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Ohio State strolls past Penn State at Rec Hall
John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and Bruce Thornton had 11 of his 17 points in the second half as Ohio State routed Penn State 83-64 on Thursday in State College, Penn.,Devin Royal added 15 points and eight rebounds and Micah Parrish chipped in 12 points for Ohio State (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten), which has...
Russell Henley leads, Rory McIlroy hits ace at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy made a hole-in-one in his PGA Tour season debut, but Russell Henley sat alone atop the leaderboard after a low-scoring first day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Henley fired an 8-under-par 64 with nine birdies at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. That includ...
Defensive-minded Raptors aim for sixth straight win vs. Bulls
The Toronto Raptors will be out to extend their season-best winning streak to six games and exact some revenge against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday night.,The Raptors earned a 106-82 road victory Wednesday over the Washington Wizards. It marked the first time the Raptors have won five straig...
NFL reports ‘historic low’ for concussions in 2024
In announcing injury data for the 2024 season Thursday, the NFL said that concussions had decreased to a "historic low" as helmet safety continued to rise.,Concussions were down 17 percent from the 2023 campaign and 12 percent compared to the 2021-23 three-year average.,"Today is an important milest...
Jesper de Jong upsets Flavio Cobolli in Montpellier
Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands fired nine aces on his way to knocking off Italian third seed Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie on Thursday in Montpellier, France.,In the one-hour, 57-minue affair, de Jong won an overwhelming 90 percent (27 of 30) of his first-se...
Massage therapists accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists in an investigative story by the Baltimore Banner on Thursday.,Tucker released a statement on social media vehemently denying the allegations, and the Ravens said in their own statement that ...
A Lim Kim grabs four-shot lead at Tournament of Champions
A Lim Kim of South Korea shot a sterling 7-under-par 65 on Thursday that handed her a four-stroke lead after one round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LPGA's season opener in Orlando, Fla.,Kim's seven-birdie, bogey-free card gave her ample cushion on the rest of the 32-wom...
Three teams secure advancement at IEM Katowice
Eternal Fire, 3DMAX and GamerLegion nabbed the first three play-in berths into the group stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event on Thursday in Poland.,Eternal Fire defeated HEROIC, 3DMAX beat MIBR and GamerLegion knocked off paiN Gaming -- all by 2-0 scores -- in the second round of the p...
WTA roundup: Elise Mertens rallies in Singapore
No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.,Mertens rallied from a 3-0 hole in the first set to get to the tiebreaker, only to squande...
Top seeds set to square off in Madden Bowl
The top two seeds, No. 1 Jacob "Fancy" Worthington and No. 2 Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez, will square off in the Ultimate Madden Bowl after winning their semifinal games on Wednesday.,The title belt and $250,000 first prize will be handed out on Feb. 7 in New Orleans, the same city where the Super B...
HEROIC comes back for opening win at IEM Katowice
HEROIC rallied for a 2-1 victory over Team Liquid on Wednesday as the play-in bracket for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event got underway in Poland.,Sixteen teams are competing in the double-elimination play-in bracket, chasing eight spots in the group stage of the $1 million Counter-Strike: G...
No. 25 UConn erupts late, holds off DePaul
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points as No. 25 UConn used a second-half surge to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn.,The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on Ball's three-point pl...
Stanford stops Syracuse, stays perfect at home in ACC
Maxime Raynaud posted a game-high 21 points and a game-high 15 rebounds as Stanford held off visiting Syracuse for a 70-61 victory on Wednesday.,Jaylen Blakes added 14 points, Benny Gealer scored half of his 10 points in the stretch run, and Oziyah Sellers also had 10 for Stanford (15-6, 7-3 Atlanti...
Warriors top Thunder despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Andrew Wiggins went for a team-high 27 points...
Sidney Crosby's OT tally takes Penguins past Utah
Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to cap a two-point game as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 3-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who erased a pair of deficits and snapped a three-game losing streak. G...
Canucks shut down Predators for 3rd straight win
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves and Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.,The Canucks have won three consecutive games, tying their second-longest winning streak of the season.,Demko stopped 31 of 32 shots in arguably ...
Second-half surge propels Wolves to victory over Suns
The Minnesota Timberwolves rode a pivotal fourth-quarter run to a 121-113 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday in a chippy contest featuring a bevy of technical fouls.,Minnesota coach Chris Finch was tossed midway through third quarter after a heated exchange with an official. Shortly after h...
Ace Bailey nets 37 to carry Rutgers past Northwestern
Ace Bailey scored 37 points and Tyson Acuff added 13 to steer visiting Rutgers past Northwestern 79-72 on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Bailey, a freshman, finished two points shy of his career high of 39 set Jan. 2 at Indiana. He went 13-for-20 from the floor while contributing three blocks to a defe...
Sean Pedulla, No. 23 Ole Miss hold off Texas
Sean Pedulla scored a game-high 19 points and Davon Barnes had a crucial rebound before making a pair of late free throws as No. 23 Ole Miss outlasted Texas 72-69 on Wednesday in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Oxford, Miss.,The Longhorns led by four points at the half before Ole Miss leapfro...
No. 4 Alabama wins shootout against No. 14 Mississippi State
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 23 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers to help No. 4 Alabama squeeze out an 88-84 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Mark Sears had 17 points and nine assists and Grant Nelson registered 15 points, seven rebounds a...