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Thomas Haugh’s double-double lifts No. 10 Florida past rival Florida State
Thomas Haugh posted his first double-double of the season, as No. 10 Florida dominated on the glass and escaped with a 78-76 win over rival Florida State Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Haugh finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, leading a glass attack which saw Florida (2-1) rack up a 58-36 r...
Army honors Mike Krzyzewski, then No. 4 Duke hammers Cadets
On a night when Army alum Mike Krzyzewski was honored by his alma mater, the first school to hire him, his other and more famous team, No. 4 Duke, never trailed and rolled to an easy 114-59 victory on Tuesday night in West Point, N.Y.,Duke (3-0) and Army (1-2) watched an emotional pregame tribute du...
No. 6 Michigan rallies to top Wake Forest in overtime
Elliot Cadeau made a shot to force overtime and drained a tiebreaking free throw with 13 seconds left in the extra period as No. 6 Michigan beat Wake Forest 85-84 on Tuesday night in Detroit.,Nate Calmese missed a potential winning short floater for Wake Forest.,Aday Mara led Michigan (2-0) with 18 ...
Maryland pulls away late to defeat Alcorn State
Pharrel Payne scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed seven rebounds to help Maryland to an 84-64 win against visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Andre Mills had 16 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Saunders scored 12 points and Darius Adams finished with 10 ...
Butler overwhelms Chicago State with 17 3-pointers
Finley Bizjack scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting along with six assists to lead Butler to a 98-66 nonconference win over Chicago State in Indianapolis.,Butler (3-0) also got 16 points from Jamie Kaiser and 12 points from Evan Haywood on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range. Azavier Robinson added ...
Clemson continues early season dominance in rout of Morehead State
Jake Wahlin scored a team-high 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers on Tuesday, as Clemson posted an 83-56 victory over visiting Morehead State.,RJ Godfrey tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Ace Buckner poured in 12 points off the bench for the Tigers (3-0), who shot 46.8%% (29-for-62) fro...
Central Connecticut State stuns Boston College on late layup
Darin Smith Jr. made a layup with 3.6 seconds to play to give visiting Central Connecticut State a 60-59 victory over Boston College on Tuesday night.,Boston College's Donald Hand Jr. missed a 3-pointer on the final possession.,Arkansas transfer Melo Sanchez came off the bench to score a team-high 1...
Villanova's record shooting night overwhelms Sacred Heart
Bryce Lindsay set a Villanova record with nine 3-pointers as the Wildcats drained a school-record 22 3-pointers in a 94-60 home victory over Sacred Heart on Tuesday.,In his third game for the Wildcats (2-1), Lindsay shot 9-of-14 from 3-point range to total 27 points. Devin Askew -- also a Villanova ...
Ohio State uses late first-half surge to cruise by Appalachian State
Brandon Noel scored 17 points and John Mobley II had 16 to lead host Ohio State to a 75-53 win over Appalachian State on Tuesday.,The Buckeyes (3-0) used an 18-0 run at the end of the first half into the second half to close the gap and never look back.,The Mountaineers (2-2) were led by Kason Jenni...
Carlos Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti win marathon matches at ATP Finals
The Jimmy Connors Group was on full display at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday and neither match disappointed the raucous crowds in Turin, Italy.,Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti both staged rallies to earn victories in three-set matches that approached the 3-hour mark.,Alcaraz mov...
Top 5 remains same, Texas Tech jumps to 6th in CFP rankings update
The top five teams remained unchanged while Texas Tech leapt up two spots to No. 6 in the second version of this year's College Football Playoff rankings, which were announced Tuesday night.,The three remaining FBS unbeaten teams are at the top of the rankings, with defending champion Ohio State No....
Buccaneers rookie RB Josh Williams suspended 6 games for PEDs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Josh Williams has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Tuesday.,Williams, 25, is an undrafted free agent out of LSU. He has appeared in three games this season for Tampa Bay (6-3), including S...
Commanders place rookie CB Trey Amos (leg) on IR
The Washington Commanders' long list of 2025 injuries lengthened again Tuesday when the team announced it placed rookie cornerback Trey Amos on injured reserve with a fractured fibula.,Amos, a second-round pick in this year's draft out of Ole Miss, appeared in 10 games with eight starts this season ...
Trail Blazers primed for road reward against Pelicans
Portland heads to New Orleans for the third stop of its five-game road swing, still chasing the first win of the trip when the teams meet on Wednesday.,The Trail Blazers suffered heartbreak on Monday in Orlando when Desmond Bane's 3-point miracle at the buzzer sealed a thrilling 115-112 victory for ...
Raiders sign LB Jamin Davis, place OL Jackson Powers-Johnson on IR
The Las Vegas Raiders signed linebacker Jamin Davis to the active roster and placed right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve on Tuesday.,Powers-Johnson, 22, got hurt in the second quarter of Thursday's 10-7 road loss against the Denver Broncos.,A second-round pick in the 2024 NF...
Rockets, Wizards each hope for improved ball security in matchup
When everything clicks for the Houston Rockets, as it did in the fourth quarter on Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks, they look every bit like the most efficient offense in the NBA.,The Rockets shot a robust 71.4% in the final period of their 122-115 comeback victory over Milwaukee, a win that saw ...
Bucks hope to continue team effort vs. Hornets
The Milwaukee Bucks are receiving such widespread contributions that Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't have to do so much.,But he's still doing a lot for the Bucks, who'll be hoping he's available to do that Wednesday night against the host Charlotte Hornets.,The Bucks began a two-game road swing by def...
Packers place OL Elgton Jenkins (leg) on injured reserve
The Green Bay Packers placed center Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve on Tuesday due to a leg injury and he will miss at least four games.,ESPN reported that Jenkins, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, fractured his fibula and could be out for longer.,He was hurt when quarterback Jordan Love rolled into...
Bill Belichick says focus on North Carolina's next game, not Giants opening
North Carolina coach Bill Belichick is looking west to the next game against Wake Forest and not well north at the vacant job with the New York Giants, he said on Tuesday.,The former longtime NFL coach, with six Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots, has a coaching history with the ...
Judge: Roger Penske, Rick Hendrick must give depositions in 23XI, Front Row case
Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske must sit for depositions in Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports' antitrust fight with NASCAR, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled Tuesday.,Responding to a motion by both parties requesting depositions be limited and done via Zoom, Bell ruled that ...