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Veteran trio leads UCF into Texas Tech for Big 12 opener
UCF and host Texas Tech launch league play on Tuesday in a matchup of teams off to strong starts and looking to carve out a spot among the upper echelon in the rugged Big 12 Conference.,The Knights (9-2) play their first true road game of the season in what has become one of the league's toughest ve...
Seton Hall, Xavier both desperately seeking success
Xavier and Seton Hall are two of four winless teams in Big East Conference action. One of them will finally get a win on the board when the Pirates visit the Musketeers on Tuesday in Cincinnati.,Xavier (8-5, 0-2 Big East) has been sliding ever since opening the season 6-0. Its current three-game ski...
Utah makes Big 12 debut at No. 25 Baylor
Utah will play its first-ever Big 12 Conference game when it visits No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday in Waco, Texas.,Despite that -- and the fact the Utes (8-3) and Bears (8-3) haven't met since 1960 -- there will be a bit of familiarity between the two programs. Utah relies on two ex-Baylor athletes in poi...
Syracuse still chasing signature win as Wake Forest visits
Syracuse coach Adrian Autry has certain expectations for his players and his program, but the team has not reached that bar through the first two months of the season.,The second-year coach hopes the Orange can deliver a more complete effort Tuesday when Syracuse concludes the calendar year against ...
Unbeaten UCLA remains atop women's Top 25 poll
For the sixth consecutive week, unbeaten UCLA holds the No. 1 spot in the latest women's Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Monday.,The Bruins (13-0) captured 30 of the 32 first-place votes, with No. 2 South Carolina (12-1) and No. 3 Notre Dame (11-2) each earning one vote.,The Top 10 remained u...
No. 7 Kansas opens Big 12 play against stout West Virginia
Two teams that seem to have found their stride match up Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan., as Big 12 Conference play begins for visiting West Virginia and No. 7 Kansas.,West Virginia (9-2) has won five straight games heading into conference season. The last four wins were by double digits. They've won both ...
No. 10 Kentucky looking to vent frustrations vs. Brown
Kentucky returns to the court 10 days after being thrashed by Ohio State in a beating coach Mark Pope termed "the worst ever.",The No. 10 Wildcats (10-2) will look to take out their frustrations on an Ivy League opponent when they entertain Brown (7-4) on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky was sound...
Balanced NC State takes aim at Virginia's stingy defense
Things looked a lot different the last time North Carolina State and Virginia squared off.,The Wolfpack were led by a core that included DJ Horne, DJ Burns and Casey Morsell, while the Cavaliers took the court for renowned head coach Tony Bennett.,NC State prevailed in that tense Atlantic Coast Conf...
UConn's Jim Mora accuses coaches of tampering
UConn football coach Jim Mora accused his counterparts at other programs of tampering with his players in a strongly worded social media post on Monday.,"A simple note to the schools and coaches that have blatantly broken @NCAAFootball rules by tampering with our players in the last 24 hours," Mora,...
Maple Leafs host Islanders in home-and-home set
The New York Islanders will have something to prove to their coach when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday afternoon.,Islanders coach Patrick Roy criticized his team's effort in a 3-2 road loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday following a 6-3 home win over the Penguins the day before....
Capitals look to avenge last week's loss to Bruins
The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals look to kick off New Year's Eve with a win as they meet for the second time in eight days on Tuesday afternoon in the nation's capital.,Both teams have won six of their last 10 games, with the Bruins riding a three-goal third period to a 4-1 home win over th...
Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios win 'awesome' doubles debut
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios put aside their long-running feud to post a victory in doubles action at the Brisbane International on Monday in Australia. ,The pair defeated Alexander Earler of Austria and Germany's Andreas Mies 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-8 at the ATP 250 event. The match was Kyrgios' first ...
Leafs F Auston Matthews returns to practice; out Tuesday
Auston Matthews took part in Toronto Maple Leafs practice for the first time since a Dec. 20 injury but won't play Tuesday at home against the New York Islanders.,Coach Craig Berube was pleased with Matthews' participation on Monday but said his captain will miss a fifth consecutive game. According ...
Pats' Jerod Mayo not focused on No. 1 pick: 'We need to play football'
The New England Patriots face an interesting dilemma as they prepare for Sunday's season finale.,Lose at home to the Buffalo Bills, and the Patriots (3-13) secure the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.,On paper, that would seem almost a certainty. New England is riding a six-game losing streak, wi...
Texas QB Arch Manning has 'no plans' to enter transfer portal
Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning said he intends to return to the Longhorns next season, despite rumors he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.,Speaking Monday in advance of No. 5 seed Texas' College Football Playoff quarterfinal appearance against No. 4 Arizona State at the Peach Bowl in Atla...
Ex-Florida State players sue Leonard Hamilton, allege unpaid NIL deals
Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit against head coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging they did not receive the $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation that Hamilton promised to them.,The 20-page complaint, filed in Florida's Leon County circuit court on behalf...
Report: Jets to interview two-time head coach Ron Rivera
The New York Jets will interview former two-time head coach Ron Rivera this week for their vacancy, NFL Network reported Monday. ,The Jets are set to begin searches to replace coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas, both of whom the team fired during the season. The Jets are one of three...
How The New York Giants Completely Fumbled Away No. 1 Overall Draft Pick
The New York Giants defeated the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, ruining their chances at securing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft....
Nebraska looks to stay hot vs. Southern on heels of Diamond Head Classic title
Nebraska looks to stretch its season-long winning streak to five games when it hosts Southern on Monday night in Lincoln.,The streak began after Michigan State crushed the Cornhuskers 89-52 in Nebraska's Big Ten opener on Dec. 7.,Nebraska started the winning streak with an 85-68 home victory over In...
Kings hope to find answers in meeting with Mavs
The Sacramento Kings look to halt a season-worst six-game losing streak when they host the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.,The first five losses of the skid were under Mike Brown, who was fired on Friday in an unconventional manner. Assistant Doug Christie was named interim coach and ...