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No scare this time as No. 20 Auburn hammers Merrimack
After escaping a monumental upset by the skin of their teeth in Monday's season opener, the 20th-ranked Auburn Tigers put forth a much more convincing effort in a 95-57 win over Merrimack at the Neville Center in Auburn, Ala., on Wednesday.,Journeyman transfer Keyshawn Hall led Auburn in scoring for...
Friend group: Fleetwood, Lowry among leaders at Abu Dhabi Championship
Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are part of a five-way tie atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links Golf Club on Thursday. ,Playing in the opening leg of the DP World Tour playoffs, Fleetwood was bogey-free and Lowry combined nine birdies and a bogey to f...
Michael Ajayi's 24-point, 12-rebound effort leads Butler past Southern Indiana
Michael Ajayi had 24 points with 12 rebounds, and Butler used a strong first half to roll toward an 88-58 victory over visiting Southern Indiana on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Jamie Kaiser Jr. also posted a double-double, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. They opened this se...
Freshman QBs face off as West Virginia hosts Colorado
West Virginia is riding high as it enters a Big 12 tilt against a reeling Colorado squad on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,While the Mountaineers and Buffaloes share identical records at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference, it's West Virginia, in the first year of Rich Rodriguez's second stint atop th...
No. 20 Auburn hopes for more comfortable 2nd win vs. Merrimack
Bruce Pearl shocked the college basketball world when he announced his retirement as Auburn head coach in September, appointing his son Steven as his successor as he sought opportunities off the court. ,The younger Pearl will look to start his tenure 2-0 against visiting Merrimack on Thursday, thoug...
No. 16 Vanderbilt can't afford stumble as Auburn hits reset
Vanderbilt was No. 16 in the first College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday, accentuating an urgency on the heels of a narrow loss at 11th-ranked Texas. ,The Commodores (7-2, 3-2 SEC) realize their margin of error will be gone when they host Auburn on Saturday in Nashville. The same goes fo...
Rory McIlroy calls LIV Golf's move to 72 holes 'peculiar'
LIV Golf's move to 72-hole events beginning in 2026 has been widely speculated as an attempt to gain Official World Golf Ranking points, but Rory McIlroy isn't convinced that it will have the desired effect if that's the case.,"I think it's a peculiar move because I think they could have got ranking...
Golf Glance: PGA in Mexico, LPGA in Japan, DP World Tour playoffs begin
The PGA Tour's FedEx Fall schedule returns with the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico, the LPGA Tour wraps up it's "Asia Swing" in Japan and the DP World Tour playoffs begin in Abu Dhabi.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9,Course: El Cardon...
No. 20 Auburn hangs on to take down Bethune-Cookman in OT
No. 20 Auburn needed overtime to avoid a stunning upset in Steven Pearl's head-coaching debut on Monday, as the Tigers held off visiting Bethune-Cookman, 95-90.,With Auburn (1-0) leading 81-78, Elyjah Freeman fouled Bethune-Cookman's Arterio Morris on a 3-point attempt with less than a second remain...
Patrick Mahomes Admits Reality After Loss to Bills: “We’ve Got to Get There First”
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs fall to 5-4 after a crushing loss to the Bills. The reigning AFC champs face a steep climb to stay playoff bound....
Jalen Brunson (31 points), Knicks deal Bulls first loss of season
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points as the New York Knicks ended a three-game skid and the unbeaten run of the visiting Chicago Bulls with a 128-116 victory on Sunday night.,Brunson set the tone with a 19-point first-quarter explosion for the Knicks, who for the game connected on all 22 attempts from the...
Auburn fires coach Hugh Freeze
Auburn fired head coach Hugh Freeze after two-plus seasons on Sunday.,The news comes one day after the Tigers (4-5, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) dropped a 10-3 home decision to Kentucky. Chants of "Fire Hugh!" were audible in the second half.,"At the end of the day, I'm frustrated, too," Freeze said...
Reports: Auburn fires coach Hugh Freeze
Auburn has fired head coach Hugh Freeze after two-plus seasons, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,The report comes one day after the Tigers (4-5, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) dropped a 10-3 decision to Kentucky. Chants of "Fire Hugh!" were audible in the second half.,"At the end of the day,...
Hot goalies featured when Blue Jackets visit Islanders
Ilya Sorokin finally produced a franchise goaltender-like performance Friday night for the New York Islanders.,The Columbus Blue Jackets got more evidence Saturday they might have two goalies operating at a franchise player level.,The Blue Jackets will look to remain hot Sunday afternoon when they c...
Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3 wins) named World Series MVP
On a team loaded with stars that just won its second consecutive championship, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the clear choice for World Series Most Valuable Player following the Game 7 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.,"Yamamoto is the GOAT!" manager Dav...
Kentucky's defense shuts down Auburn in low-scoring win
Cutter Boley threw for 161 yards and the game's only touchdown Saturday night, while the Kentucky defense allowed only 241 yards and notched seven sacks in a 10-3 defeat of homestanding Auburn.,In winning their first Southeastern Conference game of the year, the Wildcats (3-5, 1-5) got a sack and a ...
Noah Fifita throws 4 TDs in Arizona's rout of Colorado
Noah Fifita threw four touchdown passes and Arizona scored 21 points off three of Colorado's five turnovers in the Wildcats' 52-17 victory Saturday at Boulder, Colo.,Arizona (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) has surpassed its win total from last year, when it went 4-8.,Colorado (3-6, 1-5) has lost four of its last ...
Knicks looking for improved defense in rematch vs. unbeaten Bulls
New York coach Mike Brown was straight to the point when addressing where the Knicks need to improve ahead of Sunday's home clash with the undefeated Chicago Bulls.,It will mark the long-time Eastern Conference rivals' second meeting in three days, after the Bulls claimed a 135-125 NBA Cup group-ope...
Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...
Blazers' Matisse Thybulle out after thumb surgery
The Portland Trail Blazers will be without Matisse Thybulle for at least a month after the swingman underwent surgery Friday on his left thumb.,Thybulle got hurt in the first quarter of the Trail Blazers' game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, and he sat out the remainder of the ...