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Providence's Bryce Hopkins might return to face BYU
After an 0-3 trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis last week, Providence returns home to begin an important week with a Tuesday night date against BYU in the Big 12-Big East Battle.,The Friars (5-3) opened the season with five straight home wins but fell to Oklahoma, Davidson and Indiana during their stay i...
Steve Lavin returns to familiar territory as San Diego visits ASU
San Diego coach Steve Lavin and assistant Earl Watson may find the going in Tempe, Ariz., on Tuesday tougher than when they were at UCLA together more than 20 years ago.,The Toreros (3-4) are playing an Arizona State team that is riding a five-game winning streak.,The Sun Devils (7-1) are coming off...
After tournament win, SMU turns eyes to Alabama State
After a championship win at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational, and four days before its inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference game against Virginia, SMU welcomes Alabama State to Dallas on Tuesday night.,Alabama State (3-4) is coming off consecutive losses at Akron and Cincinnati -- most recently a 77...
Indiana, home after two-loss tourney, takes on Sam Houston
Until Friday, the Battle 4 Atlantis was a beatdown in the Bahamas for Indiana.,After absorbing consecutive routs at the hands of Louisville and then-No. 3 Gonzaga, the Hoosiers finally resembled the ranked team they were for the first month of the season, as they dispatched Providence 89-73 for seve...
No. 20 Texas A&M hosts Wake Forest in SEC-ACC Challenge
Expect plenty of fouls and battles in the paint when No. 20 Texas A&M squares off with Wake Forest on Tuesday in an SEC-ACC Challenge clash in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (6-2) headed home after an 81-77 victory over Rutgers in the fifth-place game of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on ...
Business about to pick up for Cal, host Mizzou
After rolling to six consecutive victories over low- and mid-major teams at home, the Missouri Tigers will face quite a different test in the SEC/ACC Challenge.,The SEC's Tigers (6-1) will host ACC newbies the California Golden Bears (6-1) on Tuesday in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri coach Dennis Gates, who...
Off to fast start, Georgia welcomes skidding Notre Dame
A pair of programs better known for their play on the gridiron will face off on the court on Tuesday when the Georgia Bulldogs host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second edition of the SEC/ACC Challenge in Athens.,Georgia (7-1) can match its best start to a season since the 2006-07 campaign, w...
Rockets, clashing with Kings, shoot for West's top seed in NBA Cup
The Houston Rockets can complete a clean sweep of their NBA Cup pool and will likely lock up the Western Conference's top seed in the quarterfinals if they can pull out a victory on Tuesday night when they face the host Sacramento Kings.,The Rockets have beaten the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Tra...
South Carolina shooting for more success vs. ACC, visits Boston College
South Carolina will go for its second straight win over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent when it visits Boston College on Tuesday night for an SEC/ACC Challenge game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Gamecocks (4-3) are coming off a 70-60 win over Virginia Tech at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida on...
Clippers look to extend home streak, make NBA Cup quarters
The Los Angeles Clippers will put their eight-game home winning streak on the line when they face the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in the finale of NBA Cup group play in Inglewood, Calif.,Neither team enters the night eliminated from advancing to the knockout round of the tournament,...
On heels of historic blowout, Golden Knights welcome Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to bounce back from their worst home loss in franchise history when they face the surging Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which holds a two-point lead over the second-place Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division, comes in off a 6-0 loss to t...
Rangers sign C Kyle Higashioka to two-year deal
The Texas Rangers added an experienced catcher on Monday, signing Kyle Higashioka to two-year contract reportedly worth at least $13.5 million.,The deal also features a mutual option of $7 million for 2027, with Higashioka assured at least a $1 million buyout, according to multiple media reports.,Hi...
Warriors visit Nuggets, looking to finish 4-0 in NBA Cup group stage
The Golden State Warriors have already clinched a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, so they are simply looking to get back to their winning ways in their final group game.,Golden State has dropped four straight games overall after winning 12 of its first 15 this season. The Warriors are scuffling a...
Banged-up Louisville tries to fend off No. 23 Ole Miss
Louisville returns home to face Ole Miss on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge, and challenge may be an apt word for the host Cardinals, who could be short-handed for their contest with the No. 23 Rebels.,Both teams are coming off tough holiday tournament losses on Friday. Louisville (5-2) fell 69-64 ...
No. 4 Kentucky takes unbeaten show on road, visits Clemson
Kentucky will play the first road game of coach Mark Pope's tenure on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge at Clemson.,The No. 4 Wildcats (7-0) have faced just one ranked team this season, beating then-No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Nov. 12. Since then, they have scored four easy home wins...
Italy to host Davis Cup’s Final 8 for next three years
The Davis Cup Final 8 is heading to Italy, a country that has had no shortage of tennis success in recent years.,The Spanish city of Malaga hosted the past three editions of the Davis Cup Finals, but Bologna be the site of the 2025 edition, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday. Speci...
Stars place veteran F Tyler Seguin on IR
The Dallas Stars placed center Tyler Seguin on injured reserve with a lower-body injury on Monday, retroactive to Sunday.,Players must remain on short-term IR for a minimum of seven days, meaning Seguin will miss at least this week's three-game road trip (Monday at Utah, Wednesday at Los Angeles and...
Marcus Smart, Grizzlies battle Mavs in clash of surging clubs
Marcus Smart is not used to coming off the bench.,The 11-year veteran had spent the majority of his previous six seasons as a starter, and he held that role for the Memphis Grizzlies early in the current campaign before an illness sidelined him for four games.,But since returning as a reserve, Smart...
Blue Jackets cruise into matchup with slumping Flames
The team's best run in nearly five years has put the Columbus Blue Jackets into the playoff race.,Now, the onus is on the Blue Jackets to keep it running as they visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Thanks to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday to kick off a four-game road trip, the ...
Versatile Victor Wembanyama guides Spurs against Suns
Victor Wembanyama is playing like a beast and the San Antonio Spurs are winning games.,The Spurs take aim at their sixth victory in seven games when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Wembanyama is coming off his third career triple-double as he recorded 34 points, 1...