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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...
Defense-driven Wake Forest faces South Carolina Upstate
Wake Forest is 3-0 this season, but the best part might be seeing the possibilities of what lies ahead.,The next chance to assess that will come against South Carolina Upstate (1-2) on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Already, Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes sees progress.,"We felt like we had ...
No. 5 Auburn faces Kent State, aims to build off of big win
No. 5 Auburn will return home looking to maintain its on-court momentum and its "strong family" when it welcomes Kent State on Wednesday night. ,Fresh off a 74-69 upset Saturday night against then-ranked No. 4 Houston, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl was pleased with how his team responded through adversit...
USC put on probation, fined for violating coaching rules
The NCAA placed Southern California football on one-year probation Tuesday and fined the program $50,000 for violating rules covering coaching.,"Eight analysts for the football program engaged in on- and off-field coaching activities during spring 2022, fall 2022 and spring 2023, resulting in the fo...
Panthers activate WR Adam Thielen from IR
The Carolina Panthers activated veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen from injured reserve on Tuesday.,Thielen was activated on the final day of his 21-day practice window, which was opened on Oct. 23. Had the Panthers not done so, the wideout would have to remain on injured reserve for the remainder o...
Cincinnati FC's Marco Angulo dies of crash-related injuries
FC Cincinnati midfielder Marco Angulo died Monday from injuries he suffered in an accident in his native Ecuador in October. He was 22.,The Ecuadorian Football Association announced his death on Tuesday. ,Angulo was a passenger in a single-car crash southeast of Quito on Oct. 7 that killed the drive...
Sean McVay Says Los Angeles Rams Need to “Clean Up” Sloppy Play, But It’s Probably Too Late
The Los Angeles Rams fell below .500 on Monday Night Football, and their season is slipping away as Sean McVay looks for his team to clean up sloppy mistakes....
Canucks' Jonathan Lekkerimaki to make debut vs. Flames
The Vancouver Canucks expect to receive a boost with the NHL debut of 2022 first-round draft pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki when they host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,After Vancouver's most recent outing, which continued the club's home-ice struggles, the Canucks could use it.,Lekkerimaki, who was sel...
Xavier, Ryan Conwell set to face struggling Jackson State
Ryan Conwell will try to continue the impressive start at his new program when the Xavier Musketeers host the Jackson State Tigers on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,The transfer from Indiana State is averaging 20 points in his first two games with Xavier, scoring 21 and 19 points in two home wins. Jac...
Mississippi State aims another big offensive effort vs. SE Louisiana
A dialed-up pace, gritty defense and effective shooting have propelled Mississippi State to a 2-0 start.,The Bulldogs tout a program record, to boot. As a Tuesday visit from Southeastern Louisiana looms, Mississippi State has scored at least 95 points in consecutive games to begin the season for the...
TCU, Texas State renew acquaintances after 15 years
TCU and Texas State will square off for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. ,The Horned Frogs and Bobcats had a triple-overtime thriller in their last meeting on Nov. 24, 2009, with TCU prevailing 108-99.,TCU (2-0) has improved its program significantly since then, as it has ...
Tre Johnson show continues as Texas hosts Chicago State
Texas and fabulous freshman guard Tre Johnson continue a three-game homestand against mid-major teams when it squares off against Chicago State on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns bounced back from a season-opening loss to Ohio State in Las Vegas with an empathic 90-59 home win over Houston C...
Syracuse, Colgate set to renew Empire State rivalry
As a power 5 school and a mid-major, respectively, the Syracuse and Colgate men's basketball teams don't often have much in common beyond geography.,But both squads will be looking for similar all-around improvement Tuesday night when Syracuse hosts Colgate in a battle of upstate New York rivals.,Sy...
Florida St. rides tough defense into matchup with Tarleton St.
Despite having 10 new players on the roster this season, the Florida State Seminoles have seen characteristics of some of their teams of old over their first two games.,On Tuesday night, Florida State will try to do something it hasn't done since the 2020-21 season -- the last time it made it to the...
Samuel Girard's OT goal pushes Avalanche past Predators
Samuel Girard scored at 2:47 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Nashville defenseman Brady Skeji had the puck just inside the blueline in the Colorado zone but lost an edge. Girard took the puck, skated in on Juuse Saros ahead of Skeji...
Jeremy Roenick, six others enter Hockey Hall of Fame
Jeremy Roenick, who spent 20 years in the NHL, was hit by the emotion of the moment as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday.,The 54-year-old Boston native was joined in the Class of 2024 by ex-NHL players Pavel Datsyuk and Shea Weber, women's stars Natalie Darwitz and Kr...
Northwestern looks to rebound against visiting Illinois-Chicago
Northwestern coach Chris Collins kept his comments brief Monday afternoon when asked if guard Brooks Barnhizer would play Tuesday night against Illinois-Chicago in Evanston, Ill.,"He's close," Collins said of the player's status.,Northwestern (1-1) was without Barnhizer for its first two games, incl...
No. 7 Iowa State pounds Kansas City behind big 2nd half
Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench and No. 7 Iowa State pulled away for an 82-56 win over Kansas City on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic added 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting for Iowa State (2-0), which earned its second straight win by double digits. Dishon...
Jalon Moore, Oklahoma hold off Northwestern State
Jalon Moore scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half as Oklahoma shook off a slow start to beat Northwestern State 73-57 on Monday night in Norman, Okla.,Moore also collected seven rebounds before fouling out in the final minute. Jeremiah Fears added 15 points and had four steals for the Sooner...
No. 2 Alabama holds off McNeese State, 72-64
Grant Nelson scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Mark Sears added 15 points, leading No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State, 72-64, on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) ahead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half, draining a 3-pointer that gave them a 16-14 l...