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No. 18 Illinois braces for Missouri in Braggin' Rights game
Illinois coach Brad Underwood has relished the practice week in preparation for the annual Braggin' Rights game against Missouri on Monday night in St. Louis.,The No. 18 Fighting Illini (8-3) most recently suffered a last-second 83-80 loss at home to Nebraska on Dec. 13. Then Illinois went back to w...

No Ed Cooley on Hoyas' sideline in nonconference finale vs. Coppin State
Head coach Ed Cooley will not be present when Georgetown hosts Coppin State on campus for its final nonconference game of the season Monday in Washington.,In conjunction with the Big East Conference, Georgetown (8-4) suspended Cooley for the Coppin State game on Sunday after an incident at the end o...

No. 17 Kansas focuses on better bench play ahead of matchup vs. Davidson
Kansas will play its final nonconference game of the regular season Monday night when it faces Davidson of the Atlantic 10 in Lawrence, Kan.,The No. 17 Jayhawks (9-3) have won three straight games as they prepare for Big 12 play.,All of Kansas' losses have come against ranked foes -- then-No. 25 Nor...

Texas A&M thumps East Texas A&M behind Rashaun Agee's hot shooting
Rashaun Agee scored 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the floor as Texas A&M dominated in the first half before pulling away to a 118-77 win over East Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (9-3) led by 21 points at halftime and slowly increased the advantage through a ...

Miami preps for ACC slate with blowout of North Florida
Tre Donaldson posted 21 points, a game-high nine assists and three steals as host Miami defeated North Florida 105-67 on Sunday afternoon.,Also for Miami, Shelton Henderson scored 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting; Malik Reneau had 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting; and Ernest Udeh Jr. added a game-high 14 ...

TCU overcomes halftime deficit to blow past Florida A&M
Xavier Edmonds led all scorers with a career-high 21 points while RJ Jones tied his career high with 14 points on four 3-pointers to lead TCU to an 80-56 home win over Florida A&M on Sunday.,David Punch, who came into Sunday's game leading TCU (9-3) at 14.1 points per game, flirted with a double-dou...

No. 2 Michigan smashes La Salle for 11th straight win
Five players scored in double figures Sunday and No. 2 Michigan cruised to its 11th straight win to start the season, routing visiting La Salle 102-50 in Ann Arbor.,Freshman Trey McKinney came off the bench to score a game-high 17 points, canning three of the Wolverines' 14 3-pointers. Aday Mara had...

USC's hot shooting too much for Div. III UC Santa Cruz
Chad Baker-Mazara filled his stat line with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists and USC won its fourth in a row with a 102-63 victory over Division III UC Santa Cruz on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Gabe Dynes led all scorers with 16 points. Ezra Ausar added 15 for the Trojans (12-1), who ended thei...

Canucks going for sweep of 5-game Eastern trip, battle Flyers
The Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers are trending in opposite directions heading into Monday's matchup in Philadelphia.,The Canucks are aiming to complete a perfect 5-0-0 road trip, while the Flyers are seeking to avoid a sixth loss in seven games.,Two days after trading star defenseman Qui...

No. 23 Virginia faces American in final tune-up for ACC play
Riding a five-game winning streak after a hot-shooting second-half performance against Maryland, No. 23 Virginia will host American University on Monday to finish its nonconference schedule.,Virginia (10-1) comes off an 80-72 win on Saturday over former conference foe Maryland. After a 24-19 first h...

Fresh off big rally, Lightning welcome Blues to end homestand
The Tampa Bay Lightning demonstrated an important asset in Saturday night's rally against the Carolina Hurricanes -- an ability to flip the script.,After that three-goal comeback and subsequent 6-4 win, the Lightning will wrap up their four-game homestand Monday night when they face the St. Louis Bl...

Excelling on defense, Celtics face sputtering Pacers
The Indiana Pacers could find points hard to come by when they visit the Boston Celtics on Monday night., ,Indiana enters that matchup averaging 110.2 points per game. Brooklyn is the only NBA team scoring at a lower rate (109.6). Boston, meanwhile, is holding teams to an average of 110.5 ppg (secon...

Oregon State halts lengthy road skid vs. Arizona State
Josiah Lake II scored a career-high 23 points and added nine assists and five rebounds to lead Oregon State to a 78-75 comeback win over former Pac-12 rival Arizona State at Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday.,The Beavers (7-6) ended a 15-game losing streak against the Sun Devils (9-4) at Tempe dating to 2007....

Clemson starts fast, holds on to edge Cincinnati
Ace Buckner and Carter Welling each scored 12 points, and Clemson built a large early lead to hold on and beat Cincinnati 68-65 on Sunday afternoon in a neutral-court game in Greenville, S.C.,Jestin Porter provided 11 points and Nick Davidson and RJ Godfrey each added 10 points for the Tigers (10-3)...

Streaky Indiana closes non-conference slate vs. Siena
Indiana's streakiness with 3-point accuracy was on full display Saturday afternoon when it made 15 of 46 attempts in a victory over Chicago State.,The Hoosiers shot well in the opening 20 minutes and built a big lead before going cold in the second half.,On Monday evening, the Hoosiers will hope to ...

Michael Ajayi, Butler on 'crash' course for matchup with NJIT
Michael Ajayi and Butler will have a quick turnaround for their nonconference finale against NJIT on Monday afternoon in Indianapolis., ,Butler (9-3) held off Northwestern 61-58 in the Indy Classic on Saturday at the Indiana Pacers' Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs will be back at their Hinkle Fi...

Browns RB Quinshon Judkins (fibula/ankle) set for season-ending surgery
Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins sustained a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's 23-20 home loss to the Buffalo Bills, coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters after the game.,Stefanski said that Judkins' injuries will require surgery, premature...

Cavaliers out to avenge loss to Hornets, rediscover home success
The Cleveland Cavaliers put fear into the hearts of most opponents that came into their arena last season. That isn't the case anymore.,Cleveland has lost five of its last six home games, including a 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Dec. 14. The Cavaliers became the 12th team in NBA...

Learner Tien wins Next Gen ATP Finals title after falling short in '24
Top seed Learner Tien notched the biggest achievement of his young professional career when he swept No. 2 seed Alexander Blockx of Belgium 4-3 (4), 4-2, 4-1 Sunday to win the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Tien, a 20-year-old from California, was one of eight to qualify for the presti...

Report: Chiefs concerned QB Gardner Minshew tore ACL
The Kansas City Chiefs are concerned starting quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered a torn ACL during Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported.,Minshew left the game in Nashville in the second quarter with a left knee injury and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.,It is the ...