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South Carolina out to avoid letdown against Radford after big win
South Carolina will host Radford on Sunday afternoon in Columbia after posting an emotional rivalry win. ,The Gamecocks (8-3) upset in-state rival No. 25 Clemson 91-88 in overtime on Tuesday. Leading scorer Collin Murray-Boyles racked up 15 of his 22 points in the second half for South Carolina, whi...
Top 25 roundup: North Carolina rallies late to stun No. 18 UCLA
North Carolina freshman Ian Jackson, playing in his hometown, poured in a season-high 24 points and RJ Davis made the go-ahead free throw as the Tar Heels rallied past No. 18 UCLA to win 76-74 on Saturday afternoon at the CBS Sports Classic in New York.,North Carolina (7-5) overcame a 16-point defic...
NHL roundup: Owen Tippett's OT goal pushes Flyers past Jackets
Owen Tippett scored 3:30 into overtime as the host Philadelphia Flyers staged a series of third-period rallies before nipping the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday.,Morgan Frost scored twice and Tippett added three assists for Philadelphia, which tallied four goals in the third period, including...
Bench powers No. 20 Michigan State to victory over FAU
Coen Carr came off the bench to score 17 points and pull down eight rebounds, leading No. 20 Michigan State to an 86-69 win over Florida Atlantic in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.,Jeremy Fears and Jaden Akins each added 13 points and Jaxon Kohler grabbed 12 rebounds for Michigan State (10-2), whi...
NBA roundup: Magic stun Heat after franchise-record rally
Holding visiting Miami to just eight fourth-quarter points, the Orlando Magic set a franchise record in rallying from 22 points down at the start of the final period to beat the Heat, 121-114, on Saturday.,Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half, began chipping away at the ...
CFP roundup: Quick start sends Ohio State past Tennessee
Will Howard threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jeremiah Smith, while TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two scores as No. 8 seed Ohio State routed No. 9 seed Tennessee 42-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (11-2) will play No. 1 ...
LSU lands FSU transfer DE Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton, the consensus top edge rusher in the transfer portal, committed to LSU on Saturday, according to multiple media reports.,Payton is leaving Florida State with a year of eligibility remaining.,He adds to a strong transfer haul joining the Tigers, a group that includes former Virginia T...
Ohio State favored to beat No. 1 Oregon in CFP quarters
One of Ohio State's two losses this season came against No. 1 Oregon, but that didn't dissuade oddsmakers from installing the eighth-seeded Buckeyes as favorites to beat the Ducks in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.,Shortly after Ohio State finished off it's 42-17 rout of No. 9 Tennessee ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 USC edges No. 4 UConn
No. 7 Southern California blew an 18-point lead but survived a rocky finish to defeat No. 4 UConn 72-70 on Saturday in Hartford, Conn.,JuJu Watkins poured in 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including six points in the final four-plus minutes as USC (8-4) regained the lead and didn't let go again.,Wat...
Utah looks to extend season-high 4-game win streak vs. Anaheim
The Utah Hockey Club looks to continue its hottest stretch of the season when it hosts the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon.,Utah has won a season-high four in a row and has earned at least a point in seven straight games (6-0-1).,Utah most recently beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday in St. Paul...
Kwame Evans Jr. helps No. 10 Oregon dispatch Stanford
Kwame Evans Jr. led a balanced attack with 13 points, seven teammates added seven or more and 10th-ranked Oregon steamrolled Stanford 76-61 in the opener of the San Jose Tip-Off men's basketball event Saturday night.,California took on No. 23 San Diego State in the nightcap of the nonconference doub...
Behind Bobby Portis, short-handed Bucks top Wizards
Bobby Portis scored a season-high 34 points while leading the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The NBA Cup champion Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) and Damian Lillard (calf).,Portis was on triple-double watch, adding 10 boards a...
Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki help Red Wings drop Canadiens
Patrik Laine scored his eighth power-play goal of the season, and Nick Suzuki topped the 200-career assist mark with a pair Saturday night, when the host Montreal Canadiens swept a back-to-back against the Detroit Red Wings with their 5-1 victory.,Each of Laine's goals in nine games since making his...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Wild, extend Central lead
Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists, Connor Hellebuyck produced a 19-save shutout and the Winnipeg Jets beat the visiting Minnesota Wild for the eighth straight time, cruising to a 5-0 victory on Saturday night.,The NHL-leading Jets moved five points ahead of the Wild for the top spot in the Ce...
Bo Horvat tallies 3 points as Islanders take down Maple Leafs
Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists and the visiting New York Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.,Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal also scored for the Islanders, who had lost their two previous games. Alexander Romanov,...
White Sox acquire LHP Cam Booser from Red Sox
Left-handed reliever Cam Booser, who enjoyed a strong rookie season as a 32-year-old this year, was acquired by the Chicago White Sox in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,Boston obtained minor league right-hander Yhoiker Fajardo in the deal.,Booser went 2-3 with one save and a 3.38 ERA in...
Diamondbacks acquire 1B Josh Naylor from Guardians
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired All-Star first baseman Josh Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi.,Cleveland will also receive Arizona's 2025 Competitive Balance Round B draft pick. Shortly after the trade was announced, the Guardians al...
Aaron Bradshaw, Ohio State topple No. 4 Kentucky
Aaron Bradshaw scored 11 points against his former team in his first game in more than a month to help Ohio State upset No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.,Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (8-4) with 30 points and John Mobley Jr. added 15 as they evened the all-time...
Reports: D-backs acquire 1B Josh Naylor from Guardians
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired All-Star first baseman Josh Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi, multiple sources reported.,Cleveland will also receive Arizona's 2025 Competitive Balance Round B draft pick. Shortly after the trade was ...
Baseball world reacts to passing of Rickey Henderson
As news of the passing of baseball legend Rickey Henderson spread Saturday, former teammates, players and others affiliated with the game expressed their condolences and shared their memories.,Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and the all-time stolen base leader, died on Friday at age 65 after a bout wi...