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Boopie Miller's half-court buzzer-beater lifts SMU over Virginia Tech
Boopie Miller poured in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt to lift SMU to a wild 77-76 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Dallas., ,The Hokies trailed by a point at intermission but leapfrogged to the front early in the second half and buil...
Boopie Miller's buzzer-beating 3 lifts SMU over Virginia Tech
Boopie Miller poured in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt to lift SMU to a wild 77-76 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Dallas., ,The Hokies trailed by a point at intermission but leapfrogged to the front early in the second half and buil...
Patton Pinkins, Ole Miss knock off No. 21 Georgia at OT buzzer
Patton Pinkins rebounded a missed shot and scored at the buzzer to lift Ole Miss to a 97-95 overtime upset of No. 21 Georgia on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.,A.J. Storr, who led the Rebels with 27 points, missed a jumper with one second left, but Pinkins was able to put it in for the winning shot to roun...
Brandin Cummings, Pitt handle Georgia Tech for first ACC win
Brandin Cummings poured in 23 points and Pitt collected its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory of the season by defeating Georgia Tech 89-66 on Wednesday night in Atlanta.,Barry Dunning Jr. posted 17 points, Nojus Indrusaitis hit four 3-point shots on the way to 16 points and Cameron Corhen not...
Magic hoping for 'home' advantage over Grizzlies in Berlin
Orlando's Moe Wagner, his younger brother Franz and Tristan da Silva are ready to embrace a homecoming on Thursday when the Magic and Memphis Grizzlies tip off their European tour in Berlin.,The German-born trio will compete at the 17,000-seat Uber Arena on Thursday. The game serves as the 14th feat...
No. 24 Tennessee rallies in regulation, tops Texas A&M in 2 OTs
Nate Ament scored 10 of his career-high-tying 23 points in the two overtime periods to lead No. 24 Tennessee to an 87-82 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The final margin of victory represented the largest lead of the game for the Volunteers (12-5, 2-2 Southeastern Confere...
Milos Uzan leads No. 7 Houston to easy victory over West Virginia
Milos Uzan scored 17 points as No. 7 Houston cruised to a 77-48 home win over West Virginia in a Big 12 Conference tilt Tuesday.,Emanuel Sharp added 13 points, and Joseph Tugler recorded 10 points, six rebounds and four steals. Kingston Flemings scored 10 points, handed out seven assists and grabbed...
No. 24 Tennessee rallies in regulation, tops Texas A&M in 20T
Nate Ament scored 10 of his career high-tying 23 points in the two overtime periods to lead No. 24 Tennessee to an 87-82 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The final margin of victory represented the largest lead of the game for the Volunteers (12-5, 2-2 Southeastern Confere...
No. 16 Virginia starts fast, holds off No. 20 Louisville
No. 16 Virginia scored the first 14 points of the game and held on for a 79-70 victory at No. 20 Louisville in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night.,Malik Thomas scored 19 points as the Cavaliers (15-2, 4-1 ACC) won their fourth straight game and matched their win total from last season. T...
SMU regaining health in time for Virginia Tech visit
SMU will likely be back at full strength as it seeks to snap a two-game losing streak against surprising Virginia Tech when the teams square off on Wednesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Dallas.,The Mustangs (12-4, 1-2 ACC) return home after an 82-75 loss at then-No. 6 Duke on Saturday. J...
Pitt, Georgia Tech each seek more consistent performances
Pitt and Georgia Tech enter Wednesday night's meeting in Atlanta in desperate need of a winning turn.,Both teams lost at home to Syracuse last week. The Yellow Jackets then fell 91-81 at Miami on Saturday.,Pitt (7-9, 0-3 ACC) has lost six of its last eight games.,"Disappointed in our attention to de...
No. 21 Georgia's fast-paced offense meets gritty Ole Miss defense
The high-powered Georgia offense will need to avoid another slow start when it takes on defensive-minded Ole Miss on Tuesday in Athens.,No. 21 Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC) bounced back from its loss to Florida with a 75-70 road victory over South Carolina on Saturday. Ole Miss (9-7, 1-2) erased an early ...
FBS coaches vote unanimously to adjust sport's redshirt rule
FBS coaches unanimously voted Tuesday to change the redshirt rule to let players take part in up to nine games while maintaining a full year of eligibility.,This rule change -- which still needs approval from the NCAA Division I committee - would negate the current rule which allows players to parti...
NHL, NHLPA 'pleased' with test event at Olympic hockey venue
The NHL and NHL Players Association released a statement Monday saying that both parties were "pleased" with the test event over the weekend at the Olympic hockey venue in Milan, but will continue to monitor progress on remaining issues.,Ongoing construction at Santagiulia Arena has been an ongoing ...
No. 16 Virginia begins challenging stretch at No. 20 Louisville
No. 16 Virginia enters a challenging stretch with three straight games against ranked opponents and four of its next five contests on the road.,The Atlantic Coast Conference gauntlet begins on Tuesday night for the Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) at No. 20 Louisville. The Cardinals (12-4, 2-2) swept both meet...
Unranked West Virginia tries to slay another giant in No. 7 Houston
West Virginia is after its second straight win against a ranked opponent when it travels to No. 7 Houston for a Big 12 Conference showdown on Tuesday.,The Mountaineers (11-5, 2-1 Big 12) knocked off No. 22 Kansas on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., behind 23 points from Honor Huff.,Brenen Lorient's re...
No. 23 Virginia begins challenging stretch at No. 20 Louisville
No. 23 Virginia enters a challenging stretch with three straight games against ranked opponents and four of its next five contests on the road.,The Atlantic Coast Conference gauntlet begins on Tuesday night for the Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) at No. 20 Louisville. The Cardinals (12-4, 2-2) swept both meet...
Desmond Bane, Anthony Black help Magic beat Pelicans
Desmond Bane scored 27 points, Anthony Black had 26, Goga Bitadze had a double-double and the host Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 on Sunday., ,Bitadze finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, Paolo Banchero has 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and backup Tristan d...
Virginia Tech clamps down late to beat Cal
Amani Hansberry scored 15 points and Jailen Bedford added 13 as Virginia Tech matched its win total from last season with a 78-75 win over California on Saturday in Blacksburg., ,After Bedford made one of two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, the Hokes escaped with the win after Cal's Justin Pippen...
No. 23 Virginia takes down Stanford, now 10-0 at home
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points and No. 23 Virginia rolled to a 70-55 victory over cold-shooting Stanford on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throw...