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No. 1 Arizona swats Utah with balanced effort
Jaden Bradley scored 18 points and Koa Peat added 17 to lead No. 1 Arizona to a 97-78 Big 12 victory over Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Tobe Akawa tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to help the Wildcats (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) win their ninth straight game by double figures. Brayden Bu...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn wins easily again
Sarah Strong recorded 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead top-ranked UConn to an 84-48 victory over Seton Hall in a Big East Conference game Saturday in Hartford, Conn.,Strong played 25 minutes as the Huskies (15-0, 6-0 Big East) won their third straight game by at least ...
Boopie Miller’s double-double propels SMU past No. 12 UNC
Boopie Miller posted a double-double -- 27 points and 12 assists -- as SMU dominated the second half en route to a 97-83 win over No. 12 North Carolina on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash in Dallas.,The Mustangs snapped a 12-game losing streak against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 dati...
Tyler Tanner lifts No. 11 Vanderbilt over South Carolina
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points and tied a single-game school record with 14 assists as No. 11 Vanderbilt knocked off South Carolina by an 83-71 score in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.,With two of Vanderbilt's three primary ball-handlers out, Tanner logged 37 minutes and turned the ball over just once.,...
Grading the 2025-26 NBA Finals Preseason Favorites at the New Year
Midseason grades for the top five NBA Finals favorites, including the Thunder, Nuggets, Knicks, Cavaliers, and Timberwolves....
Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Trae Young out vs. Toronto
The Atlanta Hawks will be without center Kristaps Porzingis and point guard Trae Young when they face the Raptors on Saturday night in Toronto.,Porzingis had returned to play in Atlanta's last two games after missing 10 with an unspecified illness, though he came off the bench and was limited to 17 ...
After slow start, Providence roars past St. John's 77-71
Stefan Vaaks hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:57 remaining as Providence made all the plays down the stretch to earn a 77-71 victory over St. John's on Saturday afternoon in New York.,Providence (8-6, 1-2 Big East) gave up the game's first 13 points and trailed by 10 twice in the second half. The F...
Bryan Rust continues hot streak to carry Pens over Red Wings
Bryan Rust had a goal and Sidney Crosby had two assists to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon.,Yegor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell and Connor Dewar also scored goals, and Parker Wotherspoon had two assists for Pittsburgh, which complet...
Bucs WR Chris Godwin (illness) added to injury report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. was added to the injury report due to an illness ahead of Saturday's game against the visiting Carolina Panthers.,Godwin, however, does not have a game status and is expected to play for the Buccaneers (7-9), multiple media outlets reported.,He has...
Pacers aiming to avoid record-tying loss against Magic
The Indiana Pacers will attempt to avoid some ugly history when they travel to face the Orlando Magic in a Sunday matinee.,Indiana has lost 11 in a row and another loss Sunday would match the franchise record, which happened three times previously. At 6-29, the Pacers currently have the worst record...
Ex-World Series champ Lenny Dykstra facing drug charges
Lenny Dykstra, a three-time All-Star and a World Series champion, is facing drug charges in Pennsylvania.,Dykstra, 62, was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra truck early New Year's Day when it was pulled over for a traffic violation, per The Athletic. According to reports from the Pennsylvania State P...
Report: USF QB Byrum Brown to visit Auburn, former coach
South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown is entering the transfer portal and planning to visit Auburn and former Bulls head coach Alex Golesh, ESPN reported Saturday.,Brown, a 6-foot-3 senior from Raleigh, N.C., has one season of eligibility remaining. On3 first reported that he would visit Auburn this...
Stan Wawrinka, Coco Gauff post big wins at United Cup
Stan Wawrinka survived a three-hour, 18-minute clash with Arthur Rinderknech to help Switzerland sweep France on Saturday at the United Cup in Australia.,Wawrinka, who announced he will retire at the end of the 2026 ATP Tour season, won 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). His teammate, Belinda Bencic, defeated L...
NBA 2025 Awards: Picking the Quintessential Starting Five
Breaking down the NBA Calendar 2025 Quintessential Quintet, featuring Jokic, Giannis, Siakam, SGA, and Curry....
Wife of Dodgers' Alex Vesia addresses death of infant daughter
The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia has discussed, for the first time, the death of the couple's daughter during the World Series.,Kayla Vesia had chronicled the couple's life during her pregnancy on TikTok and made her final post -- before Friday night -- on Oct. 18. Heavily pregnan...
Best NBA Bets Today: January 3rd Top Basketball Betting Picks
NBA best bets for Saturday featuring Heat, 76ers, and Celtics betting picks on NBA game this January 3rd....
Best NFL Saturday Jan 3rd Week 18 Betting Picks, Predictions
NFL best bets for key division title games, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers over/under 47.5....
Kings eager to rebound from latest loss, begin 2-game set vs. Wild
The Los Angeles Kings will try to find a way to beat the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening, two days after experiencing their most frustrating loss of the season.,The Kings were leading the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning by a goal with just under 3 1/2 minutes remaining on Thursday before su...
Canadiens, Blues set to face off minus key roster pieces
The first half of the season gave the Montreal Canadiens' organizational depth a severe test. The Canadiens passed it, overcoming myriad injuries to earn 50 points in their first 40 games.,"You're not going to go through this season with 23 guys," Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. "You're probab...
Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Nebraska nips No. 9 Michigan St., stays perfect
Rienk Mast made six 3-pointers, including the tiebreaking trey with 1:54 remaining, and No. 13 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Mast compiled 19 points and seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers (14-0, 3-0 Big Ten) extended their s...