program out of a period marked by scandal.,Whittingham signed a five-year contract covering the 2026 through 2030 seasons that, according to ESPN, will be worth $41 million (an annual av...