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Women's Top 25 roundup: Kansas State upsets No. 17 Texas Tech
Kansas State handed No. 17 Texas Tech its first loss of the season in a 65-59 nailbiter in Lubbock, TX.,The battle was won on the backboards, as the Wildcats recorded 46 rebounds compared to the Red Raiders 20.,Wildcats senior guard Tess Heal recorded 12 points and four rebounds, alongside freshman ...
Reports: John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year deal to coach Giants
John Harbaugh agreed to a five-year contract to be the New York Giants' new head coach, according to multiple media reports on Saturday.,Multiple media outlets reported earlier this week that the contract could be worth as much as $100 million. ,The 63-year-old head coach was only out of work eight ...
Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks lead Iowa over Indiana
Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points on 7-for-13 shooting, and Iowa cruised to a 74-57 win over Indiana in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.,Tavion Banks added 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting and collected eight rebounds for Iowa (13-5, 3-4), which snapped a three-game l...
Cincinnati stuns No. 2 Iowa State, gets signature win
Day Day Thomas scored 19 points while Jalen Celestine had four 3-pointers and 12 points off the bench to help host Cincinnati shock No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 in a Big 12 game on Saturday afternoon. ,Baba Miller grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points and Jizzle James added 15 points to help Cincinn...
Wisconsin continues hot stretch, fends off Rutgers' rally
Nick Boyd scored 32 points and dished out nine assists Saturday as Wisconsin built a 26-point second-half lead before holding off a fierce comeback by visiting Rutgers for a 96-87 Big Ten Conference win in Madison.,The Badgers (13-5, 5-2) led 71-45 at the 13:27 mark of the second half after a 3-poin...
Novak Djokovic dismisses 'now or never' mindset in pursuit of 25th Slam
If Novak Djokovic is feeling any pressure to win a record 25th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, the 38-year-old Serbian star certainly isn't showing it.,Djokovic has been stuck on 24 major victories since winning the 2023 U.S. Open, with young stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner combining to wi...
Air Force suspends coach Joe Scott during player-treatment probe
Air Force men's basketball coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely amid an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes, the school announced Saturday.,No further details about the probe were released. ,"In response to today's action, I will fully cooperate with the investigation and l...
Wild end skid with 5-4 overtime victory over Sabres
Mats Zuccarello scored a power-play goal in overtime for the Minnesota Wild, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Zuccarello, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes each had a goal and an assist and Marcus Foligno and Ryan Hartman also scor...
Ohio State's 15-0 run too much for UCLA to overcome
John Mobley Jr. scored a career-high 28 points as Ohio State pulled away from UCLA for an 86-74 victory in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.,Mobley keyed a 15-0 run with 3-pointers that bracketed the end of the first half and the start of the second to put the Buckeyes (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten) ahead 54-36....
Report: Nationals sign RHP Trevor Gott to minor-league contract
The Washington Nationals signed right-hander Trevor Gott to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Saturday.,The 33-year-old is 16-15 with six saves and a 4.65 ERA over 255 career relief appearances over eight seasons for six different clubs. He was with the Nationals for parts of three seas...
No. 3 UConn edges Georgetown to extend win streak to 14
Tarris Reed Jr. scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds as No. 3 UConn overcame a shaky shooting performance to extend its winning streak to 14 games with a 64-62 victory over Georgetown in Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon.,Silas Demary Jr. scored 12 points, Braylon Mullins added 11 and Solo Bal...
Georgia Tech knocks off NC State with strong 2nd half
Kowacie Reeves Jr. heated up in the second half on the way to 21 points as Georgia Tech snapped a three-game skid by surprising NC State for a 78-74 victory Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,Lamar Washington's 18 points, Akai Fleming's 16 points and Jaeden Mustaf's 11 points and 10 rebounds also b...
Tobi Lawal notches double-double as Virginia Tech cruises past Notre Dame
Tobi Lawal delivered 22 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to spark Virginia Tech to an 89-76 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Notre Dame Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Amani Hansberry produced 21 points, six rebounds and three steals as the Hokies (14-5, 3-3) bounced back from a tight road los...
No. 16 Virginia holds off SMU to extend win streak
Malik Thomas had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 16 Virginia pulled out a 72-68 win against SMU in a back-and-forth Atlantic Coast Conference contest on Saturday in Dallas., ,Thijs De Ridder added 17 points, hitting four free throws down the stretch to give the Cavaliers (16-2, 5-1 ACC) their fift...
Lindsey Vonn claims another downhill podium, taking third in Italy
It is now six podiums in seven races for Lindsey Vonn after she finished in third place Saturday in a World Cup downhill at Tarvisio, Italy.,That also marked Vonn's fifth consecutive top-three finish overall.,Nicol Delago of Italy was first with a time of 1:46.28, and Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelman...
Cubs to honor 2016 champions with monument at Wrigley
The Chicago Cubs will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 2016 World Series title with a monument that will be unveiled at Wrigley Field in July.,The plan to honor the team that ended a 108-year championship drought was revealed by team executive Crane Kenny on Saturday at the club's winter f...
No. 13 Illinois handles Minnesota for 7th straight win
Zvonimir Ivisic had 18 points and nine rebounds and Keaton Wagler added 17 points as No. 13 Illinois stayed hot with a 77-67 victory against visiting Minnesota on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten) won its seventh straight game behind a plus-11 rebounding edge and a balanced at...
Their 'juice' back, Rockets out to keep Pelicans reeling
The Houston Rockets were in no position to take the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves lightly on Friday, even with Anthony Edwards unavailable while managing a lingering foot injury.,The Rockets needed every bit of their usual blend of efficient offense and defensive tenacity to outlast the Timber...
Nets making strides ahead of rematch with Bulls
The Brooklyn Nets edged the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday to stop a five-game skid.,On Sunday, the Nets will try to win consecutive games for just the third time this season as they enter a rematch against the Bulls in Chicago.,Brooklyn squandered a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead Friday before rec...
Lightning visit Stars with points streak still intact
While the Tampa Bay Lightning's 11-game winning streak finally came to a halt, their points streak lives on as they enter a road matchup with the Dallas Stars on Sunday.,The Lightning forced a shootout before falling 3-2 on the road to the Blues to give them 23 of a possible 24 points since Dec. 20....