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Women's Top 25 roundup: Cameron Brink powers No. 4 Stanford past Belmont
Cameron Brink piled up 27 points and 16 rebounds as No. 4 Stanford rolled to a 74-55 win over Belmont on Wednesday in the opening round of the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada....
No. 24 Virginia sneaks by West Virginia, 56-54
Reece Beekman made the tiebreaking free throw with 2.3 seconds left to help No. 24 Virginia notch a 56-54 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday night in the consolation game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida....
Memphis holds off Michigan behind Ashton Hardaway
Ashton Hardaway came off the bench to score 17 points to lead Memphis to a 71-67 win over Michigan in a first round game in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday....
Streaking BYU faces next obstacle in Arizona State
BYU seeks its second 5-0 start in the past three seasons when it faces Arizona State on Thursday night in the opening round of the Vegas Showdown at Las Vegas....
No. 2 Purdue hangs on vs. No. 4 Marquette, wins Maui Invitational
Zach Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue defeated No. 4 Marquette 78-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu....
Both riding 3-game winning streaks, Vanderbilt, NC State clash
North Carolina State has cruised in its first three games while Vanderbilt has been playing its opponents close as the teams head into Thursday night's opening-round meeting of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas....
Ryan Kalkbrenner guides No. 8 Creighton past Loyola Chicago
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 29 points and Baylor Scheierman added 24 along with 12 rebounds as No. 8 Creighton rolled to an 88-65 victory over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday in the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo....
Alex Flanigan’s late FTs, 26 points lead Ole Miss past Temple
Alex Flanigan scored 26 points, including two decisive free throws with nine seconds remaining, and Ole Miss defeated Temple 77-76 on Wednesday in Philadelphia....
Virginia Tech, Boise State tussle in Kissimmee
There has been a nice mixture of games for Virginia Tech to measure itself in the opening weeks of the season....
Villanova jets past Texas Tech, 85-69
Eric Dixon put up a season-high 19 points and six rebounds, TJ Bamba threw down a major dunk and Villanova got past Texas Tech 85-69 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas....
No. 1 Kansas outlasts No. 7 Tennessee 69-60 in Maui
Hunter Dickinson put forth a 17-point, 20-rebound double-double to lead No. 1 Kansas to a 69-60 win over No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon to capture third place in the stacked Maui Invitational in Honolulu....
No. 5 UConn vies to make history vs. Manhattan
No. 5 Connecticut is staring down history ahead of its Black Friday afternoon clash with visiting Manhattan in Hartford, Conn....
Colorado St. remains unbeaten with 86-74 win over BC
Isaiah Stevens tossed in 18 points and had eight assists to help Colorado State improve to 5-0 by beating Boston College 86-74 Wednesday in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo....
Unbeaten Oklahoma faces first real test vs. Iowa
Oklahoma has blasted through its first four games, winning by an average of 33 points....
Cam Thomas (ankle) could rejoin Nets next week
The Brooklyn Nets provided injury updates Wednesday for guards Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas and Dennis Smith Jr....
Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers are putting on a show
It’s the season of giving and the Indiana Pacers have one man to be thankful for their early season prosperity. Tyrese Haliburton has given the league whiplash leading Indiana’s turnaround in the second year of his stint in Indiana. No offense is more captivating to watch or more dynamic than Indian...
Unbeaten Iowa State opens ESPN tourney against VCU
Under third-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State has shined in Thanksgiving-week tournaments....
76ers C Joel Embiid (hip) to miss game vs. Wolves
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with left hip soreness, The Athletic reported....
UConn G Azzi Fudd (ACL) out for season
UConn star Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season with a right knee injury, the team announced Wednesday....
Dillon Brooks sure embraces the role of the villain
If there was a Villain of the Year award, Dillon Brooks would be a leading candidate every year. He’s been able to bring some personality to the Houston Rockets, even if it annoys the hell out of everyone around. The Rockets host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, and Brooks isn’t giving his ...