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Virginia Tech out to KO the TOs vs. Jacksonville
Coming off their first loss of the season, Virginia Tech returns home to Blacksburg, Va., to play Jacksonville Wednesday night in the first meeting between the two schools since 1986.,The Hokies (3-1) are undefeated at home after topping Delaware State, South Carolina Upstate and Winthrop over an ei...
UCF must win at West Virginia to be in bowl picture
With bowl bids looming, Big 12 foes UCF and West Virginia meet to shore up their postseason chances on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. ,More pressure exists for UCF (4-6, 2-5), which is on its fourth starting quarterback of the season. Coach Gus Malzahn has shuffled from KJ Jefferson, who started the ...
No. 11 Vols, Virginia hit Bahamas for pre-holiday chess match
No. 11 Tennessee takes aim at the stingy Virginia defense when the two unbeaten teams meet Thursday night in the Baha Mar Hoops tournament in Nassau, Bahamas., ,The Volunteers (4-0) shot a sizzling 63.8 percent from the field in Sunday's 103-68 victory over Austin Peay. They have scored at least 77 ...
With Top 25 teams on horizon, Georgia faces Alabama A&M first
In search of its first 5-0 start in four years, Georgia plays host to Alabama A&M in a matchup of Bulldogs teams on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.,Fresh off Friday's 77-69 road win over rival Georgia Tech, Georgia has one final tune-up before it takes on No. 15 Marquette and No. 22 St. John's on Saturday an...
Magic eclipse Suns, run win streak to six games
Franz Wagner matched a season high with 32 points as the visiting Orlando Magic won their sixth straight game, beating the Phoenix Suns 109-99 on Monday.,Anthony Black posted season bests of 20 points and nine assists, and Goga Bitadze had a season-high 17 points to go with 10 rebounds for Orlando, ...
Charlotte, with 3-7 record, fires football coach Biff Poggi
The Charlotte football program, after taking a fourth consecutive loss on Saturday, fired coach Biff Poggi on Monday.,Associate head coach Tim Brewster was appointed the interim head coach of the 49ers, who have a 3-7 overall record, 2-4 in the American Athletic Conference.,Poggi, 64, produced a 6-1...
Sergio Garcia reapplies for DP World Tour membership
Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year's European Ryder Cup team.,Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour last year after racking up what is reportedly more than $1 million in fines after joining LIV Golf in 2022. After reporte...
PGA Tour Policy Board approves eligibility, field size changes
The PGA Tour Policy Board approved several changes to field sizes, eligibility and the FedEx Cup points system Monday that will be introduced over the next two years.,Perhaps the most notable change involves a reduction in fully exempt players on tour in a given season. Beginning in 2026, players wh...
Magic take hot streak on road against Suns
The Orlando Magic have been unbeatable through their first seven home games this season. Duplicating that success on the road has been a different story.,After winning five straight games -- all at home -- the Magic will look to maintain that momentum when they begin a three-game road trip with a ma...
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford knock off UC Davis
Maxime Raynaud overpowered the UC Davis defense both inside and out for a career-high 33 points and 14 rebounds Sunday afternoon, helping Stanford remain unbeaten with a 79-65 victory over the visiting Aggies in a nonconference game.,Ty Johnson countered with 26 points and UC Davis (2-2) outshot the...
Virginia finding its way amid aftershocks of Tony Bennett retirement
BALTIMORE -- If any team can empathize with Virginia basketball's current circumstances, it's Villanova.,The Wildcats understand the shock of having their championship-winning head coach retire suddenly. They experienced it when Jay Wright stepped down in 2022 after leading Villanova to two national...
Georgia makes statement, wonders aloud what CFP committee is looking for
A statement win and then an open question defined Saturday for No. 12 Georgia. ,The Bulldogs put together what head coach Kirby Smart considered the most complete team effort of the season with a 31-17 win over No. 7 Tennessee, then pointed their curiosity to the big picture question left for the Co...
No. 12 Georgia pulls away from No. 7 Tennessee
Carson Beck completed 25 of 40 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns, as No. 12 Georgia kept its Southeastern Conference Championship Game and College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 31-17 win over No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Beck also added a rushing score for the Bulldogs (8-2...
Bryson Washington racks up 4 TDs as Baylor outscores West Virginia
Bryson Washington's four-touchdown day led the Baylor Bears past the West Virginia Mountaineers 49-35 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W.Va.,The sophomore running back amassed 123 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard scoring burst in the second quarter He also had five catches for...
Jeremiyah Love helps No. 8 Notre Dame dispatch Virginia
Jeremiyah Love ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Riley Leonard threw three touchdown passes to lead host Notre Dame to a comfortable 35-14 victory over Virginia on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.,The No. 8 Fighting Irish (9-1) won their eighth consecutive game and inched closer to securing...
UC Davis seeking to hand Stanford its first loss
After nearly upsetting Washington on the road in its season opener, UC Davis hopes to complete the feat against another former Pacific-12 Conference team when the Aggies visit Stanford on Sunday afternoon.,Both teams will tip off with winning streaks. Davis (2-1) rebounded from its 79-73 loss at Was...
Georgia gets past Georgia Tech in 200th all-time meeting
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 18 points, freshman Asa Newell had 14 points and seven rebounds and undefeated Georgia pulled away in the second half to beat Georgia Tech 77-69 on Friday at Atlanta in the 200th meeting of the in-state rivals.,Georgia, which defeated the Yellow Jackets in Atlan...
Ace Baldwin Jr. leads Penn State past Virginia Tech
Ace Baldwin Jr. showed out in his hometown, pairing 19 points with 10 assists on Friday to lead Penn State past Virginia Tech 86-64 at the Hall of Fame Series in Baltimore.,Baldwin shot 5 of 11 overall and made 9 of 10 free throws, while Zach Hicks hit five 3-pointers and also finished with 19 point...
Damian Dunn scores 23 to lead Pitt's rout of West Virginia
It was a one-sided Backyard Brawl in Pittsburgh Friday night with Damian Dunn's 23 points leading the Pitt Panthers over the West Virginia Mountaineers 86-62.,Dunn along with Ishmael Leggett and Guillermo Diaz Graham took control for Pitt (4-0) offensively and defensively, with Leggett scoring 15 po...
Magic use late-game run to top 76ers
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 31 points and the Orlando Magic went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to rally past the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 98-86 on Friday in NBA Cup group play. ,Wagner kicked off the pivotal run with a 3-pointer to extend Orlando's lead to 89-82 with 3:56 left in th...