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Cincinnati, UCF both trying to turn things around
UCF and Cincinnati are both looking to end two-game losing streaks when they square off Saturday in a Big 12 Conference contest in Orlando, Fla....

BC hopes to maintain momentum vs. visiting Miami
Boston College will try to build on the momentum it generated during the second half of Tuesday's victory over Louisville when it hosts Miami in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass....

Florida seeking 3rd straight win and sweep of Georgia
Florida goes for its third consecutive win and a sweep of the season series when it visits Georgia in a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga....

Division II's Lauryn Taylor sets NCAA rebound record with 44
Caitlin Clark grabbed the women's college basketball spotlight on Thursday when she scored 49 points and set the Division I points record as Iowa beat Michigan....

Caitlin Clark wasn't the only women's basketball player making history last night
Caitlin Clark wasn’t the only person who broke women’s basketball records last night. The Iowa Hawkeyes star scored 49 points as she overtook the record for most points in NCAA women’s basketball history. But another record fell, too....

Jayson Tatum shoe promo might have cost the NBA millions
A few pairs of shoes and a Jayson Tatum All-Star berth may have cost the NBA millions of dollars. ...

Jonas Aidoo, No. 8 Tennessee shoot for sweep of Vandy
Dalton Knecht owns the highest scoring average for a Tennessee player in eight years. Zakai Zeigler might be the team's inspirational leader, and Josiah-Jordan James is the glue guy....

Nebraska puts perfect Big Ten home mark on line vs. PSU
A pair of teams stuck in the middle of the clogged Big Ten Conference standings tangle on Saturday afternoon when Nebraska faces Penn State in Lincoln, Neb....

Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Purdue rallies past Minnesota
On a night when both teams blew double-figure leads, No. 2 Purdue rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit Thursday night to stop Minnesota 84-76 in West Lafayette, Ind....

Joshua Morgan's block seals USC's win over Utah
Joshua Morgan blocked Deivon Smith's tying layup attempt with six seconds left to help USC emerge with a 68-64 victory over Utah in Pac-12 play on Thursday night in Los Angeles....

Augustas Marciulionis, No. 18 Saint Mary's pound Pepperdine
Augustas Marciulionis scored a career-high 28 points and No. 18 Saint Mary's won its 13th straight game, defeating Pepperdine 103-59 on Thursday night in Moraga, Calif....

NBA roundup: Klay Thompson comes off bench to fuel win
Klay Thompson responded to not being in the starting lineup by scoring a season-high 35 points and the Golden State Warriors survived a late rally to earn a 140-137 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City....

Anthony Edwards, Wolves cap two-game sweep of Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points to finish off a two-game scoring spree against Portland as the Minnesota Timberwolves notched a 128-91 victory over the host Trail Blazers on Thursday night....

Myles Rice pours in 25 as Wazzu thumps Cal
Myles Rice had 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field to lead Washington State to an 84-65 victory over Cal on Thursday at Pullman, Wash....

Klay Thompson comes off bench to lead Warriors past Jazz
Klay Thompson responded to not being in the starting lineup by scoring a season-high 35 points and the Golden State Warriors survived a late rally to earn a 140-137 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City....

Undermanned Grizzlies turn back Bucks' rally
Ziaire Williams and rookie GG Jackson scored 27 points apiece as the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies withstood a late rally by the visiting Milwaukee Bucks in a 113-110 win on Thursday....

UCLA beats Colordo for 6th straight win
Sebastian Mack scored four of his game-high 19 points book-ending a pivotal, 9-2 run as UCLA held off a second-half rally from visiting Colorado and scored its sixth consecutive win in a 64-60 decision on Thursday in Los Angeles....

Koren Johnson fuels Washington past Stanford
Koren Johnson came off the bench to score a career-high 30 points, making six 3-pointers, to lead Washington to an 85-65 victory against Stanford in a Pacific-12 Conference game Thursday night in Seattle....

No. 2 Purdue bounce back in 2nd half, tops Minnesota
On a night when both teams blew double-figure leads, No. 2 Purdue rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit Thursday night to stop Minnesota 84-76 in West Lafayette, Ind....

Caitlin Clark shatters scoring mark in No. 4 Iowa's victory
Caitlin Clark etched her name into the history books Thursday night, scoring a school-record 49 points and setting the all-time NCAA Division I career scoring record for women's college basketball as No. 4 Iowa beat Michigan 106-89 in Iowa City....