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No. 4 Arizona staying humble, prepping for upset-minded Denver
Coming off an upset win over previously unbeaten Colorado State on Friday night, Denver now has its sights on No. 4 Arizona on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.,The Pioneers (2-3) beat Colorado State 83-81 on the road behind graduate student Zane Nelson's 22 points off the bench. The Rams were 4-0 enter...
Thunder crush Blazers, avenge lone loss of season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder extend their winning streak to nine with a 122-95 home victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday,The Trail Blazers are the only team to beat the Thunder this season.,When the teams met Nov. 5 in Portland, Oklahoma Cit...
Reports: Rangers sending Marcus Semien to Mets for Brandon Nimmo
The New York Mets are acquiring second baseman Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, multiple outlets reported Sunday night.,Semien has three seasons remaining on a seven-year, $175 million deal. The 35-year-old missed the final 5 1/2 weeks of the 2025 season due to a br...
No. 7 Michigan a 'work in process' ahead of Players Era debut vs. Aztecs
As No. 7 Michigan prepares to open the Players Era men's tournament against San Diego State on Monday night in Las Vegas, Wolverines coach Dusty May has some goals in mind.,"I hope for some Vitamin D, I hope we stay healthy and I hope these three games in three days show us what we need to continue ...
Cal fires coach Justin Wilcox after nine years
Cal fired coach Justin Wilcox on Sunday, one day after the Golden Bears were routed by fierce rival Stanford in the "Big Game.",Wilcox compiled a 48-55 record in nine seasons with Cal. The Golden Bears are 6-5 overall and 3-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play entering Saturday's regular-season final...
Jaylen Brown (35), hot-shooting Celtics top depleted Magic
Jaylen Brown collected 35 points and the Boston Celtics avoided back-to-back home losses by beating the short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night., ,Boston, which lost to Brooklyn at home on Friday, received 23 points off the bench from Anfernee Simons and 19 from Peyton Pritchard. Simons w...
Donovan Mitchell's big game fuels Cavaliers past Clippers
Donovan Mitchell collected 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Evan Mobley scored 18 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 120-105 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.,De'Andre Hunter added 17 points and Darius Garland had eight points and eight as...
Eric Reibe, Silas Demary Jr. guide No. 3 UConn over Bryant
Eric Reibe registered 16 points and six rebounds to help No. 3 UConn coast to a 72-49 victory over Bryant on Sunday in Hartford, Conn.,Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals for the Huskies (5-1), who recovered from Wednesday's 71-67 home loss to No. 4 Arizona.,Tim...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves try for rebound vs. Kings after late collapse
The Minnesota Timberwolves aim to rebound from a horrific collapse when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.,The Timberwolves led Phoenix by eight with 1:09 left on Friday before the Suns finished the game with a decisive 9-0 run.,The 114-113 loss was only the third in 11 games for Minne...
Sharpshooting DePaul surges past Detroit Mercy
Layden Blocker scored 18 points and CJ Gunn tallied each of his 17 points after halftime as host DePaul routed Detroit Mercy 95-75 on Sunday in Chicago.,Solid long-range shooting boosted DePaul (4-2), which finished 14-for-27 from beyond the arc (51.9%). Gunn swished four treys while Blocker had thr...
Jaguars overcome turnovers to edge reeling Cardinals in OT
Trevor Lawrence passed for 256 yards and three touchdowns while overcoming three interceptions and four turnovers, and Cam Little's 52-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime gave the Jacksonville Jaguars a 27-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Cardinals quarterb...
Wings win WNBA draft lottery for second straight year
Twice is nice for the Dallas Wings, who will pick first overall in the WNBA draft after landing star Paige Buckers No. 1 a year ago.,The Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday for the second year running. The franchise entered with the best odds of landing the top spot -- 420 chances out of 1,000, ...
Shedeur Sanders wins first start as Browns sack Raiders 10 times
LAS VEGAS -- In his first career NFL start, highly publicized rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders did just enough to push the Cleveland Browns to their first road win of the season with a 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.,Sanders mostly stayed out of trouble in his debut, completing...
Kirk Cousins helps Falcons snap five-game skid vs. lowly Saints
Kirk Cousins passed for two touchdowns and the visiting Atlanta Falcons ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the New Orleans Saints 24-10 on Sunday.,Cousins completed 16 of 23 passes for 199 yards for the Falcons (4-7) as he filled in for Michael Penix Jr., who suffered a season-ending knee ...
Amarri Monroe's 25 points help Quinnipiac stun Pitt
Amarri Monroe scored 25 points and Grant Randall added 15 as Quinnipiac defeated Pitt 83-75 Sunday as part of the Legends Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Roman Siulepa finished with 20 points for the Panthers (4-3), who lost their second straight game.,Barry Dunning Jr. had 17 points for Pitt, Nojus ...
Lionel Messi stars as Miami blanks Cincinnati, reaches 1st East final
Tadeo Allende scored a second-half brace, Lionel Messi scored and picked up three assists and Inter Miami pulled away to a 4-0 victory over FC Cincinnati in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.,Mateo Silvetti, 19, also had a goal and an assist for No. 3 seed Miami, which continues its deepest MLS ...
Northwestern converts late layup to edge South Carolina
Nick Martinelli scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and found teammate Arrinten Page for the tiebreaking layup with 0.8 seconds remaining to give Northwestern a 79-77 win over South Carolina at the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.,With time running down in a ti...
Chiefs get first close win of season, top Colts in OT
Harrison Butker kicked five field goals, including the decisive 27-yarder with 1:57 left in overtime, to give the host Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Patrick Mahomes completed 29 of 46 passes for 352 yards and one interception as Kansas City (6-5) prevailed...
Boise State, USC coaches have appreciation for Maui Invitational
When Boise State lost its season opener 79-78 to Division II Hawaii Pacific, it brought back memories of 1982, when Chaminade beat top-ranked Virginia in what is widely considered the greatest upset in college basketball history.,That game led to the creation of what is now known as the Maui Invitat...
Bulls look to continue run vs. skidding Pelicans
On the first night of a four-game road trip, the visiting Chicago Bulls will look to take advantage of a friendly part of the schedule, which continues on Monday against the plummeting New Orleans Pelicans.,After Chicago escaped with a 121-120 victory over the one-win Washington Wizards on Saturday,...