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Report: Georgia QB Carson Beck suffered UCL injury
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck sustained an injury to his ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow during the SEC championship game, On3 reported Monday.,Beck is getting second opinions and there is no timetable for his return, according to the report.,Beck was injured on the final play of t...
Jalen Suggs helps Magic top Suns to remain perfect at home
Jalen Suggs had a game-high 26 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and helped the short-handed Orlando Magic finish with a flourish to beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 115-110 on Sunday night.,The Magic remain the NBA's only unbeaten team at home at 10-0.,Orlando earned the win despite not hav...
Wade Taylor IV helps No. 22 Texas A&M get by Texas Tech
Wade Taylor IV racked up 19 points that included eight in the final 3:22 of the game as No. 22 Texas A&M outlasted Texas Tech 72-67 on Sunday afternoon in the USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Texas A&M (8-2) led by as many as 11 points in the first half and by three at halftime b...
College Football Playoff betting guide: First-round odds, title favorites
Sunday's inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff bracket reveal officially set the stage for the most anticipated postseason the sport has ever seen. ,Eight more spots in the playoff field have created two extra rounds to determine a national champion, which could come from the Big Ten, the South...
Oregon, Georgia sit atop final Top 25 poll before CFP announcement
Oregon and Georgia, which won their conference championships on Saturday, finished 1-2 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the regular season.,The poll was released just hours before the College Football Playoff selection committee was set to announce the field of 12 teams that will meet in...
Magic host Suns in first game without Franz Wagner
The Orlando Magic have dealt with the loss of one star and, starting Sunday night, they have to deal with the loss of another.,The Magic will meet the visiting Phoenix Suns without forward Franz Wagner, who tore his right oblique in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Wagner joins Paolo Banc...
No. 5 Georgia overcomes QB injuries to beat No. 2 Texas in OT
ATLANTA -- Trevor Etienne rushed for a game-winning four-yard score in overtime, clinching the Southeastern Conference Championship for the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs with a 22-19 win over No. 2 Texas.,Etienne rushed for 94 yards and two scores, as Georgia (11-2) won despite starting quarterback Carson ...
Georgia loses QB Carson Beck (arm) during SEC title game
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has been ruled out for the second half of Saturday's SEC Championship Game against Texas after being injured on the final play of the first half.,Texas' Trey Moore forced a fumble on Beck's pass attempt, appearing to injure the Georgia quarterback's throwing arm. Beck...
Magic F Franz Wagner (torn oblique) out indefinitely
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique, the team announced Saturday.,He is the second star forward the Magic have lost to a torn oblique this season. Paolo Banchero has been out with the same injury since Oct. 30.,Wagner, whose injury occurred dur...
No. 20 North Carolina holds off Georgia Tech in ACC opener
Seth Trimble scored a team-high 19 points, helping lead No. 20 North Carolina to a 68-65 win over visiting Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Saturday.,RJ Davis added 16 points, while Ian Jackson chipped in 15 off the bench for the Tar Heels (...
SMU survives ragged mid-game stretch to beat Virginia in ACC opener
Kario Oquendo scored 21 points and SMU shrugged off a ragged mid-game stretch to defeat visiting Virginia 63-51 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas, Texas.,The Mustangs (8-2, 1-0 ACC) trailed through the first 13 minutes of the second half before tying the game at 47 on...
No. 18 Pitt rallies for last-minute win over Virginia Tech
Jaland Lowe scored 19 points, including the go-ahead layup in the final minute, and Guillermo Diaz Graham had a key block to help No. 18 Pittsburgh rally past Virginia Tech 64-59 in both teams' Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Lowe gave the Panthers a 60-59 lead with 5...
No. 22 Texas A&M, Texas Tech square off in 1st meeting since 2012
Something has to give when No. 22 Texas A&M battles former conference rival Texas Tech on Sunday afternoon on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.,Both the Aggies (7-2) and the Red Raiders (7-1) carry three-game winning streaks into their first meeting since Feb. 14, 2012. Texas Tech owns a 64-62 a...
Trevor Etienne among 3 Georgia RBs listed as questionable
Georgia's ground game remains a question mark heading into the Southeastern Conference championship game against Texas in Atlanta on Saturday, as three Bulldogs running backs are listed as questionable.,The availability of Trevor Etienne, Branson Robinson and Chauncey Bowens is uncertain per the SEC...
Top 10 player props for college football's Championship Weekend
There is extra electricity in the air for college football fans. If this weekend's conference championship games live up to the hype, we are in for some epic football. Fans can turn that excitement up a notch by getting in on the action with some college football player props.,With fewer games, ther...
Paul George, 76ers handle Magic to split two-game set
Paul George scored 21 points and handed out nine assists Friday as the 76ers topped the Orlando Magic 102-94 to earn a split of the teams' two-game home series in Philadelphia.,The Sixers dropped a 106-102 decision to the Magic on Wednesday in the absence of George (knee), but they authored a crispe...
West Virginia's second-half surge evens series vs. Georgetown
Javon Small scored 26 points as West Virginia used a 16-0 second-half run to beat former conference rival Georgetown 73-60 in the Big 12-Big East Battle in Morgantown, W.Va., on Friday night.,Tucker DeVries scored five of his 15 points during the 16-0 spurt as the Mountaineers (6-2) continued their ...
SMU feeling good heading into ACC opener against Virginia
An energized SMU squad will carry a three-game winning streak against up-and-down Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for each team on Saturday in Dallas.,The game is the first for the Mustangs' basketball team as a member of one of the nation's perennial powerhouse leagues, but don't e...
Georgia Tech, No. 20 UNC open ACC play after disappointing defeats
A pair of teams looking to get on track will square off in an early-season Atlantic Coast Conference battle on Saturday afternoon when No. 20 North Carolina hosts Georgia Tech in Chapel Hill, N.C. ,Sitting at 4-4, the reigning ACC regular-season champion Tar Heels are in unfamiliar territory. Sinc...
No. 18 Pitt aims to shake off lopsided loss in clash vs. Virginia Tech
For as much as Pitt worked to earn its highest ranking in 11 seasons, the No. 18 Panthers may have to fight even harder to remain in next week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.,Pitt will aim to rebound from a blowout loss when it visits a struggling Virginia Tech squad on Saturday afternoon to open At...