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Latest College Football Playoff Rankings Adds Spice to November
The latest college football playoff rankings are here, and they will add intrigue to November's pivotal games as teams battle for seeding and positioning....
San Jose St. plots trap as No. 13 Boise St. sets GPS for playoffs
The nation's leading rusher and leading receiver collide Saturday when No. 13 Boise State travels to San Jose State.,Boise State (8-1) projects as the final team in the 12-team College Football Playoff but the Broncos have no margin for error. ,Boise State remains atop the Mountain West standings an...
Bears release G Nate Davis
The Chicago Bears released Nate Davis, the team's highest-paid offensive lineman, on Wednesday.,The Bears signed Davis to a three-year, $30 million contract -- with $19.25 million guaranteed -- in March 2023. ,Davis started 11 games last season and the first two contests of this campaign before he w...
No. 4 Penn State, versatile Tyler Warren take on Purdue
Penn State is in the midst of a potentially special season, but that vibe would change significantly with a road loss to lowly Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,The Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) are No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings despite a 20-13 loss to t...
Northwestern hopes Wrigley magic can trip No. 2 Ohio State
With a Nov. 23 showdown against No. 5 Indiana looming, No. 2 Ohio State is determined not to look past Northwestern on Saturday.,The unique setting for the game should keep the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) fully engaged despite being more than a four-touchdown favorite against the Wildcats (4-5, 2-4 ...
Late rally powers No. 19 Kentucky past No. 6 Duke
ATLANTA -- Otega Oweh made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Kentucky upset No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.,Andrew Carr led Kentucky (3-0) with 17 points, while Oweh chipped in 15. Amari Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats,...
Hot-shooting Xavier breezes past Jackson State
CINCINNATI - Zach Freemantle scored a team-high 21 points and Dailyn Swain paired 10 points with 10 rebounds to lead Xavier to a 94-57 rout of visiting Jackson State on Tuesday night. ,Freemantle led a scorching performance from the field for Xavier, which shot 54.1 percent from the floor and hit 16...
TCU survives scare, narrowly escapes Texas State
Noah Reynolds scored 17 points, Trazarien White added 16 and TCU survived a scare with a 76-71 victory over Texas State on Tuesday night in Fort Worth.,The Frogs (3-0) overcame a night in which they missed more than half of their free throws (15 of 32). Along with Reynolds and White, TCU's Frankie C...
Texas gets off to hot start in drubbing of Chicago State
Freshman phenom Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Texas scorers in double figures as the Longhorns dismantled Chicago State 105-58 on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The game was all but decided in its first 10 minutes, as the Longhorns (2-1) rushed to a 24-4 lead while going without a turnover an...
Pistons beat Heat in OT, aided by technical FT
Malik Beasley made a go-ahead technical free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and the host Detroit Pistons escaped with a wild 123-121 victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Cup opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Tyler Herro, who scored the last nine points of regulation, all on 3-pointe...
Linus Ullmark, Sens hand Leafs rare shutout loss at home
Linus Ullmark earned his first shutout of the season and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Ullmark turned aside 27 shots to pick up the ninth shutout of his career in the first meeting of the season between the teams. Ottawa has won four games in a r...
Florida State gets balanced scoring in rout of Tarleton State
Despite having no players score in double figures, the host Florida State Seminoles beat the Tarleton State Texans, 72-52, to remain unbeaten on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Daquan Davis scored a team-high nine points while Jamir Watkins, Chandler Jackson, Justin Thomas and Bostyn Holt each sc...
Colorado puts perfect record on the line vs. Cal State Fullerton
Colorado aims to remain undefeated when the Buffaloes host Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (2-0), Pac-12 Tournament runners-up last season before joining the Big 12 this summer, come off a 90-88 double-overtime win over Northern Colorado on Friday. Elijah Malon...
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State stay perfect by beating SELA
Josh Hubbard scored 23 points, Kanye Clary added 12 and Cameron Matthews grabbed 13 rebounds to boost Mississippi State to an 80-59 victory against visiting Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (3-0) outscored the Lions 40-22 in the second half, when they limited South...
Syracuse sneaks past Colgate after blowing 13-point lead
Eddie Lampkin Jr. hit the go-ahead layup in the final minute on Tuesday night for host Syracuse, which survived poor free throw shooting the rest of the way to escape with a 74-72 win over Colgate in New York.,Lampkin paired 15 points with 12 rebounds for the Orange (2-0), who frittered away a 13-po...
Defense carries Penn State past Saint Francis (Pa.)
Puff Johnson scored a game-high 20 points Tuesday night and Penn State held Saint Francis (Pa.) to three points for more than 10 1/2 minutes of the second half while cruising to a 92-62 win in University Park, Pa.,Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 points and six assists for the Nittany Lions, who failed to s...
No. 1 Kansas pulls away in 2nd half to beat Michigan State
ATLANTA -- Hunter Dickinson paired 28 points with 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help lead No. 1 Kansas to a 77-69 win over Michigan State in the Champions Classic.,Dajuan Harris Jr. added 11 points, while Rylan Griffen scored 10 for the Jayhawks (3-0), who shot 40.6 percent from the field. Zeke Mayo chi...
Seton Hall tries to avoid being 'outscrapped' again vs. Hofstra
The first two games for a new-look team have gone about as well as Hofstra could have hoped.,Seton Hall's first two games with an overhauled roster have not been as fruitful.,Seton Hall will look to bounce back from a stunning defeat and Hofstra will aim to remain perfect Wednesday night, when the t...
Saint Joseph's outlasts Big 5 foe Villanova
Rasheer Fleming scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting as Saint Joseph's topped visiting Villanova, 83-76, in a Big 5 matchup Tuesday in Philadelphia., ,Xzayvier Brown shot just 4-of-18 for the Hawks (2-1) but finished with 18 points and 13 assists. Derek Simpson chipped in 16 points for St. Joe's, whi...
Bidding for 3-0 start, NC State faces Coastal Carolina
NC State wants to build off last year's Final Four appearance with a 3-0 start, but first-year coach Justin Gray and Coastal Carolina stand in the way when the teams meet Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Gray hopes to lead the Chanticleers to their first NCAA Tournament since 2015. Interim coach Benny Mos...