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No. 2 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
For Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida, much has changed since New Year's Day when both teams were 13-0.,While the Sooners have lost nine of their last 12, the Gators have won nine of their last 12, including two upsets of No. 1-ranked teams.,Tuesday night, when Oklahoma visits Florida at Gainesville, Fla.,...
No. 19 Arizona in search of energy vs. Baylor
Once preseason top-10 teams, Baylor and Arizona have faced ups and downs, with their share of signature wins coupled with injury issues and even time spent out of the rankings.,Both are firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture now as they meet for the second time this season on Monday night in Waco, Te...
Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls
Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday after a landscape-shifting week.,The loss by UCLA to Southern California last Thursday dropped the Bruins from No. 1, where they'd sat since Thanksgiving. The Bruins (24-...
FC Cincinnati acquire Evander from Timbers for $12M
FC Cincinnati acquired All-Star Brazilian midfielder Evander from the Portland Timbers on Monday in exchange for $12 million.,The Timbers retained a future sell-on and trade percentage and could receive up to an additional $150,000 if certain performance metrics are reached.,Evander, 26, recorded 15...
Avidity put together sweep in NA Stage 1 action
Avidity rolled to a 3-0 victory over Shikigami on Sunday in NA Stage 1 action of the Overwatch Champions Series.,With wins on Nepal (2-0), Esperanca (1-0) and Dorado (2-1), Avidity improved to 3-2 in the standings and bounced back from a 3-0 loss to NTMR on Friday.,The $100,000 tournament, played on...
Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State
No. 8 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position for the NCAA Tournament when it faces No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Starkville, Miss.,The Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) have captured five straight games, most recently a gritt...
Draymond Green Is Right, the NBA All-Star Game Sucks
Draymond Green popped off on the TNT broadcast about the new NBA All-Star Game format, which is receiving a lot of criticism from fans around the league....
Pirates sign OF Tommy Pham to 1-year deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Tommy Pham to a one-year deal on Sunday.,Pham, 36, had a combined nine home runs, 39 RBIs, 49 runs and a .248 batting average across 116 games with the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals in 2024.,In 1,121 games across 11 major leagu...
Ludvig Aberg captures signature win at Genesis Invitational
SAN DIEGO -- Ludvig Aberg is feeling a lot better about San Diego than the last time he was here.,The world's sixth-ranked golfer, who was so sick three weeks ago during the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course that he lost nearly 10 pounds, made four birdies in the final six holes Sun...
Nebraska erases 20-point deficit to stun Northwestern
Brice Williams converted 7 of 8 free throws in the final 1:33 as Nebraska rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to claim a 68-64 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., ,Williams finished with 21 points -- his sixth straight 20-point effort -- as the Cornhuskers (...
No. 6 Houston pits sharp focus against frustrated Arizona State
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said his team has reached a "premium frustration level" with a five-game losing streak heading into Tuesday's home game with No. 6 Houston.,The Sun Devils (12-13, 3-11 Big 12) lost in double overtime at Texas Tech last week and came up short after rallying from a 13-...
No. 3 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
For Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida, much has changed since New Year's Day when both teams were 13-0.,While the Sooners have lost nine of their last 12, the Gators have won nine of their last 12, including two upsets of No. 1-ranked teams.,Tuesday night, when Oklahoma visits Florida at Gainesville, Fla.,...
Nationals agree with SS Paul DeJong on 1-year, $1 million deal
The Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with former All-Star shortstop Paul DeJong on Sunday.,The deal also provides DeJong with the opportunity to earn up to $600,000 in performance bonuses.,DeJong, 31, split last season between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals an...
'Humbled' Kansas State aims to get right vs. Utah
After being admittedly "humbled" on Saturday, Kansas State will try to get back on track Monday night when it visits Utah in Salt Lake City.,That appears even more challenging considering the Utes (14-11, 6-8 Big 12) just humbled another team from the Jayhawk State over the weekend in a surprising 7...
No. 13 Arizona in search of energy vs. Baylor
Once preseason top-10 teams, Baylor and Arizona have faced ups and downs, with their share of signature wins coupled with injury issues and even time spent out of the rankings.,Both are firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture now as they meet for the second time this season on Monday night in Waco, Te...
No. 20 Michigan holds off Ohio State to extend Big Ten lead
Danny Wolf scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 20 Michigan ran its winning streak to six games with an 86-83 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.,Wolf, the only player in the Big Ten to average a double-double (12.8 points, 10.0 rebounds per g...
U.S. not satisfied, Sweden hopeful entering 4 Nations round-robin finale
BOSTON -- As the only team with two regulation wins, the United States has already clinched a spot in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off.,But that does not mean Monday night's round-robin finale with Sweden will be just an exhibition.,"I guess it can be easy to get complacent, but I don...
Wichita State upsets No. 14 Memphis in OT
Quincy Ballard scored 19 points, Corey Washington added a double-double and host Wichita State upset No. 14 Memphis 84-79 in overtime on Sunday in an American Athletic Conference matchup.,Washington finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC), hitting both ends of a one...
Connor McDavid, Canada brace for 'Game 7' vs. Finland
BOSTON -- Connor McDavid knows what is at stake for Canada as the 4 Nations Face-Off scene shifts from north of the border.,"It's kind of like a Game 7," the Edmonton Oilers star captain said late Saturday night. "A lot of guys in this room have been in that situation before.",Following a 3-1 loss t...
Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk downplays injury after win
Matthew Tkachuk's availability for the United States' 4 Nations game against Sweden on Monday is in question due to a lower-body injury he sustained in a clash versus Canada.,That question might be easily answered, however, given that Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Canadians allowed the Americans t...