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SMU seeks to continue home dominance vs. UNC Greensboro
SMU's quest for a three-game sweep in Andy Enfield's first homestand as coach continues Monday night, when the Mustangs host UNC Greensboro in Dallas.,SMU (2-0) comes off back-to-back lopsided victories, having beaten Tarleton State 96-62 and Florida A&M 102-73. In those wins, the Mustangs shot 53.5...
Missouri aiming for smarter offense against Eastern Washington
Missouri opened its nonconference home schedule by shooting 3 for 22 from 3-point range.,The Tigers (1-1) will try to regroup when they host Eastern Washington (1-1) on Monday night in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri had a big size advantage over Howard on Friday during its 77-62 victory, but the Tigers' poo...
Virginia's big men ready for Coppin State
Virginia's emergent big men take the floor Monday night against a busy Coppin State squad in Charlottesville, Va., ,While the visiting Eagles (0-3) are playing for the fourth time in eight days, the Cavaliers (1-0) opened the season on Wednesday with a 65-56 win over Campbell, fueled by Jacob Cofie ...
Maryland hopes to continue early-season dominance vs. Florida A&M
Maryland is off to one of its strongest starts in a decade and will look to ride that momentum to another win on Monday night when it hosts Florida A&M at College Park, Md.,The Terrapins (2-0) have opened the season with victories of 30 or more points against Manhattan and Mount St. Mary's. It's the...
Lakers forward Anthony Davis (eye) leaves in third quarter
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis left in the third quarter Sunday against the Toronto Raptors with an apparent eye injury., ,Davis blocked a shot attempt by the Raptors' Jakob Poeltl near the basket before Poeltl's left hand connected with Davis' face., ,Davis had multiple eye injuries late ...
Virginia Tech faces Winthrop in clash of 2-0 teams
Virginia Tech will try to put together a better start when it hosts Winthrop on Monday night in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies improved to 2-0 with a 93-74 win against visiting USC Upstate on Friday night, while the Eagles (2-0) defeated visiting Little Rock 82-67 Saturday.,Mylyjael Poteat and Brandon R...
Guard trio leads Pitt against Gardner-Webb
With two wins over solid mid-major programs, Pitt is off to a promising start with a reloaded lineup. Monday at home, the Panthers get another mid-major test against Gardner-Webb of the Big South.,Helping fuel the Panthers' 2-0 start have been Damian Dunn, a graduate transfer from Houston, and Camer...
Notre Dame aims for improvement against visiting Buffalo
Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry got a good look at his promising backcourt in the season opener, liked what he saw but still felt there was some room for improvement.,After the duo of Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry led the way in a 29-point win over Stonehill, the second-year coach will be...
Looking to limit turnovers, No. 22 UCLA hosts Boston University
When No. 22-ranked UCLA returns home to Los Angeles on Monday to face Boston University, the Bruins will be focused on cutting down on turnovers. ,UCLA (1-1) gave up 21 points off 21 turnovers in a 72-64 loss to New Mexico on Friday in Henderson, Nev. The 21 turnovers were the most by a Mick Cronin-...
Despite upset win, Ohio State not satisfied entering clash vs. Youngstown State
Ohio State is brimming with confidence but not satisfied heading into its home opener against Youngstown State on Monday in Columbus, Ohio.,Defeating No. 19 Texas 80-72 in Las Vegas on Nov. 4 helped validate the Buckeyes' preseason preparation, but coach Jake Diebler wants his team to focus on impro...
New York Giants Should Put Brian Daboll and Daniel Jones on Hot Seat
It's time for the New York Giants to start over, and that means moving on from head coach Brian Daboll and quarterback Daniel Jones after an ugly loss to the Carolina Panthers....
Golden Knights eye franchise-record home win streak as Hurricanes pay visit
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to set a franchise record for consecutive home wins on Monday night when they host the Carolina Hurricanes in Las Vegas.,Vegas is 8-0-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season, outscoring its opponents an impressive 43-19 in the process. The eight-game home unbeaten streak ma...
Penguins face Stars, could work Tristan Jarry back into the mix
It is not just the Pittsburgh Penguins returning home Monday to face the Dallas Stars. Goaltender Tristan Jarry is also coming back.,The Penguins sent down their former top netminder, who led the league with six shutouts last season, to AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 24 after he struggl...
Steady Kings visit point-hungry Flames
The Los Angeles Kings are perched atop the Pacific Division standings, and among the reasons for that success is their ability to curtail losing streaks. ,Heading into a clash with the host Calgary Flames on Monday, the Kings have not lost consecutive games since the first week of the season.,"That'...
Avalanche host Predators in battle of streaky teams
The Colorado Avalanche went nearly 90 minutes without a goal before scoring five in a span of less than 10 minutes.,Colorado hung on to win, splitting its last two games because goaltender Alexandar Georgiev seems to have found his confidence.,Georgiev was pulled from his first two starts and appear...
No. 13 Texas A&M wants to keep growing vs. Lamar
No. 13 Texas A&M will look to continue its accelerated growth path when it squares off against Lamar on Monday in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (1-1), who sport one of the most experienced teams in the nation, rebounded from a season-opening loss on the road to UCF with a definitive 87-55 victo...
Embattled Todd Golden to coach Florida vs. Grambling State
Florida coach Todd Golden will run the squad in Monday night's home game against Grambling State despite being under investigation by the school for sexual harassment, stalking and other misconduct.,The school told media outlets on Sunday that there has been no change in Golden's employment status.,...
Reports: Marlins tap Dodgers' Clayton McCullough as next manager
The Miami Marlins are hiring Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, multiple reports said Sunday.,McCullough, 44, had been with the Dodgers in a variety of roles since 2014 but has prior managing experience in the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league system from 200...
Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon steps down from program he created
Brian Bohannon, who started the Kennesaw State program, stepped down on Sunday as head coach in his 10th season following a 1-8 start to the Owls' first campaign at the FBS level, the school announced.,Bohannon, who turns 54 next month, has a career record of 72-38, including 5-6 in the ASUN Confere...
Florida State fires 3 assistants, including OC, DC
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell fired three members of his coaching staff on Sunday, one day after the Seminoles were steamrolled 52-3 by No. 10 Notre Dame.,Norvell fired offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Duga...