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No. 14 St. John's gets in Players Era win column vs. Baylor
Bryce Hopkins scored 26 points to lead No. 14 St. John's to a 96-81 win over Baylor in the second round of the Players Era men's tournament on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Oziyah Sellers scored 22 points, while Dillon Mitchell and Ian Jackson chipped in 18 and 14 off the bench for St. John's (4-2). Sellers...

Streaking Heat put up-tempo offense up against Bucks
Teams headed in opposite directions clash in NBA Cup East Group C action on Wednesday when the Miami Heat chase a sixth consecutive victory and the Milwaukee Bucks try to avoid a sixth successive defeat.,Milwaukee's bid to end its skid has been made more difficult by the absence of superstar Giannis...

Cincinnati 'still learning,' hopes to take another step vs. E. Michigan
In another pre-Thanksgiving tune-up, Cincinnati will bid to continue its winning ways Wednesday night when it hosts Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan.,On Monday, the Bearcats shot nearly 50% and scored 33 points off 20 turnovers in a 94-67 win over NJIT.,Cincinnati (5-1) is playing its th...

No. 20 Texas Tech regroups after 'beating,' hosts New Orleans
Looking to remove the bad taste from its mouth, No. 20 Texas Tech hosts upset-minded New Orleans on Wednesday afternoon in Lubbock.,Texas Tech (4-2) is coming off an 86-56 loss to No. 1 Purdue in the Baha Mar Championship in the Bahamas on Friday -- the Red Raiders' largest margin of defeat since fa...

Amier Ali's trey late in OT rescues Mississippi State vs. UNO
Amier Ali banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime as Mississippi State came back for an 81-78 win over New Orleans on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half and overtime for the Bulldogs, who needed a 15-2 run in the fi...

Tyler Herro makes season debut in style, nets 24 as Heat edge Mavs
Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his season debut and Kel'el Ware paired 20 points with 18 rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 106-102 on Monday.,Herro missed his first four shots in his first game back from left ankle surgery, before hitting 12 of his next 14.,Ware also...

Amier Ali's trey late in OT win rescues Mississippi State vs. UNO
Amier Ali banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer from with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime as Mississippi State came back for an 81-78 win over New Orleans on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half and overtime for the Bulldogs, who needed a 15-2 run in t...

Minus Baba Miller, Cincinnati rolls to victory over NJIT
Moustapha Thiam stepped up for an injured star center by scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to power host Cincinnati to a 94-67 win over NJIT on Monday night.,The Bearcats were without their leading scorer and rebounder, as Baba Miller sat out with a hip injury suffered in last Friday's loss...
New Orleans Saints Turn to Justin Tucker in Tone Deaf Move
The New Orleans Saints are giving ex-Ravens kicker Justin Tucker a tryout despite recent sexual misconduct allegations and a 10-game suspension.d...

Boston to host first RLCS Major of 2026
The first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Major of 2026 will take place in Boston from Feb. 19-22, with the final two days of competition taking place in front of a live audience at the Agganis Arena on the Boston University campus.,The event put on by BLAST features a $345,000 prize pool, ...

Baylor controls boards to beat Creighton at Players Era
Cameron Carr collected 21 points and nine rebounds as Baylor never trailed and dominated the rebounding margin in its 81-74 victory over Creighton in the Players Era men's championship in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.,Carr made 7 of 16 shots as Baylor (4-0) did enough to fend off several comeback t...

Reign bringing back M Jess Fishlock for 14th campaign
Midfielder Jess Fishlock will return for her 14th season with the Seattle Reign in 2026, the club announced on Monday.,A seven-time NWSL Best XI selection and the club's longest-tenured player, the 38-year-old signed a one-year contract extension.,Fishlock, of Wales, holds the Seattle record with 78...

Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers to make USA senior camp debuts
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall picks in the last two WNBA drafts, will be participating in their first USA Basketball senior national training camp next month, the organization announced Monday.,They are among the 18 players invited to attend the Dec. 12-14 camp in Durham, N.C. ...

Struggling Mississippi State, ambitious New Orleans clash
Mississippi State has had a rocky start to the season. ,The Bulldogs (2-3) have lost their past two games and will try and get back in the win column when they play New Orleans (2-3) on Monday night in Starkville, Miss. ,"Nobody in our program expected these results, but it's reality," Mississippi S...

Rebounding under the microscope in Mavericks-Heat tilt
The Miami Heat launch a four-game homestand on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks riding a four-game winning streak and buoyed by a huge gulf in rebounding prowess between the two teams.,Miami's 127-117 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday was underpinned by a 58-47 advantage on the g...

MOUZ rises from lower bracket to down Team Spirit for PGL Wallachia Season 6 title
After battling their way into the grand final, MOUZ knocked off previously unbeaten Team Spirit 3-2 on Sunday to win Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million event awarded $300,000 to MOUZ for the win, with Team Spirit collecting $175,000 as runner-up and third-place Team ...

Bears stay on NFC North perch, beat Aaron Rodgers-less Steelers
Caleb Williams passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns and Kyle Monangai rushed for a score to lift the surging Chicago Bears to a 31-28 victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.,NFC North-leading Chicago (8-3) stretched its winning streak to four, with each victory coming by one...

Sam Darnold throws pair of TDs, Seahawks prolong Titans' misery
Sam Darnold threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Tennessee Titans 30-24 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,Smith-Njigba, the NFL's leading receiver, had eight catches for 167 yards. Darnold, who threw four interceptions in a 21-19 loss last week to t...

76ers can't overcome big day for Norman Powell as Heat win fourth straight
Norman Powell scored 32 points and Kel'el Ware registered 20 points and 16 rebounds to guide the visiting Miami Heat to their fourth straight win, a 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, while Davion Mitchell chipped in wi...

Bears' old nemesis, Aaron Rodgers, sidelined against Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers notoriously claimed ownership of the Chicago Bears while leading the Green Bay Packers in 2021.,He won't get the opportunity to prolong that proprietorship during Sunday's meeting of division leaders.,Rodgers boasts 24 career victories against Chicago bu...