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Wake Forest's strong second half sinks Georgia Tech
Juke Harris recorded a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds and Mekhi Mason added 17 points to lead Wake Forest to a dominant 83-67 road win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday, snapping a five-game losing streak. ,Cooper Schwieger scored a season-high 13 points and Tre'von Spillers added 13 poin...
Bucks punish missed dunk, top Magic in final minutes
Cam Thomas scored 34 points off the bench as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Orlando Magic's three-game winning streak with a 116-108 victory on Wednesday.,Thomas hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range in just 25 minutes. Kevin Porter Jr. paired 18 points with 11 assists, Ousmane Dieng contributed 1...
Virginia Tech fends off No. 20 Clemson for statement win
Jailen Bedford had 23 points and four 3-pointers and Virginia Tech took a big step off the NCAA Tournament bubble with a 76-66 win on the road at No. 20 Clemson on Wednesday night.,The Hokies (17-8, 6-6 ACC) shot 52% from the floor and racked up the second-most points Clemson has allowed in ACC play...
No. 14 Florida stays hot, completes season sweep of rival Georgia
Led by Xaivian Lee's 18 points, No. 14 Florida put five players in double figures and rolled to an 86-66 win over Georgia on Wednesday in Athens, Ga. ,Florida retained first place in the Southeastern Conference with its fourth straight victory. The Gators have won five straight road conference games...
Texas A&M out to regain swagger vs. surging Missouri
Texas A&M will try to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season when it hosts improving Missouri on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (17-6, 7-3 SEC) most recently suffered an 86-67 loss at home to then-No. 17 Florida on Saturday. That was...
Wake Forest, Georgia Tech face off with ACC tourney hopes on the line
Wake Forest and Georgia Tech have both had disappointing campaigns and both have to start collecting wins if they want to compete in postseason play.,With only 15 of the 18 Atlantic Coast Conference teams qualifying for the ACC tournament next month -- and Wake Forest and Georgia Tech in the mix for...
No. 15 Virginia tops ice-cold Florida State for fifth straight win
Jacari White racked up 19 points and hit five 3-pointers to help No. 15 Virginia rally for a 61-58 victory over Florida State Tuesday evening in Tallahassee, Fla.,White scored 16 of his points in the second half, adding four rebounds and two assists to his game totals. All of those second-half point...
LIV Golf stars wary despite world rankings spike
The significant spike enjoyed by several LIV Golf players following the league's first event that earned Official World Golf Ranking points has stirred plenty of debate in the golf world, but Sergio Garcia cautioned that only time will tell what the true impact is.,Following a win in his LIV Golf de...
No. 20 Clemson focused on 'daily work,' won't look past Virginia Tech
No. 20 Clemson is tied atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with No. 4 Duke ahead of their showdown this weekend, but first the Tigers have to get by visiting Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.,The story for Clemson (20-4, 10-1 ACC) has been defense. The Tigers are allowing just 64.1 points p...
Bucks vow to match Magic's physicality in rematch
The Milwaukee Bucks will be seeking to exact immediate revenge on Wednesday when they face the Magic in Orlando for the second time in three days.,The Magic's 118-99 victory on Monday was their third straight, while also ending Milwaukee's own winning streak at three.,Preparation and motivation won'...
Former Lions DE Tracy Scroggins dies at 56
Tracy Scroggins, who spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died Monday. He was 56.,The Lions announced the passing of the former defensive end but did not provide a cause of death. ,His family issued a statement to TMZ, however, that blamed football, saying they believed he suf...
Franz Wagner makes noteworthy return as Magic outlast Bucks
Franz Wagner scored 14 points in 16 minutes in his return to action for Orlando and was a catalyst in a game-changing third-quarter run as the Magic downed visiting Milwaukee 118-99 Monday night.,Anthony Black amassed 26 for Orlando on 8-of-13 shooting. Desmond Bane added 25 for the Magic, who have ...
No. 14 Florida looks to extend SEC lead at Georgia
No. 14 Florida, sitting alone atop the Southeastern Conference, will try to duplicate its defensive effort from the weekend when they travel to play high-scoring Georgia on Wednesday night in Athens, Ga.,The Gators (17-6, 8-2 SEC) shut down Texas A&M's prolific, frenetic attack and rolled to an 86-6...
No. 15 Virginia back to winning form, take on surging Florida State
Of all the reasons for the Atlantic Coast Conference's basketball bounce-back this season, Virginia's turnaround is one of the biggest.,After the Cavaliers finished last season under interim coach Ron Sanchez with their first losing record since 2009-10, they are right back on a familiar roll under ...
Bucks bring season-long win streak into 2-game set at Magic
Now carrying a smidge of success after a recent drought, the Milwaukee Bucks travel to Orlando to take on the Magic Monday night for the first of two games between the teams in three days.,Milwaukee enters with star Giannis Antetokounmpo still ailing, but riding a three-game win streak, its longest ...
JT Toppin, No. 13 Texas Tech scoot past West Virginia
JT Toppin scored 22 points and hauled in nine rebounds to lead No. 13 Texas Tech to a 70-63 win over West Virginia in Big 12 Conference play on Sunday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Donovan Atwell scored 15 points, Christian Anderson returned from a one-game absence due to illness and scored 13 points and han...
Austrian snowboarder wins parallel giant slalom in 5th Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy - Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl raced to a second straight gold medal in the men's parallel giant slalom on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Games, capping a glittering career on the slopes at his fifth Olympics.,In the women's event, Czech snowboarder Zuzana Maderova triumphed after ...
Ebuka Okorie (40 points) erupts as Stanford routs Georgia Tech
Ebuka Okorie led Stanford with a career-high 40 points as the Cardinal got back into the win column with a 95-72 win against visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday.,Okorie was 12-for-21 from the floor, 3-of-6 from 3-point range and made all 13 of his free throws. He added five rebounds, four assists and ...
Ebuka Okorie explodes as Stanford snaps 5-game skid vs. Georgia Tech
Ebuka Okorie led Stanford with a career-high 40 points as the Cardinal got back into the win column with a 95-72 win against visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday.,Okorie was 12-for-21 from the floor, 3-of-6 from 3-point range and made all 13 of his free throws. He added five rebounds, four assists, and...
Magic rebound from 17-point hole, take down Jazz
Paolo Banchero collected 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 120-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Desmond Bane scored 22 points to fluster the Jazz for the second time this season. He erupted for 32 points in Orlando's 128-127 overtime victory o...