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Why Jonathan Taylor Deserves to End the Quarterback MVP Streak
With no quarterback separating from the pack, Jonathan Taylor’s dominant season for the 8-2 Colts makes him a real threat to win NFL MVP in 2025....
Vanderbilt vies to continue sharp shooting in clash vs. Eastern Kentucky
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said he doesn't plan on his team's fortunes riding exclusively on its ability to make 3-pointers, but you would be hard-pressed to convince his first two opponents of that.,The Commodores (2-0) sank 17 shots from 3-point range in a win over Lipscomb and 14 in a victory...
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Illinois hangs on to beat No. 11 Texas Tech
Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and made the big defensive play Tuesday night as No. 14 Illinois held off No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign, Ill.,The son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic scored 13 points in the second half, but his biggest play came without the ball. He blocked Christian And...
NBA roundup: Knicks hit 130 points for 3rd straight game
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns each recorded double-doubles Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who made franchise history by earning a 133-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Knicks, who are 5-0 on a season-high seven-game homestand, scored more than 130 points in each of the past...
Thomas Haugh’s double-double lifts No. 10 Florida past Florida State
Thomas Haugh posted his first double-double of the season as No. 10 Florida dominated on the glass and escaped with a 78-76 win over Florida State on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Haugh finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, leading a glass attack that saw Florida (2-1) rack up a 58-36 reboun...
NHL roundup: Gabriel Landeskog, Avs end Ducks' win streak
Gabriel Landeskog scored his first regular-season goal in more than three years, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Martin Necas and Parker Kelly also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had three assists for his ...
NBA's new All-Star Game format features U.S., World teams
Leaning into the quality and fame of the league's international talent, the NBA unveiled a new All-Star Game format on Tuesday that will incorporate U.S. and World teams.,For the midseason exhibition at Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 15, one squad of international players and two teams of U.S. players w...
Fast-rising Sharks win 4th straight, edging Wild in overtime
Collin Graf scored the winning goal 2:40 into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Macklin Celebrini set up Graf for the overtime goal, which gave San Jose its season-best fourth win in a row. Celebrini finished with two as...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 to carry Thunder past Warriors
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and had 11 assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder continue their hot start with a 126-102 win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.,Chet Holmgren was perfect from the field, hitting all nine of his shots including a pair of 3-pointers, to add...
Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder
Antonio Brown pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder on Tuesday in Miami.,The four-time All-Pro wide receiver was arrested Thursday in Dubai in connection with an incident that happened May 17 outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami.,According to videos posted on social media, Brown ...
Fast-starting No. 24 Wisconsin cruises past Ball State
Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington added 12 points apiece as No. 24 Wisconsin rode a fast start to an 86-55 nonconference victory over Ball State on Tuesday night in Madison, Wisc.,Wisconsin (3-0) jumped out to a 30-8 lead midway through the first half an...
Oklahoma's balanced attack turns back Pine Bluff
Xzayvier Brown scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma to a 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday in Norman, Oklahoma.,Nijel Pack added 15 points for Oklahoma (2-1) by hitting 5 of 7 on 3-point attempts. Dayton Forsythe also scored 15 while Tae Davis added 13 and Darrion Reid 12. Davis also had 15...
Keyshawn Hall stuffs stat sheet as No. 20 Auburn whomps Wofford
Elyjah Freeman recorded 21 points and five rebounds and No. 20 Auburn rolled to a 93-62 victory over visiting Wofford in Tuesday night's nonconference game.,Keyshawn Hall added 20 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocked shots and two steals for the Tigers (3-0). He made all three of his 3-po...
Kings stay hot on the road, rout Canadiens
Quinton Byfield and defenseman Joel Edmundson each collected a goal and an assist, fueling the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Kevin Fiala and former Canadien Joel Armia also tallied and Warren Foegele scored into an empty net for the Kings, who ha...
Sam Hoiberg's career game lifts Nebraska past UMES
Sam Hoiberg scored a career-high 18 points and Nebraska extended the nation's longest winning streak with a 69-50 nonconference win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Hoiberg, a senior guard and son of Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg, was 7 of 10 from the field and add...
No. 18 North Carolina rides free-throw line parade past Radford
Luka Bogavac scored 19 points in place of Seth Trimble to help No. 18 North Carolina grind out a win over Radford 89-74 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill.,Trimble was injured in a team practice Sunday and underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left arm. Bogavac was coach Hubert Davis' pick t...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 South Carolina finally shakes off Clemson
Joyce Edwards scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds for No. 2 South Carolina, which finally pulled away in the fourth quarter of a 65-37 nonconference win over Clemson on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (3-0) led by just 10 points entering the fourth quarter. South Carolina's Agot Make...
High-scoring Providence pulls away for blowout of Penn
Corey Flood Jr. scored 20 points and Providence went over 100 points for a second straight game in a convincing 106-81 win over visiting Penn on Tuesday.,The Friars (2-1), who shot 13 of 30 (43.3%) from 3-point range, broke open a game that was relatively close until the final eight minutes.,Provide...
Thomas Haugh’s double-double lifts No. 10 Florida past rival Florida State
Thomas Haugh posted his first double-double of the season, as No. 10 Florida dominated on the glass and escaped with a 78-76 win over rival Florida State Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Haugh finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, leading a glass attack which saw Florida (2-1) rack up a 58-36 r...
Maryland pulls away late to defeat Alcorn State
Pharrel Payne scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed seven rebounds to help Maryland to an 84-64 win against visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Andre Mills had 16 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Saunders scored 12 points and Darius Adams finished with 10 ...