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No. 13 Nebraska takes down No. 9 Michigan State to remain perfect
Rienk Mast made six 3-pointers, including the tiebreaking one with 1:54 remaining, and No. 13 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night in a Big Ten showdown in Lincoln, Neb.,Mast had 19 points and seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers (14-0, 3-0) extended...
No. 3 Iowa State handles WVU, equals school's best start
Joshua Jefferson notched a triple-double and Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 26 points as No. 3 Iowa State rolled to an 80-59 win over West Virginia in the teams' Big 12 Conference opener Friday in Ames, Iowa.,Jefferson finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Momcilovic made 8...
Down 15 in first half, Ohio State storms past Rutgers
Bruce Thornton led all scorers with 20 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to help Ohio State overcome a 15-point deficit and defeat Rutgers 80-73 on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J., ,Thornton entered the Big Ten matchup tied for 17th in Div. I with 21.0 points per game. The Buckeyes (10...
QB returnees: CJ Bailey remaining at NC State for 2026 season
Quarterback CJ Bailey is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season in 2026, he announced Friday on social media, becoming the first of several starting quarterbacks to reveal their intention of sticking with their current teams.,Longtime Kansas State starting quarterback Avery Johnson ...
'It's on now': Minnesota locking in for Big Ten play, faces Northwestern
Minnesota coach Niko Medved does not have to worry about giving a big pep talk to his team heading into this weekend.,That's because the calendar has flipped to 2026, and every game from now on will come against a Big Ten Conference opponent.,"It's on now," Medved said. "We're playing the best leagu...
Battle-tested OK State, No. 15 Texas Tech open grueling Big 12 slate
With plenty of tests behind them, Oklahoma State and 15th-ranked Texas Tech have learned about strengths and weaknesses, with each team making progress.,What matters now, though, is how that translates into success in the rugged Big 12 Conference.,The Cowboys (12-1) and Red Raiders (10-3) open leagu...
Blake Horvath, Navy seniors go out in style, top Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl
Blake Horvath threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to propel Navy to a 35-13 victory over short-handed Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl on Friday in rainy Memphis.,Eli Heidenreich contributed 126 yards of offense and had a touchdown catch as the Midshipmen (11-2) won their fourth strai...
Austria's Katharina Liensberger to miss Olympics with knee injury
Austria's Katharina Liensberger, the 2022 Olympics slalom silver medalist, miss the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics after suffering a right knee injury in a training crash in St. Michael, Austria.,According to the Austrian ski federation, the 28-year-old suffered multiple injuries to the knee, includi...
Slumping Jets try to break out vs. Senators
While the visiting Winnipeg Jets are reeling, the Ottawa Senators are trying to break through the logjam for an Eastern Conference playoff spot as the two teams meet Saturday night.,The Jets are winless in their last eight games (0-5-3). All but one of those losses - a two-goal defeat against Edmont...
Steven Stamkos, Predators take aim at rising Flames
Though Steven Stamkos was held off the scoresheet in the Nashville Predators' 4-1 road loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, he has looked more like his old self recently.,Going into the Predators' game at the Calgary Flames on Saturday night, Stamkos has 10 goals and five assists in his last 11 g...
T.J. Watt ‘thankful,’ feels good after recovering from collapsed lung
T.J. Watt feels ready to return to game action, and the star edge rusher's arrival couldn't come at a better time for the Pittsburgh Steelers.,Watt will play Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL regular-season finale in Pittsburgh, which will decide the AFC North. The Steelers will m...
Texas, Mississippi State need to show improvement in SEC play
Based on their NET rankings through nonconference play, both Texas and Mississippi State need to do significant work in the SEC if they intend to return to the NCAA Tournament.,The Longhorns (9-4) and Bulldogs (8-5) look to get their SEC campaigns started on the right foot when they square off on Sa...
Anthony Edwards under microscope when Timberwolves meet Heat
Anthony Edwards' behavior is the prevailing topic of conversation ahead of Saturday's game between his Minnesota Timberwolves and the host Miami Heat.,Edwards, the NBA's first overall pick in 2020 and an All-Star in each of the past three years, ranks eighth in the NBA in scoring this season (29.1)....
Colorado, Arizona State both in mini-funks entering Big 12 play
Colorado and Arizona State enter Saturday's Big 12 opener at Tempe, Ariz., with both teams coming off consecutive losses, including humbling defeats at home in their last outings.,Colorado (10-3) lost to Stanford 77-68 in Phoenix on Dec. 20 before falling to Northern Colorado 86-81 on Sunday in Boul...
Texas State romps past Rice at Armed Forces Bowl
Brad Jackson threw for 173 yards and accounted for four touchdowns as Texas State walloped Rice 41-10 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Jackson completed 17 of 24 passes with three scores for the Bobcats (7-6), who finished the season with a four-game winning streak. He added ...
Islanders F Bo Horvat, a Canada Olympian, avoids serious injury
New York Islanders alternate captain Bo Horvat remains on track to play for Canada in the Olympics despite leaving Thursday's loss to the Utah Mammoth with an apparent lower-body injury.,Horvat will miss upcoming games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators and wi...
No. 1 Arizona riding high entering Big 12 play at Utah
After taking charge in nonconference play, No. 1 Arizona will be out to do the same in a loaded Big 12 Conference.,The Wildcats (13-0) are enjoying their best start since 2013-14 ahead of Saturday's conference opener against Utah in Salt Lake City. Arizona has reeled off 13 consecutive victories to ...
QB CJ Bailey returning to NC State for 2026 season
Quarterback CJ Bailey is returning to NC State for his junior season in 2026, he announced Friday on social media.,"Back with the Pack," he posted on Instagram, ending speculation he could enter the transfer portal on Friday.,The two-year starter would have been one of the top signal-callers on the ...
Florida State braces for No. 6 Duke, Cameron Boozer
After a largely successful nonconference portion of the schedule, Duke survived a rocky start to Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The No. 6 Blue Devils trailed by four at halftime Wednesday before rallying for an 85-79 home win in its ACC opener over Georgia Tech, which limped through a mediocre nonc...
No. 20 Illinois aims to extend Penn State's Big Ten woes
No. 20 Illinois looks to post its fifth win in the past six games when it takes on Penn State in Big Ten play on Saturday night in Philadelphia.,The contest is being played at The Palestra, the famed basketball facility that opened in 1927.,The Fighting Illini (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) opened the recent s...