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After 'failed' test, Cavaliers rested, ready to face Grizzlies
The Cleveland Cavaliers' longest homestand of the season began with a clunker against the surging Toronto Raptors, who outhustled and outplayed them for the second time in a 14-day span.,Cleveland looks to bounce back Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies, who are headed in a very different directi...

Report: Virginia QB Chandler Morris trends toward return at Duke
Virginia is optimistic quarterback Chandler Morris can clear concussion protocol and start Saturday's game at Duke, ESPN reported Friday.,The 19th-ranked Cavaliers (8-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) finished last week's loss to Wake Forest with backup Daniel Kaelin under center after Morris took a...

Matthew Schaefer, Islanders bring solid form to Utah
The Utah Mammoth will take the next crack at slowing New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer when the teams clash on Friday in Salt Lake City.,New York won its third game in a row when Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal at 3:02 of overtime for a 4-3 victory against the Vegas Golden Kn...

Jean-Gabriel Pageau's short-handed OT goal lifts Isles over Knights
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored an unassisted short-handed goal 3:02 into overtime as the New York Islanders rallied for their third straight victory, a 4-3 decision over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Pageau picked up a loose puck by the boards in his own zone and then raced up the r...

Magic F Paolo Banchero (groin) ruled out vs. Nets
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero will miss Friday's home game against the Brooklyn Nets after an MRI on Thursday confirmed a left groin strain.,Banchero will be considered day-to-day moving forward, with the Magic set to face the Houston Rockets on the road Sunday.,Banchero played just 12 minute...

Illinois stands in way of Maryland's postseason mission
A five-game losing streak stands to crush Maryland's bowl hopes as the Terrapins visit Illinois on Saturday.,Maryland (4-5, 1-5 in the Big Ten) needs to find success in a hurry with games at Champaign, Ill, home against No. 18 Michigan and at Ford Field against Michigan State.,Since surrendering a 2...

No. 23 Creighton hopes to benefit from 'learning opportunity' against UMES
The last thing Creighton coach Greg McDermott wanted was to get crushed by No. 19 Gonzaga, a perennial power.,Unfortunately for the No. 23 Bluejays (1-1), that is exactly what happened in a 90-63 loss Tuesday.,McDermott, however, predicts his team will bounce back just fine Friday when it hosts Mary...

New No. 1 Houston routs Oakland in dominant win
No. 1 Houston's top three scorers finished with more combined points than the entire opposing team in Wednesday night's 78-45 beatdown of visiting Oakland.,Emanuel Sharp finished with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with four rebounds and four assists. Kingston Flemings had 19 points an...

Tyler Harris nets 17 as Vanderbilt crushes Eastern Kentucky
Tyler Harris scored 17 points and Duke Miles added 15 as Vanderbilt cruised past Eastern Kentucky 92-62 Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Harris co-led the Commodores (3-0) with seven rebounds, including six defensive boards.,Tyler Tanner had 13 points and Devin McGlockton and AK Okereke had 11 each in ...

Dolphins ride RB De'Von Achane into NFL's historic Madrid game with Commanders
NFL history will be made Sunday when Washington and Miami play the league's first ever regular-season game in Madrid, Spain.,Neither of the teams on the card at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the renovated home of global soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, arrived in Spain in their respective conference's pl...

Golden Knights badly in need of some home cooking vs. Islanders
The Vegas Golden Knights head into the final contest of a season-high six-game homestand against the New York Islanders on Thursday night with a three-game losing streak and on the outside looking in of the playoff picture.,Not exactly the start expected for a team that is looking to challenge for i...

Orlando City sign M Wilder Cartagena to new contract
Orlando City signed midfielder Wilder Cartagena to a new contract Wednesday through 2026 with an option for 2027.,The 31-year-old from Peru has three goals and three assists in 80 matches across all competitions since joining the club in 2022.,"Wilder is one of those players who brings so much more ...

Charlotte FC extend M Brandt Bronico's contract
Charlotte FC extended midfielder Brandt Bronico's contract through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Wednesday.,The 30-year-old veteran is the club's longest-tenured player, recording five goals and 13 assists in 122 MLS matches (109 starts) since the inaugural season in 2022.,"Brandt...

Cavaliers G Darius Garland nursing left big toe contusion
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced Wednesday what can be construed as positive injury news on Darius Garland's left big toe.,The two-time All-Star guard is dealing with a contusion on the toe and will sit out Wednesday's game against the host Miami Heat.,He sustained only a bruise during the second q...

Reports: Eagles CB Jaire Alexander steps away from football
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Jaire Alexander has stepped away from football to focus on his mental and physical health while still recovering from offseason knee surgery, multiple outlets reported.,Alexander did not travel with the team for Monday night's game at Green Bay and informed the Eagles ...

Vanderbilt vies to continue sharp shooting in clash vs. Eastern Kentucky
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said he doesn't plan on his team's fortunes riding exclusively on its ability to make 3-pointers, but you would be hard-pressed to convince his first two opponents of that.,The Commodores (2-0) sank 17 shots from 3-point range in a win over Lipscomb and 14 in a victory...

Sam Hoiberg's career game lifts Nebraska past UMES
Sam Hoiberg scored a career-high 18 points and Nebraska extended the nation's longest winning streak with a 69-50 nonconference win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Hoiberg, a senior guard and son of Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg, was 7 of 10 from the field and add...

No. 18 North Carolina rides free-throw line parade past Radford
Luka Bogavac scored 19 points in place of Seth Trimble to help No. 18 North Carolina grind out a win over Radford 89-74 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill.,Trimble was injured in a team practice Sunday and underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left arm. Bogavac was coach Hubert Davis' pick t...

Maryland pulls away late to defeat Alcorn State
Pharrel Payne scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed seven rebounds to help Maryland to an 84-64 win against visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Andre Mills had 16 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Saunders scored 12 points and Darius Adams finished with 10 ...

Commanders place rookie CB Trey Amos (leg) on IR
The Washington Commanders' long list of 2025 injuries lengthened again Tuesday when the team announced it placed rookie cornerback Trey Amos on injured reserve with a fractured fibula.,Amos, a second-round pick in this year's draft out of Ole Miss, appeared in 10 games with eight starts this season ...