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Chase Ross fires up No. 7 Marquette for win over Georgetown
Chase Ross scored a career-high 27 points to go along with six steals, lifting No. 7 Marquette to a 74-66 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Ross made 7 of 12 shots from the floor -- and 4 of 6 from 3-point range -- to eclipse his previous career-high point total of 23, set in a ...

Iowa storms back, takes down Nebraska in OT
Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa erased a 15-point second-half deficit to earn a 97-87 overtime win over visiting Nebraska on Tuesday in Iowa City.,Sandfort didn't score in the first half but hit 8 of 13 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 10 3-point shots, and 8 o...

Raiders fire head coach Antonio Pierce
The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday, two days after concluding a 4-13 season.,Pierce, 46, went 9-17 over 1 1/2 seasons as coach. He first became coach on an interim basis after the midseason firing of Josh McDaniels in 2023.,"The Las Vegas Raiders have relieved Antonio P...

Winter storm targets North Texas; Cotton Bowl officials on alert
A winter storm barreling down on North Texas could cause havoc days before the Cotton Bowl on Friday. ,The College Football Playoff semifinal game between Texas and Ohio State has officials in Arlington, Texas, concerned about traffic and safety because of the amount of snowfall -- between four and ...

Rapids sign M Sam Bassett to homegrown contract
The Colorado Rapids signed midfielder Sam Bassett to a one-year homegrown contract on Tuesday.,The deal includes club options for 2026, 2027 and 2028 for the 21-year-old from Littleton, Colo.,He is the younger brother of Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett, making them the first homegrown siblings in tea...

Spirit and D Tara McKeown exercise mutual '28 option
The Washington Spirit and defender Tara McKeown exercised the mutual 2028 option on her contract Tuesday.,McKeown, 25, played all 2,350 minutes during the 2024 regular season and made the NWSL Best XI Second Team.,"Tara will continue to be a very important part of the Spirit moving forward and we're...

No. 11 Kansas ready to welcome Arizona State to Big 12
No. 11 Kansas and Arizona State will meet on the hardwood for the first time as Big 12 foes on Wednesday night in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) rebounded from last week's 62-61 home loss against West Virginia with a resounding 51-point win at UCF on Sunday.,Hunter Dickinson led the ...

No. 17 Oklahoma wants to attack glass vs. No. 10 Texas A&M
Porter Moser wants No. 17 Oklahoma to make a team effort to rebound better when it hosts No. 10 Texas A&M on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.,In its SEC debut on Saturday, Oklahoma (13-1, 0-1 SEC) was routed by No. 5 Alabama 107-79 for its first defeat of the season. The Sooners were outrebounded 51-26 an...

No. 23 Ole Miss seeking first SEC road win at Arkansas
After drastically different results in their league openers, No. 23 Ole Miss and Arkansas meet Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference contest in Fayetteville, Ark.,The Rebels (12-2, 1-0 SEC) moved up one spot in this week's Associated Press poll following Saturday's 63-51 home win against Geor...

FC Dallas F Bernard Kamungo inks 3-year extension
FC Dallas midfielder Bernard Kamungo signed a three-year contract extension on Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed on the deal for Kamungo. The club holds options for 2027 and 2028.,Kamungo, 23, recorded three assists in 29 matches (13 starts) last season for FC Dallas. He collected six goal...

Task for No. 5 Texas: Stop the receivers for No. 8 Ohio State
There are plenty of storylines heading into this year's Cotton Bowl, where two of the winningest programs in college football history will face off for a chance to play for the College Football Playoff national championship.,Still, when No. 5 Texas (13-2) and No. 8 Ohio State (12-2) meet in a semifi...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Basketball, NBA Predictions for January 7th
While sports fans everywhere anxiously await the return of the College Football Playoff, these are January 7th's best sports betting picks for college basketball and the NBA....

Texas Tech looks to make it back-to-back wins in Utah, faces BYU
Texas Tech will try to make it a clean sweep of Big 12 teams in Utah when the Red Raiders travel to Provo to face BYU on Tuesday.,Following a 93-65 romp over Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Texas Tech (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) can expect a tougher battle against BYU (10-3, 1-1), which has won 14 straig...

Oklahoma State, Kansas State in search of bounce-back effort
Oklahoma State enters its Big 12 home game against Kansas State on Tuesday in need of a conference win in Stillwater.,With Saturday's 69-50 loss at West Virginia, the Cowboys (8-5, 0-2) have lost two straight to open Big 12 play.,Super sixth man Marchelus Avery leads the Cowboys with 12.5 points per...

After ugly loss, Iowa out to rebound vs. surging Nebraska
One would be hard-pressed to believe that Iowa's defense has improved from last season when looking at Friday night's game at Wisconsin, where the Badgers splashed a school-record 21 3-pointers in a 116-85 Big Ten Conference rout.,The Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) will try to bounce back Tuesday nigh...

No. 2 Auburn heads to Texas gunning for seventh straight win
No. 2 Auburn will put its six-game winning streak on the line when it squares off against league newcomer Texas on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Auburn and Texas have not faced each other on the basketball court since Dec. 16, 1955, and have played just twice in history...

No. 7 Marquette eyes 10-0 home start vs. improving Georgetown
No. 7 Marquette will put a pair of perfect records on the line Tuesday night when it hosts upstart Georgetown in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles (13-2, 4-0 Big East) have won four in a row overall and all nine games at home this season.,Kam Jones overcame a disastrous start in which he missed his first...

Reports: RHP Michael Lorenzen re-signing with Royals
Veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen, who helped the Kansas City Royals earn a wild-card spot in the 2024 postseason, is re-signing with the club on a one-year contract, multiple media outlets reported Monday.,Per ESPN, Lorenzen agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with a mutual $12 million option...

Reports: Bears request to interview Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy
While Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy waits on his future with the team as his contract nears expiration, he could have another suitor in the Chicago Bears, according to multiple reports on Monday.,The Bears, who have a head coaching vacancy, have made formal requests to interview a list of ...

Helio Castroneves books Daytona 500 ride with Trackhouse
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves is set to make his NASCAR debut as he attempts to qualify for the Feb. 15 Daytona 500 for Trackhouse Racing.,"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would enter a NASCAR race and certainly not the Daytona 500 with a team like Trackhouse Racing," ...