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MWC powers clash as Utah State visits No. 20 San Diego State
A pair of Mountain West Conference powers square off Saturday, when No. 20 San Diego State hosts Utah State in each team's second conference game.,The Aztecs (8-2, 1-0 MWC) climbed three spots in this week's poll and have a five-game winning streak. Head coach Brian Dutcher's squad is ranked in the ...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis injures ankle vs. 76ers
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis injured his ankle during a 118-114 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. ,Porzingis seemingly got hurt just 65 seconds into the contest, slipping near the top of the key while trying to create separation with a step back. He did end up loggi...
Heat looking to avenge recent setback against Magic
After coughing up a 25-point lead to the Orlando Magic on Saturday, the Miami Heat get a shot at redemption Thursday when they hit the road.,"We owe them one," Miami guard Tyler Herro said after the Heat's 110-95 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,Saturday's matchup saw Orlando lose an...
Ranking 2024-25 NFL Head Coach Openings: Which Job Is the Best?
There's no denying that some NFL head coach vacancies are more attractive than others, so we ranked which jobs are the most attractive around the league....
Short-handed Magic fend off Jaylen Brown, Celtics
Tristan da Silva scored a team-high 18 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the visiting Boston Celtics 108-104 on Monday.,The Celtics were within one point until da Silva capped the scoring by making a 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds to play. The Magic received 17 po...
Georgia QB Carson Beck has shoulder surgery, out for CFP
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck underwent elbow surgery Monday and will not play in the College Football Playoff, the school announced.,Beck had successful surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right (throwing) elbow. He saw Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for the procedure.,That...
Overachievers collide when Georgia Tech, Vandy play in Birmingham
A pair of teams vying to put a stamp on overachieving campaigns will meet as Georgia Tech squares off with Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl on Friday in Birmingham, Ala.,Georgia Tech (7-5) is appearing in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since an 18-year run from 1997-2014, and a win woul...
Report: Louisiana coach Michael Desormeaux gets new deal
Louisiana agreed to terms on a new five-year deal with Ragin' Cajuns football coach Michael Desormeaux, ESPN reported Monday.,The contract keeps Desormeaux, 39, in Lafayette through the 2029 season. Financial terms were not reported.,Desormeaux was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year this season an...
WR Eric Singleton Jr., top portal target, picks Auburn
Sophomore wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr., one of the top skill-position targets in the transfer portal, is headed to Auburn to catch passes from Jackson Arnold. ,Singleton had a team-high 56 catches for 754 yards and three touchdowns with Georgia Tech in 2024 after posting 48 receptions for 714 ya...
NFL Draft Order 2025 Heating Up: New York Giants Control Their Fate for No. 1 Pick
The New York Giants control their destiny to own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, here is the rest of the order as well....
Georgia downs Charleston Southern to improve to 11-1
De'Shayne Montgomery scored 16 of his team-leading 22 points in the first half as Georgia went on to an 81-65 win over visiting Charleston Southern on Sunday in Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 19 points for the Bulldogs (11-1), who won their sixth straight and matched their best start to a season si...
West Virginia ends nonconference sked by routing Mercyhurst
Jevon Small poured in 19 points and helped key a decisive run in the second half as West Virginia defeated struggling Mercyhurst 67-46 on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va.,West Virginia (9-2) was up by 13 points at the break, but the Lakers trimmed their deficit to eight about five minutes into ...
Elijah Saunders helps Virginia hold off American
Elijah Saunders finished with 21 points and eight rebounds to lead host Virginia to a 63-58 victory over American University on Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (7-5) won their nonconference finale and handed the upset-minded Eagles (6-6) their second consecutive loss and secon...
Magic’s Mo Wagner (torn ACL) out for season
Orlando Magic center Moritz "Mo" Wagner will undergo surgery for a torn ACL sustained during Saturday's game against the Miami Heat. ,He will miss the rest of the season.,In the Magic's comeback 121-114 win, Wagner was helped off the court favoring his left knee after it buckled during the first qua...
Injury-saddled Magic to host Jayson Tatum, Celtics
The Orlando Magic's injury list continues to expand.,Already without Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero, Orlando will be without backup center Mo Wagner as well when it faces the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday. ,Mo Wagner sustained a torn ACL during the first quarter of the Magic's 121-114 victory o...
Georgia aims to continue hot start in matchup vs. Charleston Southern
Aiming to extend a five-game winning streak and continue its return to relevance, Georgia will host Charleston Southern in Athens, Ga., on Sunday afternoon.,Georgia (10-1) is off to its best start since the 2001-02 campaign, when it began the season 11-1. Nearing the end of the non-conference slate,...
WVU rising, Mercyhurst falling ahead of matchup
West Virginia will look to take another step toward the Top 25 in its final tune-up for the Big 12 Conference gauntlet when it hosts struggling Mercyhurst on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va.,The Mountaineers (8-2) have won four straight games, the past three at home, with the most recent an 84-...
Virginia attempts to get back in win column vs. American
Virginia's only senior is heating up as the nonconference schedule concludes Sunday with a visit from American to Charlottesville, Va.,Taine Murray matched his career high with 14 points on Wednesday as the Cavaliers (6-5) took their first home loss of the season against No. 21 Memphis.,The swingman...
Ohio State favored to beat No. 1 Oregon in CFP quarters
One of Ohio State's two losses this season came against No. 1 Oregon, but that didn't dissuade oddsmakers from installing the eighth-seeded Buckeyes as favorites to beat the Ducks in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.,Shortly after Ohio State finished off it's 42-17 rout of No. 9 Tennessee ...
Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in win over Heat
Holding visiting Miami to just eight fourth-quarter points, the Orlando Magic set a franchise record in rallying from 22 points down at the start of the final period to beat the Heat, 121-114, on Saturday.,Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half, began chipping away at the ...