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Balanced Arizona attack overpowers Southern Utah
Reserve Anthony Dell'Orso's 19 points led a balanced scoring effort of seven players in double figures in Arizona's 102-66 victory Saturday over Southern Utah at Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona's bench outscored Southern Utah's reserves 62-13 behind Dell'Orso, KJ Lewis (15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, eight reb...
Arkansas turns it on in second half, takes down UTSA
Adou Thiero totaled 26 points and 10 rebounds as Arkansas came alive after halftime and rallied to a 75-60 win over UTSA on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.,Thiero went 8 of 10 from the field and 10 of 13 at the line to match his season-high in points set against Illinois. He added three ass...
Pavel Zacha scores another OT goal as Bruins top Flyers
Pavel Zacha scored his second overtime game-winning goal in three games to propel the Boston Bruins past the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,After Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman (23 saves) stopped a Joel Farabee breakaway to extend the extra session, David Pastrnak curled a...
Say cheese: No. 5 Marquette rolls past No. 11 Wisconsin
Kam Jones matched his season-high with 32 points and David Joplin added 13 as No. 5 Marquette pulled away in the second half for an 88-74 nonconference victory over No. 11 Wisconsin as the in-state rivals met Saturday at Milwaukee, Wisc.,Marquette (9-1), which trailed 39-37 at the half, went in fron...
Evan Mobley's career night leads Cavs over Hornets
Evan Mobley had a huge first quarter on the way to a career-high 41 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 116-102 victory Saturday afternoon.,Mobley, who finished with six 3-point baskets on 16-for-23 shooting from the field, had 23 points in Cleveland's 40-...
76ers in a 'flow now' with matchup against Bulls ahead
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George believes his team is starting to turn a corner., ,After dropping 15 of its first 20 games of the season, Philadelphia carries a renewed sense of optimism into a meeting with the host Chicago Bulls on Sunday afternoon., ,George supplied a team-high 21 points to go ...
Panthers rule out LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee) vs. Eagles
One day after it seemed he was likely to play, the Carolina Panthers ruled out pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a knee injury.,Clowney, 31, has 3.5 sacks in 10 games during his first season with the Panthers, collecting 2.5 of those in the past two ...
Chiefs place WR Mecole Hardman (knee) on IR
The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Mecole Hardman on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury.,Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters Friday that Hardman suffered the injury before the team's on-field work when his "knee locked up on him.",The earliest Hardman can return is Week 18 a...
Rhode Island tops in-state rival Providence, improves to 9-0
Sebastian Thomas poured in 19 points and drained a critical 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to help Rhode Island defeat in-state rival Providence 69-63 on Saturday afternoon in Kingston, R.I., ,Thomas' late triple came just over a minute after Bensley Joseph scored inside to pull the Friars (6-4...
Deep bench strengthens Vanderbilt for challenge from TCU
Vanderbilt, with its deep lineup, will square off with TCU on Sunday in the first game of the USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Vanderbilt, (8-1) picked up an 80-64 win at Virginia Tech on Wednesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Commodores didn't win their eighth game until Feb. 2...
St. John's second-half outburst sinks Kansas State
Zuby Ejiofor totaled career highs of 28 points and 13 rebounds as St. John's dominated the second half in an 88-71 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12/Big East Battle Saturday in New York.,After a pregame ceremony to honor late Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca, the Red Storm (7-2) earned their ...
No. 16 Memphis wary of overlooking unranked Arkansas State
Memphis moved into the AP Top 25 after playing college basketball blue bloods in the Maui Invitational.,The Tigers defeated-then No. 2 and two-time defending national champion Connecticut as well as perennial NCAA Tournament power Michigan State before losing to then-No. 4 Auburn.,No. 16 Memphis (7-...
No. 22 Texas A&M, Texas Tech square off in 1st meeting since 2012
Something has to give when No. 22 Texas A&M battles former conference rival Texas Tech on Sunday afternoon on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.,Both the Aggies (7-2) and the Red Raiders (7-1) carry three-game winning streaks into their first meeting since Feb. 14, 2012. Texas Tech owns a 64-62 a...
No. 14 Cincinnati aims to get back on track against Howard
No. 14 Cincinnati returns to campus Sunday and will look to rebound from its first loss of the season against visiting Howard.,Cincinnati (6-1) fell 68-60 at Villanova on Tuesday as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle. The Bearcats scored the first basket of the game, but that was their only lead as ...
Report: Eagles placing TE Dallas Goedert (knee) on injured reserve
The Philadelphia Eagles are placing tight end Dallas Goedert on injured reserve due to a knee injury, meaning he will miss at least four games, NFL Network reported Saturday.,The goal is for Goedert to be ready to play in the postseason.,Goedert, 29, already was ruled out for the Eagles (10-2) again...
Lewis Hamilton to start from back in final Mercedes race
Lewis Hamilton will be starting from the rear of the grid on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix -- his final race with his Mercedes team.,Hamilton qualified in 18th place after his car caught a track bollard that had been dislodged by the car driven by Haas' Kevin Magnussen. The bollard, a vertical ...
Report: Roki Sasaki likely to be posted at winter meetings
The bidding for star Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki apparently is about to begin.,ESPN reported Saturday that Sasaki's availability is expected to be posted when the baseball winter meetings convene Monday in Dallas. Once he is posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki will hav...
Reports: FIU hiring Duke assistant Willie Simmons as head coach
Florida International is hiring Duke assistant coach Willie Simmons as its next head football coach, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Simmons, 44, will replace Mike MacIntyre, who was fired Sunday after three consecutive 4-8 seasons.,Other finalists for the position, according to reports, ...
LHP Matthew Boyd, Cubs finalize 2-year deal
Left-hander Matthew Boyd has landed a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, the club confirmed Saturday.,MLB.com put the value of the contract at $29 million with up to $1 million more in incentives.,Boyd turns 34 in February.,Returning from Tommy John surgery, Boyd went 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in eight ...
MLS to go on hiatus during 2026 World Cup
Major League Soccer will go on break during the entirety of the 2026 World Cup.,That's according to commissioner Don Garber, who made the declaration Friday in Carson, Calif., the site of Saturday's MLS Cup final.,He said the league also will pause during part of the Club World Cup in 2025, which wi...