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Nebraska erases 20-point deficit to stun Northwestern
Brice Williams converted 7 of 8 free throws in the final 1:33 as Nebraska rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to claim a 68-64 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., ,Williams finished with 21 points -- his sixth straight 20-point effort -- as the Cornhuskers (...
No. 20 Michigan holds off Ohio State to extend Big Ten lead
Danny Wolf scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 20 Michigan ran its winning streak to six games with an 86-83 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.,Wolf, the only player in the Big Ten to average a double-double (12.8 points, 10.0 rebounds per g...
Wichita State upsets No. 14 Memphis in OT
Quincy Ballard scored 19 points, Corey Washington added a double-double and host Wichita State upset No. 14 Memphis 84-79 in overtime on Sunday in an American Athletic Conference matchup.,Washington finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC), hitting both ends of a one...
Spain's Paula Badosa takes 'home'-court win at opener in Dubai
No. 9 Paula Badosa of Spain held her "home" court on Sunday to win her opening match at the Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.,Badosa posted a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Lulu Sun of New Zealand, winning 87 percent of the points on her first serve. For Badosa, it was her first win in ...
Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Adelaide for third league victory
Joaquin Niemann saved his best for last, scattering seven birdies to record a final-round 65 and win LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia on Sunday.,He turned in the only bogey-free scorecard of the day and finished the tournament with a 13-under 203. He entered the day three strokes behind a trio of comp...
Rokkr coast past Heretics in qualifying action for Stage 2 Major
The Minnesota Rokkr overcame an early deficit with ease on Saturday, defeating the Miami Heretics 3-1 in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major.,Miami got off to a strong start with a 250-248 win on Skyline Hardpoint, but it was all Minnesota from there. The Rokkr responded wi...
NTMR, Timeless, Team Liquid lead OCS NA Stage 1
NTMR, Timeless and Team Liquid are tied atop the standings for the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 after Week 3 victories on Saturday.,All three teams posted 3-0 sweeps, with NTMR taking down Shikigami, Timeless defeating Rad Esports and Team Liquid downing Amplify.,The $100,000 t...
Utah finally breaks through against ranked foes, sinks No. 17 Kansas
Gabe Madsen scored 24 points to help Utah defeat No. 17 Kansas 74-67 in Salt Lake City on Saturday night, marking the Utes' first victory over a ranked team this season. ,The Utes lost their first three games against teams in the top 25, but they never trailed against the Jayhawks (17-8, 8-6 Big 12)...
FlyQuest stays hot as LAT Cross-Conference opens
Six days after playing their way into the League of the Americas Championship of The Americas Cross-Conference tournament, FlyQuest showed no signs of rust in sweeping their quarterfinal Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.,100 Thieves, who advanced to the tournament two weekends ago, also won its first m...
MOUZ, The MongolZ keep rolling at PGL Cluj-Napoca
MOUZ and The MongolZ completed 2-0 sweeps in Round 2 high matches on Saturday at the $1.25 million PGL Cluj-Napoca event in Romania.,After prevailing 13-9 on Inferno, MOUZ took Nuke 13-8 to down 3DMAX, while The MongolZ defeated Wildcard with wins on Inferno (19-16) and Ancient (13-10). In other Rou...
Denzel Aberdeen, No. 3 Florida handle South Carolina
Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 of his career-high 22 points after halftime Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla., as No. 3 Florida pulled away for an 88-67 victory over South Carolina, which remains winless in Southeastern Conference play.,After matching his career high of 20 at No. 22 Mississippi State on...
BYU halts cold-shooting Kansas State's 6-game win streak
Richie Saunders had his first career double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds as BYU defeated Kansas State 80-65 in a battle of Big 12 middle-of-the-pack teams Saturday night in Provo, Utah. ,BYU won for the seventh time in 10 games. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Kansas State., ...
United States rallies past Canada in 4 Nations Face-Off
Dylan Larkin's second-period goal held up as the game-winner as the United States beat Canada 3-1 on Saturday in an emotional 4 Nations Face-Off clash in Montreal.,Jake Guentzel scored twice and Larkin also recorded an assist for the Americans in a comeback victory that featured a textbook defensive...
Anthony Robinson II shines as No. 21 Missouri tops Georgia
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC...
Denzel Aberdeen nets career-high 22 points to carry No. 3 Florida past South Carolina
Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 of his career-high 22 points after halftime Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla., as No. 3 Florida pulled away for an 88-67 victory over South Carolina, which remains winless in Southeastern Conference play.,After matching his career high of 20 at No. 22 Mississippi State on...
Tre Johnson (32 points), Texas upend No. 15 Kentucky
Tre Johnson poured in a career-high 32 points, including eight in the final 3 1/2 minutes, as Texas roared back to upset No. 15 Kentucky 82-78 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (16-10, 5-8 SEC) trailed by four at halftime and by 69-64 after a layup b...
No. 11 Michigan St. beats Illinois, gets coach Tom Izzo 354th Big Ten win
Jaxon Kohler scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 11 Michigan State gave coach Tom Izzo his record-setting 354th Big Ten win with a 79-65 victory over Illinois on Saturday night in Champaign, Ill.,The Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) trailed by 16 points in the first half but c...
TCU hits late free throws, extends Arizona State's skid
Vasean Allette made two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to secure TCU's 74-70 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night at Tempe, Ariz.,Allette made four free throws in the last 11 seconds and finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.,Freshman Jace Posey led TCU with a career-high 20 points of...
Jared Cannonier takes care of Gregory Rodrigues at Fight Night
Jared Cannonier knocked out Gregory Rodrigues just 21 seconds into the fourth round of their main-event middleweight fight on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.,Cannonier (18-8-0) used punches to down Rodrigues for his first win since June 17, 2023. Rodrigues (16-6-0) saw a three-fight ...
No. 8 Texas A&M pulls away late to seal win over Arkansas
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and keyed a late Texas A&M surge as the eighth-ranked Aggies pulled away over the final eight minutes for a 69-61 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.,A&M never trailed after the 12:30 mark of the first ...