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No. 10 Michigan State strives to get in sync vs. Maryland
No. 10 Michigan State is carrying a five-game winning streak into Saturday afternoon's Big Ten game against Maryland in East Lansing, Mich.,But that doesn't mean Spartans coach Tom Izzo is totally pleased with his team. Not after watching his charges struggle to gain control against shorthanded Oreg...
Stephen Ames kicks off season with 64 at Mitsubishi Electric
Stephen Ames of Canada made the most of his first round of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season, turning in an 8-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Thursday in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.,Ames amassed five birdies in a six-hole stretch at Nos. 2-7 on...
Struggling Flyers face tall task visiting Avalanche
The Philadelphia Flyers were rolling at the beginning of January, but things have turned sour for them.,Since beating the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 6, the Flyers have gone 1-5-2. Now they face perhaps their toughest task of the season with Friday night's visit to the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche.,The ...
Capitals visit Flames with season 'hanging in the balance'
The Washington Capitals head into Friday's road game against the Calgary Flames hopeful that their struggles finally have hit rock bottom.,Thanks to a dispiriting 4-3 loss to the last-place Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Washington has dropped four consecutive games in regulation for the first time...
NBC, ESPN set network records for divisional-round games
NBC and ESPN/ABC followed CBS' lead by drawing record numbers for their respective NFL divisional-round games.,On Thursday, NBC announced that it averaged 45.4 million viewers for the Los Angeles Rams' 20-17 overtime victory over the Chicago Bears.,That number from Sunday's game represented an 8% in...
No. 3 Michigan eager to show improvement vs. Ohio State
No. 3 Michigan will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Friday night when it faces Ohio State in a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Playing for the third time in seven days -- including twice on the West Coast -- the Wolverines (17-1, 7-1) showed some weariness in their most recent ga...
No. 7 Nebraska remains perfect, rolling past Washington
Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points and Sam Hoiberg added 14 as seventh-ranked Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 76-66 victory against Washington on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.,Hannes Steinbach registered a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Huskies while Zoom Diallo added 18 points, si...
Jalen Johnson (32), Hawks edge Grizzlies to halt skid
Jalen Johnson had 32 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 124-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. ,The Hawks snapped a four-game losing streak and improved their road record to 14-12.,Ja Morant led Memphis with 23 points, 12 assists and...
Stanford F Chisom Okpara (lower extremity) out for the season
Chisom Okpara, Stanford's second-leading scorer with 13.9 points per game, will miss the rest of the season with a lower-extremity injury, the team announced Wednesday.,Okpara, a senior forward and second-year Harvard transfer, sustained the injury in Stanford's Jan. 10 70-55 loss at No. 14 Virginia...
Patriots plow into Denver as Broncos build up backup QB
Head coach Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots kept the focus on the franchise's bid to return to the Super Bowl, downplaying the massive plotline surrounding the top-seeded Denver Broncos hosting the AFC Championship game Sunday with a new quarterback. ,New England (16-3) mowed down the Los An...
Shorthanded Nuggets start road trip against Wizards
The Denver Nuggets began their just-concluded three-game homestand on a roll, as Jamal Murray erupted for 42 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added a season-high 30 in a 121-115 win over the Washington Wizards.,The Nuggets followed up their 6-1 stretch by dropping their next two contests, leading to head...
Reed Sheppard hopes for continued spark as Rockets visit Sixers
Reed Sheppard isn't the best player on the Houston Rockets, but right now he just might be their most important.,Sheppard aims to continue his strong play of late when the Rockets visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,This is the first game of a brief two-game road trip for Houston, which will v...
Potential Landing Spots for Brandon Aiyuk After 49ers Exit
Brandon Aiyuk’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season....
Union add F Stas Korzeniowski, D Kaiden Moore
The Philadelphia Union signed forward Stas Korzeniowski to a first-team contract and acquired defender Kaiden Moore on loan Wednesday.,Korzeniowski, 22, was selected with the 53rd pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. He led MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Union II with 12 goals in 25 appearances last season.,The...
Mets acquire Luis Robert Jr. from White Sox
After missing out on Kyle Tucker, the New York Mets made their outfield upgrade on Tuesday, acquiring center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox for infielder Luisangel Acuna and right-handed pitching prospect Truman Pauley.,Despite not getting Tucker, who agreed to a deal with the Lo...
Carson Cooper's career game lifts No. 10 Michigan State past Oregon
Carson Cooper scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead No. 10 Michigan State to a 68-52 victory over short-handed Oregon on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.,Coen Carr added 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 points, as the Spartans (17-2, 7-1 Big ...
No. 25 Miami (OH) knocks out Kent State in OT, improving to 20-0
Luke Skaljac forced overtime with a clutch bank shot and added five more points in the extra session to help keep No. 25 Miami (OH) unbeaten with a 107-101 win over host Kent State Tuesday night.,Peter Suder tallied 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Miami (20-0, 8-0 MAC), which remains un...
No. 3 Michigan extends Indiana's woes with wire-to-wire win
Elliot Cadeau scored a game-high 19 points and Yaxel Lendeborg added 15 to boost third-ranked Michigan to an 86-72 victory against Indiana on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Aday Mara chipped in 13 points and Trey McKenney followed with 10, as the Wolverines won their third straight.,Michigan (17-1, 7-1...
Ohio State dominates OT, avoids home loss to Minnesota
John Mobley Jr. and Bruce Thornton combined for 49 points as Ohio State held off an upset bid from visiting Minnesota for an 82-74 overtime win on Tuesday night in Columbus.,Mobley scored 26 and Thornton added 23, including six in overtime. Thornton's baseline jumper at the 1:08 mark made it 78-73, ...
Wounded Washington hopes to slow hot-shooting No. 7 Nebraska
The nation's longest active win streak is on the line when No. 7 Nebraska hosts Washington in a Big Ten game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0) have won 22 games dating back to last season, the longest by a Big Ten school since Ohio State started 24-0 in 2010-11. Nebrask...