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Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter was named winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.,Hunter joins running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 as the only Colorado players to win the Heisman.,Hunter has 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and ranks second nationally with 14 touchdown catches. On de...
Andrej Stojakovic's career game leads Cal past Northwestern State
Andrej Stojakovic thrilled the home fans with a career-high 31 points and California pulled away from visiting Northwestern State of Louisiana for an 84-66 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Joshua Ola-Joseph and Rytis Petraitis contributed 3-pointers to an 11-2 burst to op...
No. 22 Cincinnati roars back late to upend rival Xavier
No. 22 Cincinnati rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to defeat cross-town rival Xavier 68-65 on Saturday on the Cincinnati campus.,Simas Lukosius had 11 of his team-leading 14 points in the second half for Cincinnati (8-1), which snapped a five-game losing streak to Xavier in anot...
Injury-plagued teams meet when Pacers face Pelicans
After a miserable time with 12 losses in their past 13 games, the New Orleans Pelicans will try to reverse the trend on the road with a game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at Indianapolis. ,On Thursday, New Orleans saw a late rally end with a 111-109 home loss to the Sacramento Kings. In a nig...
Iowa upbeat heading into matchup with New Orleans
While Iowa may be smarting from consecutive narrow defeats to conference and in-state rivals, the Hawkeyes have learned to smile at the same time.,As they pause from facing fellow high-majors with Sunday's visit from New Orleans, the Hawkeyes feel encouraged about their progress five weeks into the ...
Former FCS powers Sam Houston, Georgia Southern meet in New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston will make its first-ever bowl appearance against Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday, but the Bearkats will do it with a new head coach.,Sam Houston will be led by interim coach Brad Cornelsen, the team's offensive coordinator. He takes over for K.C. Keeler, who resigned...
FaZe Clan, Spirit advance to final in Shanghai Major playoffs
FaZe Clan recorded a sweep against G2 Esports on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the Perfect World Shanghai Major in China.,FaZe posted a 13-6 win on Ancient and 16-14 victory on Nuke to punch their ticket to Sunday's grand final of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 tournament.,Estonia's ...
Curtis Blaydes to face UFC rookie Rizvan Kuniev in Seattle
Curtis Blaydes, aiming to bounce back from a loss in a bout the UFC's interim heavyweight championship, will return to action against a UFC rookie.,Rizvan Kuniev, who competed in Dana White's Contender Series, will oppose Blaydes on Feb. 22 in Seattle, MMAFighting.com and MMAJunkie reported on Frida...
Lightning to test high-scoring ways vs. Kraken
The Tampa Bay Lightning enter Saturday tied for first in the NHL in goals per game with 3.96 and it's not hard to figure out why.,Nikita Kucherov tied a pair of franchise records with six points and five assists in an 8-3 road victory Thursday against the Calgary Flames.,The Lightning will wrap up t...
Cal to focus on early urgency vs. Northwestern State
Two teams headed in opposite directions take a break from conference play to meet up in Berkeley, Calif., when Northwestern State of Louisiana visits Cal on Saturday afternoon.,Northwestern State (4-5) put the lessons learned from a tough early nonconference schedule to good use when they opened Sou...
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (colic) dies
Always Dreaming, the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner, died on Tuesday in Oklahoma at age 10 after a bout with colic led to an intestinal issue.,The post-time favorite at just better than 4-to-1, Always Dreaming won the 143rd Kentucky by 2 3/4 lengths over Lookin at Lee. Always Dreaming was ridden by John...
Back home, frustrated Red Wings set to face Maple Leafs
Unable to build any positive momentum, while their captain sounds exasperated, the Detroit Red Wings head into their home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night with six losses in seven games.,The Red Wings snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday by rallying from a two-goal, thir...
Report: Heat agree to trade Thomas Bryant to Pacers
The Indiana Pacers reached an agreement to acquire center Thomas Bryant from the Miami Heat, ESPN reported Friday.,Bryant becomes trade-eligible this Sunday, and the Heat will ship him to Indiana for a swap of future second-round draft picks, according to the report.,Bryant, 27, is in his eighth sea...
No. 22 Cincinnati hosts rival Xavier in crosstown clash
One of the nation's most intense rivalries renews Saturday afternoon as No. 22 Cincinnati welcomes its crosstown rival Xavier.,The Musketeers (8-2) enter the game after posting their biggest margin of victory in school victory, a 61-point home blowout of Morgan State, 119-58, on Tuesday.,The Bearcat...
As Bears visit, Vikings aim for seventh straight win
The Minnesota Vikings might go as far as Sam Darnold takes them this season.,That might turn out to be a lot farther than anyone predicted at the start of training camp.,Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings (11-2) will aim for their seventh straight win when they host the Chicago Bears (4-9) on Monday ...
Colorado's Travis Hunter collects unique double at college football awards
Colorado's Travis Hunter collects unique double at college football awards,Colorado star Travis Hunter cemented his legacy as the best two-way player in recent decades by becoming the first in college football history to win both the annual Chuck Bednarik Award as top defensive player and the Fred B...
Domantas Sabonis, Kings hold off Pelicans
Domantas Sabonis had 32 points and 20 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 29 points in the third quarter and the visiting Sacramento Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-109 on Thursday night.,DeAaron Fox and Keegan Murray scored 18 each for the Kings, who outscored the Pelicans 38-28 in...
Heat knock off Raptors for fourth straight win
Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, leading the host Miami Heat to a 114-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.,Raptors star RJ Barrett made just 5-of-18 shots, but he had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.,Miami, which won its seas...
Max Pacioretty, Leafs down Ducks despite Anthony Stolarz's injury
Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday night.,William Nylander also scored a goal and John Tavares added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row.,Anthony Stolarz (lower-body injury) played only the...
Max Pacioretty figures in all Leafs' scoring in win over Ducks
Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday night.,William Nylander also scored a goal and John Tavares added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row.,Anthony Stolarz (lower-body injury) played only the...