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Neoklis Avdalas pours in 30 as Virginia Tech wallops WCU
Virginia Tech rode a 53-point first half, fueled by leading scorers Neoklis Avdalas and Amani Hansberry, to a 96-74 nonconference win over Western Carolina on Thursday in Blacksburg, Va.,Avdalas led the Hokies (9-2) with 30 points, the first time the freshman scored more than 20 points since posting...
Virginia Tech looks to keep building vs. inaccurate Western Carolina
After struggling against its two high-major opponents this season, Western Carolina heads to Blacksburg, Va., on Thursday to take on Virginia Tech.,The Catamounts (4-5) played Cincinnati and then-No. 6 Duke in early November, dropping the games by an average of 36 points. Western Carolina has yet to...
Honor Huff drills 8 3-pointers as West Virginia blasts Little Rock
Honor Huff scored a game-high 24 points as West Virginia rolled to a 90-58 win over Little Rock on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Huff connected on 8 of 11 3-point attempts for the Mountaineers (8-3). Treysen Eaglestaff tallied 23 points as he shot 8 of 14 from the field and 5-for-10 from beyond the ...
No. 24 Virginia uses early 3-point barrage to bury UMES
Sam Lewis scored 15 points and contributed to a long-distance barrage as No. 24 Virginia rolled to an 84-60 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va.,Chance Mallory delivered 10 points, five assists and six steals as the Cavaliers (9-1) won a day after crashing the AP To...
Desmond Bane, Magic upend Heat, make NBA Cup semis
Desmond Bane made six 3-pointers and matched his season high with 37 points as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Miami Heat 117-108 on Tuesday to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.,Jalen Suggs had 20 points and Paolo Banchero added 18 for No. 1 seed Orlando, which will face either the...
Reports: James Franklin hires Penn St.’s Ty Howle as Va. Tech OC
James Franklin brought a former Penn State assistant coach with him to Virginia Tech to serve as offensive coordinator, hiring Ty Howle on Tuesday, according to several reports.,Howle had worked on Franklin's staff at Penn State since 2020, when he joined as an analyst. He's also a Penn State alum, ...
All options on table as West Virginia faces Little Rock's potent scorers
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge will take a deep look at his team's lineup before hosting Little Rock on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.,The Mountaineers (7-3) lost to Wake Forest 75-66 on Saturday in the Holiday Hoopfest in Charleston. Honor Huff led West Virginia with 24 points. Chance Moore scored 1...
Sans Franz Wagner, Magic take on Heat in NBA Cup quarters
The Orlando Magic will be without leading scorer Franz Wagner when they welcome the Miami Heat for an NBA Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday.,The concern is that it could be an extended absence.,Wagner, who averages 22.7 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 36% from 3-point range, suffered a left high an...
Bengals face more uncertainty with WR Tee Higgins, DE Trey Hendrickson
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins returned to the concussion protocol after his team's dramatic Sunday loss to the Buffalo Bills.,Physicians evaluated Higgins for a concussion at multiple points of Cincinnati's 39-34 defeat, and though he was cleared to continue to play, he reported sympt...
Magic F Franz Wagner could miss weeks with ankle injury
Orlando Magic star forward Franz Wagner was diagnosed with a left high ankle sprain on Monday, one day after taking a spill early in a game against the New York Knicks.,The Magic said Wagner had an MRI Monday that revealed the sprain. ESPN reported that he had no structural damage in his leg and cou...
No. 24 Virginia puts depth, hot shooting up against UMES
If Maryland Eastern Shore wants to pull off an upset at No. 24 Virginia on Tuesday night, it must control the tempo.,The newly ranked Cavaliers (8-1) enter the nonconference contest in Charlottesville, Va., with a 56-1 record since 2009-10 when they score 80 or more points.,That includes an 8-0 reco...
Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,Pierre scored SMU's first seven points in overtime, including a stepback 3-point...
Knicks pull away from Magic, remain almost perfect at home
Jalen Brunson scored eight points during a decisive run to open the second half for the New York Knicks, who earned a 106-100 win over the Orlando Magic after the visitors lost forward Franz Wagner to a lower leg injury.,Brunson finished with 30 points and nine assists and Josh Hart (17 points, 12 r...
Magic F Franz Wagner (leg) injured vs. Knicks
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner exited in the first quarter and was ruled out of Sunday's game against the host New York Knicks with a left lower leg injury.,Wagner attempted to corral an alley-oop pass from Anthony Black and landed awkwardly after being fouled by Knicks center Ariel Hukporti wit...
Indiana takes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 for first time in history
Undefeated Indiana sits atop the Associated Press Top 25 football poll for the first time in school history after its 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night.,In this week's poll, released Sunday morning, the Hoosiers earned all 66 first-place votes as they booted t...
Duke proves spoiler, edging No. 17 Virginia in OT for ACC title
Darian Mensah threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns to Jeremiah Hasley to lead Duke to a 27-20 overtime win over No. 17 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.,After Mensah found Hasley for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 1 in overtime, ...
Juke Harris hits 7 3's as Wake Forest tops West Virginia
Juke Harris hit seven 3-pointers and scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half to power Wake Forest over West Virginia 75-66 in the Holiday Hoopfest in Charleston, W.Va., on Saturday. ,Tre'von Spillers added 16 points and four rebounds for Wake Forest (7-3) and Nate Calmese recorded nine assists...
No. 3 Georgia stifles No. 9 Alabama to win 2nd straight SEC title
ATLANTA - Gunner Stockton threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Georgia to a stifling 28-7 win over No. 9 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.,Stockton was a surgical 20-of-26 passing (76.9%), earning the Most Valuable Player award.,Nate Frazier rushed ...
3-point barrage helps Virginia Tech hand George Mason 1st loss
Jaden Schutt came off the bench to score 18 points, all from beyond the arc, to propel Virginia Tech to a 73-62 victory over George Mason Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.,Amani Hansberry added 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Hokies (8-2) in their first meeting wi...
Knicks eager to repeat fast start in meeting vs. Magic
The New York Knicks played close to a perfect game Friday night, just in time to prepare for the team keeping them from a perfect start at home.,The Knicks will look to avenge their only home loss of the season on Sunday afternoon when they host the Orlando Magic.,Both teams were off Saturday after ...