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No Luka Doncic, no problem as Mavs sink Jazz
Kyrie Irving scored 30 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a wire-to-wire 106-94 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.,The Mavericks improved to 5-1 without injured star Luka Doncic, who traveled with the team but didn't play because of a wrist injury.,Quentin Grimes scored ...
Garrett Nussmeier tosses 3 TDs as LSU rolls past Oklahoma
Garrett Nussmeier threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns, coming back from a first-half injury to lead LSU to a 37-17 win over Oklahoma on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (8-4, 5-3 SEC) finished the regular season with a two-game winning streak after dropping three consecutive games.,The S...
Utah passes tough test from Eastern Washington
Gabe Madsen scored 28 points and Ezra Ausar added 20 to lift Utah to an 88-80 win over Eastern Washington in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.,The Utes (6-1) won their third consecutive game and improved to 6-0 at home this month.,Lawson Lovering added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Miro Li...
Report: UCF HC Gus Malzahn to become Florida State OC
Gus Malzahn is leaving his post as UCF's head coach to reunite with Florida State coach Mike Norvell as the Seminoles' offensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Saturday. ,Norvell, who served as a graduate assistant under Malzahn at Tulsa in 2007-08, relinquished his role as FSU's primary playcaller a...
Knights, Utah HC put early end to season series
Thanks to the quirks of the NHL schedule, the Utah Hockey Club and the Vegas Golden Knights will play each other for the third time in November and also for the final time in the regular season on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights have won both of the first t...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' OT goal lifts Oilers over Utah
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers edged the host Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night.,Hopkins stripped Matias Maccelli of the puck and beat Karel Vejmelka stick-side for his third of the season at 1:18 of the extra frame.,Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each ha...
Defense helps Utah halt skid, defeat UCF in season finale
Zemeiah Barton and Smith Snowden returned interceptions for touchdowns and Utah ended a seven-game losing streak with a 28-14 Big 12 Conference win over Central Florida on Friday night in Orlando.,The Utes (5-7, 2-7) managed just 196 total yards but their defense more than propped up an offense that...
No. 25 Colorado shuts out Oklahoma State in lopsided victory
Travis Hunter made the most of his last impression on Heisman Trophy voters with three touchdown receptions, two pass breakups and an interception for No. 25 Colorado in a 52-0 win against Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo.,The two-way star wasted little time making a splash. His interceptio...
Surprising Oklahoma clips Louisville to earn Battle 4 Atlantis title
Jalon Moore matched his career high of 24 points to propel Oklahoma to a 69-64 win over Louisville and an unlikely title in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Glenn Taylor Jr. provided 12 points off the bench for Oklahoma (7-0), which was picked in the preseason to finish 1...
Utah aims to continue home success vs. struggling Eastern Washington
Utah will try to extend its hot streak at home on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Eastern Washington in a nonconference matchup in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (5-1) have won all five contests at the Huntsman Center this November and are riding a 10-game home winning streak dating back to last season.,...
No. 25 Colorado shuts out Oklahoma State in lopsided matchup
Travis Hunter made the most of his last impression on Heisman Trophy voters with three touchdown receptions, two pass breakups and an interception for No. 25 Colorado in a 52-0 win against Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo.,The two-way star wasted little time making a splash. His interceptio...
Louisville takes aim at Oklahoma in tournament final in Bahamas
Coming off its two worst seasons since the 1940s, Louisville is one win away from capturing the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.,Under first-year coach Pat Kelsey, the Cardinals (5-1) will square off against Oklahoma (6-0) in the championship game of the tournament on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas...
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona, reach Atlantis final
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears went 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklah...
Oilers back from long layoff, take aim at Utah
The Edmonton Oilers will try to make it back-to-back wins when they open a three-game road trip against the Utah Hockey Club on Friday in Salt Lake City.,The Oilers, who are 2-2-1 over their last five, have not played since a 6-2 win over the New York Rangers last Saturday.,Connor McDavid, Leon Drai...
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Nassau, Bahamas.,Fears went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklahoma (6-0)...
Rivals Kings, Ducks meet after uplifting victories
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks both head into their Freeway Face-Off showdown at Anaheim on Friday afternoon coming off a pair of impressive bounce-back wins., ,Los Angeles, which gave up five third-period goals in an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the last-place San Jose Sharks on Monday, reboun...
Chiefs activate RB Isiah Pacheco, DE Charles Omenihu from IR
The Kansas City Chiefs activated running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of Friday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.,Pacheco, Kansas City's starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team's victory over the Cincinnati Bengal...
UCF, Utah conclude underwhelming seasons
Utah and UCF will meet in Orlando on Friday to conclude seasons that each team undoubtedly hoped would be far more successful.,The Black Friday game ends the first Big 12 season for the Utes (4-7, 1-7) and the second for the Knights (4-7, 2-6).,Utah was a drive away from staying in the race for bowl...
Kobe Elvis, Oklahoma set sights on No. 24 Arizona in Bahamas
No. 24 Arizona and Oklahoma will meet in Thursday's semifinals in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, with some familiarity between Sooners guard Kobe Elvis and the Wildcats.,Elvis was part of Dayton's team that faced Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.,He ...
Banged-up Jets search for positives against contending Seahawks
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the New York Jets, who have lost six of their past seven games.,Star running back Breece Hall sat out practice earlier this week with a knee injury, and it was uncertain if he would play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks in East Rutherford, N.J.,"We're...