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West Virginia downs Pitt 71-49 in Backyard Brawl
Harlan Obioha scored a game-high 19 points to lead West Virginia to a 71-49 win over Pitt on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Honor Huff added 15 points, Jasper Floyd tallied 13 points and dished out seven assists and DJ Thomas chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Mountaineers (4-0).,Cameron Cor...

Georgia to host rival Georgia Tech in "high-level game"
"Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate" comes to the hardwood Friday night in Athens, Ga., when either Georgia or Georgia Tech will improve to 4-0 on the young season.,The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets reached the 3-0 mark in different ways, but Georgia coach Mike White sees some likenesses between his team and i...

West Virginia downs Pitt 71-49 in rivalry tilt
Harlan Obioha scored a game-high 19 points to lead West Virginia to a 71-49 win over Pitt on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Honor Huff added 15 points, Jasper Floyd tallied 13 points and dished out seven assists and DJ Thomas chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Mountaineers (4-0).,Cameron Cor...

UCF, Texas A&M get another chance to earn Power Five win
Both Texas A&M and UCF already have missed a chance to get a Power Five nonconference win this season, but either the Aggies or Knights will redeem themselves when they clash Friday night in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (2-1) is still smarting from its nonconference loss, an 87-63 pounding on S...

Magic F Paolo Banchero (groin) ruled out vs. Nets
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero will miss Friday's home game against the Brooklyn Nets after an MRI on Thursday confirmed a left groin strain.,Banchero will be considered day-to-day moving forward, with the Magic set to face the Houston Rockets on the road Sunday.,Banchero played just 12 minute...

Magic look to climb above .500 in NBA Cup clash with Nets
The Orlando Magic will look to move above .500 for the first time since winning their season opener when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in an NBA Cup game.,The Magic defeated the Sunshine State-rival Miami Heat to open the season before losing each of their next four games. Orlando has reboun...

One-time ACC powers FSU, Va. Tech cling to postseason hope
When Florida State and Virginia Tech face off Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla., both will be close to the brink of losing bowl eligibility.,The Seminoles (4-5, 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference) lost for the fifth time in six games Saturday at Clemson. A season that began with remarkable promise, seeing...

Run-heavy Arizona State, West Virginia tangle in Tempe
Arizona State and West Virginia want to play smashmouth football when they square off Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.,The Sun Devils (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) are 4-1 at home and come off a bye week having picked up a 24-19 win at Iowa State to open November. Quarterback Jeff Sims piled up 235 rushing yards and tw...

Paolo Banchero, Jalen Brunson hurt; Magic hand Knicks 1st home loss
Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 28 points during a decisive second-quarter run Wednesday night by the Orlando Magic, who overcame an injury to Paolo Banchero to hand the New York Knicks their first home loss of the season with a nearly wire-to-wire 124-107 win.,Banchero, who entered Wednesday leading ...

Packers desperate for win, draw new coach, QB at Giants
As he embarks on a quest to steer the New York Giants toward respectability, interim head coach Mike Kafka leads the team to the field without purported franchise quarterback Jaxson Dart.,Dart entered concussion protocol on Sunday and Kafka named veteran Jameis Winston as the rookie's replacement wh...

Virginia Tech stays unbeaten with convincing win over Saint Joseph's
Amani Hansberry led all scorers with 19 points on Wednesday, helping Virginia Tech earn a convincing 94-59 victory over Saint Joseph's in Blacksburg, Va.,Reigning ACC Co-Player of the Week Neoklis Avdalas had 14 points and seven assists, while Jaden Schutt added 12 points for the Hokies (3-0), who s...

No. 16 Georgia Tech, ready to put first loss behind it, takes on BC
No. 16 Georgia Tech wasted no time moving past its first loss of the season.,With their second bye week in the rear view, the Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1) are ready to bounce back when they visit Boston College (1-9, 0-6) for the first time since 2020 on Saturday after...

No. 19 Virginia, Duke among many contenders still in ACC race
The goal for No. 19 Virginia and Duke is to get to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.,So that makes Saturday's contest in Durham, N.C., pretty much a play-in opportunity for both teams in the tightly contested conference race.,"It's about what's in front of us right now," Duke defensiv...

No. 3 Texas A&M not about to overlook South Carolina
Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko knows better than to look past South Carolina when the No. 3 Aggies take the field Saturday at College Station, Texas.,For starters, the Aggies (9-0, 6-0 SEC) were smashed 44-20 by the Gamecocks (3-6, 1-6) last season after they were outscored 24-0 in the second ha...

West Virginia coach gets first look at Backyard Brawl vs. Pitt
Pitt and West Virginia will put their undefeated records on the line in the annual basketball Backyard Brawl on Thursday in Morgantown W.Va.,First-year Mountaineers coach Ross Hodge learned the first day on the job about the importance of the game. It's the 192nd meeting between Pitt (3-0) and West ...

Arch, Gunner center stage in Texas-Georgia SEC showdown in Athens
The last time Arch Manning was in Athens alongside Georgia coach Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs were walking the recruiting tightrope knowing prominent SEC ties were still in play. ,On Saturday Manning strolls back into Georgia (8-1) with a chance to steer Texas (7-2) closer to a return appearance in the...

Knicks, on a magical offensive run, pursue sixth straight win as Orlando visits
An impressive offensive stretch turned into a historic one for the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,But the final 13-plus minutes reminded the Knicks they still have work to do defensively, especially as they prepare to face a foe that will arrive in New York with plenty of momentum following a thr...

Ugonna Onyenso paces balanced Virginia output in rout of Hampton
Ugonna Onyenso scored a career-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds on Tuesday, as Virginia blew past Hampton for a 91-53 victory in Charlottesville, Va.,Chance Mallory added 16 points, while Sam Lewis scored 13 for the Cavaliers (3-0), who connected on 11 of their 22 3-point attempts and held Hampt...

Hot-starting freshman Neoklis Avdalas, Virginia Tech welcome Saint Joseph's
Freshman Neoklis Avdalas will look to turn heads again for Virginia Tech, which hosts Saint Joseph's on Wednesday in Blacksburg.,The 19-year-old Greece native recorded 33 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Hokies (2-0) in their 107-101 overtime victory over Providence on Saturday. The 6-f...

Virginia rides faster-paced offense into encounter vs. Hampton
Virginia scored 80 or more points in only two of its 32 games last season under interim coach Ron Sanchez.,The Cavaliers (2-0) will look to hit that mark for the third time in three games for coach Ryan Odom this season when they host Hampton (1-1) on Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Virginia u...