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Michigan rolls into matchup vs. struggling Virginia Tech
Michigan will look for its fourth straight win when it meets Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Virginia Tech, meanwhile, will attempt to rebound from a pair of home losses.,The winner will meet the winner of South Carolina versus Xavier.,The Wolverines (4-1) wrapp...

Small ball working for Ohio State as Green Bay visits
Though not at full strength, Ohio State seeks a third straight blowout when it hosts Green Bay on Monday in nonconference action in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (4-1) defeated Evansville 80-30 and Campbell 104-60, the latter without injured forward Sean Stewart (concussion), guard Ques Glover (ankle...

Oregon still No. 1, but AP Top 25 reshuffled after slew of upsets
Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held on to their spots atop the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, issued Sunday, but the same can't be said for the rest of the teams after a day of upsets on Saturday.,The Ducks (11-0) were idle but remain the unanimous No. 1 team ahead of the t...

Competition notches up for Colorado, Michigan State
Colorado has rolled through the early part of the schedule, but the competition is picking up this week.,The Buffaloes (4-0) swept their home games but will face a test when they open the Maui Invitational against Michigan State on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,"I like the direction we're heading, and ...

No. 2 UConn braces for stern test vs. Memphis in Hawaii
Second-ranked UConn has yet to face a team in its weight class so far this season.,The degree of difficulty will go up on Monday, however, when the Huskies meet Memphis in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii., ,UConn (4-0) owns lopsided nonconference victories over Sacred H...

Oregon State outlasts Washington State in Pac-12 shootout
Everett Hayes booted a 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to lift Oregon State to a wild 41-38 victory over Washington State on Saturday night at Corvallis, Ore., in the lone Pac-12 game of the season.,Ben Gulbranson completed 22 of 34 passes for 294 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions ...

Scotty Pippen Jr.'s career night leads Grizzlies past Bulls
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored a career-high 30 points, helping lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a wire-to-wire, 142-131 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.,Pippen added 10 assists while Jaylen Wells added a career-high 26 points for the Grizzlies, who won their second in a row. Jaren Jackson Jr...

Michigan hammers Northwestern to become bowl eligible
Kalel Mullings rushed for three touchdowns and Michigan scored 40 straight in a 50-6 victory over visiting Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) became bowl eligible and won for just the second time in six games with the Senior Day victory.,Sparked ...

Jeeno Thitikul (63) ties Angel Yin for CME Group Tour Championship lead
The low round of the week at the CME Group Tour Championship belongs to Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, who fired a 9-under-par 63 in third-round action Saturday to forge a tie with Angel Yin atop the leaderboard in Naples, Fla.,Thitikul's sizzling round included seven birdies and an eagle on No. 17, put...

Tyrese Maxey, 76ers host Clippers in matchup of short-handed squads
Sunday's showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and visiting Los Angeles Clippers is not going to materialize in the way Paul George had hoped.,After five seasons with the Clippers, George signed a four-year, $212 million deal with the Sixers in the offseason. However, the team has won only three t...

Underperforming Pacers welcome struggling Wizards
A pair of scuffling teams looking to end losing streaks will meet on Sunday when the Indiana Pacers host the Washington Wizards.,On the heels of their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2014, the Pacers are in an early-season slump, as they've dropped three games in a row and five of s...

No. 2 Ohio State flips switch, overcomes No. 5 Indiana 38-15
Caleb Downs' punt return for a touchdown broke up a tight game and pushed No. 2 Ohio State to a 38-15 victory over No. 5 Indiana at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,The Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) can earn a rematch with top-ranked Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 7 if they beat Michigan...

Mikaela Shiffrin gets 99th career World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record World Cup victories to 99 with a win Saturday in the women's slalom in Gurgl, Austria.,Shiffrin won in a combined time of 1 minute, 40.22 seconds, beating Italian prodigy Lara Colturi, who starts for Albania, by 0.55 seconds and Camille Rast of Switzerland by 0.5...

Mikaela Shiffrin gets 99th career victory with World Cup slalom win
Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record World Cup victories to 99 with a win Saturday in the women's slalom in Gurgl, Austria.,Shiffrin won in a combined time of 1 minute, 40.22 seconds, beating Italian prodigy Lara Colturi, who starts for Albania, by 0.55 seconds and Camille Rast of Switzerland by 0.5...
Sean McVay vs. Vic Fangio: Rams, Eagles Set for Strategic Showdown on Sunday Night
Rams and Eagles face off Sunday night in a battle of wits between Sean McVay and Vic Fangio. Can McVay outsmart the NFL's top-ranked defense?...

Patriots will try to reverse road struggles against Dolphins
Hitting the road to face the Miami Dolphins has been anything but easy for the New England Patriots over the past 11 years.,Since 2013, New England is 2-9 against the Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla., where the Patriots will attempt to pick up a rare win on Sunday afternoon.,First-year coach Jerod Ma...

Tyler Harris scores 27 as Washington tops pesky Alcorn State
Tyler Harris scored a career-high 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as Washington pulled away late to defeat Alcorn State 77-60 on Friday night in a nonconference game in Seattle.,Zoom Diallo added 15 points for the Huskies (4-1) in a game that featu...

Michigan State sends Purdue to 10th consecutive loss
Aidan Chiles completed 15 of 31 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns to help Michigan State earn a 24-17 win over Purdue on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.,Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams gained 85 yards on 18 carries for the Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten), who kept their hopes of bowl-eligibility alive. Nate Car...

Kansas State outlasts George Washington in Paradise Jam
David N'Guessan scored 17 points to lead Kansas State to a 83-71 victory over George Washington in the first round of the Paradise Jam at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands Friday night.,K-State jumped out to a big first-half lead before George Washington made it close in the second half.,The Wil...

Ohio State eclipses 100-point mark to crush Campbell
Freshman John Mobley Jr. set a career high with 23 points as Ohio State used a first-half burst to rout visiting Campbell 104-60 in on Friday in Columbus.,Mobley surpassed his previous best of 16 on a 3-pointer that gave Ohio State a 49-27 lead with 1:20 left in the first half. Having made 11 of 19 ...