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Jeremy Fears Jr. fuels No. 17 Michigan State past Detroit Mercy
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 18 points and 11 assists to lead No. 17 Michigan State to an 84-56 home win over in-state foe Detroit Mercy on Friday.,Coen Carr had 13 points and seven rebounds, Jaxon Kohler scored 13 points and Carson Cooper added 12 points to flank Fears for Michigan State.,The Spartans have...
Central Connecticut St. pulls off second major upset, knocks off Rutgers
Darin Smith Jr. scored 21 points as Central Connecticut State scored its second upset of a major conference school this season, toppling Rutgers 67-54 on Friday in Piscataway, N.J.,Jay Rodgers delivered 15 points and nine assists as the Blue Devils (3-2) of the Northeast Conference beat a Big Ten te...
Lajae Jones ties Florida State record in rout of Georgia Southern
Lajae Jones tied the program record with 10 made 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 36 points to lead Florida State to a runaway 98-72 defeat of Georgia Southern Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,After a nine-point first half, Jones hit three 3-pointers in a 44-second span early in the second half to...
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia outlast Northwestern at Greenbrier
Thijs De Ridder had 26 points and eight rebounds and Chance Mallory added 16 points and eight boards as Virginia defeated Northwestern 83-78 on Friday at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.,Malik Thomas had 14 points for Virginia (5-0), which overcame 37.5% shooting, including a ...
Winners of 11 straight, Pistons try to end Bucks' series dominance
The Detroit Pistons look to continue their early-season success Saturday, bringing an 11-game winning streak to Milwaukee for their first matchup against the rival Bucks, who will not have superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo., ,The Pistons come in rested, having not played since their back-to-back on Mo...
Lamar Jackson set to go as Ravens prep for Tyrod Taylor, Jets
The New York Jets have already announced a quarterback change for their visit to Baltimore on Sunday.,The Ravens won't have to make a quarterback switch, with two-time MVP Lamar Jackson practicing fully Thursday and Friday after sitting out Wednesday with an ankle injury. It marked the second straig...
NHL-best Avalanche aim to stay hot at struggling Predators
Two teams at opposite ends of the standings go head-to-head when the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche visit the lowly Nashville Predators on Saturday.,The Avalanche have been a wagon through the first quarter of the season, with a 14-1-5 record. Half of those victories have come courtesy of the seven-...
Rangers move on from 2023 World Series hero Adolis Garcia, C Jonah Heim
The Texas Rangers parted ways with 2023 World Series hero Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim on Friday to kickstart a revamping of the franchise.,The Rangers non-tendered both players before Friday's deadline as part of the plan to reduce payroll. The players immediately became free agents.,Garcia...
No. 9 BYU crushes No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City showcase
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.,Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points ...
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul grabs 3-shot lead at Tour Championship
The two best players in the world were the two best players on the course at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday.,Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 9-under-par 63 to vault into a three-stroke lead at the LPGA's season finale at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. And Nelly Korda made a charge wi...
Davidson stifles Boston College to reach Charleston Classic final
Josh Scovens scored 12 points and undefeated Davidson relied mostly on defense to defeat Boston College 59-49 in the opening round of the Charleston Classic on Friday in Charleston, S.C.,Davidson's reserves, led by Devin Brown with nine points, racked up 33 points to make a huge difference. The Wild...
Minnesota stresses scoring ahead of San Francisco showdown
Minnesota coach Niko Medved is not thrilled with the way his team has played as of late.,A change of scenery might help the group snap out of its funk.,Minnesota (4-1) will travel to its neighboring state to the west when it tips off against San Francisco (4-1) on a neutral court Saturday in Sioux F...
Flavio Cobolli's heroics send Italy back to Davis Cup final
Italy is one win away from three-peating as Davis Cup champions, as the host nation swept Belgium 2-0 Friday to get back to the finals in Bologna, Italy.,The semifinal fixture was not without drama, as Flavio Cobolli saved a whopping seven match points against Zizou Bergs to win the clinching match ...
Andrew Novak moves in front at RSM Classic
Andrew Novak seized the lead at the halfway point of the RSM Classic thanks to a second-round 65 on Friday in St. Simons Island, Ga.,The field played one round at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course and one round at the Plantation Course over the first two days. Novak's 9-under 61 at Seaside on Th...
Retirement era? Chiefs TE Travis Kelce not talking '26
Contractually speaking, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is tied to Kansas City for only seven more games. ,The 36-year-old kept the door ajar to a possible 14th NFL season in 2026, and based on his production -- 50 receptions for 631 yards and four touchdowns -- Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and ...
Butler dominates inside in wire-to-wire win over South Carolina
Finley Bizjack scored 18 points, Michael Ajayi tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds and Butler never trailed in a 79-72 win over South Carolina to begin the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Ajayi recorded his fifth straight double-double to begin the season for Butler (4-1),...
Falcons rule out Drake London (knee), Billy Bowman Jr. (Achilles) vs. Saints
A bad week became even worse for the Atlanta Falcons on Friday when coach Raheem Morris told reporters that star receiver Drake London (knee) and rookie cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. (Achilles) will both miss Sunday's game at the New Orleans Saints.,They join quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who is out ...
Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts receives new 6-year deal
Texas A&M's board of regents announced a new six-year contract for athletic director Trev Alberts on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal. It will run through 2031 to coincide with the term of head football coach Mike Elko, who received an extension through the same season last we...
Unbeaten but imperfect Penn State seeks crisper showing vs. Providence
Penn State's undefeated start hasn't always been pretty, but coach Mike Rhoades knows that college basketball isn't a beauty contest.,Fresh off a narrow victory over Harvard, Penn State is hoping for a crisper effort Saturday when the Nittany Lions travel to Uncasville, Conn., to take on Providence....
Aga Makurat paces No. 17 Vanderbilt in rout of Alabama State
Aga Makurat scored 21 points off the bench and Mikayla Blakes added 19, fueling No. 17 Vanderbilt to a 92-38 romp over Alabama State on Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,Makurat sank 8 of 15 shots -- including 5 of 11 from 3-point range -- to pace the Commodores (5-0), who led 50-22 at halftime. ...