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No. 7 Michigan intends to cut down on miscues vs. Middle Tennessee
While No. 7 Michigan certainly is happy with a 3-0 record and its lofty ranking, there is an issue from last season that is plaguing the team in 2025-26.,Turnovers were a concern last year, and Michigan has committed 39 in its last two games. The Wolverines will look to limit those miscues on Wednes...

Streaking Jackets have little rest ahead of encounter vs. Jets
Riding a five-game points streak, the Columbus Blue Jackets will look to continue their momentum when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.,Columbus is 3-0-2 in its last five games, with just one contest ending in regulation. The Blue Jackets saw a two-goal lead in the third period lead sli...

Minnesota puts focus on foul line ahead of Chicago State matchup
Minnesota barely avoided a stunning loss the last time it took the court.,The Golden Gophers want to avoid a similar situation from happening three days later.,Minnesota (3-1) will go for back-to-back victories when it tips off against Chicago State (0-4) on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,The Golden ...

Tepid Texas shooters seek solutions against Rider
Texas must find a way to make more shots and improve across the board when it hosts Rider on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (3-1) have captured three straight games -- all at home against mid-major opponents -- after losing to then-No. 6 Duke in its season opener.,Texas' defense was the key...

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo headed for MRI on groin
The Milwaukee Bucks, whose sputtering start continued with a defeat on Monday, now have a bigger reason for concern: Star big man Giannis Antetokounmpo exited the contest due to a left groin strain.,Antetokounmpo will have an MRI on Tuesday, coach Doc Rivers said after the Bucks' 118-106 road loss t...

Jamichael Stillwell stuffs stat sheet as UCF holds off Oakland
Jamichael Stillwell notched his first career UCF double-double and made two key free throws with 38 seconds to go, lifting the Knights to their third straight win, an 87-83 decision over feisty Oakland on Monday night in Orlando.,The Knights (4-1) led by four at halftime then raced out to a 15-point...

Olen Zellweger's overtime tally lifts Ducks over Mammoth
Olen Zellweger scored his first career overtime goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 comeback victory over the Utah Mammoth on Monday.,Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game losing skid. Anaheim's Alex Killorn logged two assists, and goaltender Lukas ...

Experienced hands guide Oregon to victory over Oregon State
Oregon's top three returning players from last season's NCAA Tournament team made the difference in the Ducks' 87-75 win over rival Oregon State on Monday in a nonconference game at Eugene, Ore.,Nate Bittle led Oregon (4-0) with 24 points, Jackson Shelstad scored 22 and Kwame Evans Jr. had his best ...

Josh Giddey, Bulls stun Nuggets on road to end skid
Josh Giddey posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu also finished with 21 points, and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 130-127 on Monday night.,Kevin Huerter scored 20 points, Jalen Smith added 16, Jevon Carter contributed 15 and Matas Buzelis rounded out the doubl...

Dak Prescott fires 4 TD passes as Cowboys crush Raiders
LAS VEGAS -- Eleven days after Dallas defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died during the team's bye week, the Cowboys returned to the field and emerged victorious, decisively beating the Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 on Monday.,Dak Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns to four ...

Arizona State rallies past upset-minded Georgia State
Moe Odum scored a season-high 24 points to help Arizona State turn back upset-minded Georgia State 75-62 on Monday in Tempe, Ariz.,Odum was 10-for-19 from the field and added five rebounds and nine assists to help the Sun Devils (3-1) bounce back from Friday's loss to Gonzaga.,Arizona State also got...

Colorado starts fast, leads wire-to-wire to stay perfect
Bangot Dak scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Sebastian Rancik added 14 points, and Colorado cruised to a 94-66 victory over Alabama State on Monday night at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (4-0) led wire-to-wire. Dak scored the game's first six points with four free t...

Reserves lead the way as Clemson downs North Alabama
RJ Godfrey scored a game-high 16 points off the bench Monday to help Clemson post an 81-61 victory over visiting North Alabama.,Fellow reserve Zac Foster added 14 points while Carter Welling chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (4-1), who outrebounded North Alabama 46-29. Jake Wahli...

No. 13 Gonzaga powers to 72-point demolition of Southern Utah
Braden Huff scored 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting and collected six rebounds as No. 13 Gonzaga steamrolled Southern Utah 122-50 in a nonconference game on Monday night at Spokane, Wash.,Davis Fogle scored 19 points and Mario Saint-Supery added 16 points and six steals for the Bulldogs (5-0), who hav...

Felix Okpara's career-high 20 points lead No. 20 Tennessee past Rice
Felix Okpara had a career-best 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and collected eight rebounds to help No. 20 Tennessee post a 91-66 victory over Rice on Monday night in nonconference play at Knoxville, Tenn.,Nate Ament recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Volunteers (4-0). Ja'Kobi Gi...

Thunder continue Pelicans' misery with another double-digit win
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led a balanced attack with 26 and 23 points, respectively, and Isaiah Hartenstein registered a career-high-tying four steals in a solid all-around game as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder handed New Orleans Pelicans interim coach James Borrego a second str...

Naz Reid comes off bench to lead Timberwolves past Mavericks
Naz Reid registered a double-double off the bench with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 120-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert added 15 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which bounced back from a loss against ...

Kirill Marchenko's shootout tally takes Jackets past Canadiens
Kirill Marchenko scored the deciding tally of a shootout to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Monday.,The Blue Jackets held a 3-1 lead near the midpoint of the third period before Montreal equalized on goals from Joel Anderson and Lane Hutson. The Canad...

David Castillo's late layup rescues K-State in win over Tulsa
David Castillo scored the go-ahead layup with 13.6 seconds to play as Kansas State rallied late for an 84-83 nonconference win over Tulsa on Monday in Manhattan, Kan.,P.J. Haggerty produced a game-high 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (4-0). Khamari McGriff scored 13 points and pulled down...

Jacob Crews, Missouri top Prairie View to extend home streak
Jacob Crews had 20 points, one of six Missouri players in double figures, as the Tigers beat Prairie View A&M 91-73 in a home nonconference game Monday night in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (5-0) got their 19th straight nonconference home win by shooting 51.6% from the field, hitting 10 3-pointers and o...