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UConn still No. 1 in poll; unbeaten Texas Tech joins party
It was another week of stability within the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll, with UConn remaining No. 1 in the country on Monday.,The teams that comprise the top 10 spots remained the same for the fifth consecutive week, and the order of the top seven -- UConn, ...
Reports: Bobby Petrino to become Bill Belichick’s OC at UNC
Bobby Petrino is expected to join Bill Belichick's staff and become the next offensive coordinator at North Carolina, several reports said Monday.,The longtime college and NFL head coach will try to help Belichick turn around a program that went 4-8 in its first season under the six-time Super Bowl ...
Monday College Basketball Best Bets: Top CBB Picks Before Christmas Break
Three college basketball best bets for Monday’s packed slate, including Davidson vs Kansas, Missouri vs Illinois, and Northern Iowa vs Saint Mary’s....
Reports: Red Sox acquire 3-time All-Star 1B Willson Contreras
The Boston Red Sox acquired first baseman Willson Contreras and cash considerations from the St. Louis Cardinals, multiple media outlets reported.,The Cardinals reportedly will receive right-hander Hunter Dobbins and pitching prospects Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita to complete the deal.,The reporte...
Washington, San Diego coming off rivalry games in West Coast matchup
Both San Diego and Washington played for city bragging rights Friday night.,The Toreros earned them and the Huskies didn't.,The teams, coming off the thrill of rivalry games, will meet Monday in Seattle.,The Toreros won 82-80 at UC San Diego as Ty-Laur Johnson banked in a 3-pointer in the final seco...
Team Yandex ralliy past Team Spirit for DreamLeague Season 27 title
Team Yandex fell behind early before surging past Team Spirit 3-1 in the grand final on Sunday in the DreamLeague Season 27 playoffs.,Team Spirit advanced to the best-of-five final round by sweeping PARIVISION 2-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier Sunday.,The championship was worth $214,000 in priz...
Texas welcomes struggling UMES before opening SEC slate
Texas looks to finish off its nonconference campaign with a bang and build momentum for the Southeastern Conference gauntlet when it hosts Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (8-4) remain at home for the second of a two-game stretch against mid-major teams before the sta...
Wisconsin aiming to get right at home against Central Michigan
Wisconsin will be looking for home-court advantage to get back on track when the Badgers host Central Michigan in a nonconference game Monday night in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (7-4) lost 76-66 in overtime to Villanova in a nonconference game Friday in Milwaukee. The Badgers trailed by 15 early in the...
No. 12 North Carolina welcomes in-state foe on eve of ACC opener
North Carolina wraps up the nonconference portion of its schedule on Monday night when the No. 12 Tar Heels welcome East Carolina to Chapel Hill.,Winners of five straight, the Tar Heels (11-1) come into the game on short rest. They let an 11-point second-half lead evaporate Saturday before Henri Vee...
Oilers score first four goals, hold off Golden Knights by one
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected two goals and an assist and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then held on to defeat the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Sunday night.,It was McDavid's fifth three-point game in December as he extended his...
Nebraska pulls away from North Dakota to remain undefeated
Braden Frager scored 17 points and Sam Hoiberg added 15 as No. 15 Nebraska remained undefeated with a 78-55 nonconference win over North Dakota Sunday in Lincoln. Neb.,The Cornhuskers (12-0) were down two points at halftime, but outscored the Fighting Hawks (5-10) 54-29 in the second half to escape ...
Spurs pull away from Wizards for 6th straight regular-season win
De'Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in fourth quarter to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlast the Washington Wizards 124-113 on Sunday.,Not counting their loss to New York in the NBA Cup final last week, the Spurs captured their sixth straight game for ...
AJ Dybantsa, No. 10 BYU aim to stay hot vs. E. Washington
AJ Dybantsa keeps unlocking more game-changing abilities for No. 10 BYU as the season progresses.,On an eight-game winning streak, Cougars (11-1) wrap up the nonconference portion of their schedule Monday in Provo, Utah, hosting Eastern Washington as Dybantsa keeps finding new ways to dominate oppon...
No Ed Cooley on Hoyas' sideline in nonconference finale vs. Coppin State
Head coach Ed Cooley will not be present when Georgetown hosts Coppin State on campus for its final nonconference game of the season Monday in Washington.,In conjunction with the Big East Conference, Georgetown (8-4) suspended Cooley for the Coppin State game on Sunday after an incident at the end o...
No. 17 Kansas focuses on better bench play ahead of matchup vs. Davidson
Kansas will play its final nonconference game of the regular season Monday night when it faces Davidson of the Atlantic 10 in Lawrence, Kan.,The No. 17 Jayhawks (9-3) have won three straight games as they prepare for Big 12 play.,All of Kansas' losses have come against ranked foes -- then-No. 25 Nor...
Texas A&M thumps East Texas A&M behind Rashaun Agee's hot shooting
Rashaun Agee scored 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the floor as Texas A&M dominated in the first half before pulling away to a 118-77 win over East Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (9-3) led by 21 points at halftime and slowly increased the advantage through a ...
SMU outlasts pesky Central Arkansas in overdue homecoming
Boopie Miller scored 23 points as SMU returned home for the first time in 27 days and fended off several comeback attempts in its 99-82 victory over pesky Central Arkansas on Sunday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (10-2) improved to 8-0 at home. They never trailed but were threatened several times...
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley suspended 1 game for water bottle throw
Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley has been suspended one game, CBS Sports reported Sunday, after he threw a water bottle Saturday that ended up hitting a small child sitting behind the Hoyas bench.,After Georgetown's Malik Mack missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer that sealed the Hoyas' 80-77 loss t...
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley apologizes for water bottle throw
Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley apologized after throwing a water bottle Saturday that ended up hitting a small child sitting behind the Hoyas bench.,After Georgetown's Malik Mack missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer that sealed the Hoyas' 80-77 loss to Xavier, Cooley fired a water bottle back tow...
CFP quarterfinals: Oregon lone lower road seed favored
Oregon coach Dan Lanning was frustrated by his team's second-half performance on Saturday night, but that didn't stop oddsmakers from installing the Ducks as the lone road favorite for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.,No. 5 Oregon will square off against No. 4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bow...