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TCU to unleash tenacious defense vs. Florida Gulf Coast
As TCU and Florida Gulf Coast players get to know each other after each team underwent drastic offseason changes, familiar trend lines have emerged as they prepare to face off Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas. ,TCU (1-0) played its usual up-tempo game in a 105-59 season-opening win over Florida A&M...
Maryland looks to put together a complete game vs. Mount St. Mary's
Maryland looked like a different team in each half of its season opener against Manhattan on Monday.,After a shaky first 20 minutes, the Terrapins found their rhythm in the second half and cruised to a 30-point win. They'll hope to emulate the latter performance throughout all of Friday's contest ag...
After big win, UCF out to avoid letdown vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
UCF squeaked out a huge season-opening win over No. 13 Texas A&M, but the Knights say they are not looking past their next opponent, Purdue Fort Wayne, in Orlando, Fla., on Friday night.,However, UCF was already confident it could play with anyone in the nation.,"It's a great experience, but we're s...
Yuri Yoshida grabs share of Lotte Championship lead
Japan's Yuri Yoshida birdied her final two holes on Thursday and emerged in a tie for the lead at the midpoint of the Lotte Championship in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.,Yoshida carded a 5-under-par 67 at Hoakalei Country Club, leaving her at 9-under 135 through two rounds.,Also at 9 under are first-round lead...
South Carolina out to rebound vs. South Carolina State
South Carolina coach Lamont Paris can handle stretches when his team does not play well but getting outplayed by an opponent is another story.,Paris felt the Gamecocks were outplayed in a disappointing loss to North Florida to start his third season and he is hoping they respond against visiting Sou...
Boopie Miller steers SMU to rout of Florida A&M
Boopie Miller scored 17 of his game-leading 20 points in the first half to set the tone, and SMU cruised to a 102-73 nonconference victory over Florida A&M on Thursday night in Dallas.,Yohan Traore posted 19 points and 10 rebounds for SMU, which improved to 2-0 in its first season under coach Andy E...
Alex Condon's career effort carries No. 21 Florida over Jacksonville
Alex Condon scored a career-high 23 points while leading a hot shooting performance by No. 21 Florida in a 81-60 victory over Jacksonville on Thursday in Gainesville, Fla.,Alijah Martin tallied 15 points for the quick-starting Gators (2-0), who made their first eight shots of the game and their firs...
Panthers rout Predators for sixth straight victory
Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov produced three points apiece and red-hot Sam Reinhart scored again as the host Florida Panthers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe scored two goals and dished one assist. Barkov pock...
Islanders grab 3-goal lead, hang on to edge Senators
Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Simon Wahlstrom scored over a span of fewer than seven minutes bridging the final two periods for the visiting New York Islanders, who fended off a late comeback by the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night to earn a 4-2 victory.,Bo Horvat, who also had two assists, s...
Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes help Devils beat Canadiens
Jesper Bratt collected two goals and an assist and Jack Hughes also recorded a three-point performance, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Hughes joined Ondrej Palat and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in scoring one goal and Jacob Ma...
Clemson out to build on solid opener with St. Francis in town
Fresh off last year's Elite Eight run and a convincing opening-night victory, Clemson looks to continue its momentum Friday, when the Tigers host the Saint Francis Red Flash.,The Tigers, a No. 6 seed in last season's NCAA Tournament, advanced as far as they've been in the "Big Dance" since 1980. Coa...
Three share lead at windy World Wide Technology Championship
Kevin Streelman, Tom Whitney and Rico Hoey are tied atop the leaderboard after the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship on Thursday in Los Cabos, Mexico.,The round is effectively but not officially over, as play was suspended due to darkness with one threesome still on their last ho...
Boosted by transfers, Butler takes on Austin Peay
Butler and visiting Austin Peay will both seek a 2-0 start when they square off Friday night in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs beat Missouri State 72-65 behind 29 points from Jahmyl Telfort, who is in his second year at Butler after transferring from Northeastern.,He's one of seven transfers on the rost...
Rockets-Thunder tilt shaping up as defensive battle
On an Oklahoma City Thunder roster that also includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season's runner-up for Most Valuable Player, and Chet Holmgren, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, Jalen Williams can sometimes get overlooked.,But heading into Friday's matchup with the visiting Houst...
Grizzlies could be minus Ja Morant vs. youthful Wizards
When Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is forced to leave a game with another injury -- the result of his high-flying athleticism -- other aspects of a victory tend to be overlooked.,Morant suffered a right hamstring injury during the third quarter of the Grizzlies' 131-114 win Wednesday over the Los...
ATP roundup: Laslo Djere, Hamad Medjedovic set for all-Serbian clash
One wild card from Serbia is guaranteed to advance to the finals of the Belgrade Open, as Laslo Djere and Hamad Medjedovic won Thursday and advanced to face each other in the semifinals.,Djere, ranked No. 141 in the world, took down Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 6-2, by firing 12 aces and saving th...
Stanford ready for visit from nomadic Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton continues a designed road-heavy start to the season when the Titans visit Stanford in a nonconference game Friday afternoon.,Fullerton (0-1) began a stretch of seven of eight on the road with a competitive 89-79 loss against Grand Canyon on Monday. The Titans also will visit Colo...
No. 10 Arizona meets Old Dominion with stacked schedule ahead
Ticketed for a new conference and striving to make a big impression, No. 10 Arizona hosts Old Dominion in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday with a long list of objectives.,The 10th-ranked Wildcats (1-0) have a tall task, playing their first season in the Big 12 Conference, which is loaded with traditional ...
Leafs improving on power play entering clash vs. Red Wings
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope they have a chance to show off their revived power play on Friday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings. ,Toronto had three goals while on the man advantage Tuesday night in a 4-0 home win over the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs entered the game 4-for-40 with the ma...
Banged-up Magic, Pelicans both out to end losing skids
Two struggling and short-handed teams meet Friday night when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Orlando Magic.,The Pelicans have lost three straight games, while the Magic have lost five straight as injuries have taken their toll.,The Pelicans are missing Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herbert Jones ...