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Missouri aims to jump-start stalwarts against SEMO
Missouri expects to run its offense this season through its top two returning players, forward Mark Mitchell and point guard Anthony Robinson II.,After those two combined for just 17 points in Missouri's 88-67 season-opening victory at Howard on Monday, the Tigers (1-0) will try to get Mitchell and ...
DePaul, trying to avoid overconfidence, faces Stonehill
Early-season runaways can offer lots to like, but "what you don't want to do is create bad habits," DePaul coach Chris Holtmann cautions.,After rolling past Chicago State on Monday behind what Holtmann called some terrific sequences, the Blue Demons will host Stonehill on Friday with an eye on stayi...
Ole Miss plots to dominate boards against UL Monroe
Ole Miss' season opener went the way one might expect for a team featuring eight transfers.,The Rebels got off to a slow start and looked like a group still learning about each other, but things got better as the game went along.,Ole Miss defeated visiting Southeastern Louisiana 88-58 on Monday nigh...
After stellar opener, Seton Hall's Najai Hines squares off with Wagner
Seton Hall is aiming for a bounce-back season after a disappointing 2024-25 campaign in which it finished 7-25. A 2-0 start would be a strong step for coach Shaheen Holloway and the Pirates, who host Wagner on Friday in South Orange, N.J.,Seton Hall is coming off a 77-50 neutral-site victory vs. Sai...
Cincinnati looks to maintain scoring spread vs. Georgia State
Cincinnati will turn to its new-look balanced attack to continue to set the table for the Big 12 Conference gauntlet when it hosts Georgia State on Friday.,The Bearcats (1-0) were dynamite in their season-opening 94-63 win over visiting Western Carolina on Monday. Cincinnati got 18 points each from ...
Georgia Tech looks to lock in against Bryant after OT scare
After escaping with an overtime win over Maryland-Eastern Shore, Georgia Tech hopes to see a more complete effort Friday against visiting Bryant in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (1-0) needed Peyton Marshall's game-tying free throw with 1.7 seconds left to send its season opener to overtime, where the Yellow...
Wake Forest sees room for improvement against visiting Morehead State
Wake Forest will need to avoid becoming greedy early in the season.,The Demon Deacons will try to pounce on another opponent when Morehead State visits for Friday night's game at Winston-Salem, N.C.,But coach Steve Forbes is directing his team to pay attention to the details.,Coming off an 88-74 sea...
New-look Virginia seeks more success vs. North Carolina Central
Led by a 22-year-old freshman forward and the shortest player on the roster, Virginia made a statement in its first game under head coach Ryan Odom: This isn't Tony Bennett's program anymore., ,Belgian import Thijs De Ridder delivered a double-double and 5-foot-10 Chance Mallory sparked a second-hal...
Heat, Hornets play early-season rematch in NBA Cup opener
The Miami Heat, who have played a road-heavy schedule so far, return home to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Miami is 2-0 at home but just 2-4 on the road, having just concluded a 1-3 trek out west.,However, the Heat finished the trip ranked fourth in the NBA in sco...
Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette among 13 to receive qualifying offer
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was among 13 major league players who received qualifying offers from their teams on Thursday.,Any of the players could accept a one-year contract for $22,025,000 million rather than becoming free agents.,The others who got the offers from their teams were:,--...
Cohesion on top of Pittsburgh's mind with Longwood in town
Pittsburgh is currently searching for its identity in the early going. The Panthers will have the opportunity to start to mold one when they host Longwood on Friday night in Pittsburgh, Pa., ,Coach Jeff Capel, who has 11 new players, thinks he found at least two he can count on heading into the game...
Dodgers pick up options on 3B Max Muncy, LHP Alex Vesia
The Los Angeles Dodgers exercised their 2026 team options for third baseman Max Muncy and reliever Alex Vesia on Thursday.,The two-time defending World Series champions owe $10 million to Muncy and $3.55 million to Vesia.,Muncy, 35, is a two-time All-Star who batted .243 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs i...
Notre Dame hopes to continue hot shooting against Detroit Mercy
When Detroit Mercy coach Mark Montgomery scouted the video of Notre Dame's season-opening win over Long Island, he must've gotten a bad case of shooter envy., ,That's because Montgomery's squad shot a collective 8 of 40 from 3-point range during their season-opening 91-71 loss at University of Illin...
Iowa seeks to build intensity in matchup with Western Illinois
Iowa coach Ben McCollum wants the Hawkeyes to play with some edge.,After cruising to a 101-69 season-opening home win against Robert Morris on Tuesday, Iowa has another chance to show off its tenacity against Western Illinois in Iowa City on Friday.,"We've got some edgy, tough kids that fly around,"...
After bye and with fresh reinforcements, Eagles head to Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Philadelphia Eagles will unveil their newly upgraded defense when they travel to Green Bay to face the Packers on Monday night.,The Eagles (6-2) are coming off a bye. The previous week, they defeated the New York Giants 38-20, avenging an earlier 34-17 loss. After a 4-0 start,...
Clemson to flex depth with big rotation vs. Gardner-Webb
With a diverse group of players, including only one who played minutes for Clemson last year, coach Brad Brownell isn't sure how his lineup will ultimately shape up.,For now, Brownell is happy to rotate most of his players equally, meaning the Tigers will utilize their depth on Friday when they face...
NWSL advisory board features Sue Bird, Ken Griffey Jr.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced on Thursday the creation of an advisory board, noteworthy both for its ambitions and its composition.,Board members include current and former sports stars such as Chris Paul, Brandi Chastain, Sabrina Ionescu, Sue Bird, Eli Manning, Grant Hill, Ken...
Robert McCray V, Florida State back to work against Alabama State
Robert McCray V delivered some program history in Luke Loucks' Florida State coaching debut Tuesday night.,The Jacksonville transfer guard dished a program-record 17 assists in the Seminoles' season-opening 108-76 win over Alcorn State, nearly doubling his previous career high of nine and posting th...
Bruins welcome Pepperdine's UCLA-heavy coaching staff
No. 12 UCLA is a program steeped in history. Pepperdine, which visits the Bruins on Friday in Los Angeles, pulls plenty of its current identity from UCLA's past.,The Waves (1-0) are in their second season under head coach Ed Schilling, a UCLA assistant for Steve Alford from 2013-17. The Bruins won a...
Warriors need all hands on deck for tough test against Nuggets
The Golden State Warriors begin their quest for the NBA Cup on Friday night while the Denver Nuggets need a win to stay alive in West Group C.,The teams will play Friday in Denver in their second meeting of the season.,The Nuggets lost their first game in the round-robin portion of the tournament, a...