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Texas Tech tops Syracuse for third place at Legends Classic
Darrion Williams scored 20 points, including five straight in a key stretch of the second half, and Texas Tech held on to defeat Syracuse 79-74 in the third-place game of the Legends Classic in New York on Friday night.,JT Toppin finished with 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks and Chance McMi...
28-2 run sends Butler to blowout of Merrimack
Pierre Brooks II logged a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds for Butler, which started the second half with a decisive run to beat Merrimack 78-39 on Friday night in Indianapolis.,Andre Screen had 12 points and nine rebounds while Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery put up 11 points apiece for the...
Blue Jackets aim to continue strong play, face Hurricanes
The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their four-game homestand on Saturday with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Blue Jackets come into the contest against their Metropolitan Division foe having won three of their last four games, including a 7-6 overtime victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday....
Not Purdy: 49ers hit Green Bay with backup QB, no Bosa
Brock Purdy and Nick Bosa are not available for the San Francisco 49ers when they enter Green Bay with designs on finding their finishing kick on Sunday afternoon.,Purdy is out with a right shoulder injury and won't leave the sideline at Lambeau Field, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday, when he a...
Wake Forest still experimenting ahead of Detroit Mercy game
Wake Forest keeps trying new things early in the season, even if not all of the adjustments are by design.,The Demon Deacons will try to stick to the script when Detroit Mercy visits for Saturday's game in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (5-1) will be at home for the final time prior to three ...
Chiefs keep healthy RB Isiah Pacheco on shelf till Black Friday
Chiefs coach Andy Reid is holding something special back for the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday.,Reid said Friday he won't put running back Isiah Pacheco on the field at Carolina on Sunday, when the Chiefs visit the Panthers for a Week 12 matchup, to give him more time to recover from a broken fi...
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee lands another contract extension
SMU and head football coach Rhett Lashlee are in agreement on a contract extension.,The school announced the extension on Friday but, as a private university, is not required to disclose any terms. He previously received a contract extension last November.,Lashlee is in his third season at SMU and t...
Flyers look to regain footing in matinee vs. Blackhawks
A 4-0-1 run earlier this month lifted the spirits of the Philadelphia Flyers.,A pair of losses, however, has served as a reminder how far the Flyers must travel as they head into Saturday afternoon's clash against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,Last Saturday, Philadelphia reached the NHL's version...
UFC Fight Night 248: Petr Yan favored to end Deiveson Figueiredo's run
Deiveson Figueiredo has reeled off three consecutive victories since moving to bantamweight, but he faces his biggest test to date in the division when he steps into the Octagon against Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 248 on Saturday.,The fight is UFC Fight Night's main event at Galaxy Arena in Macau, w...
Knights sign F Brett Howden to 5-year, $12.5M extension
Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden signed a five-year, $12.5 million contract extension through the 2029-30 NHL season on Friday.,Howden, 26, has appeared in 20 games this season and has nine points. He and Ivan Barbashev are tied for second on the team with eight goals, trailing Pavel Dorofe...
Syracuse, Texas Tech seek bounce-back effort at Legends Classic
Syracuse and Texas Tech can feel each other's pain. ,In Thursday's semifinal round of the Legends Classic, both teams forged late rallies that came up a few points short, leading to their first losses of the season. Now the Orange (3-1) will face the Red Raiders (4-1) in the tournament's consolation...
Missouri, after 72-point rout, chases another W vs. Pacific
The Missouri Tigers flexed their depth while routing Mississippi Valley State, but they will face a tougher challenge when they host the Pacific Tigers on Friday in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri (3-1) rolled past the Delta Devils 111-39 on Nov. 14. Missouri coach Dennis Gates used 14 players, with 11 playi...
Looking to build momentum, Butler takes on Merrimack
The Butler Bulldogs complete their season-opening five-game homestand against the Merrimack Warriors on Friday night.,The Bulldogs (3-1) have won two in a row after their losing to Austin Peay on Nov. 8. ,Butler is coming off an 81-70 victory over SMU on Friday, when six Bulldog players scored in do...
Georgia Tech edges NC State on Aaron Philo's late TD run
Aaron Philo scrambled for a go-ahead 18-yard touchdown with 22 seconds left, helping Georgia Tech beat North Carolina State 30-29 in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Thursday in Atlanta.,Trailing 29-23 with 1:30 remaining, Philo orchestrated a seven-play, 75-yard drive that included two 18-yard rus...
Blackhawks top Panthers to end 3-game losing streak
Petr Mrazek made 32 saves and Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks recorded a 3-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday.,Teuvo Teravainen and Craig Smith also scored for the Blackhawks, who ended a three-game losing streak with the upset win over the reigning S...
AJ Hoggard leads Vanderbilt to narrow win over Nevada
AJ Hoggard scored 18 points and dished out seven assists as Vanderbilt beat Nevada 73-71 in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday night. ,Jason Edwards (16 points) and MJ Collins (15) also scored in double figures, while Devin McGlockton added nine points and eight rebounds for the...
Zach Werenski scores in OT, fuels Jackets in thriller over Lightning
Zach Werenski capped a five-point night with his goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 7-6 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. ,Werenski, who scored when the teams combined for six goals in the second and had three assists, sent an open wrister p...
Texas edges Syracuse to reach Legends Classic final
Arthur Kaluma logged a double-double Thursday night and freshman Tre Johnson sank six foul shots in the last minute as Texas held off Syracuse 70-66 in a semifinal of the Legends Classic in New York.,Kaluma scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds before fouling out with 10.8 seconds left. Johnson a...
No. 9 Kentucky, focused on getting better, welcomes Jackson St.
Rarely does a college basketball game provide such stark contrast between the sport's haves and have-nots as when Jackson State faces No. 9 Kentucky on Friday in Lexington, Ky.,While Kentucky claims eight NCAA Tournament crowns and the most wins in college basketball history, Jackson State has never...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks look to maintain momentum vs. Pacers
Even when Milwaukee opened the season by losing eight of its first 10 games, Bucks coach Doc Rivers knew it was only a matter of time before his team returned to form.,Sure enough, the Bucks have won four of their last five games heading into an NBA Cup matchup against the visiting Indiana Pacers on...