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West Virginia kicks off Ross Hodge era with win over Mount St. Mary's
Jasper Floyd tied a career high with 25 points as West Virginia withstood some shaky moments in coach Ross Hodge's debut, doing enough to earn a 70-54 victory over pesky Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va., ,Floyd, who averaged nine points last season while playing for Hodge at No...
Zaccharie Risacher (season-best 21) steers Hawks past Magic
Zaccharie Risacher scored 11 of his team's first 13 points finished with a season-high 21 while leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 127-112 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,Risacher hit 7 of 14 attempts from the field as part of Atlanta's 55.6% shooting effort.,Six players scored in double...
No. 5 Georgia looks for dominant effort at Mississippi St.
Searching for a fifth straight victory, No. 5 Georgia travels to Starkville, Miss., on Saturday to face a Mississippi State team coming off a rare Southeastern Conference win.,Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC), which rallied to stay in the conference title race last week with a 24-20 win over Florida, is still...
Russ Hodge kicks off West Virginia era with Mount St. Mary's win
Jasper Floyd tied a career high with 25 points as West Virginia withstood some shaky moments in coach Russ Hodge's debut, doing enough to earn a 70-54 victory over pesky Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night in Morgantown, W. Va., ,Floyd, who averaged nine points last season while playing for Hodge at N...
Meechie Johnson shines in return as South Carolina handles NC A&T
Meechie Johnson scored 14 points in his first game back with South Carolina after a year away and the Gamecocks used balanced scoring in a 91-72 victory against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.,Nordin Kapic had 13 points, Kobe Knox notched 12 points and Elijah Strong and Eli Ell...
Georgia believes in its offense entering game vs. UMES
Georgia will try to continue its quest for offensive improvement on Wednesday when it hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (1-0), who reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago, opened the new season with a convincing 104-59 win over Bellarmine. It was the 300th win of coach Mike Whi...
Aryna Sabalenka, Nick Kyrgios to play 'Battle of Sexes' match in Dubai
Nick Kyrgios finally is getting a chance to put his game where his mouth is.,The Australian, a frequent critic of women's tennis, will meet women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in an exhibition Dec. 28 in Dubai.,It will be the fourth so-called "Battle of the Sexes" among tennis players. Billie Jean K...
Georgia Tech barely outlasts UMES in OT slugfest
Kowacie Reeves Jr. poured in 12 points and knocked down a clutch, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 37 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Georgia Tech to a thrilling 56-52 season-opening win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday night in Atlanta.,Reeves' shot gave the Yellow Jackets a 55-52 advantage. M...
Nebraska dominates second half in blowout of West Georgia
Braden Frager scored 22 points and Jamarques Lawrence added 18 as Nebraska dominated the second half en route to an 86-53 win over West Georgia on Monday in Lincoln, Neb., in the season opener for both teams.,Rienk Mast contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for Nebraska, which opened the second half...
Georgia begins season strong with rout of Bellarmine
Blue Cain and Jeremiah Wilkinson each scored 15 points Monday night as Georgia opened its season with a 104-59 rout of visiting Bellarmine in Athens, Ga.,Jake Wilkins came off the bench to add 12 for the Bulldogs, who canned 54.3 percent from the field, including a blistering 58.8 percent in the sec...
Virginia thumps Rider in Ryan Odom's debut as coach
Thijs De Ridder had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia ran away with an 87-53 win against Rider to open the Ryan Odom era on Monday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Odom, who spent the past two seasons coaching at VCU, replaced interim coach Ron Sanchez and brought in a dozen new players to replace...
Early second-half run pushes Virginia Tech past Charleston Southern
A 27-3 run to open the second half propelled Virginia Tech to an easy 98-67 season-opening win over Charleston Southern in Blacksburg, Va. ,The visiting Buccaneers stayed within 42-38 at halftime, but in just over eight minutes, the Hokies expanded the lead to 69-41 and ran away with the game from t...
Trae Young-less Hawks return home for Magic rematch
The Atlanta Hawks return from a three-game road trip to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but they'll do it without all-star guard Trae Young.,Young sprained the MCL in his right knee on Oct. 29 and will be out four-plus weeks. He will be re-evaluated in a month, when the team will have a better id...
Watch for Virginia, Indiana, BYU when first CFP bracket unveiled
After 11 weeks of play, we finally get the first set of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night.,When the first 12-team bracket is unveiled, it will include a number of teams who were expected to be firmly in the mix (hello, Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama) while other preseason favorites...
NC State racks up 583 yards while handing No. 8 Georgia Tech its first loss
CJ Bailey threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, adding another score on the ground as North Carolina State posted a 48-36 upset of visiting No. 8 Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Jayden Scott rushed for a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown for NC State (5-4, 2-3 in AC...
Magic continue dominance over Wizards with decisive win
Paolo Banchero scored 28 points and added 11 rebounds and the visiting Orlando Magic thrashed the Washington Wizards 125-94 on Saturday.,Orlando shot 51.1% from the field and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half. The Magic have won two straight following a four-game losing strea...
No. 15 Virginia tops Cal for seventh straight, stays perfect in ACC
J'Mari Taylor rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and No. 15 Virginia defeated Cal 31-21 for its seventh straight win on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.,The Cavalies (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever meeting with the Golden Bears (5-4, 2-3) and stayed on track for a spot in ...
Chauncey Bowens, No. 5 Georgia hold off Florida
Chauncey Bowens rushed for a go-ahead 36-yard touchdown after the defense made a key fourth-down stop and No. 5 Georgia notched a 24-20 victory over Florida on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Jacksonville, Fla.,Gunner Stockton completed 20 of 29 passes for 223 yards, two touchdowns and o...
Keyjuan Brown sparks dominant second half as No. 16 Louisville downs Virginia Tech
Keyjuan Brown scored twice in the second half to lead the No. 16 Louisville Cardinals, who rallied for a 28-16 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Brown needed only 12 carries to get 94 yards. He scored the go-ahead touchdown for Louisville (7-1, 4-1 ACC) with 5:01 left...
Scotty Fox Jr. leads West Virginia to stunning upset of No. 22 Houston
True freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, and the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers scored 17 points off turnovers while completing a 45-35 upset of the 22nd-ranked Houston Cougars on Saturday.,Fox passed for 157 yards and a touchdown and added two scoring runs for W...