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No. 8 Baylor's balanced attack sinks No. 16 Arkansas
Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and Norchad Omier added 15 and 12 rebounds as No. 8 Baylor beat No. 16 Arkansas 72-67 on a neutral court in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night. ,Jeremy Roach added 13 points, V.J. Edgecombe had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Robert Wright added 10 points fo...
Jimmy Butler out as Heat try to cool off Anthony Edwards, Wolves
Anthony Edwards is red hot from 3-point range this season., ,As long as that remains true, the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar plans to keep launching from deep., ,Edwards will look to stay hot when the Timberwolves host the Miami Heat on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves will try to increase...
No. 25 Army grinds past North Texas for 13th straight victory
Army quarterback Bryson Daily engineered a 21-play drive and scored his second touchdown as the No.25 Black Knights pulled away in the second half to topple North Texas 14-3 on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference game in Denton, Texas.,Following his first touchdown to take a 7-3 lead in the ...
West Virginia takes advantage of turnovers, downs Cincinnati
The visiting West Virginia Mountaineers turned three turnovers by Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby into 17 points in registering a 31-24 win on Saturday.,Despite being outgained 436-249, West Virginia (5-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) won for the second straight week on the road and drew to...
Lynn Kidd, Miami take aim at Binghamton
Lynn Kidd doesn't miss often ... just ask his opponents.,Kidd, a 6-foot-10 center who is in his first season with Miami, will lead the host Hurricanes (1-0) in a nonconference game against Binghamton (1-1) on Sunday afternoon.,Kidd started all 33 of Virginia Tech's games last season, averaging a car...
Vanderbilt vies to light up scoreboard vs. Southeast Missouri State
Vanderbilt looks to continue an exciting start to the Mark Byington era when it hosts Southeast Missouri State on Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Commodores (1-0) routed Maryland Eastern Shore, 102-63, on Monday to start Byington's tenure at the school, while the Redhawks (0-1) dropped an 8...
Colts promote WR Laquon Treadwell to roster for game vs. Bills
The Indianapolis Colts elevated wide receiver Laquon Treadwell from their practice squad to the active roster on Saturday.,Treadwell, a former first-round draft pick, will see his first action with the Colts in Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills in Indianapolis.,The Colts previously ruled out M...
Michigan ventures out of state to test mettle vs. Wake Forest
Michigan and Wake Forest might gain a better understanding of their stock early in the season when they meet in Sunday afternoon's neutral-court game in Greensboro, N.C.,"What we're trying to build is a real team environment where we compete at the highest level," first-year Wolverines coach Dusty M...
Chelsea aim to keep in contention ahead of clash vs. Arsenal
Chelsea and Arsenal both will try to avoid falling further adrift in the race for the Premier League title when they meet on Sunday at Stamford Bridge in Fulham, England.,Host Chelsea will be the happier of the two sides with their recent form under first-year manager Enzo Maresca after finishing 12...
Reeling Canadiens aim to halt slide in clash vs. Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens believe they are playing better than the results show. ,They have another chance to prove it Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Canadiens lost their fifth game in a row and ninth in 11 games (2-7-2) on Thursday night, a 5-3 decision to the host New Jer...
Nuggets get triple-double from Nikola Jokic, dump Heat
Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his fifth triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray returned to the lineup to score a season-high 28 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 135-122 on Friday night.,Jokic notched his 135th career triple-double midway through...
Nuggets get triple-double from Nikola Jokic in outscoring Heat
Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his fifth triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray returned to the lineup with a season-high 28 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 135-122 on Friday night.,Jokic notched his 135th career triple-double midway through the...
John Tavares scores twice to fuel Leafs past Red Wings
John Tavares scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night.,Mitch Marner added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won the first two of a four-game homestand. Morgan Rielly had two assists.,Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz m...
No. 20 Cincinnati shuts down Morehead State at home, 83-56
No. 20 Cincinnati played shorthanded but still earned an 83-56 win at home against Morehead State on Friday night in Cincinnati.,Day Day Thomas and Dan Skillings Jr. sat out with injuries but the Bearcats' (2-0) balanced scoring featured five players in double figure and a stifling defense which was...
LJ Thomas scores 29, helps Austin Peay edge Butler
LJ Thomas scored a game-high 29 points, including a layup with 46 seconds to play, to help Austin Peay hang on for a 68-66 road victory over Butler on Friday night in Indianapolis.,Thomas also grabbed eight rebounds and was the only player to score in double figures for the Governors (2-0). His shot...
Kings' Tanner Jeannot suspended 3 games for hit to head
Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot was assessed a three-game suspension Friday after an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser on Thursday night.,The NHL's discipline was handed down hours after Jeannot had a hearing with the league's Department of Player Safety.,J...
Team Spirit rally for tiebreaker win at DreamLeague
Team Spirit rallied for a 2-1 win against PARIVISION in a tiebreaker match Friday at the DreamLeague Season 24 tournament.,After PARIVISION opened with a 36-minute win on green, Spirit answered with a 32-minute win on green and a marathon 73-minute victory on red to claim second place in the Group S...
Leafs star Auston Matthews out Friday against Red Wings
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Friday night, sitting out Toronto's clash with the visiting Detroit Red Wings because of an upper-body injury.,The captain has been considered day-to-day since he was injured Sunday in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota...
Pelicans G Jordan Hawkins (back) out 1-2 weeks
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins will be sidelined one-to-two weeks with a low back strain, the team said Friday.,The second-year player is averaging 16.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in eight games (three starts) this season.,Hawkins, 22, did not take the court in Monday's 118-100 setback to Po...
Bronny James expected to make G League debut on Saturday
Bronny James is expected to play in his first G League game on Saturday, following a schedule that will see the rookie shuttle between the Los Angeles Lakers and their G League affiliate.,James will be with the NBA club and available to play on Friday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, then hea...