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Seton Hall uses game-ending run to escape Marquette
Stephon Payne had 14 points and a career-high 22 rebounds and Seton Hall closed the game on a 13-0 run to down Marquette 79-73 Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,AJ Staton-McCray had 14 points for Seton Hall (12-2, 2-1 Big East), all in the first half. Adam "Budd" Clark tallied 13 points, six assists, four...
Caleb Wilson, No. 12 North Carolina swat Florida State in ACC opener
Freshman forward Caleb Wilson racked up 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as No. 12 North Carolina withstood sketchy offensive stretches to defeat Florida State 79-66 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Seth Trimble contributed 20 points, K...
Matthew Stafford may have thrown MVP away in 3-pick loss
Matthew Stafford's march toward his first NFL Most Valuable Player award went from one of the league's feel-good stories of 2025 to a significant longshot over four shocking quarters in Atlanta on Monday night.,With only two regular-season games remaining -- both against teams out of playoff content...
Nick Martinelli scores 32 as Northwestern downs Howard
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high-tying 32 points and freshman Tre Singleton added a career-high 17 as Northwestern gradually pulled away for an 80-60 nonconference victory over Howard on Tuesday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli, who missed the Wildcats' previous game with a concussion, add...
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews (lower body) deemed day-to-day
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that star forward Auston Matthews has a lower-body injury that will keep him out of Tuesday's home game against the New Jersey Devils.,Matthews is considered day-to-day, the Leafs said.,Matthews, 28, had four points in two weekend games for Toronto -- a goal and two...
NC State, Wake Forest enter ACC play with plenty to prove
Wake Forest and North Carolina State have much more than just identical records in common going into their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.,Both teams have a lot to prove in league play, so there's no better time to get to work on that than Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"We've got 18 of thes...
Steven Stamkos eyes 600th goal as Predators visit Vegas
Nashville forward Steven Stamkos will try to cap what has already been a December to remember as he attempts to join the 600-goal club when the Predators face the slumping Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Stamkos scored two third-period goals in a 98-second span -- the 598th...
Patriots WR Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a felony charge of strangulation or suffocation and a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery.,The charges were announced Tuesday morning in Dedham (Mass.) District Court with Diggs' attorney, Michael DiStefano, calling in via phone, accord...
Northwestern hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly was hired as Northwestern offensive coordinator on Tuesday.,Kelly, 62, was fired as offensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 23 after a 2-9 start this season.,He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (2013-15) and San Francisco 49ers (2016) and at Oregon (2009-12) an...
No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win vs. Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic finished ...
Steven Stamkos' 599th goal propels Preds past Mammoth
Steven Stamkos scored twice in the third period to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 comeback win over the Utah Mammoth on Monday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased three separate Utah leads, with Stamkos recording the final equalizer with a power-play tally 11:39 into the third period. Just 1...
No. 1 Arizona remains undefeated with win vs. South Dakota State
Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas and Jaden Bradley each posted a double-double as No. 1 Arizona registered a 99-71 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Monday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (13-0) completed its nonconference slate unbeaten ahead of Saturday's Big 12 opener at Utah.,It is the Wildcats...
Anthony Roy's 27 help Oklahoma State separate from Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Vyctorius Miller added 18 as Oklahoma State fought off a sluggish first half to defeat Bethune-Cookman 103-77 Monday in a nonconference game in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (12-1) outscored the Wildcats (3-10) 53-39 in the second half for the comfortable win.,Roy wa...
No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win over Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 home victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic fini...
Damon Severson pushes Blue Jackets past Senators
Defenseman Damon Severson had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,Boone Jenner, defenseman Denton Mateychuk and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their third straight. Cole Sillinger -- moved to c...
Ole Miss overcomes sleepy start to take down Alcorn State
Kezza Giffa had a team-leading 14 points off the bench as Ole Miss recovered from a slow start for a 79-43 win against Alcorn State on Monday in Oxford, Miss.,Malik Dia and James Scott each totalled 11 rebounds for the Rebels (8-5), who improved to 6-1 at home on the season. Scott added 13 points, a...
Nikola Jokic exits with knee injury as Heat handle Nuggets
Denver's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Nuggets 147-123 on Monday.,Norman Powell scored 25 points while Nikola Jovic added 22 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. paired 20 points with 11 assists as the resurgent Heat won their third straight gam...
Kuol Atak's 24 points lead Oklahoma past Mississippi Valley State
Kuol Atak scored a career-high 24 points and Xzayvier Brown recorded 22 to lead Oklahoma to a 93-69 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (10-3) have won four consecutive games and eight of their last nine heading into SEC play.,The Delta Devils have dropped 12...
Hot-shooting TCU routs Jackson State to cap nonconference schedule
David Punch tallied 20 points and five teammates scored in double figures as TCU completed its nonconference schedule with a 115-64 shellacking of Jackson State on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (10-3) used a 24-2 run bridging the final four minutes of the first half and the first thr...
Josh Hubbard paces Mississippi State in blowout of Alabama State
Josh Hubbard scored 22 points to lead Mississippi State to a 94 -56 win over Alabama State on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Hubbard made 9 of 13 shot attempts and connected on 4 of 7 3-pointers.,King Grace contributed 14 points, and Ja'Borri McGhee added 10 points, both in a reserve role. Achor Achor ...