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Florida State, UMass enter matchup heading in different directions
Florida State and UMass are set to clash Sunday afternoon on the third and final day of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Uncasville, Conn.,Both teams are trending in opposite directions as they enter the nonconference contest.,The Seminoles (5-1) won their first game of the event 78-69 over Temp...
Vince Whaley, Maverick McNealy share lead at RSM Classic
Vince Whaley matched the low round of the day with a 7-under-par 63 on Saturday to share the lead with Maverick McNealy at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,Whaley jumped eight spots to the top of the leaderboard at 14-under 198 with McNealy, who had shared the lead after the first round and...
No. 10 Georgia scores nearly at will, destroys UMass
Carson Beck completed 20 of 31 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns as No. 10 Georgia pummeled UMass 59-21 on Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Nate Frazier ran for career highs of 136 yards and three touchdowns, while Arian Smith caught three passes for 110 yards and a score as the Bulldogs (9-2) won the...
Joel Dahmen's 'half-court' putt keeps PGA Tour status alive
Joel Dahmen has handled the pressure of closing out a PGA Tour victory, but even that didn't equate to the emotional weight he felt standing over a 5 1/2-foot putt in Georgia on Friday.,Miss it, and Dahmen was assured of missing out on fully exempt status on the PGA Tour for 2025. Make it, and he wo...
Patrick Fishburn takes lead at RSM Classic
Patrick Fishburn shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on Friday to grab the 36-hole lead at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,At the finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series, golfers are playing Sea Island Golf Club's two courses over the first two days of the tournament. Fishburn followe...
Conor McGregor found liable for sexual assault in Ireland
An Irish civil jury found Friday that UFC superstar Conor McGregor is liable of sexually assaulting a woman in a Dublin hotel room in December 2018.,McGregor was ordered by the High Court in Dublin to pay the victim 248,000 euros, or approximately $257,000 in U.S. dollars.,No criminal charges came f...
Maverick McNealy fires 62, tied for lead at RSM Classic
Maverick McNealy and Michael Thorbjornsen are tied for the lead after one round of The RSM Classic on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga.,At the finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series, the field is playing Sea Island Golf Club's two courses over the first two days of the tournament. McNealy b...
Duke locks in second-straight No. 1 recruiting class
With the NCAA early signing period now over, Duke has finalized its third top recruiting class in the past four years, according to 247Sports rankings.,Coach Jon Scheyer is bringing in a quartet of five-star recruits, headlined by Cameron Boozer, the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2025 class and son ...
Unbeaten Nevada, Vanderbilt clash in Charleston Classic
Both Nevada and Vanderbilt will look to stay unbeaten when they meet in the Charleston (S.C.) Classic on Thursday evening.,Nevada (4-0) has won all of its games by double digits. The latest was an 85-59 pasting of Santa Clara on Saturday in which the Wolf Pack had four players score in double figure...
2024 The RSM Classic: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The 47th and final event of the 2024 PGA Tour season begins Thursday on St. Simons Island, Ga.,With several PGA Tour players calling St. Simons Island home, and with dozens jockeying for critical spots in the race for playing status next year, The RSM Classic has once again drawn one of the stronges...
Unbeatens Miami, Drake clash in Charleston Classic
The Miami Hurricanes, who won their first three games by a combined 95 points, are finally set to take on a tougher opponent.,Miami (3-0) figures to get a challenge from the Drake Bulldogs (3-0) on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.,Point guard Nijel...
Carson Beck, No. 10 Georgia dial in on UMass
Following a season-reviving home win over then-No. 7 Tennessee, No. 10 Georgia is mindful of avoiding a misstep against UMass on Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga.,Georgia (8-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) climbed two spots in Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings after its 31-17 win over the ...
Ludvig Aberg ‘itching’ to defend RSM title after knee surgery
The RSM Classic is where Ludvig Aberg broke through for his first PGA Tour title last year, the apex of his fast rise to stardom.,Aberg doesn't need to play this week to maintain his tour eligibility, but after taking most of the fall off to have knee surgery, the Swede is eager to defend his title ...
Brian Harman 'not numb' to impact of reduced fields
Brian Harman has grinded through just about every level since turning professional in 2009, so he empathizes with those who will be directly impacted by the reduced field sizes approved by the PGA Tour Policy Board for the 2026 season.,As a member of the Player Advisory Committee, Harman was part of...
UMass fires coach Don Brown amid 2-8 season
UMass fired coach Don Brown on Monday after a 2-8 start to his third season.,Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery will be the interim coach for the Minutemen's final two games.,Brown's record was 6-28, including 1-11 in his first year back with the program in 2022.,Brown, 69, previously served as ...
Great Osobor helps Washington hold off UMass Lowell
Great Osobor scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds as Washington pulled out a 74-69 victory against visiting UMass Lowell on Sunday night in a nonconference game in Seattle.,Tyler Harris, Zoom Diallo and Tyree Ihenacho each scored 12 points, and Luis Kortright added 10 for the Huski...
UMass Lowell continues Northwest run at Washington
When UMass Lowell coach Pat Duquette announced the River Hawks' 2024-25 schedule, he highlighted a mid-November trip to the state of Washington that "will bring great exposure and experience for our program.",As his team prepared for Sunday's game against Washington in Seattle, Duquette still couldn...
No. 4 Gonzaga reaches triple digits, throttles UMass-Lowell
Khalif Battle scored a game-high 21 points, leading six players in double figures as No. 4 Gonzaga never trailed in defeating visiting UMass Lowell 113-54 Friday night in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.,Nolan Hickman added 14 for the Bulldogs (3-0), who trounced then-No. 8 Baylor 101-63 in th...
UMass Lowell's tall task: Tame No. 4 Gonzaga
The schedule for the UMass Lowell men's basketball team is going from 0 to 60 mph in a blur.,After opening the season with a victory against NCAA Division III Rivier, the River Hawks defeated Saint Peter's -- a team that made the NCAA Tournament last season -- by an 81-74 decision last Friday.,Next ...
Spurs glad to have Devin Vassell back as they host Kings
The San Antonio Spurs will continue to blend in the return of one of their most important players when they host the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. ,The Spurs will play the third contest of a five-game homestand that's seen them split the first two games, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers on T...