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No. 15 Houston cruises past Toledo
Terrance Arceneaux scored a career-high 16 points while Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler combined for 26 points as the 15th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to a 78-49 victory over the visiting Toledo Rockets on Wednesday.,The Cougars (7-3) extended their home court winning streak to 28 consecutive game...
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 ...
Georgetown ends losing streak to Creighton in emphatic fashion
Micah Peavy scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and dominated with his defense as Georgetown ran away from Creighton 81-57, Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,In the Big East opener for both teams, Jayden Epps added 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Curtis Williams Jr. contributed 12 p...
Devils cruising after offseason changes, visit struggling Blue Jackets
More than a third of the way through the 2024-25 season, the New Jersey Devils are back where they'd hoped to be in a bounce-back campaign.,Winners of three straight and six of their past nine games, the Devils have vaulted to the top of the Metropolitan Division -- one point ahead of the Washington...
Aaron Rodgers signals possibility of release by Jets
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers told reporters Wednesday he'll take some time after the season ends to consider his playing future but added the caveat, "Unless I get released right away.",Rodgers is under contract with the Jets for next season but speculation about his future has been rampa...
Rockets aim to ride momentum of NBA Cup performance vs. Pelicans
After four consecutive non-playoff campaigns entering this season, the Houston Rockets stand to benefit from their surprising appearance in the NBA Cup semifinals, a run that concluded with a 111-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Saturday in Las Vegas.,Houston will host the New Orleans Pelic...
Struggling Wizards, Hornets seek rare win
Two teams that have combined for two wins in their past 31 games will clash when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Washington Wizards Thursday night.,The Hornets have lost 10 of their past 11 games. On the plus side, they got back star LaMelo Ball for Monday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers after he m...
One team to snap losing streak when Nets visit Raptors
One losing streak must end when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.,The Nets have lost three in a row and six of seven. The Raptors have dropped five straight.,The Nets lost at home 130-101 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in their first game since trading Dennis Schro...
FC Dallas sign Brazilian M Ramiro to two-year deal
FC Dallas signed Brazilian midfielder Ramiro Benetti to a two-year contract on Wednesday.,The deal includes a club option for 2027 for the 31-year-old Ramiro, who will occupy an international roster slot.,He spent the past two seasons with Brazilian Serie A side Cruzeiro Esporte Club, tallying three...
Iowa to retire Caitlin Clark's No. 22 on Feb. 2
Iowa announced Wednesday it will retire women's basketball star Caitlin Clark's No. 22 jersey -- appropriately enough on Feb. 2.,The Hawkeyes will face Southern California that day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City and Clark will be in attendance.,Clark, 22, set the all-time NCAA Division I scori...
DP World Tour suspends Marco Penge for violating gambling policy
The DP World Tour suspended England's Marco Penge on Wednesday after an independent disciplinary panel found that he placed bets on multiple golf events. ,Penge, 26, will serve a three-month ban that began last Friday, however one month has been suspended for one year pending further breaches of the...
Wednesday December 18th Best College Basketball Betting Picks, Predictions
College basketball takes the spotlight on Wednesday December 18th, and these are our top sports betting picks and predictions for today's slate of college hoops....
Jets flying high as they face Ducks
The Winnipeg Jets will look to extend one of the league's most lopsided rivalries when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.,In a dominant stretch of play that dates back to the 2016-17 season, the Jets are 16-2-1 in their past 19 games against Anaheim. That includes an 8-0-0 mark in the last e...
Adam Lowry's late tally takes Jets past Sharks
Adam Lowry's tiebreaking goal with 73 seconds left in regulation gave the visiting Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 comeback win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,The Sharks held a 3-2 win lead until Kyle Connor's power-play equalizer at 11:56 of the third period. Lowry then put Winnipeg ahead for good by tip...
LSU jumps on Stetson from the tip
Vyctorius Miller scored 16 points and Cam Carter scored eight of his 16 as LSU raced to a 17-point lead and went on to rout Stetson 99-53 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Dji Bailey scored 14, Corey Chest added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Curtis Givens III scored 12 for the Tigers (9-2), who f...
Jake Guentzel stays hot as Lightning hang on vs. Jackets
Jake Guentzel scored in his NHL-best seventh straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning fended off a strong comeback by the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-3 win Tuesday night. ,The left winger's second-period goal gave Guentzel the league's longest streak this season, previously held by teamma...
Hot-shooting Villanova beats Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Eric Dixon scored 25 points as Villanova topped visiting Seton Hall 79-67 on Tuesday in the Big East opener for both teams.,Tyler Perkins contributed 17 points for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East), who have won five straight games following a bumpy start to the season. Jordan Longino chipped in 15 p...
Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.,Bellinger h...
Bucks F Khris Middleton (illness) out for NBA Cup final vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night's NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to illness.,Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered the news to reporters about 90 minutes before tip-off in Las Vegas.,"He just didn't feel good and we didn't want to take a chance with hi...
Oklahoma State licking its chops for turnover-prone Tarleton State
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz had a simple message for his team after an 80-65 loss Saturday night to then-No. 13 Oklahoma in the Bedlam Series -- one that he's probably repeated leading up to Wednesday night's nonconference home game with Tarleton State in Stillwater, Okla.,"We've got to be bette...