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Kentucky ends slide, defeats struggling South Carolina
Denzel Aberdeen scored a game-high 19 points and visiting Kentucky pulled away late for a 72-63 victory over South Carolina in a Southeastern Conference clash in Columbia, S.C.,The Wildcats picked up a critical victory, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in th...
Nick Martinelli's 28 spark Northwestern's rally at Indiana
Nick Martinelli scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and Jake West added 16 points as visiting Northwestern rallied for a 72-68 Big Ten victory against Indiana on Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind.,Martinelli helped Northwestern (12-16, 4-13 Big Ten) win back-to-back conference games for the firs...
Amael L'Etang's career night carries Dayton past No. 23 Saint Louis
Amael L'Etang scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, sparking Dayton to a 77-62 home upset win over No. 23 Saint Louis on Tuesday.,Javon Bennett added 17 points and Jordan Derkack put up 14 points for Dayton (19-9, 10-5 Atlantic 10), which won its fourth straight game.,Kellen Th...
Christian Anderson, No. 16 Texas Tech overcome Cincinnati's hot start
Christian Anderson crafted an outstanding all-around game Tuesday night, tallying 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as No. 16 Texas Tech ended the Big 12's longest active winning streak by overcoming Cincinnati 80-68 in Lubbock, Texas.,The point guard set a personal Big 12 career-high by maki...
No. 11 Virginia dominates NC State in 9th straight win
Thijs De Ridder scored 19 points and No. 11 Virginia completed a season sweep of NC State with a wire-to-wire 90-61 win in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (25-3, 13-2 ACC) won their ninth straight game, their longest streak since the 2018-19 nat...
No. 1 Duke demolishes Notre Dame as Cameron Boozer shines
Cameron Boozer piled up 24 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Duke ran away from Notre Dame to a comfortable 100-56 win on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Boozer collected his 16th double-double of the season and added two assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (26-2, 14-1 ACC). Caleb Foster an...
Hannes Steinbach, Lathan Sommerville help Washington top Rutgers
Freshman Hannes Steinbach scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Washington improved its chances of a first-round bye in the Big Ten Conference tournament with a 79-72 victory against Rutgers on Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J.,Wesley Yates III added 19 points and seven assists and Zoom Diallo and Q...
SMU, Cal on precipice of 20-win seasons amid ACC seeding battle
SMU and Cal have more than just 20-win seasons in mind when they attempt to improve their NCAA Tournament credentials at the other's expense in an Atlantic Coast Conference head-to-head Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Both teams will take the court with 19-8 overall records, the Mustangs (8-6 AC...
No. 21 Miami (Ohio) fends off Eastern Michigan, stays unbeaten
Brant Byers scored 16 points to help lead No. 21 Miami (Ohio) to a 74-64 win at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday in a Mid-American Conference contest.,Miami (28-0, 15-0) kept its perfect season alive, although it was held to less than 80 points for only the sixth time this season. The RedHawks entered th...
Wisconsin works toward Big Ten triple bye at Oregon
Though Wisconsin fell out of the AP Top 25 this week, the Badgers still have an opportunity to grab a top-four seed in the Big Ten tournament that delivers a bye all the way to the March 13 quarterfinals in Chicago.,But to put sufficient pressure on the three teams one game ahead in the conference s...
LSU, Ole Miss badly need a win to end respective skids
It has been a difficult season in Southeastern Conference play for both LSU and Ole Miss as they prepare to meet Wednesday night at Oxford, Miss.,The Tigers (14-13, 2-12 SEC) have lost their last five games and are in last place in the conference. The Rebels (11-16, 3-11) have lost their last nine a...
John Lynch: 49ers on 'right track' with Trent Williams contract
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch adopted a noticeably more hopeful tone Tuesday regarding Trent Williams than what reports of a possible split indicated, saying the sides are making progress in contract talks at the scouting combine.,"I think we're on the right track," Lynch said after...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour starts Florida swing; Masters spot at stake in South Africa
The PGA Tour tees off its Florida swing with Brooks Koepka in the field in Palm Beach Gardens, the LPGA Tour continues its Asia swing and a coveted spot in the Masters is on the line in South Africa.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Cognizant Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Feb. 26-March 1,Course: PGA Nationa...
P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State try to disrupt Colorado's roll at home
Kansas State interim coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to make minor strategic adjustments when the Wildcats head to Colorado for a Big 12 contest on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The Wildcats (11-16, 2-12 Big 12) are 1-1 since former coach Jerome Tang was fired on Feb. 15, following postgame comme...
NJ Benson's red-hot run gives DePaul chance for Creighton sweep
Senior center NJ Benson aims to continue his strong stretch of play when DePaul bids for a season sweep of Creighton on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Benson began a sizzling three-game run by making 10 of 11 shots from the floor during a 23-point performance -- the second-highest of his career -- in the ...
Big Ten seeds, NCAA dreams at stake for Hawkeyes, Buckeyes
A crucial Big Ten tournament seed will be at stake when Ohio State and Iowa meet Wednesday night in Iowa City.,With four games left, the Hawkeyes (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) hold the eighth spot over Ohio State (17-10, 9-7) on a tiebreaker. The top eight receive a double bye in the conference tournament, wh...
Stars aim to keep pre-break rhythm intact when Kraken visit
The Dallas Stars hope they can carry the momentum of their six-game winning streak into Wednesday night's contest against the visiting Seattle Kraken.,Dallas, third in the Central Division, won six straight and seven of eight prior to its 20-day break for the Winter Olympics.,"My experience with the...
Rockets vow to let defense keep fueling offense vs. Kings
While the Houston Rockets remain entrenched as a top-10 team in both offensive and defensive ratings, there have been moments this season where effectiveness on one end of the court impacts the other.,The Rockets struck a better balance in their 125-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday, before they ...
Pitt hopes long trip to Stanford pays off with victory
Pittsburgh hopes to continue a late-season push into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament while Stanford seeks to end a two-game losing streak in its pursuit of a 20-win campaign when the Panthers and Cardinal duel on Wednesday night in California.,With four games remaining in the ACC regular se...
U.S. men’s hockey team visits White House; five players skip event
Twenty of the 25 members of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon as they continued to celebrate their first gold medal since 1980.,The five players who did not attend were Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor, Tampa Bay Lightning forw...