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No. 8 Gonzaga's second-half spurts sink No. 25 UCLA
Graham Ike scored 25 points and Braden Huff added 21 to lead No. 8 Gonzaga to an 82-72 victory over No. 25 UCLA on Saturday night in Seattle.,Mario Saint-Supery added 12 points as the Bulldogs (10-1) notched their third straight win. Gonzaga is 5-1 against the Bruins over the past six seasons.,Tyler...

Texas A&M puts tough loss in rear view, preps for Jacksonville
Texas A&M has had a week to stew over a lost opportunity in its most recent game. , ,The Aggies (7-3) hope to apply the lessons learned in that time when they face Jacksonville (5-5) on Sunday in College Station, Texas., ,Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan said he doesn't want to get so "results-oriente...

Iowa chases consistency as it hosts Western Michigan
When Iowa hosts Western Michigan on Sunday in Iowa City, its goal is to play a more consistent 40 minutes.,The Hawkeyes are coming off a 66-62 loss Thursday night at No. 4 Iowa State. They owned a 13-point first half lead before the Cyclones rattled off 19 straight points to take a 10-point second h...

UFC Fight Night: Manel Kape TKOs Brandon Royval, wants title shot
The final UFC event of the year may have ignited a new UFC flyweight contender in Manel Kape. Kape kept his newfound momentum afloat in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, finishing former title challenger Brandon Royval with a right hook, followed by a flurry of punches at 3:18 in Round...

UFC Fight Night: Manel Kape KOs Brandon Royval, wants title shot
The final UFC event of the year may have ignited a new UFC flyweight contender in Manel Kape. Kape kept his newfound momentum afloat in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, finishing former title challenger Brandon Royval with a right hook, followed by a flurry of punches at 3:18 in Round...

Wake Forest riding Juke Harris' rise as Queens arrives
Taking huge strides from last season when he was a reserve, Juke Harris has emerged as the top threat for Wake Forest.,When the Demon Deacons (7-3) face Queens on Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C., all eyes will be on Harris and his rapidly developing game.,In Wake Forest's most recent game, a 75-66 vic...

Hawkeyes chase consistency as they host Western Michigan
When Iowa hosts Western Michigan on Sunday in Iowa City, its goal is to play a more consistent 40 minutes.,The Hawkeyes are coming off a 66-62 loss Thursday night at No. 4 Iowa State. They owned a 13-point first half lead before the Cyclones rattled off 19 straight points to take a 10-point second h...

Surging Flames nip Kings on Morgan Frost's OT goal
Morgan Frost scored his first career overtime-winning goal to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games.,Goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 20 shots.,Adrian Kempe replied for the Kings,...

Coming off loss at Purdue, Minnesota looks to right ship vs. Texas Southern
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are eager to return to familiar surroundings this weekend.,The Golden Gophers (5-5) will head home to tip off against Texas Southern (1-6) on Sunday afternoon in a nonconference matchup. Minnesota has won all five of its games at home this season and will look to stay un...

Fresh off rare regulation road win, Sabres look to claim another at Kraken
The Buffalo Sabres finally got a road victory without working overtime.,They'll try for two straight when they wrap up a six-game trip Sunday in Seattle.,The Sabres posted a 3-2 victory in Vancouver on Thursday as Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist and goaltender Alex Lyon...

Down by 17, Mississippi State rallies to stun Utah
Playing in Utah's backyard in Salt Lake City, Mississippi State rallied from a 17-point deficit to stun the Utes 82-74 on Saturday night.,Ja'Borri McGhee scored 19 of his team-leading 29 points in the second half, while Utah didn't make a basket for the final 6:07 of the game.,Jayden Epps scored 13 ...

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs halt Thunder's record streak, make NBA Cup final
Victor Wembanyama delivered 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter in his return from a calf injury and the San Antonio Spurs earned a spot in the NBA Cup West final with a 111-109 upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Devin Vassell scored 23 points and De'Aaron Fox a...
