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Georgia dismisses OL accused of fleeing police; up to 14 charges pending
Backup offensive lineman Nyier Daniels was dismissed by the University of Georgia following his arrest for allegedly fleeing police at speeds exceeding 150 mph with his younger siblings in his BMW. ,Daniels is facing two felony counts of second-degree cruelty to children and two felony counts of fle...
Jaylen Brown (35 points), hot-shooting Celtics top depleted Magic
Jaylen Brown collected 35 points and the Boston Celtics avoided back-to-back home losses by beating the short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night., ,Boston, which lost to Brooklyn at home on Friday, received 23 points off the bench from Anfernee Simons and 19 from Payton Pritchard. Simons w...
Jaylen Brown (35), hot-shooting Celtics top depleted Magic
Jaylen Brown collected 35 points and the Boston Celtics avoided back-to-back home losses by beating the short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night., ,Boston, which lost to Brooklyn at home on Friday, received 23 points off the bench from Anfernee Simons and 19 from Peyton Pritchard. Simons w...
Jovan Milicevic, Xavier beat West Virginia to take third in Charleston
Jovan Milicevic tied a career-high by scoring 21 points as Xavier shined from 3-point range and earned a 78-68 victory over West Virginia Sunday in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto third-place game in Charleston, S.C.,Milicevic, who played for Xavier coach Richard Pitino at New Mexico, matched his ...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins (concussion) injured vs. Patriots
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins exited Sunday's 26-20 loss to the New England Patriots due to a concussion.,Higgins was injured when his head landed hard on the turf. He was motionless for several minutes before eventually being carted to the locker room with 4:45 left in the game.,New Engla...
Butler takes control late, hands Virginia first loss
Finley Bizjack scored 25 points to lead Butler to an 80-73 victory over Virginia in the Greenbrier Tip-Off Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., ,Michael Ajayi contributed 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs (5-1), who also beat South Carolina in their opening game of the event on Friday.,A...
Kowacie Reeves helps Georgia Tech put away stubborn West Georgia
Kowacie Reeves matched his season high with 18 points to help Georgia Tech outlast a stubborn West Georgia team 82-66 on Sunday in Atlanta.,Reeves shot 7 for 11 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and scored in double figures for the fifth time in six games as the Yellow Jackets roared back f...
Clemson pulls ahead in OT, beats Georgia at Charleston Classic
Jestin Porter scored 18 points and reserve Butta Johnson racked up seven of his 13 points in overtime as Clemson took down Georgia 97-94 in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto bracket final Sunday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.,Dillon Hunter notched 16 points and RJ Godfrey had 12 points as Clemson won...
Oregon new No. 5 in AP Top 25, Ohio State stays No. 1
Oregon moved back into the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, while the first four spots remained unchanged Sunday.,Oregon (10-1) moved up one spot to No. 5 following a dominating 42-27 home victory over Southern California on Saturday. The Ducks leapfrogged Ole Miss (10-1), which fell on...
Jaylen Brown wants Celitcs to play with 'edge' vs. Magic
Jaylen Brown will be looking for more energy from his team when the Boston Celtics take on the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday., ,Brown criticized his team's effort after Boston dropped a 113-105 decision to Brooklyn at home on Friday night., ,"Come ready to play, or don't play at all," the four-ti...
Pitt jumps out to 28-0 lead, holds off No. 16 Georgia Tech
ATLANTA -- Mason Heintschel completed 20 of 27 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday as visiting Pittsburgh pulled off a massive 42-28 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Freshman Ja'Kyrian Turner ran for a career-high 201 yards -- including a game-sealing 56-y...
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...
Franz Wagner drops season-high 37 as Magic beat Knicks
Franz Wagner scored a season-high 37 points, and the Orlando Magic used a big fourth-quarter run to close out a 3-0 homestand with their 133-121 defeat of the New York Knicks on Saturday.,Orlando scored 13 unanswered in a span of less than two minutes in the final period, part of a larger 20-6 run t...
Carson Beck (4 TDs), No. 13 Miami handle Virginia Tech
Carson Beck threw for 320 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions to lead No. 13 Miami to a 34-17 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.,Beck completed 27 of 32 passes, including 12 to Malachi Toney, who finished with 146 yards and a receiving touchdown. Toney also ran f...
Bo Walker helps No. 4 Georgia cruise past Charlotte
ATHENS, Ga., - Freshman Bo Walker ran for the first three touchdowns of his career on Saturday, helping No. 4 Georgia post a 35-3 victory over visiting Charlotte.,Gunner Stockton completed 17 of 21 passes for 196 yards, before backup Ryan Puglisi entered and threw for 49 yards for the Bulldogs (10-1...
Marcel Reed leads No. 3 Texas A&M to rout of Samford
Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes and Amari Daniels ran for 106 yards and a score to lead No. 3 Texas A&M to a dominant 48-0 win over Samford on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,Reed completed 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards and threw his three TD passes during a 21-0 first quarter...
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...
Clemson to test mettle vs. Georgia in Charleston Classic final
Clemson and Georgia already have secured thrills in the Charleston Classic.,So each side would like to double that pleasure when they meet in the event's Palmetto bracket final Sunday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.,Clemson (5-1) rallied from 11 points down in the final 11 minutes to beat West Virgini...
Georgia Tech seeking offensive boost vs. West Georgia
Georgia Tech, which has found its nonconference schedule to be more challenging than expected, continues the slate Sunday afternoon when it hosts West Georgia in Atlanta.,The Yellow Jackets (4-1) needed overtime to turn back Maryland-Eastern Shore in the opener and squeaked past Georgia Southern 68-...
Man who killed 3 Virginia players gets 5 life sentences
The man who shot and killed three Virginia football players three years ago was sentenced to five life sentences plus 23 years on Friday in Charlottesville, Va.,Ending a weeklong sentencing hearing, Judge Cheryl Higgins gave Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. the maximum penalty for the murders of Devin ...