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Rhyne Howard, back from concussion, powers Dream past Wings
Rhyne Howard returned from missing one game with a concussion to log season highs of 25 points and eight assists on Friday as the Atlanta Dream led almost wire to wire in an 86-69 win over the Dallas Wings at College Park, Ga.,Howard hit 7 of 12 field-goal attempts and went 9 for 9 at the foul line....
Howard tabs John Wall as president of basketball ops
Five-time NBA All-Star and former top overall draft pick John Wall is returning to the Washington.,ESPN reported on Thursday that Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard, based in D.C. and a top-ranked HBCU program.,Wall played the first nine seasons of his NBA career with W...
Troy appoints NC State assistant Adam Howard as new coach
North Carolina State assistant Adam Howard is the new head coach at Troy, the school announced Saturday night.,Howard replaces Scott Cross, who left after the NCAA Tournament to become head coach at Georgia Tech. Cross finished his seven-year tenure with five straight 20-win campaigns.,Troy went 22-...
No. 1 Michigan outshoots Howard in high-scoring win
Morez Johnson Jr. scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Michigan pulled away for a 101-80 win over No. 16 Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.,Aday Mara added 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Michigan (32-3), which advanced to the s...
No. 1 Michigan locks in as restless Howard embraces moment
Losing will not be not an option for Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg when the No. 1 seed Wolverines take the court in Buffalo to open the NCAA Tournament.,That's the mindset the Wolverines preached after Howard beat UMBC on Tuesday night to claim the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region. That sent the...
No. 1 seed Michigan locks in as restless Howard embraces moment
Losing will not be not an option for Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg when the No. 1 seed Wolverines take the court in Buffalo to open the NCAA Tournament.,That's the mindset the Wolverines preached after Howard beat UMBC on Tuesday night to claim the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region. That sent the...
Howard hangs on for First Four win over UMBC, earns Michigan matchup
DAYTON, Ohio -- Ose Okojie scored 16 of his team-leading 21 points in the first half and Bryce Harris added 19 points and 14 rebounds as Howard held off a furious rally by UMBC 86-83 on Tuesday in an NCAA Tournament First Four contest in Dayton, Ohio.,As the shot clock was expiring, Harris hit a cl...
Recently unbeatable, UMBC and Howard clash in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio -- The field of 68 teams in the 2026 NCAA Tournament begins to get whittled down Tuesday night when a pair of No. 16 seeds from the Midwest Region square off.,UMBC (24-8) and Howard (23-10) will clash in the First Four opener in Dayton. The winner gets No. 1 seed Michigan on Thursday in...
Tournament finals roundup: UMBC tops Vermont to win America East
DJ Armstrong Jr. scored 33 points as top-seeded UMBC beat second-seeded Vermont 74-59 on Saturday in Baltimore to earn its first America East Conference tournament title since 2018 and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.,UMBC (24-8) ended the contest on a 26-8 run to post the third conference...
Nick Martinelli scores 32 as Northwestern downs Howard
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high-tying 32 points and freshman Tre Singleton added a career-high 17 as Northwestern gradually pulled away for an 80-60 nonconference victory over Howard on Tuesday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli, who missed the Wildcats' previous game with a concussion, add...
Northwestern closes out nonconference play vs. pesky Howard
Northwestern should regain the services of the nation's No. 9 scorer when it closes nonconference play Tuesday afternoon against Howard in Evanston, Ill.,Senior forward Nick Martinelli (21.9 ppg), who missed the Wildcats' 61-58 loss to Butler on Dec. 20 due to a concussion, has returned on the pract...
No. 5 Duke uses paint dominance to obliterate Howard
Cameron Boozer's 26 points and 12 rebounds powered No. 5 Duke's 93-56 blowout of Howard on Sunday in Durham, N.C.,Patrick Ngongba had 16 points and Isaiah Evans provided 11 points for Duke (7-0), which shot 61% from the field despite the team's late-game drop-off in efficiency. Darren Harris had all...
No. 5 Duke not looking to let up against Howard
Duke's variety of competition has been vast through the first three weeks of the season, but the No. 5 Blue Devils (6-0) have been consistent in their results., ,They wrap up a two-game homestand with Sunday's matchup against Howard serving as the final game of the inaugural Brotherhood Run in Durha...
Shawn Phillips Jr., Missouri size prove too much for Howard
Shawn Phillips Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jayden Stone paced a strong bench effort with 13 points to lead Missouri to a season-opening 88-67 victory over Howard on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Nine different Tigers reached the scoring column during Missouri's first-ever true road game...
Missouri opens with unlikely trip to MEAC power Howard
Coach Dennis Gates enters his fourth season at Missouri, looking to build off a successful 2024-25 campaign that featured 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance, albeit a first-round loss.,The journey will start Monday in an unlikely place: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as Missouri travels ...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard among Hall of Fame inductees
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Springfield, Mass.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner...
Rhyne Howard, Dream damage Sparks' playoff hopes
Rhyne Howard scored 29 of her season-high 37 points in the first half on Friday to help the surging Atlanta Dream post a 104-85 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in College Park, Ga.,The result leaves ninth-place Los Angeles on the verge of elimination from playoff contention. Atlanta mov...
Steelers add S Chuck Clark, G Max Scharping to active roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added safety Chuck Clark and guard Max Scharping to the active roster on Thursday.,Clark, 30, signed with the team in training camp following six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2017-22) and the last two with the New York Jets.,Clark has recorded five interceptions, 4.5 sa...
Lynx G Kayla McBride named All-Star replacement
Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride will replace injured Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard in Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis.,Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the roster change Tuesday with Howard (left knee) expected to miss the rest of the month.,It is the second straight All-St...
Creighton adds MEAC POY Blake Harper from portal
Howard guard Blake Harper, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, announced he is transferring to Creighton.,As a freshman, Harper made an immediate impact in the MEAC, leading the conference in scoring at 19.5 points per game and adding 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 a...