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Playoffs, Big 12 title in balance for No. 11 BYU, No. 4 Texas Tech
BYU understands the task at hand facing Texas Tech in Saturday's Big 12 championship game at Arlington, Texas.,The No. 11 Cougars need to beat No. 4 Texas Tech to earn the conference's automatic berth to be part of the College Football Playoff. Lose to the Red Raiders (11-1) for a second time this s...

North Texas, Tulane to slug it out in American final
North Texas and Tulane are both losing their coaches., ,But before they leave Eric Morris will coach the No. 24 Mean Green (11-1, 7-1) and Jon Sumrall will coach the No. 20 Green Wave (10-2, 7-1) in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game on Friday night in New Orleans., ,And the winner's...

Passion UA sneak into Stage 3 at StarLadder Budapest Major
Passion UA rallied for a 2-1 win over M80 on Tuesday to earn one of the last three Stage 3 berths at the StarLadder Budapest Major event in Hungary.,In the other Round 5 matches in Stage 2, Team Liquid swept Astralis 2-0 and 3DMAX got past Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1...

No. 5 UConn ends No. 21 Kansas' nonconference home win streak
Solo Ball and Braylon Mullins scored 17 points apiece to lift No. 5 UConn to a 61-56 victory over No. 21 Kansas on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.,Ball and Mullins each sank three 3-pointers while sending the Huskies (7-1) to their third straight win.,UConn's Eric Reibe collected 12 points and eight rebou...

Vladislav Gavrikov's OT tally takes Rangers past Stars
Vladislav Gavrikov scored on a rebound 69 seconds into overtime as the New York Rangers recorded a rare home win by beating the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night.,After Mika Zibanejad easily moved the puck into the offensive zone, he passed to Artemin Panarin. Panarin's shot was stopped by goalie Ca...

Tyrese Maxey scores 35 as 76ers cruise past Wizards
Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points to spearhead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-102 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Jared McCain chipped in 15 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid, Quentin Grimes and Kelly Oubre Jr. The Sixers avoided their fourth loss in five ga...

Finley Bizjack pours in 29 as Butler handles Eastern Michigan
Finley Bizjack scored a season-high 29 points and matched his career best with six 3-pointers while leading Butler to an 84-68 win over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Michael Ajayi added his seventh double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Butler (7-1) outrebounded E...

Texas A&M claims topsy-turvy ACC/SEC Challenge win at Pitt
Rashaun Agee produced a game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Texas A&M to an 81-73 win over host Pitt Tuesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge.,Ruben Dominguez scored 18 points and Jacari Lane added 14 for the Aggies (7-2).,Barry Dunning Jr. led the Panthers (5-4) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Came...

Texas Tech rewards Joey McGuire with new 7-year contract
Texas Tech and head coach Joey McGuire agreed Tuesday on a new seven-year contract that takes him through the 2032 season and raises his salary.,McGuire's average annual salary will jump to nearly $7 million per year, and he'll be earning more than $7 million by the end of the contract plus incentiv...

North Texas taps Neal Brown as new head coach
North Texas hired veteran offensive mind Neal Brown to replace the departing Eric Morris as head coach, the school announced Tuesday.,Brown landed a five-year contract with the Mean Green, according to ESPN.,The 45-year-old from Kentucky amassed a decade of major head coaching experience at West Vir...

CFP rankings: Alabama, Notre Dame hold final at-large spots
Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia and Texas Tech owned the top four spots in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night ahead of conference championship weekend.,Georgia and Texas Tech moved up a spot thanks to then-No. 3 Texas A&M's loss to Texas last Saturday. Oregon and O...

Georgetown plans to land first punch vs. UMBC
Georgetown will set out to end a two-game losing streak when it takes on UMBC on Wednesday night in Washington.,Off to their best five-game start since the 2017-18 season, the Hoyas (5-2) struggled to find much to be thankful for last week in dropping their first two games of the season to Dayton an...

Reports: Texas Tech gives Joey McGuire new 7-year contract
Texas Tech and head coach Joey McGuire agreed on a new, seven-year contract that takes him through the 2032 season and raises his salary, multiple reports said Tuesday.,McGuire's average annual salary will jump to nearly $7 million per year, and he'll be earning more than $7 million by the end of th...

Washington eager to regain 'edge' in encounter vs. UCLA
Washington coach Danny Sprinkle tried to take it easy on his injury-depleted roster in practice the past couple of weeks.,He admits that might not have been the best move with Big Ten play opening Wednesday when the Huskies (5-2) play host to UCLA (5-2) in Seattle.,"I have been soft on our team ... ...

Texas returns from busy stretch to take on Virginia
Virginia and Texas will meet for the first time ever on Wednesday night as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge in Austin, Texas.,The Cavaliers (6-1) are playing their first true road game of the season on Wednesday against the Longhorns (6-2), who are 4-0 at home.,Head coach Ryan Odom is in his first seas...
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Texas' Steve Sarkisian questions why team bothered to play Ohio State
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is questioning why his team played defending champion Ohio State this season with it looking possible his squad will miss the College Football Playoff field.,The No. 16 Longhorns (9-3) upset then-No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday to keep their hopes alive. But losses to then-No. ...

Kansas G Darryn Peterson (hamstring) out vs. No. 5 UConn
Star freshman Darryn Peterson will sit out his seventh straight game on Tuesday when No. 21 Kansas hosts No. 5 UConn in Lawrence, Kan.,Peterson has been sidelined by a lingering hamstring injury, however head coach Bill Self acknowledged that the guard isn't too far removed from returning to the cou...

Sporting KC part ways with interim coach Kerry Zavagnin
Sporting Kansas City announced a mutual parting with interim head coach Kerry Zavagnin on Tuesday.,Zavagnin, a former player and assistant coach who has been with the team for 26 seasons, took over when Peter Vermes was fired on March 31 after an 0-5-1 start to the 2025 season.,Zavagnin, 51, and Spo...

Trial date set for Guardians' Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz bribery case
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will be on trial next May on the federal charges that they both accepted bribes to help gamblers win prop bets on their pitches, it was announced Tuesday.,U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto announced that jury selection will begin May ...