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Treysen Eaglestaff, West Virginia down Colorado
Treysen Eaglestaff scored a game-high 22 points to lead West Virginia to a 72-61 win over Colorado in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Honor Huff added 14 points, and Brenen Lorient racked up 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Harlan Obioha chipped in 10 points and...
Ailing 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) active vs. Seahawks
49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is on San Francisco's active roster for Saturday night's NFC divisional round matchup against the host Seattle Seahawks.,Pearsall, who is dealing with a right knee injury, missed last weekend's NFC wild-card victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He injured the knee agai...
Reports: Packers extend Matt LaFleur on multiyear contract
The Green Bay Packers have agreed with head coach Matt LaFleur on a multiyear contract extension, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,ESPN reported that LaFleur has signed the contract, describing it as "not a prove-it deal but a real commitment," according to its sources.,Team presiden...
Klay Thompson eclipses 17,000 career points as Mavs roll past Jazz
Another milestone for Klay Thompson and another romp for the Dallas Mavericks, who downed the visiting Utah Jazz 138-120 Saturday afternoon.,Thompson had 23 points in just 20 minutes and surpassed 17,000 points in his NBA career. Max Christie and Brandon Williams each scored 22 for the Mavs, who bea...
Miami not fazed by being visitors in 'home' digs
Miami will be the visitors in every meaning of the word when it faces Indiana in Monday night's College Football Playoff national title game.,The top-seeded Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites over the No. 10 Hurricanes despite the game being played in Miami's home stadium at Miami Gardens, Fla., and t...
John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year deal to coach Giants
John Harbaugh agreed to become the 21st head coach in New York Giants history, the team announced on Saturday.,It's a five-year deal, Harbaugh told ESPN.,"This is the New York Giants," Harbaugh said to ESPN. "I'm proud and honored to be the head coach of this historic franchise, and especially excit...
No. 1 Arizona continues undefeated start, hold on against UCF
Jaden Bradley scored 23 points and sank five free throws in the final 29 seconds, and top-ranked Arizona avoided the recent trend of undefeated teams getting upset with an 84-77 victory over UCF on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., ,Bradley made 11 of 13 from the line and added six rebounds, five...
Jeremiah Wilkinson, Blue Cain lift No. 21 Georgia over No. 17 Arkansas
Jeremiah Wilkinson and Blue Cain combined for 38 points to help propel No. 21 Georgia to a 90-76 victory over No. 17 Arkansas on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Athens, Ga.,With the game tied at 70 with 5:52 remaining, Georgia scored 10 unanswered points - including a pair of 3-pointers ...
Oregon continues to flail, lose by double-digits to No. 4 Michigan
Elliot Cadeau had 17 points and five assists as No. 4 Michigan defeated Oregon 81-71 in Eugene on Saturday afternoon., ,Nimari Burnett contributed 15 points, while Aday Mara supplied 12 and blocked three shots for Michigan (16-1, 6-1 Big Ten). Yaxel Lendeborg added six points with a team-high 10 reb...
California withstands furious rally to knock off No. 14 North Carolina
John Camden poured in 20 points, Dai Dai Ames added 19 and California ended its three-game losing streak with a thrilling 84-78 Atlantic Coast Conference victory at home over No. 14 North Carolina on Saturday.,Justin Pippen made two clutch free throws with 10 seconds to play to help the Bears (14-5,...
Marquel Sutton fuels LSU's victory over Missouri
Marquel Sutton scored a season-high 26 points as LSU held on for its first SEC victory, beating visiting Missouri 78-70 Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.,Three days after blowing an 18-point lead in a one-point home loss to Kentucky, LSU (13-5, 1-4 SEC) never trailed and held a 14-point lead ea...
No. 19 Florida upsets No. 10 Vanderbilt in high-scoring battle
Florida's Rueben Chinyelu had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks, as the Gators upset No. 10 Vanderbilt, 98-94, in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.,The Gators out-rebounded Vanderbilt, 40-26, shot 52.5 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from 3 and 83.3 percent from the foul line.,Xaivian Lee (...
No. 22 Clemson wins 9th straight, halts Miami's hot streak
Carter Welling scored 18 points as No. 22 Clemson won its ninth consecutive game, a 69-59 victory over visiting Miami on Saturday.,Welling shot 6-of-10 from the floor and also grabbed nine rebounds for the Tigers (16-3, 6-0 ACC). Jestin Porter added 11 points and RJ Godfrey chipped in 10. Dillon Hun...
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...