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Keyshawn Hall erupts for 25 in second half to lead Auburn over Texas
Keyshawn Hall poured in 31 points, with 25 of them in the second half, as surging Auburn shredded the nets in the second half to secure an 88-82 victory over Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Auburn, Ala.,The Longhorns led by eight at halftime but Auburn (14-7, 5-3 SEC) rallied...

Chauncey Wiggins helps Florida State escape Cal rally
Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points to help Florida State survive blowing a 15-point second-half lead to escape with a 63-61 win over Cal Wednesday evening in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wiggins scored 13 of those points in the first half. He made more half (three) of the team's 3-pointers, as the Seminoles (9-...

Iowa avoids huge collapse, beats Southern California in final seconds
Bennett Stirtz capped a 20-point performance with a pair of game-winning free throws in the final five seconds, and Iowa escaped a major collapse in its 73-72 defeat of Southern California on Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten Conference) shot 19-of-22 at the foul line, in...

No. 25 St. John's stretches win streak to 7 with thumping of Butler
Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John's extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of visiting Butler on Wednesday night in New York.,After honoring Rick Pitino for becoming the fourth coach with 900 career wins, the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East) notched the...

Mississippi State snaps skid with comfortable win over LSU
Josh Hubbard put up 15 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Mississippi State never trailed while ending a five-game losing streak with an 80-66 victory over LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.,Quincy Ballard scored 13 points, Ja'Borri McGhee added 11 points and Sergej Macura had 10 points ...

LIV Golf adds 10 spots to secured 'Lock Zone' as part of suite of changes
LIV Golf is adjusting its rules to increase the number of players who qualify for the next season, ensure performance has more immediate consequences and distribute points across the entire field.,Beginning in 2026, LIV's protected "Lock Zone" will grow from 24 players to 34, giving roughly 60% of t...

Baba Miller, Cincinnati prove too much for Baylor
Baba Miller scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Jizzle James added 17 to help short-handed Cincinnati beat visiting Baylor, 67-57, in Big 12 play Wednesday night in Cincinnati.,Cincinnati (11-10, 3-5) never trailed in the game and led by as many as 18 and gave their embattled head coach Wes...

Ludvig Aberg returns to Torrey Pines as most recent winner but not defending champ
Ludvig Aberg is back at Torrey Pines this week with a familiar mix of confidence and caution.,The Swede arrives ranked No. 19 in the World Golf Ranking and, in a small Torrey quirk, is the most recent winner on the property -- even though he isn't the defending champion of the Farmers Insurance Open...

PGA Tour players react to Patrick Reed's return: 'Dominoes are starting to fall'
The day before Brooks Koepka tees it up in his return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open, another former major champion dropped a bombshell with Patrick Reed announcing Wednesday that he is also leaving LIV Golf, effective immediately.,However, unlike Koepka, Reed cannot return to the tou...

Penguins have holes to fill while sliding Blackhawks looking for answers
The Pittsburgh Penguins open a three-game homestand on Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks with hopes of extending their winning streak to five games. However, the home team will be missing a couple of key players.,Penguins winger Bryan Rust will serve the first game of a three-game suspension t...

Bolstered by 'Big Three,' Sixers welcome road-challenged Kings
When the Philadelphia 76ers signed Paul George prior to last season, they envisioned a dynamic "big three" with George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.,That vision, delayed many times by the players' injuries, came to fruition in the Sixers' most recent game -- and they hope to see an encore performan...

Brooks Koepka's return to PGA Tour in spotlight at Torrey Pines
All eyes will be on Brooks Koepka when he makes his first start in a non-major PGA Tour event in nearly four years Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla, Calif., outside San Diego.,The five-time major champion parted ways with LIV Golf and was the first high-profile name to be accepted ...

Mammoth set for final road game until March at division-leading Canes
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to pick up where they left off a four-day layoff when they take on the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C.,The first meeting of the season between the teams matches up two of the hottest clubs in the NHL.,The Hurricanes have a five-game points streak (4-0...
Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame Snub Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Bill Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer sets a troubling benchmark for future NFL coaching legends like Mike Tomlin and Andy Reid....

Report: Rockets C Steven Adams has season-ending ankle surgery
Houston Rockets center Steven Adams has had surgery on his left ankle and is out for the season, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The Rockets listed Adams out for the game Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs because of a sprained left ankle. Head coach Ime Udoka said on Jan. 20 that Adams susta...
How the Cleveland Browns Have Botched Their Head Coach Search
Cleveland’s head coaching search ends with Todd Monken, alienating Jim Schwartz and reinforcing the Browns’ reputation for self-inflicted chaos....
New York Hockey Trades Add Fuel to NHL Deadline Fire
The Islanders make back-to-back trades with New York rivals, while the Devils weigh buying or selling as the NHL trade deadline approaches....
Wednesday Jan. 28 NBA Best Betting Picks, Predictions
Wednesday’s NBA slate features LeBron James back in Cleveland, Spurs vs. Rockets rivalry revenge and a Warriors vs. Jazz player prop worth targeting....

Tom Brady on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub: 'Completely ridiculous'
Tom Brady labeled Bill Belichick's snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame as "completely ridiculous" on Wednesday.,Brady obviously knows a thing or two about his long-time former head coach with the New England Patriots. The three-time NFL MVP shared his thoughts on the voting committee's decision ...

Reports: Browns DC Jim Schwartz won't return after head coach snub
Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz doesn't intend to return for a fourth season in Cleveland after he was interviewed multiple times but ultimately passed over for the head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports.,The Browns hired former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken as the...