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Why the Penultimate College Football Playoff Rankings Make No Sense
The CFP committee’s latest rankings raise major questions about consistency, bias, and logic. Here’s why fans should be frustrated this season....
Knicks eager to put forth complete effort vs. Hornets
Despite the season being just six weeks old, the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets already are separated by 7 1/2 games in the Eastern Conference standings.,They also are bonded by the belief that their efforts in their most recent games left a lot to be desired.,The Knicks and visiting Hornets ...
Undermanned Spurs set sights on surging Magic
Starters Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama were left behind when the San Antonio Spurs boarded a plane Tuesday night to begin a three-game road trip.,While neither player will be available to face the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, both could return to the lineup as soon as Dec. 10, when San Antonio...
Passion UA sneak into Stage 3 at StarLadder Budapest Major
Passion UA rallied for a 2-1 win over M80 on Tuesday to earn one of the last three Stage 3 berths at the StarLadder Budapest Major event in Hungary.,In the other Round 5 matches in Stage 2, Team Liquid swept Astralis 2-0 and 3DMAX got past Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1...
After Thanksgiving week woes, Ga. Tech, Mississippi St. square off
With both teams looking to flush disappointing Thanksgiving week efforts, Georgia Tech hosts Mississippi State in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (5-3) dropped both of its games in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., losing 75-61 to DePaul and 84-74 to Dr...
Thunder dump Stephen Curry-less Warriors for 13th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-112 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in San Francisco.,The Thunder have won 13 consecutive games, their second-longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City. The franchise recor...
Capitals dump Kings for 5th straight victory
Tom Wilson scored in his third straight game and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Anthony Beauvillier and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won five straight and eight of nine. Alex Ovechkin had two assists, and Logan Thompson mad...
Carter Hart, back from acquittal, leads Knights past Blackhawks in SO
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...
Cal rallies past Utah for 4th straight win
Dai Dai Ames posted 25 points, and Justin Pippen had 23 as Cal rallied out of an early hole to defeat Utah 79-72 on Tuesday at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.,Pippen also went 3-for-7 from 3-point range and was 4-for-4 in free-throw shooting for the Golden Bears (7-1), who have now won four straig...
Chad Baker-Mazara, No. 24 USC edge Oregon in Big Ten opener
Chad Baker-Mazara capped his 25-point night by sinking a step-back 3-pointer with 66 seconds remaining and No. 24 Southern California beat Oregon 82-77 on Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Eugene, Ore.,USC (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten), playing its second consecutive game without injured Rodney R...
Derek Dixon's layup leads No. 16 UNC past No. 18 Kentucky
North Carolina freshman Derek Dixon became the star of the night as his driving layup with 16 seconds left lifted the 16th-ranked Tar Heels to a 67-64 victory over No. 18 Kentucky on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.,The signature matchup of the ACC/SEC Challenge didn't disappoint, as the contest featured 1...
Nathan MacKinnon nets pair as Avalanche top Canucks
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to extend his NHL lead, Brock Nelson also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Gabriel Landeskog contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away all 10 shots he faced in relief of Scott Wedgewood for C...
Cole Certa's late treys propel Notre Dame past Missouri
Cole Certa drained a pair of clutch 3-pointers on assists from Markus Burton in the final two minutes as Notre Dame edged Missouri 76-71 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night at South Bend, Ind.,Burton found Certa for the go-ahead left-wing 3-pointer that gave Notre Dame (6-3) the lead for good ...
Jesper Wallstedt continues stellar run as Wild blank Oilers
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 32 shots he faced en route to his fourth shutout over his past six starts as the Minnesota Wild earned a 1-0 road win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.,The NHL's hottest goaltender earned his seventh straight win while extending the Wild's point streak to 12 games (10...
Georgia thumps Florida State with 34-point drubbing
Jeremiah Wilkinson led the way with 22 points to help Georgia run away with a crushing 107-73 win over Florida State in the ACC/SEC Challenge Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wilkinson was 7-for-13 from the floor with four of Georgia's 11 3-pointers. Blue Cain added 17 points, seven rebounds and f...
Miami takes down Ole Miss to equal last year's win total (7)
Shelton Henderson totaled 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a 75-66 victory against Ole Miss as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge on Tuesday night at Oxford, Miss.,The Hurricanes (7-2) equaled their win total from last season and snapped a 16-game road losing streak, winning the...
No. 5 UConn ends No. 21 Kansas' nonconference home win streak
Solo Ball and Braylon Mullins scored 17 points apiece to lift No. 5 UConn to a 61-56 victory over No. 21 Kansas on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.,Ball and Mullins each sank three 3-pointers while sending the Huskies (7-1) to their third straight win.,UConn's Eric Reibe collected 12 points and eight rebou...
Hot-shooting Creighton coasts to win over Nicholls
Josh Dix tallied 14 points, five rebounds and five assists and host Creighton shot a blistering 61% from the floor in a 96-76 victory over Nicholls on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.,Owen Freeman scored 14 on 7-of-8 shooting and Jasen Green put up 14 points, six boards and four assists as the Bluejays hit 17...
Avalanche G Scott Wedgewood exits vs. Canucks with upper-body injury
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood was ruled out for the rest of Tuesday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks due to an upper-body injury.,Wedgewood started in net and allowed one goal on 11 shots in 32:28, but was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood midway through the second period.,We...
Anthony Edwards' 44 points propel Timberwolves past Pelicans in OT
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves overturned a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat the host New Orleans Pelicans 149-142 in overtime on Tuesday.,Edwards hit 6 of 13 from 3-point range, while playing 47:27 -- his only rest was in the second quarter.,Rudy Gobert paired 2...