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Notre Dame tops 100 points in blitz of Detroit Mercy
Braeden Shrewsberry scored 19 points to lead six Notre Dame players in double figures as the Fighting Irish seized control during the middle 10 minutes to earn a 102-70 nonconference victory over Detroit Mercy on Friday in South Bend, Ind.,Shrewsberry, who scored just two points in the Fighting Iris...
Florida State starts hot, cruises past Alabama State
Lajae Jones scored 20 points and Florida State continued its run of blowouts against overmatched opponents to begin the season with a 101-64 win over Alabama State Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Jones hit his first six shots and first four 3-pointers, finishing 8-of-10 shooting with six rebounds ...
Bennett Stirtz carries Iowa past Western Illinois 77-58
Bennett Stirtz scored a game-high 24 points with seven assists as Iowa earned a 77-58 victory over Western Illinois on Friday night in Iowa City.,Alvaro Folgueiras scored 13 points with five rebounds and five assists off the bench, while Stirtz went 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Iowa held a 29-6 edge i...
Braden Smith, No. 1 Purdue survive strong test from Oakland
Braden Smith had 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help No. 1 Purdue outlast visiting Oakland 87-77 on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith led six Purdue players in double figures. Fletcher Loyer scored 15 points, Oscar Cluff and C.J. Cox each scored 14 and Jack Benter and Liam Murphy e...
San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...
Bruce Thornton scores career-high 38 as Ohio State bests Purdue Fort Wayne
Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 points to lead host Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus on Friday.,Thornton made 14 of 17 field goals, was 5 of 8 on 3-pointers and hit all five free throws to break his previous best of 33 vs. Indiana State last Dec. 29. The senior...
Georgetown smothers Maryland with defense in renewed rivalry
Malik Mack scored 19 points and Georgetown overwhelmed Maryland with defense in a 70-60 win in the rekindling of an old Washington-area rivalry, Friday in College Park, Md.,In the first meeting of the teams since 2016, KJ Lewis tallied 16 points and nine rebounds, while Caleb Williams added 14 point...
Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...
Near-healthy Suns face injury-riddled Clippers for 2nd time in 3 days
All set to run it back again for a second matchup in three nights, the Phoenix Suns are close to becoming whole again, while the Los Angeles Clippers have availability issues.,Both statuses were on display Thursday when the Suns earned a 115-102 home victory over the Clippers. Now the scene shifts t...
Golden Knights in search of rebound vs. Ducks after home-ice collapse
After allowing four third-period goals in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to rebound against the top-scoring team in the NHL.,The Anaheim Ducks are averaging a league-best 4.15 goals per game and come into Saturday night's game in Las Vegas after ...
Quinn Hughes takes on Zach Werenski as Canucks host Blue Jackets
A pair of Norris Trophy finalists go head-to-head when Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks host Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The only defensemen to lead their teams in scoring last season, the Hughes-Werenski matchup is shaping up to be one of the NHL's newest individua...
Matti Schmid leads World Wide Tech Championship after two rounds
German Matti Schmid had a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Friday to overtake the lead at the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Schmid, seeking his first career win on the PGA Tour, took a one-stroke lead at 17-under 127 by pocketing seven birdies and an eagle at El Cardonal...
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern ease past Boston U.
Nick Martinelli scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and Jayden Reid added 17 points and eight assists to help host Northwestern to a 76-52 victory against Boston University on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (2-0) capitalized on savvy defense and speed in a game in which it never trailed...
Oilers face league-best Avalanche while in search of finishing kick
The Edmonton Oilers will focus on protecting leads as they return home to open a two-game homestand, starting with a visit from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.,Edmonton dropped back-to-back contests in St. Louis and Dallas on Monday and Tuesday, relinquishing 2-0 advantages in both losses....
Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh headline AL Silver Slugger winners
Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh headlined the American League's 2025 Silver Slugger Award winners on Friday, with Judge adding a fifth honor to his resume and Raleigh earning his first.,The recipients, as voted on by managers and coaches, are recognized as the top hitters at each position, including thr...
Dodgers LHP Alex Vesia announces death of infant daughter
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced on social media Friday that the couple's infant daughter died Oct. 26.,Vesia, a key member of the Dodgers' bullpen, was not included on the team's World Series roster because of what the club described as a "deeply personal family m...
Capitals' not-so-special teams up against red-hot Lightning
The Washington Capitals' even-strength play has been good enough to win games, but the special teams play has been poor.,The Metropolitan Division club, just treading water to start the season, will have to be better on the power-play and penalty-kill units when it plays at the Tampa Bay Lightning o...
WNBA draft lottery slated for Nov. 23
The five-team WNBA draft lottery has been set for Nov. 23 and the half-hour proceedings will be televised on ESPN.,The Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics, and Chicago Sky will vie for the top pick. The Lynx acquired their lottery position from the Chicago Sky, the Storm ...
Jerome Tang wants to see early growth as K-State faces Bellarmine
Kansas State will try to ride the wave from a dominant second half as the Wildcats host Bellarmine on Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan.,In the season opener Tuesday, K-State (1-0) scored 60 points in the second half -- after tallying just 33 in the first half -- in defeating UNC Greensboro 93-64. PJ...
Newcomers lead Penn State into visit with New Haven
Penn State likely will lean on its newcomers Saturday afternoon when they take on Division I newcomer New Haven in West Haven, Conn.,Melih Tunca came off the bench to score 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor to pace the Nittany Lions to a season-opening 76-68 victory over Fairfield on Mond...