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Jordan Burks' clutch plays enable UCF to edge Arizona State
Jordan Burks hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and forced a turnover in the final 34 seconds as UCF rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to pull off a 79-76 Big 12 win over Arizona State on Tuesday night in Orlando, Fla.,Riley Kugel paced the Knights (16-4, 4-3 Big 12) with 17 points, nine rebounds an...
No. 3 Michigan uses defense late to hand No. 5 Nebraska its first loss
No. 3 Michigan held unbeaten Nebraska scoreless over the final three minutes and ended the game on a 6-0 run to win 75-72 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (19-1, 9-1) trailed for more than 36 minutes but took the lead for good on a layup by Trey McKenn...
Jeremy Fears Jr., No. 7 Michigan State escape Rutgers in OT
Jeremy Fears scored 10 of his career-high 29 points in overtime to lead No. 7 Michigan State to an 88-79 Big Ten win over Rutgers on Tuesday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Carson Cooper produced 12 points and 14 rebounds and Coen Carr had 13 points and eight rebounds for Michigan State (19-2, 9-1), which...
Report: Cardinals interview 2-time NFL head coach Ron Rivera for vacancy
The Arizona Cardinals continued the process of filling their head-coaching vacancy with an in-person interview of former Panthers and Commanders head coach Ron Rivera, according to a report from The Athletic.,Rivera, 64, is currently the general manager of his alma mater Cal's football program. He h...
Clutch shot lifts Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
Omari Witherspoon's go-ahead jumper with 15 seconds left powered host Pittsburgh to an 80-76 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.,Roman Siulepa collected his third consecutive double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to pace the Panthers (9...
Packers CB Keisean Nixon in for Seahawks' Devon Witherspoon at Pro Bowl Games
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon was added on Tuesday to the Pro Bowl Games roster, replacing Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon.,It's the first career Pro Bowl selection for Nixon, 28. He was first-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2023 as a kick returner for Green Bay.,Witherspoon, 25,...
Caitlin Clark to join NBC studio team for ‘Sunday Night Basketball’ launch
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will join NBC's pregame studio show ahead of the first night of its new "Sunday Night Basketball" property.,Clark signed on for two nights as a "special contributor," NBC Sports said in a release Tuesday.,She will appear on Sunday's debut of "Basketball Night in Amer...
Miami looking to get on run as it hosts Stanford
Two conference opponents seeking some consistency will square off on Wednesday as Miami hosts Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Coral Gables, Fla.,This will be the second meeting between the Hurricanes and the Cardinal since Stanford joined the ACC in 2024. Stanford won the first matchup...
Timberwolves seek new winning streak against improving Mavs
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the NBA's streakiest teams this season. They're hoping their 108-83 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday marks the start of another good streak.,To put together back-to-back wins, the Timberwolves assume they'll again have to play their best when t...
Report: Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve out of WBC after insurance denial
Houston Astros standouts Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa will not represent their countries in March's World Baseball Classic because they were not able to receive insurance on their major league contracts for the event, according to a report from The Athletic.,Correa, who hasn't represented his nativ...
Rockets star duo out to take down Spurs again
The Houston Rockets on Monday presented the idealized version of what they desired from the pairing of Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun, a display they hope will be more the norm than an aberration.,Durant and Sengun each tallied 33 points in the Rockets' 108-99 comeback victory over the visiting Mem...
Wisconsin, Minnesota try to shrug off painful home losses
Wisconsin has not lost back-to-back games at home in nearly three full seasons. Yet those are the stakes when the Badgers host Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup Wednesday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten) let a 12-point second-half lead slip away in a 73-71 loss to Southern California on S...
Broncos fire OC Joe Lombardi, 2 other assistant coaches
The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi along with wide receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch on Tuesday. The moves happened just two days after the Broncos managed just seven points while coming up short in the AFC Championship Game.,I want to thank t...
Senators focused on Avs, not 'white noise'
Ottawa Senators coach Travis Green says there is a lot of what he calls "white noise" enveloping his players. He wants them to tune it out ahead of Wednesday's home game against the Colorado Avalanche.,That noise, he told reporters Tuesday, includes comments from passionate fans on social media that...
Miami looking to get on run as its hosts Stanford
Two conference opponents seeking some consistency will square off on Wednesday as Miami hosts Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Coral Gables, Fla.,This will be the second meeting between the Hurricanes and the Cardinal since Stanford joined the ACC in 2024. Stanford won the first matchup...
Rising Hornets take aim at Grizzlies, who continue to blow leads
The Charlotte Hornets keep making statements.,When the Hornets visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, they'll be coming off another lopsided victory, a 130-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.,Earlier this season, the Hornets recorded blowout wins on the road against the defending champion Oklahom...
DePaul's mission: Replicating home success at Georgetown
DePaul is off to its best start in Big East play since 2015, but there's still opportunity for improvement.,Namely, winning outside of Chicago.,The next step in the Blue Demons' rebuild under coach Chris Holtmann will be to earn a conference road victory. DePaul (12-8, 4-5 Big East) gets that chance...
San Diego’s Xander Schauffele feels Torrey Pines ‘safe’ on PGA Tour
Xander Schauffele is back at his hometown event, the Farmers Insurance Open, and doesn't believe Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego is in danger of being trimmed from future PGA Tour schedules.,The event has an uncertain future because Farmers' sponsorship is ending after this week's tournament, ...
Carson Soucy's Islanders debut could come vs. Rangers, his former team
Carson Soucy's first three games as part of the New York Rangers-New York Islanders rivalry were unremarkable. ,His fourth will almost surely be far more unique.,Soucy could make his debut for the Islanders on Wednesday night, when the Islanders host the Rangers in Elmont, N.Y. in the opener of a ba...
Rested Heat crave first win over Magic this season
Looking to solve their in-state rival for the first time this year, the Miami Heat host the Orlando Magic in a Southeast Division meeting on Wednesday.,The Heat have dropped the first three games of the season series against the Magic, each single-digit losses. Miami is also vying to create some sep...