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No. 17 Ole Miss seeks improvement for clash vs. Queens
Although his team did enough to win on Tuesday, Ole Miss coach Chris Beard hardly was enamored of certain aspects of the game, notably how his offense struggled holding on to the ball and how his club was outrebounded.,Beard and the 17th-ranked Rebels hope to correct both areas and get their fifth s...
North Carolina faces tall task in encounter vs. No. 18 UCLA
North Carolina's last pre-Christmas game might come with a form of desperation.,In need of a quality result, the Tar Heels will aim to get one against No. 18 UCLA on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York as part of the CBS Sports Classic.,"It's an opportunity for us to get back up ...
Jalen Green, Rockets get jump on Pelicans, win in rout
Jalen Green scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the third quarter as the host Houston Rockets built upon a first-quarter run to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-113 on Thursday.,The Rockets opened the third period with a 15-3 blitz en route to an 81-55 lead, their largest of the night, with G...
Bulls pull away from Celtics in feisty fourth quarter
Zach LaVine tossed in a game-high 36 points and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the visiting Chicago Bulls to a 117-108 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.,Chicago outscored Boston 35-22 in the fourth quarter, when three technical fouls were called on the Celtic...
Reports: Phillies to sign OF Max Kepler
The Philadelphia Phillies and free agent outfielder Max Kepler have agreed on a one-year, $10 million contract, pending a physical, according to multiple media reports on Thursday night.,The left-handed hitter, who turns 32 in February, had spent his entire major league career with the Minnesota Twi...
Joao Fonseca, Alex Michelsen reach Next Gen semifinals
No. 8 seed Joao Fonseca of Brazil improved to 2-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the Next Gen ATP Finals with a 4-0, 4-0, 1-4, 4-2 victory Thursday over No. 5 seed Learner Tien of the United States at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,The event includes the eight highest-ranked ATP Tour players age 20 and yo...
Nationals sign RHP Michael Soroka to one-year deal
The Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year contract with former All-Star right-hander Michael Soroka on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, but multiple reports said the deal was worth $9 million.,Soroka, 27, will join his third team after missing the 2021 and 2022 seasons d...
NBA Cup champion Bucks set to face league-best Cavaliers
Coming off of an NBA Cup title, the Milwaukee Bucks are set to re-emerge on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.,The Bucks spent much of the last week in Las Vegas, defeating the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday before handling the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 ...
Steelers' T.J. Watt on playing status vs. Ravens: 'We'll see'
Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker T.J. Watt was noncommittal about his playing status for Saturday's game against the host Baltimore Ravens.,"We'll see Sunday -- or Saturday I guess I should say -- but I felt pretty good this week," Watt said Thursday in regard to his recovery from an ankle injury...
Cavs F Isaac Okoro (shoulder) out at least two weeks
The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to be without forward Isaac Okoro for more than two weeks because of a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder.,Okoro's injury occurred during the third quarter of Monday's 130-101 road victory against the Brooklyn Nets. Okoro played 20 minutes, scoring 12 points...
No. 5 Duke hits road to face struggling Georgia Tech
Aiming to extend their winning streak to six games and to continue their dominance over Georgia Tech, No. 5 Duke travels to Atlanta on Saturday to play its second Atlantic Coast Conference contest.,Duke (9-2, 1-0 ACC) hasn't lost since Nov. 26, when it fell to Kansas 75-72 in Las Vegas. The Blue Dev...
Ravens WR Rashod Bateman wearing a walking boot
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman was seen wearing a walking boot in the locker room and did not participate in practice on Thursday.,Bateman was limited in practice on Wednesday, three days after reeling in a pair of touchdown receptions in Baltimore's 35-14 victory over the New York Gi...
Report: 49ers RB Isaac Guerendo likely out vs. Dolphins
San Francisco 49ers running back Isaac Guerendo is unlikely to play in Sunday's game against the host Miami Dolphins, ESPN reported Thursday.,Guerendo is nursing a foot injury sustained in the 49ers' 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Thursday.,The rookie was pressed into the lead role following...
Bengals seeking first sweep of rival Browns since 2017
The Cincinnati Bengals will look for a season-best third straight win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Both teams had high expectations when the NFL schedule came out in May. But both have endured disappointing seasons, and the game was flexed ou...
Steelers, eyeing division title, hope hex on Ravens continues
The Pittsburgh Steelers, who already own a playoff spot, are setting their sights on clinching the AFC North against their bitter rivals in Baltimore.,The Ravens want no part of watching that celebration scene and can sew up their own playoff spot with a victory over the visiting Steelers on Saturda...
Vanderbilt powers to 52-point rout of The Citadel
Devin McGlockton scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Vanderbilt routed The Citadel 105-53 on Wednesday in Nashville.,The Commodores (10-1) never trailed, had a 35-2 edge in points off turnovers and shot 55.9 percent from the floor.,Vanderbilt, now riding a four-game winning streak, to...
Alex Michelsen wins Next Gen ATP Finals opener
Second-seeded Alex Michelsen won an all-United States matchup against seventh-seeded Nishesh Basavareddy 2-4, 4-3 (5), 4-3 (4), 4-2 on Wednesday as the Next Gen ATP Finals got underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,The event includes the eight highest-ranked ATP Tour players age 20 and younger. Matches a...
Georgia Tech halts 3-game skid, defeating pesky UMBC
Naithan George scored 18 points and dished out eight assists, helping Georgia Tech post a 91-82 victory over visiting UMBC in Atlanta on Wednesday.,Baye Ndongo added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid. Jaeden Mustaf and Lance Terry had 15 points ...
QB Baker Mayfield (knee) among several Buccaneers missing practice
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough because of a knee issue and would not have practiced if the team had "gone full speed," the team announced.,Mayfield was among a long list of Bucs who didn't practice: linebacker K.J. Britt (ankle), tight ...
Alabama S Malachi Moore to miss ReliaQuest Bowl with injury
Alabama All-American safety Malachi Moore will undergo surgery and miss the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan on Dec. 31 in Tampa, Fla.,Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer didn't reveal the nature of the surgery, but indicated Moore has been playing through it most of the season.,"He's been going through...