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North Dakota State holds on for upset win at Butler
Jacari White tallied 27 points and Jacksen Moni scored eight of his 25 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes on Tuesday to help visiting North Dakota State upset Butler 71-68 in Indianapolis.,White netted 24 of his 27 points in the first half and finished 7-of-9 from 3-point range to go along with seven...
Georgia’s Playoff Hopes Dim as Carson Beck’s Injury Forces Unproven Gunner Stockton into Spotlight
Georgia’s College Football Playoff run faces uncertainty after Carson Beck's injury, thrusting untested Gunner Stockton into the spotlight....
Butler to face North Dakota State with major tests looming
After its six-game winning streak came to an end over the weekend, Butler is set to play host to North Dakota State on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs (7-2) are coming off a 79-51 road loss to then-No. 17 Houston after scoring 18 points in the first half against the defensive-minded Coug...
Mississippi State overcomes early deficit to down Prairie View A&M
Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. scored 21 on 6-of-9 shooting as Mississippi State escaped with a 91-84 win against Prairie View A&M on Sunday in Starkville, Miss. ,Prairie View A&M took a 65-64 lead with 10:38 remaining, but Hubbard and Harris Jr. each scored seven points to po...
No. 5 Georgia overcomes QB injuries to beat No. 2 Texas in OT
ATLANTA -- Trevor Etienne rushed for a game-winning four-yard score in overtime, clinching the Southeastern Conference Championship for the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs with a 22-19 win over No. 2 Texas.,Etienne rushed for 94 yards and two scores, as Georgia (11-2) won despite starting quarterback Carson ...
LJ Cryer, No. 17 Houston dominate poor-shooting Butler
LJ Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Emanuel Sharp finished with 16 points as the 17th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled over the visiting Butler Bulldogs 79-51 on Saturday.,Cryer scored 10 of the Cougars' opening 14 points in the second half to help Houston (5-3) seize control en ...
Mississippi State set to face lowly Prairie View A&M
Mississippi State is looking for its second straight win as struggling Prairie View A&M heads to Starkville, Miss., for a Sunday afternoon showdown. ,The Bulldogs (7-1) fell out of the AP Top 25 poll this week after an 87-77 setback to Butler last Friday at the Arizona Classic. ,Mississippi State re...
No bull, just dogs: Texas mascot banned, UGA's OK for SEC title game
Texas might have beef with the Southeastern Conference officials after denying the Longhorns' request to bring live mascot Bevo XV inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Saturday's championship game with Georgia in Atlanta. ,A nearly one ton longhorn steer, Bevo XV is the Texas mascot and storms the home ...
Mark Pope, No. 4 Kentucky brace for stern test vs. No. 7 Gonzaga
Excuse new Kentucky coach Mark Pope if he'd rather the schedule he inherited didn't include Gonzaga and coach Mark Few.,The former BYU coach has endured nothing but rough times against the Bulldogs during his coaching career. He will take another swipe at a rare victory when the No. 4 Wildcats face ...
No. 17 Houston bids to step up defensively vs. Butler
After a pair of losses at the inaugural Players Era Festival in Las Vegas dropped No. 17 Houston sharply down the national rankings, the Cougars will look to extend their 25-game home-court winning streak when they host Butler on Saturday in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.,Houston (4-3) opened the seaso...
Georgia 'hopeful' RB Trevor Etienne can return vs. Texas
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said Thursday he is optimistic about running back Trevor Etienne's availability for Saturday's Southeastern Conference title game against Texas in Atlanta.,Etienne has missed the past three games for the No. 5 Bulldogs (10-2) with a rib injury. He was listed as questio...
No. 2 Texas gets second crack at No. 5 Georgia for SEC crown
On the heels of gritty rivalry week victories, No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia will square off again in hopes of earning a Southeastern Conference title and a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.,Texas (11-1, 7-1 SEC) clinched a spot in Saturday's conference championship in Atlanta after g...
Asa Newell steers Georgia to victory over Notre Dame
Asa Newell had game highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead Georgia to a 69-48 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 16 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (8-1), who won their third straight game. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 11 poi...
Butler puts Eastern Illinois away for sixth straight win
Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery each scored 20 points to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a hard-fought 73-58 home win against Eastern Illinois.,McCaffery also added seven boards while Telfort had six for Butler (7-1), which has won six in a row. Kolby King added 10 points and nine rebounds and Pier...
No. 18 Pitt takes new poll position to Mississippi State
Pittsburgh used a game-winning 3-pointer by Zack Austin in overtime Friday at Ohio State to vault from unranked to No. 18 in this week's Associated Press Top 25.,Sporting their highest ranking in 11 seasons, the Panthers (7-1) will play their first game as a ranked team this season on Wednesday nigh...
No. 24 San Diego State opens league slate at Fresno State
Fresh off a victory over a top-10 opponent, No. 24 San Diego State will jump into Mountain West Conference play Wednesday night with a visit to Fresno State.,The Aztecs' 73-70 overtime victory over then-No. 6 Houston on Saturday in Las Vegas was their first over a top-10 team since ousting No. 1 Ala...
Butler returns home to face struggling Eastern Illinois
Butler returns home to Indianapolis on Tuesday night for another nonconference test as it welcomes in Eastern Illinois.,The Bulldogs (6-1) are coming off a successful road trip, winning the Arizona Tip-Off tournament by defeating Northwestern 71-69 on Thursday and then-No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77...
SEC championship game capsule: Texas vs. Georgia
Southeastern Conference championship game,Texas (11-1) vs. Georgia (10-2),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET,Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: Texas -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Texas is in the playoffs no matter what happens in the pro-Georgia environment. But the Longhorns ar...
UCLA closes season with win over Fresno State
Ethan Garbers passed for 289 yards and a touchdown to lead UCLA to a 20-13 win against visiting Fresno State in a nonconference game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday afternoon.,Garbers completed 26-of-40 passes without an interception for the third straight game.,Moliki Matavao was ...
Jaxson Dart, No. 14 Ole Miss fend off Miss. State in Egg Bowl
Jaxson Dart broke Eli Manning's school passing record, Ulysses Bentley IV had the SEC's longest run this season and No. 14 Ole Miss beat visiting Mississippi State 26-14 in the 121st annual Egg Bowl in Oxford, Miss., on Friday. ,In eclipsing Manning's mark of 10,119 yards set from 2000-03, Dart was ...