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11 players score as Clemson routs New Hampshire
Ace Buckner scored a game-high 18 points and RJ Godfrey finished with nine points and nine rebounds to lead Clemson to an 88-38 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Monday night in the season opener for each team., ,Eleven players scored for the Tigers, who never trailed. Jake Wahlin scored 11 poi...
Shawn Phillips Jr., Missouri size prove too much for Howard
Shawn Phillips Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jayden Stone paced a strong bench effort with 13 points to lead Missouri to a season-opening 88-67 victory over Howard on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Nine different Tigers reached the scoring column during Missouri's first-ever true road game...
Early second-half run pushes Virginia Tech past Charleston Southern
A 27-3 run to open the second half propelled Virginia Tech to an easy 98-67 season-opening win over Charleston Southern in Blacksburg, Va. ,The visiting Buccaneers stayed within 42-38 at halftime, but in just over eight minutes, the Hokies expanded the lead to 69-41 and ran away with the game from t...
Nate Ament shines in debut as No. 18 Tennessee downs Mercer
Prized recruit Nate Ament totaled 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 18 Tennessee opened the season with a 76-61 win over Mercer on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The Volunteers struggled out of the gate in front of their home crowd, but they got their feet under them to take a 12-point halftime l...
Cincinnati debuts new-look group in easy win over Western Carolina
Led by balanced scoring and solid defense, host Cincinnati defeated Western Carolina 94-63 in the teams' season opener Monday night.,It was the Bearcats' first game with a vastly different roster, and four different players scored in double figures for them, with Baba Miller, Shon Abaev and Moustaph...
Kiyan Anthony scores 15 in debut as Syracuse drubs Binghamton
Donnie Freeman scored 20 points as host Syracuse began coach Adrian Autry's third season with an 85-48 rout of visiting Binghamton on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.,One of two returning starters from last season's 14-19 team that missed the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight ...
Late run by Penn State puts away pesky Fairfield in opener
Melih Tunca scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting as Penn State rallied for a 76-68 home victory over Fairfield on Monday at University Park, Pa., in the season opener for both teams., ,Kayden Mingo chipped in 15 points and Ivan Juric notched 13 for Penn State (1-0), which trailed by as many as 13 po...
No. 14 Arkansas uses three 20-point scorers to blow past Southern
Trevon Brazile had 25 points and 11 rebounds, heralded freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had 20 of his 22 points in the first half of his college debut and No. 14 Arkansas blew out Southern 109-77 in the season opener for both Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff had 14 points and all three of his 3-pointers ...
No. 22 Michigan State pulls away from Colgate, 80-69
Jaxon Kohler scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 22 Michigan State downed Colgate, 80-69, in the season opener for both teams in East Lansing, Mich., on Monday night.,Jeremy Fears Jr. also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists, while Coen Carr contributed 12 points. Carson Co...
Despite injuries, No. 4 UConn blows past New Haven
Alex Karaban collected 19 points and 10 rebounds and Solo Ball added 18 points to fuel fourth-ranked UConn to a 79-55 season-opening victory over in-state foe New Haven on Monday in Storrs, Conn.,All-Big East Preseason First Team members Karaban and Ball combined to sink six 3-pointers and all 11 of...
KJ Lewis leads Georgetown past Morgan State in opener
KJ Lewis had 14 points and three steals in his Georgetown debut as the Hoyas beat Morgan State 87-70 in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Malik Mack added 11 points and DeShawn Harris-Smith had 10 as the Hoyas used a strong defensive performance in forcing 16 turno...
Ohio State sinks IU Indy in 118-102 shootout
Christoph Tilly scored 28 points in his first game for Ohio State and the Buckeyes spoiled the debut of IU Indianapolis coach Ben Howlett with a 118-102 victory on Monday in Columbus.,The Buckeyes (1-0) set the program record for points in an opener, besting the 111-72 win against Bethune-Cookman on...
Pharrel Payne powers Maryland past Coppin State in Buzz Williams' debut
Pharrel Payne put up 21 points with six rebounds, freshman Darius Adams scored 10 of his 16 points at the foul line and Maryland tipped off its season with an 83-61 win over Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series on Monday in Baltimore.,Maryland (1-0) saw its lead whittled down to as few a...
No. 5 St. John's opens with rout of overmatched Quinnipiac
Zuby Ejiofor scored 17 points and fifth-ranked St. John's began its third season under coach Rick Pitino with a wire-to-wire 108-74 victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night in New York in the season opener for both teams.,The Red Storm lived up to their billing with a dominant showing ahead of Saturd...
Elena Rybakina storms past Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals
No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina stormed to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against No. 2 Iga Swiatek on Monday to move into first place in her group at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina's stunning rally, coupled with Amanda Anisimova's victory against Madison Keys, guaranteed the Kazakh's spot in t...
Marlins promote ex-MLB manager Gabe Kapler to GM
The Miami Marlins named former major league player and manager Gabe Kapler as their general manager on Monday.,Kapler most recently was assistant general manager of the club, focusing on player, coaching and staff development. Prior to that, he served as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (2018-19...
Action gets underway at $300K IEM Chengdu event
Competition started Monday at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 25 tournament in China.,Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing in this week's competition for a top prize of $125,000.,The double-elimination group stage began Monday with two groups of eight teams, with all matches best-...
Luka Doncic posts triple-double to carry Lakers past Heat
Luka Doncic scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers kept up with the torrid pace of the visiting Miami Heat to earn a 130-120 victory on Sunday.,Austin Reaves scored 26 points with 11 assists and Jake LaRavia added 25 points as the sharp-shooting Lakers shot 50.5% ...
Seahawks blow out Commanders, who lose Jayden Daniels (arm) again
Sam Darnold passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Washington Commanders 38-14 for their third straight win Sunday night in Landover, Md.,Darnold tied the franchise record by completing his first 17 passes and finished 21 of 24. He threw one interception.,Washi...
LAFC blows past Austin into Western Conference semis
Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga put on another strong performance to take Los Angeles FC into the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory at Austin FC on Sunday evening.,Bouanga had two goals and an assist, and Son had one of each as third-seeded LAFC completed the Game 2 victory and swept ...