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No. 23 Clemson outclasses Virginia Tech
Cade Klubnik tossed three second-half touchdown passes as No. 23 Clemson overcame Virginia Tech 24-14 Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Blacksburg, Va.,With the win, Clemson improves to 7-2 and 5-1 in the ACC. They are one of three teams with one loss in the conference behind SMU. ...
No. 16 Ole Miss' defense shines in upset of No. 3 Georgia
Behind Jaxson Dart, Caden Davis and an impressive defense, No. 16 Ole Miss upset No. 3 Georgia 28-10 in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, denting the Bulldogs' national title hopes in the process.,Dart completed 13 of 22 passes for 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception and ran for a team-high 50 yard...
Georgia Tech pulls off 28-23 upset win over No. 4 Miami
Haynes King ran for a game-high 93 yards and a touchdown to help Georgia Tech to the home upset of No. 4 Miami 28-23 in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday.,King, who split time at quarterback with Aaron Philo, also threw for a touchdown, while Philo passed for 67 yards and a score. Jamal Haynes ran for 83 ya...
West Virginia takes advantage of turnovers, downs Cincinnati
The visiting West Virginia Mountaineers turned three turnovers by Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby into 17 points in registering a 31-24 win on Saturday.,Despite being outgained 436-249, West Virginia (5-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) won for the second straight week on the road and drew to...
No. 13 Texas A&M rolls past East Texas A&M
Zhuric Phelps scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the host Texas A&M Aggies to an 87-55 win over East Texas A&M on Friday night in College Station, Texas.,The 13th-ranked Aggies (1-1) rebounded four days after suffering an upset loss to UCF in their season opener on Monday. Texas A&M ...
Mississippi State puts up triple figures against Georgia State
Josh Hubbard scored 15 points to lead a balanced Mississippi State attack in a 101-66 win over Georgia State on Friday in Starkville, Miss.,Hubbard, named to the preseason watchlist for the Wooden Award, shot 6-for-11 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds and si...
Magic return home, end 5-game skid by beating Pelicans
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 27 points and the Orlando Magic ended a five-game losing streak by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 115-88 on Friday night.,Moritz Wagner netted 17 points, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black had 11 each and Jonathan Isaac added 10 as the Magic began a five-game h...
West Virginia holds on despite late charge from UMass
Tucker DeVries scored a team-high 17 points and Amani Hansberry finished with 16 to help West Virginia defeat UMass 75-69 on Friday night in Morgantown, W. Va., ,DeVries made three 3-pointers and was 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. He also led his team in scoring Monday, when West Virginia (2-0) op...
Virginia Tech escapes 14-point hole, gets past USC Upstate
Senior Mylyjael Poteat powered inside for a career-high 19 points to propel slow-starting Virginia Tech to a 93-74 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Friday in Blacksburg, Va.,Brandon Rechsteiner, a sophomore, also notched his career high with 19 points while Tyler Johnson contributed 16 points ...
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati take aim at West Virginia
One year removed from a nine-loss season, Cincinnati will look to become bowl eligible on Saturday afternoon when it hosts West Virginia in a Big 12 matchup.,The Bearcats (5-3, 3-2) have turned their fortunes around behind quarterback Brendan Sorsby. The transfer from Indiana University is being con...
Mississippi State aims to keep points coming vs. Georgia State
Contrasting styles will be on display when high-scoring Mississippi State meets Georgia State, a team with a physical mentality, in Starkville, Miss., on Friday.,Mississippi State overpowered visiting West Georgia 95-60 on Monday, while Georgia State opened by defeating Ball State 71-66 in Atlanta i...
New-look Virginia Tech, South Carolina Upstate set to clash
Coming off victories against overmatched foes, Virginia Tech and visiting South Carolina Upstate enter their Friday matchup hoping to finish up their first week on a modest winning streak.,Virginia Tech (1-0) of the ACC and South Carolina Upstate (1-1) of the Big South have reconfigured rosters, eac...
West Virginia, UMass strive to build on opening performances
West Virginia and UMass will both try to raise their records to 2-0 when they meet in a nonconference matchup Friday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,West Virginia opened its season with an 87-59 victory over Robert Morris on Monday. The Mountaineers scored the game's first 21 points and led 30-2 after e...
Banged-up Magic, Pelicans both out to end losing skids
Two struggling and short-handed teams meet Friday night when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Orlando Magic.,The Pelicans have lost three straight games, while the Magic have lost five straight as injuries have taken their toll.,The Pelicans are missing Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herbert Jones ...
Strong shooting night lifts Pacers past Magic
Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner each recorded double-doubles, and Tyrese Haliburton capped his 17-point performance with a late 3-pointer as the Pacers held off the Orlando Magic 118-111 on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Orlando played without injured star Paolo Banchero -- who scored 50 p...
Georgia Tech handles D-I newcomer West Georgia in opener
Javian McCollum scored a game-high 18 points, helping lead Georgia Tech to an 85-62 win over West Georgia on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 15 points for the Yellow Jackets, who won their third straight season opener. Baye Ndongo chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds while Luke O'B...
Campbell puts up fight before Virginia wins in Ron Sanchez's debut
Freshman Jacob Cofie scored 16 points off the bench and Virginia opened its season with a 65-56 win over Campbell on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,It was a tense but successful debut for Cavaliers interim head coach Ron Sanchez, who took over last month following Tony Bennett's unexpected ...
Wake eyes better offensive output vs. North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest aims for a 2-0 start on Thursday night when it hosts North Carolina A&T in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (1-0) were victorious in their season opener on Monday, defeating visiting Coppin State 64-49 behind Cam Hildreth's 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. ,Hunter Sallis a...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins (quad) doubtful for ‘TNF’ vs. Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is poised to miss his third straight game with a quad injury. ,Higgins did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough ahead of Thursday night's game against AFC North rival Baltimore and is listed as doubtful.,However, offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (...
No. 23 Clemson looks to shore up defense at Virginia Tech
After allowing 210 rushing yards and almost eight yards per carry in last week's loss, No. 23 Clemson wants to stop Virginia Tech's rushing attack, even though it's not clear who the Hokies will use to carry the ball.,The Hokies (5-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) host the Tigers (6-2, 5-1) at sold...