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Warriors G Stephen Curry (thigh) expected to return Friday
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to return from his thigh contusion on Friday night against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.,The 37-year-old guard has missed the past five games since sustaining the injury in a 104-100 home loss against the Houston Rockets on Nov. 26. The War...
Report: Kentucky hiring Texas A&M's Jay Bateman as DC
Kentucky is hiring Texas A&M defensive coordinator Jay Bateman to fill the same role in Lexington, ESPN reported Thursday.,Bateman, 52, directed the Aggies' defense for the past two seasons on Mike Elko's staff and previously held coordinator duties at North Carolina, Army, Ball State, Elon and Sien...
Boise State, Washington kick off bowl season in LA Bowl
Boise State plays in a bowl game for the 22nd time in the past 27 seasons when it battles Washington on Saturday night in the LA Bowl at Inglewood, Calif.,It marks the second time in three seasons that the Broncos (9-4) are competing in the LA Bowl. Boise State lost 35-22 to UCLA in the 2023 edition...
Patriots host Bills in crucial AFC East showdown
The New England Patriots can win their first AFC East title this decade by taking down the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,The Patriots will be seeking their 11th straight victory, a streak that includes a 23-20 triumph over the host Bills on Oct. 5.,Buffalo (9-4) has won the ...
No. 7 Houston cruises to big win over lowly Jackson State
Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points, 19 of them before halftime, as No. 7 Houston ran up a huge first-half lead and rolled to an 80-38 win over visiting Jackson State on Wednesday.,Houston (9-1) led by 24 points at halftime and expanded its advantage to as many as 41 points midway through the second half...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Iowa State outlasts rival No. 11 Iowa
Three Cyclones produced double-doubles as No. 10 Iowa State stopped No. 11 Iowa's attempted comeback and triumphed 74-69 in Tuesday's rivalry matchup in Ames.,Audi Crooks continued her scoring tear with 30 points and snared 10 rebounds for the Cyclones (11-0), who led by 13 points through three quar...
NC State starts strong in convincing rout of Liberty
Matt Able and Ven-Allen Lubin each scored 13 points apiece to lead North Carolina State to a comfortable 85-45 victory over Liberty on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Able shot 4-of-6 from the floor and also grabbed four rebounds, while Lubin shot 6-of-9 and corralled six rebounds in the win for NC...
Missouri seeks more balanced scoring as Alabama State comes to town
After suffering losses at Notre Dame and to Kansas at a neutral site, Missouri returns home to regroup ahead of its Dec. 22 game against Illinois in St. Louis.,Missouri's preparations will continue Thursday night against Alabama State in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri (8-2) is searching for more consistent ...
Predators aim to keep climb going vs. shorthanded Blues
After staggering to a 6-12-4 start, the Nashville Predators have worked their way back toward the Western Conference playoff race. They finally gained confidence while winning five of their last seven games.,"Hopefully we can develop a little bit of consistency," Predators coach Andrew Brunette said...
Sens look to stop losing streak in visit to Blue Jackets
The Ottawa Senators are in search of a new trend when they face the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night having lost five of their last six games.,The Senators are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, but count Ottawa right winger Drake Batherson as one playe...
Seahawks RB coach Kennedy Polamalu takes leave of absence
Seattle Seahawks running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, the team announced on Wednesday.,Polamalu, 62, joined the staff in February 2024 when Mike Macdonald took over as head coach. Polamalu's duties will be assumed by run game specialist/assistant of...
Reports: Penn State DC Jim Knowles headed to Tennessee
Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is headed to the same position at Tennessee, according to multiple media reports.,ESPN reported Wednesday that Penn State is negotiating a buyout for Knowles, who is owed more than $7 million on the remaining two years of the contract he signed when he jo...
Balanced Baylor blows out Norfolk State
Cameron Carr scored 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead Baylor to a 97-67 win over Norfolk State on Wednesday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,Six players scored in double figures for the Bears (7-2), who shot 52.9% from the field and led the Spartans (4-7) by as many as 39 points.,Obi Agbim had 18 point...
Avs level score in final seconds, but Predators prevail in shootout
Ryan O'Reilly scored the only goal in the shootout, Juuse Saros made 39 saves through overtime and one more in the tiebreaker, and the host Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Brady Skjei, Jonathan Marchessault and Reid Schaefer scored regulation goals for Nashville...
Predators top Avalanche despite losing Juuse Saros in shootout
Ryan O'Reilly scored the only goal in the shootout, Juuse Saros made 39 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout, and the host Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Brady Skjei, Jonathan Marchessault and Reid Schaefer scored regulation goals for Nashville, ...
Big second half boosts Arizona State over Northern Arizona
Massamba Diop scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half and Allen Mukeba and Santiago Trouet each had eight points in the second half of Arizona State's 73-48 victory Tuesday over Northern Arizona at Tempe, Ariz.,Trouet had 12 points and eight rebounds and Mukeba 10 points and six rebounds to lea...
Lamar Wilkerson (44) hits Indiana-record 10 3s in rout of Penn St.
Lamar Wilkerson scored a career-high 44 points and set a school record with 10 3-pointers in Indiana's resounding 113-72 win over Penn State on Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind., ,Wilkerson, a transfer from Sam Houston State, finished 16-of-22 shooting from the field and 10-of-15 from 3-point range in an...
DePaul overwhelms Morgan State with stifling defense
Kaleb Banks scored 18 points, CJ Gunn chipped in 15 and the defense forced 20 turnovers as DePaul thumped visiting Morgan State 92-49 on Tuesday in Chicago.,The Blue Demons (7-3) led by as many as 43 points, the final margin of victory, in their nonconference home finale while limiting the Bears to ...
No. 13 Illinois fends off Ohio State in Big Ten opener
Keaton Wagler led four scorers in double figures with 23 points for No. 13 Illinois in an 88-80 Big Ten win against Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday.,Fellow freshman David Mirkovic scored 22, Andrej Stojakovic 17 and Zvonimir Ivisic added 13 for the Illini (8-2, 1-0) in their conference opener.,The...
Devils halt five-game slide with win over Senators
Cody Glass scored the go-ahead goal with 7:36 remaining in the third period to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,New Jersey's Arseny Gritsyuk collected a goal and two assists, Glass had one of each and Paul Cotter and defenseman Simon Nemec als...