ew Page 725 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
DePaul demands 40 minutes of defense against Detroit Mercy
DePaul regrouped from consecutive losses with Tuesday's rout of visiting Gardner-Webb.,"It was good just to get our confidence back," said Blue Demons guard RJ Smith, "building trust with each other again.",Smith is striving to boost his own mojo as DePaul prepares for Detroit Mercy on Sunday in Chi...
Pitt eyes bounce back opportunity against Quinnipiac
The Pitt men's basketball team is finding it must be much more physical if the Panthers want to be successful., ,Pitt (4-2) is off to a good start, but after a 77-67 loss to UCF on Thursday, the Panthers have not played well against the two toughest teams on their schedule thus far. The ACC school's...
Northwestern, South Carolina vie in consolation after Friday setbacks
For Northwestern and South Carolina, a step-up in competition at the Greenbrier Tip-Off was always going to be a challenge.,The Wildcats and Gamecocks each look to bounce back from suffering a first loss of the season when they meet Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Northwestern (4-1) won its f...
Xavier, West Virginia look to bounce back from disappointing losses
West Virginia and Xavier lamented the final seconds of their close losses on Friday.,Both teams are hoping to avoid a 0-2 tournament showing Sunday afternoon when the Mountaineers face the Musketeers in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket in Charleston, S.C.,West Virgin...
Boston College aims to snap shooting slump vs. Tulane
Boston College will try to rectify its shooting issues Sunday against Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,The Eagles (3-3) are one of the nation's worst shooting teams, and it showed Friday in a 59-49 setback to Davidson in Charleston.,The...
No. 3 UConn out to reset interior presence against Bryant
National power UConn isn't used to being pushed around on the court.,The No. 3 Huskies will look to get back to being the aggressors when they face Bryant on Sunday at Hartford, Conn.,UConn (4-1) is coming off a 73-69 home loss to No. 4 Arizona and Huskies coach Dan Hurley was stunned at the proceed...
LeBron James, Lakers eye back-to-back wins over Jazz
LeBron James will play in his first road game of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Sunday., ,James made his season debut against Utah on Tuesday, scoring 11 points and dishing out 12 assists to help the Lakers beat the Jazz 140-126. He became the first N...
Spurs, Suns riding hot stretches ahead of showdown
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie cut to the chase.,"Kind of just running around, causing chaos, creating havoc," Gillespie said about the final minute of the Suns' 114-113 NBA Cup victory over visiting Minnesota on Friday, when the hosts forced three turnovers to overcome an eight-point deficit i...
Thunder look to avenge lone loss in clash with Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are the only team to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder so far this season.,The teams will meet for the second time this season Sunday in Oklahoma City.,The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 121-119 on Nov. 5 in Portland, coming back from an early 22-point deficit to stun the def...
Raptors go for 7th straight win vs. suddenly trending Nets
Toronto goes for a repeat win over visiting Brooklyn on Sunday that would stretch the Raptors' winning streak to seven games.,The Raptors started their streak Nov. 11 in New York with a 119-109 win over the Nets. They expanded the run to six on Friday with a 140-110 home victory over the Washington ...
Josh Allen's jersey retired by Wyoming
With his NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, off this weekend, quarterback Josh Allen had his No. 17 Wyoming jersey retired Saturday at halftime of the Cowboys' game against Nevada in Laramie, Wyo.,Allen played for Wyoming from 2015-17, throwing for 5,066 yards and 44 touchdowns in 27 games. His best seaso...
Miami relying on Malik Reneau for points as Delaware State visits
Miami looks to win its second straight game in a nonconference matchup with Delaware State on Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla., ,The Hurricanes (4-1) nearly hit the century mark Thursday night in their 99-72 victory over Elon to bounce back from a loss to Florida.,Tru Washington led the way fo...
Wild on upward trajectory, put win streak up against Jets
The Minnesota Wild will look to extend a pair of streaks on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Winnipeg Jets.,The Wild recorded a 5-0 romp over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday to mark their season-high fourth straight win and improve to 6-0-1 in their last seven games.,Matt Boldy collected two g...
High-powered Oklahoma scoring in bunches with Alcorn State next
New-look Oklahoma has turned over a new leaf on offense. ,The Sooners (3-2) have scored 95-plus points four times already this season entering what could be another offensive romp against Alcorn State in Norman, Okla., on Sunday.,The Braves (0-6) fell to LSU 107-81 on Tuesday.,Transfer guards Nijel ...
Two UAB players stabbed, teammate in custody
Two UAB players were stabbed on Saturday morning and a teammate is in police custody, stemming from an incident that occurred in the football operations building hours before the Bulls played South Florida.,The school did not divulge identities but acknowledged the suspect also is on the football te...
Rams LB Nate Landman reaches 3-year extension
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension on Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported it was worth $22.5 million -- with NFL Network reporting that his extension includes $15.6 million guarante...
Amid turmoil, top-seed Union face NYCFC in East semifinals
The top-seeded Philadelphia Union host No. 5 New York City FC in Sunday's winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal, which has emerged as a match where both sides could be combating off-field distractions.,Philadelphia will take the field five days following a report from The Guardian, in which 1...
Revamped Butler, Virginia set to face off in Greenbriar Tip-Off final
After rare losing seasons, two teams with proud basketball traditions, Virginia and Butler, are rebounding -- literally and figuratively.,When the Cavaliers and Bulldogs play for the Mountain Division title of the Greenbrier Tip-Off, Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., it will match teams that r...
Lionel Messi in stride as Inter Miami faces FC Cincinnati in East semis
Lionel Messi and third-seeded Inter Miami look to continue their deepest MLS Cup playoff run in club history when they visit second-seeded FC Cincinnati in a winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday.,Messi was brilliant during Miami's first-round three-game series victory over Nashvill...
Cowboys waive CB Kaiir Elam, add RB Malik Davis
The Dallas Cowboys waived cornerback Kaiir Elam on Saturday while also signing running back Malik Davis from the practice squad, according to the team.,Elam, 24, started in seven of the 10 games he appeared during his first season with the Cowboys and had 29 tackles with one pass defended. He has 11...