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Florida State builds big lead early, gets by Northern Kentucky
Jamir Watkins and Taylor Bol Bowen poured in 17 points apiece to propel Florida State to a season-opening, 74-62 victory over Northern Kentucky on Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,It marked a career-high point total for Bowen, who scored just 3.1 points per game a season ago. He was 5-for-9 from th...
Jaland Lowe, Pitt overpower Radford in opener
Jaland Lowe scored a game-high 21 points and had six assists to help lead the Pitt Panthers to a 96-56 win over the visiting Radford Highlanders on Monday in the season opener for both teams.,Ishmael Leggett added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers. Cam Corhen chipped in 12 points, Brandin C...
Freshman Derik Queen stands tall in debut as Maryland downs Manhattan
Five-star freshman Derik Queen racked up 22 points and 20 rebounds in his collegiate debut as Maryland pulled away from visiting Manhattan to win 79-49 on Monday in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins, a 26-1/2-point favorite, led by just three at halftime before outscoring the Jaspers 48-21 after the b...
No. 12 Tennessee leans on Chaz Lanier, turns back Gardner-Webb
Chaz Lanier scored 18 points in his Tennessee debut to lead the host Volunteers to a season-opening 80-64 victory over Gardner-Webb on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The 12th-ranked Volunteers (1-0) never trailed and built the lead to as many as 27 points in the second half. ,Lanier, a transfer fr...
Top 25 roundup: Olivia Miles (triple-double), No. 6 Notre Dame roll
Former All-American Olivia Miles played for the first time since February 2023 and notched her fourth career triple-double, piling up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 6 Notre Dame beat visiting Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday night in South Bend, Ind., in both teams' season opener.,Miles, wh...
Simeon Wilcher, St. John's blow by Fordham
Simeon Wilcher scored a career-high 17 points in an impressive start to his sophomore campaign as St. John's began its second season under coach Rick Pitino by rolling to a 92-60 rout of Fordham in New York on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.,Picked fifth in the Big East preseason p...
NFL won't punish Tom Brady for criticizing ejection
Tom Brady will not be punished by the NFL after criticizing officials on Sunday during Fox's broadcast of a game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. ,Brady, a Fox Sports analyst, made the controversial comments when Detroit safety Brian Branch was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on ...
Colorado's ratings down 49% in Year 2 under Deion Sanders
The Colorado Buffaloes are already bowl eligible for the first time since 2016 and are ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, but they aren't driving the same massive television ratings seen during coach Deion Sanders' first season in Boulder.,Colorado games are averaging 3.7 million vie...
No. 14 Purdue begins life after Zach Edey with win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points Monday night and Braden Smith dished out 15 assists as No. 14 Purdue fended off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the second half for a season-opening 90-73 win in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who also got 14 off the bench fro...
Short-handed Islanders aim to quell Penguins' momentum
The New York Islanders know the task at hand is to make sure the season isn't lost by the time their injured stars return.,The Islanders aim to emerge from a slump Tuesday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a battle of longtime Metropolitan Division rivals.,The Islanders were off Monday...
Juan Soto, Teoscar Hernandez among 13 to receive qualifying offer
Thirteen players received one-year, $21.05-million offers from their clubs, including Juan Soto of the New York Yankees and fellow outfielder Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The New York Mets extended the most qualifying offers with first baseman Pete ...
Stanford overcomes slow start to topple Denver 85-62
Oziyah Sellers led four players in double figures with a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud delivered with a double-double and Stanford earned an 85-62 victory over visiting Denver on Monday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Raynaud, a preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference selectio...
ATP roundup: Richard Gasquet saves match point, wins in Metz
Frenchman Richard Gasquet saved a match point and rallied past Brazil's Thiago Monteiro 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) to kick off his final appearance at the Moselle Open on Monday in Metz, France.,Gasquet, 38, announced he will retire after the French Open next summer, and back in 2004 Metz was the site of his...
Flames, Canadiens get together while searching for spark
Two struggling clubs in need of a spark will meet Tuesday when the Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens.,After opening the season with points in six straight games (5-0-1), Calgary virtually erased that hot start with a 1-5-0 record its next six outings. The Flames' latest setback was a 4-2 h...
Colts-Jets flexed out of Week 11 SNF in favor of Bengals-Chargers
The New York Jets entered the season with sky-high expectations and six nationally televised prime-time games.,Amid a disastrous 3-6 start, the Jets have appeared in prime time five times and were flexed out of their sixth such game by the NFL Monday.,The NFL announced that the Indianapolis Colts' v...
Falcons' Raheem Morris wary of Saints, praises their interim coach
Everything appears to be falling in place for the Atlanta Falcons, who matched their best start since their 2016 NFC Championship season with Sunday's 27-21 home win over the Dallas Cowboys.,The Falcons (6-3) have taken control of the NFC South. Atlanta, a franchise that's searching for its first wi...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 USC tops No. 20 Ole Miss at Paris
JuJu Watkins posted 27 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Southern California survived a second-half comeback by No. 20 Ole Miss, earning a 68-66 win on Monday in Paris, France.,USC made its last 17 free throws, the last two by Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen with nine seconds left for the final margin...
Lauren Betts, No. 5 UCLA get past No. 17 Louisville
Lauren Betts recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA held off No. 17 Louisville 66-59 on Monday in Paris, France.,UCLA led the game 32-29 at halftime and 50-46 after three quarters. ,Isla Juffermans made a jumper to cut the deficit to 50-48 before the Bruins rattl...
Report: Reds extend $21M qualifying offer to RHP Nick Martinez
The Cincinnati Reds are set to extend a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer to right-hander Nick Martinez, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, after the swing man opted for free agency following the completion of the 2024 season.,Martinez signed with the Reds before the 2024 season in a deal tha...
Alabama WR/PR Cole Adams (lower body) done for season
Alabama will be without wide receiver/punt returner Cole Adams for the rest of the season due to a lower-body injury, coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday.,Adams suffered the injury early in Alabama's 34-0 win over Missouri on Oct. 26. The Crimson Tide are returning from a bye week.,"With his injury, he'l...