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Behind Amani Hansberry's double-double, WVU downs Cincinnati
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed career-high 13 rebounds to help West Virginia rally past Cincinnati 62-59 on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va., a critical victory for the Mountaineers' at-large NCAA Tournament hopes.,In a battle of the 44th and 45th teams in the NCAA's NET Rankings, Hansbe...
Kario Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...
North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State
RJ Davis had 21 points, Seth Trimble added 15, and North Carolina used a series of first-half runs en route to a 97-73 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of North Carolina State in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday.,Tied with the Wolfpack 6-6 less than four minutes into the game, North Carolina (16-11, 9-...
Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...
Otega Oweh, Amari Williams pace short-handed No. 17 Kentucky past Vanderbilt
No. 17 Kentucky remains without three point guards due to injury, but a patchwork lineup led by junior Otega Oweh and senior Amari Williams held off Vanderbilt 82-61 in SEC play Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.,The duo combined for 37 points and helped Kentucky turn a one-point halftime advantage i...
Penn State snaps 7-game losing skid with rout of Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points as Penn State ended its seven-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Wednesday, thrashing visiting Nebraska 89-72 in University Park, Pa.,D'Marco Dunn chipped in 17 points for the Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten), who shot 60.7 percent...
Carlos Alcaraz holds off qualifier's challenge for win at Doha
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz withstood a charge from qualifier Luca Nardi for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Wednesday.,Spain's Alcaraz, ranked No. 3 in the world, converted 5 of 11 break-point opportunities, to 2 of 5 for Italy's Nardi, who had five d...
Jake Knapp's everywhere at the Mexico Open and eager to repeat
Jake Knapp is seeing himself everywhere. The airport. The hotel. Obviously, the golf course.,Knapp's image is plastered everywhere at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in Vallarta, Mexico, where he will begin the defense of his first PGA Tour title Thursday.,"Usually you know who won the year before a...
NFL salary cap rising to at least $277.5M
The 2025 salary cap will surge to an estimated $277.5 million per team and could climb as high as $281.5 million, up at least $22 million from last season.,The new cap marks an increase of more than $53 million over the past two years.,The NFL sent a memo to teams on Wednesday outlining the new rang...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka upset in Dubai; No. 2 Iga Swiatek advances
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka is out and No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek is moving on to the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Clara Tauson of Denmark capitalized on Sabalenka's service inconsistency to knock out the World No. 1, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday.,In uncharacteristic fashion, Sabalenka, of Bel...
Raptors rookie Ulrich Chomche (knee) out for season
Toronto Raptors rookie Ulrich Chomche will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury, the team announced Wednesday.,The 19-year-old big man from Cameroon sustained a partial proximal MCL tear during a G League game last week.,He appeared in seven games for Toronto, posting totals of five ...
Minnesota puts together another late rally, this time to beat UCLA
Lu'Cye Patterson drove for the go-ahead layup with seven seconds remaining and Minnesota recovered from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a stunning 64-61 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Dawson Garcia scored 27 of his season-best 32 points in the second half fo...
Bill Self: No. 23 Kansas was 'awful' in blowout loss to BYU
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, "I thought we were awful, and I thought (t...
Rapids grab lead on LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Djordje Mihailovic scored twice as the Colorado Rapids earned a 2-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Tuesday at Commerce City, Colo., in the first leg of an opening-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.,LAFC halved its deficit on a goal from Aaron Long in the 86th minute of a contest played in frigid condi...
No. 5 Houston drops ASU to set Big 12 record for consecutive road wins
L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help No. 5 Houston cruise to an 80-65 victory over Arizona State, setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins, on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.,Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J'Wan Roberts h...
No. 16 Marquette dominates struggling Seton Hall
Kam Jones scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 11, fueling No. 16 Marquette to a convincing 80-56 victory over visiting Seton Hall on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Jones joined Ross with five assists and added four rebounds to fluster the Pirates for the second time this season. Jones scored 19 point...
Late putback lifts No. 24 Oklahoma State over Utah
Praise Egharevba's tiebreaking three-point play with 31.8 seconds remaining led No. 24 Oklahoma State to a 68-64 win over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,With the score 64-64, the Cowgirls' Alexia Smith and Anna Gret Asi missed shots, but Egharevba grabbed both offensive rebounds. The second time...
BYU dominates No. 23 Kansas in 34-point blowout
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 27 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6), who bombarded the Jayhawks with 14 3-pointers in 36 attempts a...
BC puts together defensive masterclass, pummels Virginia Tech
Donald Hand Jr. tossed in a game-high 16 points and Boston College ended a four-game losing streak by beating Virginia Tech 54-36 on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Hand was 7 of 18 from the field and made two of Boston College's three 3-pointers. Chad Venning and Jayden Hastings each finished...
LSU keeps South Carolina winless in SEC
Cam Carter scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and LSU coasted to an 81-67 victory against South Carolina on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Mike Williams III scored 13 points, Vyctorius Miller had 12, Dji Bailey added 11 and the Tigers (14-12, 3-10 SEC) won their second straight af...