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Syracuse destroys Delaware State in lopsided victory
Donnie Freeman scored 20 points and Kiyan Anthony added 19 as Syracuse suffocated visiting Delaware State on Saturday in a resounding 83-43 victory.,Sadiq White Jr. pitched in with 10 points for the Orange (2-0), while William Kyle III notched eight points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Syracuse conti...
Sharp-shooting Penn State smothers winless New Haven
Dominick Stewart sank six 3-pointers to highlight his 18-point performance off the bench, lifting visiting Penn State to an 87-43 victory over Division I newcomer New Haven on Saturday afternoon in West Haven, Conn.,Stewart made 11 shots from 3-point range during his freshman season in 2024-25.,Kayd...
Rienk Mast posts triple-double as Nebraska buries FIU
Rienk Mast recorded Nebraska's first triple-double in five years and the Cornhuskers hit 17 3-pointers in a 96-66 win over Florida International in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Lincoln, Neb.,Mast finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 25 minutes, making 8 of 10 field go...
No. 15 Alabama withstands comeback to top No. 5 St. John's
Labaron Philon produced another strong performance with 25 points as No. 15 Alabama took control late in the first half and withstood a comeback attempt by fifth-ranked St. John's in an impressive 103-96 victory Saturday afternoon in New York.,Philon made 10 of 17 shots and had help from two players...
Cade Tyson leads Minnesota's rout of Alcorn State
Cade Tyson scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds and Minnesota streaked to a 95-50 win over Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jaylen Crocker-Johnson registered a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota (2-0), which continued its perfect start under first-year ...
Falcons, Tundra advance to BLAST Slam IV final
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports will meet in Sunday's best-of-five grand final at the $1 million BLAST Slam IV tournament.,Falcons and Tundra will fight for the top prize of $300,000 in prize money plus $100,000 in team earnings.,They have been the top dogs throughout the 12-team Dota 2 event, finis...
FURIA, Team Vitality to meet in IEM Chengdu final
FURIA and Team Vitality will battle for the $125,000 top prize Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament in China.,FURIA reached the best-of-five grand final at the $300,000 Counter-Strike 2 event with a sweep of Team Falcons on Saturday, while Vitality pulled out a 2-1 victory ove...
Aaron Rai leads by 1 entering final round in Abu Dhabi
England's Aaron Rai holds a one-stroke lead over countryman Tommy Fleetwood and Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard on Saturday entering the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.,Rai moved to 20-under with a 6-under 66 in Saturday's third round at Yas Links Golf Club, cashing in seven birdies prior to h...
Yuna Araki, Nasa Hataoka share narrow lead in Japan
Japan's Yuna Araki and Nasa Hataoka share a one-shot lead at 15-under heading into the final round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. ,Araki carded a 7-under 65 and Hataoka posted a 4-under 68 in Saturday's third round at Seta Golf Course in Otsu in western Japan.,Three of their compatriots round out...
Sixers, riding regulars hard, plot to stop Raptors' win streak
Two teams that could probably benefit from some extra rest meet when the Philadelphia 76ers face the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday.,Toronto is playing the second game of a back-to-back after rallying to beat the host Atlanta Hawks 109-97 on Friday, while the undermanned Sixers have three play...
Bruce Thornton scores 38 as Ohio State bests Purdue Fort Wayne
Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 points to lead Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.,Thornton made 14 of 17 field-goal attempts, was 5 of 8 from 3-point range and hit all five free throws to break his previous best of 33 vs. Indiana State set last ...
Strong first half helps No. 12 UCLA shut down Pepperdine
Four of No. 12-ranked UCLA's five starters scored in double-figures, and the Bruins held visiting Pepperdine to 34.4 percent field-goal shooting in a 74-63 win on Friday in Los Angeles.,Following its season-opening win over Eastern Washington on Monday, UCLA coach Mick Cronin lamented his team's def...
Macklin Celebrini continues scoring binge as Sharks top Jets
Macklin Celebrini scored a goal and added an assist, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,With the two-point performance, Celebrini took sole possession of the league lead with 23 points. Friday was the sixth multi-point game of the season for...
Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander too much for Kings
Isaiah Hartenstein and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went over 30 points together for the first time, Ajay Mitchell put up his second career double-double and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Sacramento Kings 132-101 in each team's NBA Cup opener on Friday night.,Hartenstein complemented a ...
JT Toppin shines in return as No. 10 Texas Tech topples Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four assists a...
Nikola Jokic carries Nuggets past Warriors in NBA Cup
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points and eight assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 129-104 in the West Group C NBA Cup play on Friday night.,Aaron Gordon contributed 18 points, Jonas Valanciunas ...
Oregon rallies late behind Nate Bittle to beat Rice
Oregon rallied from eight points down in the second half behind Nate Bittle's 18 points after halftime to beat Rice 67-63 in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.,Bittle had 25 points for the game to go with eight rebounds, and the Ducks (2-0) had a big advantage at the free-throw line with 26 made free th...
Jayden Maiava accounts for 3 TDs as No. 19 USC tops Northwestern
Jayden Maiava passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, Makai Lemon added two scores and No. 19 Southern California overwhelmed Northwestern in the second half en route to a 38-17 win on Friday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) scored on each of their first three possessions in the...
Raptors ride big fourth quarter to victory over Hawks
RJ Barrett scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help the visiting Toronto Raptors earn a 109-97 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.,Barrett, who scored 25 against the Hawks in their first meeting on Oct. 22, had only two po...
Strong defensive effort leads Houston to tight win over UCF
Ethan Sanchez kicked a tiebreaking 22-yard field goal with 2:31 left and the Houston defense allowed just three second-half points as the Cougars came from 10 points down to defeat UCF 30-27 on Friday in Orlando.,Conner Weigman, despite throwing three interceptions, helped Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) ...