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Florida State throttles Winthrop to close nonconference play
Jamir Watkins scored 23 points and Malique Ewin put up 21 to lead host Florida State to an 82-64 win over Winthrop Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Ewin added 15 rebounds for the Seminoles (9-3). Chandler Jackson scored 14 points and Taylor Bol Bowen finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.,Florid...

No. 7 Florida pushes past North Carolina to improve to 11-0
Will Richard scored four of his 22 points in the final minute of the game to help No. 7 Florida remain undefeated with a 90-84 victory over North Carolina on Tuesday night in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.,Richard's putback layup gave the Gators (11-0) an 86-84 lead with 57.1 seconds le...

Wake Forest turns tables on James Madison in 2nd half
Hunter Sallis delivered 27 points and 12 rebounds as Wake Forest exploded in the second half for a 75-58 nonconference victory over visiting James Madison on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Cameron Hildreth came off the bench to score 18 points and Davin Cosby Jr. added 13 points for the Demon Deacon...

Xavier Booker propels No. 20 Michigan State past Oakland
Sophomore Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points to lift No. 20 Michigan State to a 77-58 nonconference win over Oakland on Tuesday in Detroit.,Booker shot 5 of 9 from the field overall and went 3 of 5 from 3-point range while eclipsing his previous high of 12 points.,Jaden Akins scored 16 poi...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU stomps Seton Hall to remain unbeaten
Aneesah Morrow finished with 24 points, 19 rebounds and three steals and Mikaylah Williams added 22 points as No. 5 LSU buried Seton Hall 91-64 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., on Tuesday., ,Morrow scored six points as the Tigers (13-0) closed the first quarter o...

St. John's rolls as DePaul loses 34th straight Big East game
RJ Luis Jr. scored 19 points Tuesday night in New York as St. John's opened the Big East portion of its schedule with a wire-to-wire, 89-61 rout of visiting DePaul, which saw its conference regular-season losing streak reach 34 games.,Luis came off the bench for the second time this season and made ...

Cold-shooting Arizona eyes turnaround vs. high-scoring Samford
Samford and Arizona enter Wednesday's game at Tucson, Ariz., with each having a different outlook a little more than a month into the season.,Samford (9-2) is on a five-game winning streak while Arizona (4-5) has lost three of its last four games following Saturday's 57-54 loss in Phoenix against fo...

Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.,Bellinger h...

Bucks F Khris Middleton (illness) out for NBA Cup final vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night's NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to illness.,Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered the news to reporters about 90 minutes before tip-off in Las Vegas.,"He just didn't feel good and we didn't want to take a chance with hi...

Vandy returns home on winning streak to host The Citadel
Vanderbilt looks to eclipse last season's win total when it meets The Citadel in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday evening.,The Commodores last played Dec. 8, when they notched an 83-74 win over TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, their third victory in a row. This will be Vanderbilt's first home game since an 8...

Red Wings get another crack at Flyers after Scott Laughton's big night
The Detroit Red Wings have become masters of suspense. All but one of their last 13 games has been decided by one or two goals.,More often than not, they have left the rink disappointed. The Red Wings, who host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, are 5-5-3 during that span. That included a string ...

Reports: Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet, several reports said.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according t...

No. 6 Alabama hopes to avoid chill at North Dakota
Nate Oats didn't lose his mind. There's really nothing odd about No. 6 Alabama visiting North Dakota in the dead of winter and playing in a 3,300-seat arena.,Again, not odd in the least that one of the top programs in the country is playing a game in Grand Forks, N.D.,The big occasion is that Alabam...

Reports: Red Bull set to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson
Red Bull's Sergio Perez is expected to lose his seat to Liam Lawson as soon as the coming days, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The move comes after Red Bull saw its run of consecutive constructors' championships come to an end in 2024 when McLaren finished on top.,Red Bull driver Max Verstappen w...

Frisco Bowl: Memphis-West Virginia Preview, Props & Prediction
Seth Henigan has major credentials, but you never hear him mentioned among the top quarterbacks in the nation.,He is surprisingly invisible considering he has four consecutive 3,000-yard seasons and has thrown more than 100 career touchdown passes.,The often-overlooked Henigan will look to end his c...

No. 9 Marquette out to gain traction in Big East opener vs. Butler
Big East conference play gets underway for No. 9 Marquette as it welcomes Butler to Milwaukee on Wednesday night.,Both teams are looking to start conference play on a higher note after scuffling at the end of early nonconference play. Marquette (9-2) has lost two of three and Butler (7-4) has lost t...

Report: Titans' Will Levis out as QB1, Mason Rudolph to start
The Tennessee Titans are not planning to stick with Will Levis as their starter, ESPN reported Tuesday. ,The move was expected after head coach Brian Callahan was noncommittal about the pecking order at the position on Monday.,The Titans are likely to name Mason Rudolph the QB1 for Sunday's game aga...

Reports: Browns turn to Dorian Thompson-Robinson at QB
Dorian Thompson-Robinson will take over at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in place of Jameis Winston, beginning with Sunday's road game against the , Cincinnati Bengals, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round draft pick in 2023 out of UCLA, has come off the bench i...

Antonio Pierce on future with Raiders: 'I'm under contract'
Hours removed from the Raiders' 12th loss in 14 games, head coach Antonio Pierce described conversations about the franchise's future with owner Mark Davis as positive. ,Las Vegas (2-12) is tied with the New York Giants for the worst record in the NFL with three games remaining. The Raiders have los...

Mississippi State lands Florida State transfer QB Luke Kromenhoek
Florida State transfer quarterback Luke Kromenhoek announced Tuesday that he has committed to Mississippi State.,Kromenhoek appeared in six games, including two starts, as a true freshman for the Seminoles following an injury to starter DJ Uiagalelei and ineffectiveness by primary backup Brock Glenn...