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Off to fast start, Georgia welcomes skidding Notre Dame
A pair of programs better known for their play on the gridiron will face off on the court on Tuesday when the Georgia Bulldogs host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second edition of the SEC/ACC Challenge in Athens.,Georgia (7-1) can match its best start to a season since the 2006-07 campaign, w...
No. 21 Oklahoma eyes 8-0 start with Georgia Tech in town
Oklahoma was a little bit overlooked this season before ripping off three straight wins to earn the Battle 4 Atlantis crown last week.,Now respect is coming fast and the No. 21 Sooners have jumped into the national polls in front of Tuesday night's game against Georgia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge ...
Knicks host Magic with both vying for key NBA Cup win
On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks will play for a berth in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.,It might just be a hint of a bigger battle to come between the teams.,The East Group A title and automatic bid to the NBA Cup quarterfinals will be at stake Tuesday, when the Magic visit the K...
ACC fines, reprimands four schools for sportsmanship violations
North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia and Virginia Tech were fined and publicly reprimanded by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday following altercations at their respective rivalry games on Saturday.,The amounts of the institutional fines were not released, but the Raleigh News & Obser...
Report: Sergio Perez leaving Red Bull after this season
Veteran driver Sergio Perez is leaving Red Bull Racing after this season, ESPN reported Monday.,Perez, 34, sits in eighth place in the Formula 1 drivers standings with one race remaining.,The 2024 F1 calendar concludes on Sunday with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.,Perez has zero wins this season and all ...
Reports: OC Chad Scott to coach WVU bowl game
West Virginia offensive coordinator Chad Scott will be the interim coach for the Mountaineers' bowl game, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The school parted ways with head coach Neal Brown on Sunday, one day after a lopsided 52-15 loss to Texas Tech.,West Virginia finished the regular season with a...
Franz Wagner, Magic continue to rule over Nets
Franz Wagner totaled 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while enduring a rough shooting performance Sunday as the Orlando Magic ran their winning streak to six games with a choppy 100-92 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets.,Orlando won for the 12th time in 13 games and beat the Nets for the ...
West Virginia fires Neal Brown after six seasons
West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday, one day after the Mountaineers were routed 52-15 by Texas Tech.,West Virginia went 6-6 this season, including 5-4 in Big 12 play. Brown was 37-35 in six seasons with the Mountaineers.,"Coach Brown is a great person, and he has served as a tremendous am...
Ohio State, Miami, Clemson tumble in AP Top 25 after losses
Upset losses by Ohio State, Miami and Clemson sent those teams plummeting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday, as Oregon again was a unanimous No. 1.,This is the seventh consecutive week atop the poll for the Ducks (12-0).,Ohio State (10-2), which lost to Mic...
SEC championship game capsule: Texas vs. Georgia
Southeastern Conference championship game,Texas (11-1) vs. Georgia (10-2),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET,Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: Texas -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Texas is in the playoffs no matter what happens in the pro-Georgia environment. But the Longhorns ar...
Virginia Tech defeats rival Virginia to end skid
Making his first start at quarterback, William "Pop" Watson III threw for 254 yards and a touchdown Saturday night as Virginia Tech stopped in-state rival Virginia 37-17 in Blacksburg to clinch bowl eligibility.,Watson, who replaced the injured Kyron Drones, completed 14 of 21 passes as the Hokies (...
No. 3 Texas baffles No. 20 Texas A&M, lands spot in SEC title game
Quinn Ewers passed for 218 yards and a touchdown and No. 3 Texas rode a dominant defensive performance to a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship game, beating No. 20 Texas A&M 17-7 on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.,Quintrevion Wisner rushed for a career-high 186 yards on 33 c...
Hot-shooting Georgia uses balanced attack to crush Jacksonville
Dakota Leffew scored a team-high 16 points off the bench, including four 3-pointers, to help lead the Georgia Bulldogs to a 102-56 drubbing of the Jacksonville Dolphins in Athens, Ga., on Saturday.,Silas Demary Jr. and Tyrin Lawrence each added 14 for the Bulldogs (7-1), who won their second straigh...
No. 20 Texas A&M wins tight battle vs. Rutgers
Wade Taylor IV poured in 24 points, Manny Obaseki put his team ahead for good with a fastbreak dunk and No. 20 Texas A&M staved off Rutgers 81-77 to take fifth place at the Players Era Festival on Saturday in Las Vegas., ,In a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes, the Aggies (6-2) took a 78-77 l...
Tahj Brooks caps season of 100-yard games as Texas Tech clubs West Virginia
Tahj Brooks set a school season record with his 11th 100-yard rushing game to lead Texas Tech to a 52-15 victory Saturday over West Virginia in Lubbock, Texas, to conclude the regular season.,The Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) reached eight wins in the regular season for the first time since 2009.,Br...
Georgia Tech gets fast start, finishes off Central Arkansas
Lance Terry scored a team-high 25 points, helping lead Georgia Tech to an 87-68 win over visiting Central Arkansas on Saturday in Atlanta.,Jaeden Mustaf added 18 points off the bench for the Yellow Jackets (4-3), who won their second straight. Naithan George chipped in 16 points and a game-high 11 a...
Magic's Franz Wagner rising to challenge, especially against Nets
Franz Wagner has proven to be unstoppable in the first two meetings against the Brooklyn Nets and also is helping the Orlando Magic withstand the absence of Paolo Banchero.,Wagner attempts to produce another big showing Sunday afternoon when the Magic visit the Nets and try to stretch their winning ...
No. 7 Georgia outlasts Georgia Tech in 8-overtime thriller
Nate Frazier's two-point conversion in the eighth overtime gave No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 win over rival Georgia Tech in the second-longest game in FBS history in Athens, Ga., on Friday.,After forcing Haynes King's incomplete pass to begin the eighth free period, Frazier staved off the massive upset for...
Franz Wagner helps Magic blast Nets for 5th straight win
Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for a 123-100 NBA Cup victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.,Orlando improved to 3-0 in Group A and started a stretch of ...
Franz Wagner helps Magic blast Nets
Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for a 123-100 NBA Cup victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.,Orlando improved to 3-0 in Group A and started a stretch of thr...