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Late 3 caps Creighton's comeback win vs. Seton Hall
Nik Graves hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to lift Creighton to a 69-68 Big East win over Seton Hall on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The Bluejays (13-11, 7-6) trailed by 10 with 3:30 left, but went on an 8-1 run in the final 1:26.,AJ Staton-McCray turned the ball over and Fedor Zugic made it 67-6...
Graham Ike explodes for 35 as No. 6 Gonzaga rebounds with win at Oregon State
Graham Ike matched his career high of 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 6 Gonzaga bounce back from a stunning setback and post an 81-61 victory over Oregon State on Saturday in West Coast Conference play at Corvallis, Ore.,Tyon Grant-Foster added 15 points and seven rebounds off the b...
Speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Report: WNBA owners present modest CBA changes to players
The WNBA has at long last presented a CBA proposal to players, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,Following a six-week period of silence with no reported movement, league representatives met with players earlier this week to renew talks.,That Monday meeting, lacking from the players' pe...
Speed skater Gina Lollobrigida wins Italy's first Gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Georgia roars back from 15-point deficit, upends LSU
Kanon Catchings scored 23 points, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 18 and Georgia overcame a 15-point, first-half deficit to run away from LSU 83-71 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Somto Cyril scored 12 points and Blue Cain had 10 for the Bulldogs (17-6, 5-5), who ended a three-game losing streak., ...
Report: Cowboys to place franchise tag on George Pickens
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told the team's website that Dallas wants to keep George Pickens for "a long time," and will take a step toward that by placing the franchise tag on the Pro Bowl wide receiver, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Per the report, the fully guaranteed tag -- which can be applied from ...
Elvis Smylie soars to Riyadh title in LIV debut
Elvis Smylie will be hard-pressed to outdo his LIV Golf debut.,The 23-year-old lefty from Australia outdueled Jon Rahm to capture the $30 million LIV Golf Riyadh title on Saturday at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Smylie, who had not won outside of his home country, tapped in a 3-foot par...
Report: Falcons to cut Kirk Cousins before new league year
Kirk Cousins soon will get to decide where he wants to play in 2026 -- or whether he wants to play at all -- as the Atlanta Falcons are expected to part ways with the veteran quarterback before the new league year begins in mid-March, ESPN reported Saturday.,Last month, the 37-year-old Cousins and t...
Hideki Matsuyama overtakes Ryo Hisatsune for Phoenix Open lead
Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune played in the final group at the WM Phoenix Open together on Saturday, and it was set up for the Japanese countrymen to do the same on Sunday.,One missed putt at the end of the day changed those plans.,Matsuyama overtook Hisatsune for the lead after three rounds wh...
Ice dancers help US hold lead in team skating event
MILAN -- Ilia Malinin made his anticipated Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday and despite being upstaged by Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, the U.S. extended their lead in the team event thanks to the ice dancing of Madison Chock and Evan Bates.,Going on to the ice last in the men's short p...
Florida State wins third straight, keeps Notre Dame reeling
Chauncey Wiggins scored 22 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just under two minutes left on his 21st birthday to help Florida State win its third straight game, 82-79 over Notre Dame on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play at South Bend, Ind. ,Florida State (11-12, 4-6) led by as many a...
Super Bowl LX: Patriots thinking about path to big game
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The New England Patriots returned to Stanford Stadium for a final time on Saturday afternoon to take a team photo and spend time with their family and friends ahead of Super Bowl LX., ,Quarterback Drake Maye was the first player on the field to take photos. Players wore the white...
Labaron Philon's 25 points squeeze Alabama past Auburn
Labaron Philon scored 25 points and three teammates hit double figures as Alabama held off host Auburn 96-92 on Saturday.,Amari Allen added 17 points, Aden Holloway scored 15 and Charles Bediako had 12 for the Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 SEC).,Tahaad Pettiford scored 25 points, Keyshawn Hall had 24 befo...
No. 1 Arizona sets school, Big 12 records while punishing Oklahoma State
Behind 15 points and eight rebounds from Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona set a school record with its 23rd consecutive win as it rolled to an 84-47 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) broke the record of 22 straight wins created from 1914-17. Th...
Tari Eason's season-best effort leads Rockets past Thunder
Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded a triple-double to help the Houston Rockets to a 112-106 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.,The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Rockets, while the Thunder have dropped back-to-back contests.,With Hou...
Oklahoma stuns No. 15 Vanderbilt to end nine-game skid
Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points and Oklahoma led from start to finish and eventually held on for a 92-91 road win at No. 15 Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.,The Sooners (12-12, 2-9 SEC) shot 53.4% from the floor and snapped a nine-game losing str...
Jason Edwards, Providence flush DePaul
Jason Edwards returned from a seven-game injury absence to score a game-high 25 points and lead Providence to a 90-72 Big East win over visiting DePaul on Saturday afternoon.,Edwards shot 8 of 13 overall, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, and added four rebounds and two assists in just 24 minute...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remains undefeated after breezing past Marshall
Eian Elmer scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half and grabbed nine rebounds, while Peter Suder added 17 points and seven rebounds to keep No. 23 Miami (Ohio) unbeaten with a 90-74 road win over Marshall on Saturday afternoon in Huntington, West Virginia.,Antwone Wilfork added 15 poin...
Super Bowl LX: Seahawks relaxed at walk-through
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Seahawks held a 44-minute walk-through Saturday at 12:35 p.m. PT, in their final preparation on the day before Super Bowl LX. , ,"We're in great shape," Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said. "Guys are in good spirits. You can hear them. Finally. It's taken a while to get her...