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Georgia Tech vying to build on recent stretch vs. last-place Miami
Surging Georgia Tech will play its final home game of the regular season when it faces last-place Miami on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (15-14, 9-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won six of eight games since the beginning of February and enters play riding a five-game home winning streak. On the...
Tourney hopeful Georgia aims to avoid letdown at South Carolina
Georgia may be starting to figure things out in time to make a late push toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid.,The Bulldogs now must avoid repeating what happened to Arkansas over the weekend in Columbia, S.C., and beat last-place South Carolina on Tuesday night.,Georgia (18-11, 6-10 SEC) enters it...
Cincinnati Bengals Franchise Tag Tee Higgins, Can’t Screw Up Ja’Marr Chase Relationship
The Cincinnati Bengals franchise tagged Tee Higgins and they cannot afford to mess up their relationship with superstar wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase....
Bengals tag WR Tee Higgins again
Wide receiver Tee Higgins was tagged on Monday by the Cincinnati Bengals ahead of Tuesday's deadline to use the franchise tag. ,Higgins, who played last season on a one-year franchise tender, again was blocked from reaching unrestricted free agency when the Bengals used the franchise marker to keep ...
Immanuel Quickley helps Raptors edge past Magic
Immanuel Quickley scored a team-high 24 points, helping the visiting Toronto Raptors post a 104-102 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.,RJ Barrett added 22 points, while Jakob Poeltl had 16 points and 11 rebounds, as the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak. Jamal Shead chipped in 12 poi...
Magic G Jalen Suggs to have surgery, out indefinitely
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and is out indefinitely.,Suggs has been sidelined since sustaining what was reported as a left quad contusion during Orlando's 121-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 25.,Signed...
Reports: Commissioner weighs removing Pete Rose from MLB ineligible list
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is reviewing whether to reinstate the late Pete Rose from baseball's ineligible list, multiple outlets reported.,The move comes after President Donald Trump blasted MLB in a social media post late Friday for Rose's lifetime ban in 1989 for gambling. Tru...
No. 25 BYU pulls away after half to down West Virginia
Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench Saturday night as No. 25 BYU exploded in the second half to rout visiting West Virginia 77-56 in a Big 12 Conference game in Provo, Utah.,Egor Demin added 15 points for the Cougars (21-8, 12-6), which tied No. 9 Iowa State for f...
No. 3 Florida rides Will Richard's 25 points, 6 3-pointers past No. 12 Texas A&M
Will Richard scored a game-high 25 points Saturday night and canned six of Florida's 14 3-pointers as the third-ranked Gators bounced back from an upset loss Tuesday night at Georgia, bouncing No. 12 Texas A&M 89-70 in Gainesville, Fla.,Thomas Haugh added 17 points for Florida (25-4, 12-4), which ti...
Silas Demary’s 26 points help Georgia thrash Texas in NCAA bubble clash
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 26 points as Georgia dominated from the jump in an 83-67 win over stumbling Texas on Saturday in a near do-or-die Southeastern Conference matchup for both teams in Austin, Texas.,Both teams are projected to be on the bubble to earn an appearance in the NCAA Tour...
Banged-up Magic aim to bounce back vs. skidding Raptors
Jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the Orlando Magic look to snap a two-game skid when they host the reeling Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Orlando has dropped three of its last four and entered Saturday a half-game behind the Miami Heat and 1 1/2 games ahead of the Atlant...
Georgia Tech blasts NC State
Baye Ndongo scored a career-high 29 points and added 18 rebounds on Saturday, as Georgia Tech posted an 87-62 win over visiting North Carolina State in Atlanta in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Duncan Powell had 23 points and 10 boards, while Lance Terry scored 15 and Jaeden Mustaf chipped in 13 po...
Syracuse forces OT but ultimately falls to Virginia Tech
Ben Hammond poured in 21 points and his 3-pointer with 1:36 to play in overtime proved to be a dagger as Virginia Tech won 101-95 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Senior Day in Blacksburg, Va.,Jaydon Young led all scorers with 26 points as the Hokies (13-16, 8-10) put a dent in Syracuse's...
Ian Schieffelin, No. 13 Clemson too strong for Virginia
Ian Schieffelin collected 21 points and 13 rebounds to propel No. 13 Clemson to a 71-58 come-from-behind victory over Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Viktor Lakhin produced 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Tigers (24-5, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) came from 10 point...
No. 25 BYU pits balanced attack vs. Javon Small, WVU
No. 25 BYU is all but certain of an NCAA Tournament berth. West Virginia needs every win it can get down the stretch to join the Cougars and probably six other Big 12 Conference schools on the March dance floor.,The Mountaineers search for one of those wins Saturday night when they visit Provo, Utah...
Georgia, Texas need win to improve life on NCAA Tournament bubble
Georgia and Texas, both squarely on the bubble, hope to increase their NCAA Tournament chances when they square off Saturday in what amounts to a must-win Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Neither team can afford to lose, especially with the regular season entering its final eight days ...
No. 3 Florida, No. 12 Texas A&M trying to shake off losses
For No. 3 Florida and No. 12 Texas A&M, it's not whether the Southeastern Conference foes will make the NCAA Tournament, it's more about where they will be seeded.,When the Gators (24-4, 11-4 SEC) take on the Aggies (20-8, 9-6) on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla., both teams will have a chance to enhan...
Syracuse looks to keep postseason hopes alive vs. Virginia Tech
Syracuse breathed extra life into its Atlantic Coast Conference tournament hopes with a win over NC State this week and looks to keep those chances alive Saturday when it visits Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va.,The Orange (12-16, 6-11 ACC) ended a three-game losing streak with their victory over NC ...
No. 13 Clemson continues wild Duke chase at Virginia
It has been a bad year for No. 13 Clemson to have its best Atlantic Coast Conference season.,With three regular-season games left, including a Saturday test at Virginia, Clemson already has collected more conference wins than any other season in its 72-year ACC history.,Just one problem. Clemson (23...
Stephen Curry goes off for 56, rallies Warriors past Magic
Stephen Curry ignited his own third-quarter explosion with a 50-footer at the halftime horn, then capped a 56-point performance with 11th and 12 3-pointers to protect a late lead that resulted in the Golden State Warriors' 121-115 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,Curry's 56 poi...