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NWSL advisory board features Sue Bird, Ken Griffey Jr.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced on Thursday the creation of an advisory board, noteworthy both for its ambitions and its composition.,Board members include current and former sports stars such as Chris Paul, Brandi Chastain, Sabrina Ionescu, Sue Bird, Eli Manning, Grant Hill, Ken...
Campbell gives West Virginia a fight, but Mountaineers hang on
Honor Huff scored a game-high 23 points to lead West Virginia to a hard-fought 73-65 win over Campbell on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Treysen Eaglestaff and Harlan Obioha each tallied 12 points, Brenen Lorient added 12 points and nine rebounds, and DJ Thomas added 10 points off the bench for the ...
Robert McCray V, Florida State back to work against Alabama State
Robert McCray V delivered some program history in Luke Loucks' Florida State coaching debut Tuesday night.,The Jacksonville transfer guard dished a program-record 17 assists in the Seminoles' season-opening 108-76 win over Alcorn State, nearly doubling his previous career high of nine and posting th...
Miami's lights-out shooting puts away Bethune-Cookman
Tre Donaldson scored 23 points, and Malik Reneau added 22 as host Miami defeated Bethune-Cookman 101-61 on Thursday night., ,Donaldson made 9 of 11 shots, including going 1 of 1 from distance, and he added four assists. Reneau made 9 of his 12 shots., ,The Hurricanes, who never trailed and turned th...
Enormous run helps Boston College trounce The Citadel
Donald Hand Jr. scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Boston College to a 76-47 home victory over The Citadel in a nonconference matchup Thursday night.,The Eagles (1-1) trailed by nine early but took control with a 23-2 run that began seven minutes into the first half.,It ...
No. 11 Louisville routs Jackson State ahead of Kentucky clash
Ryan Conwell scored 19 points as No. 11 Louisville cruised to a 106-70 victory over visiting Jackson State.,The Cardinals (2-0) were without starter J'Vonne Hadley, who is in the concussion protocol, but they welcomed back Kasean Pryor, a 6-foot-10 senior who played seven games last season before su...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 UCLA shares its offense in rout of UC Santa Barbara
Three players, none of them named Lauren Betts, scored at least 20 points for No. 3 UCLA in an 87-50 victory over visiting UC Santa Barbara on Thursday in Los Angeles.,Gabriela Jaquez dropped 21 points, Kiki Rice had 20 points with eight rebounds and newcomer Gianna Kneepkens also hit for 20 for the...
Malik Messina-Moore, Xavier survive challenge from Le Moyne
Malik Messina-Moore led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points as sharp-shooting Xavier fended off an upset bid from Le Moyne, prevailing 74-69 on Thursday in Cincinnati.,Roddie Anderson III added 15 points, Tre Carroll scored 11 and Filip Borovicanin hauled in 12 rebounds for Xavier (2-0), which ...
Bruins welcome Pepperdine's UCLA-heavy coaching staff
No. 12 UCLA is a program steeped in history. Pepperdine, which visits the Bruins on Friday in Los Angeles, pulls plenty of its current identity from UCLA's past.,The Waves (1-0) are in their second season under head coach Ed Schilling, a UCLA assistant for Steve Alford from 2013-17. The Bruins won a...
Warriors need all hands on deck for tough test against Nuggets
The Golden State Warriors begin their quest for the NBA Cup on Friday night while the Denver Nuggets need a win to stay alive in West Group C.,The teams will play Friday in Denver in their second meeting of the season.,The Nuggets lost their first game in the round-robin portion of the tournament, a...
Thunder storm into Sacramento for NBA Cup showdown vs. Kings
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings will experience their first NBA Cup game of the year Friday night, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Russell Westbrook face off in California's capital.,Oklahoma City opened the year with eight straight wins before suffering a 121-119 loss at Portland on...
Purdue Fort Wayne offers more breakneck pace for Ohio State
Early games are a chance to learn, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are eager to discover whether lessons from their historic season opener are applied when they host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (1-0) faced a frenetic tempo and lots of fouling from IU Indy in their 118-102...
For first time since 2016, old rivals Georgetown, Maryland meet
As the premier college basketball programs in the Washington, D.C. area, Georgetown and Maryland have long had an adversarial relationship -- though their rivalry rarely has played out on the court.,Over the last 45 years, the schools have met just five times.,On Friday night, however, the teams rek...
For the first time since 2016, old rivals Georgetown and Maryland meet
As the premier college basketball programs in the Washington, D.C. area, Georgetown and Maryland have long had an adversarial relationship -- though their rivalry rarely has played out on the court.,Over the last 45 years, the schools have met just five times.,On Friday night, however, the teams rek...
Macklin Celebrini aims to continue blazing start as Sharks host Jets
Macklin Celebrini will look to continue his torrid start to the season when the San Jose Sharks play host to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,Celebrini, the 2024 first overall pick, has seven goals and nine assists over his last nine games and entered Thursday's action tied with Connor McDavid for...
Wisconsin AD: Luke Fickell to return as coach in 2026
Despite a dreadful 2025 season featuring a six-game losing streak, Wisconsin will stick with coach Luke Fickell for next season, the university's athletic director revealed Thursday.,Chris McIntosh gave an interview to ESPN before the school released a statement to several news outlets confirming th...
Bulls' hot start will be put to test by Bucks in NBA Cup game
On Friday, the Chicago Bulls tip off a stretch playing six of seven on the road when they face the Bucks in Milwaukee for NBA Cup competition.,Friday's contest is Milwaukee's introduction to the 2025 NBA Cup, while Eastern Conference Group C counterpart Chicago opened with a 135-125 win over the New...
Shohei Ohtani headlines National League Silver Slugger winners
Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto headlined the National League's 2025 Silver Slugger class announced Thursday, with Soto collecting the sixth Silver Slugger of his career and Ohtani earning his fourth.,Major League Baseball unveiled the NL winners, as voted on by managers and coaches, honoring the top of...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves set out to lock down Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is feeling healthy and optimistic heading into Friday's home game against the Utah Jazz.,The matchup will be Edwards' second game since returning from a strained right hamstring. He scored 15 points against the New York Knicks in his first game back, and ...
Flames host Blackhawks, aiming for third straight victory
With back-to-back victories for the first time this season, the Calgary Flames will try to make it three in a row when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.,The Flames, who opened the season with a 4-3 shootout win at Edmonton, then won just once over a 12-game stretch before defeating P...