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No. 4 Duke streaks into ACC home opener vs. Virginia Tech
There's plenty of optimism around No. 4 Duke thanks to a six-game winning streak and the offensive improvement that came with it. The next stop is back home for Tuesday's Atlantic Coast Conference clash with Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C.,Duke (10-2, 2-0 ACC) will hold its conference home opener, whi...
Arizona State opens Big 12 era at BYU
Arizona State enters its Big 12 Conference debut with confidence when it visits BYU for a matchup of 9-2 teams on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The Sun Devils have won seven of their last eight games. Their only losses so far were to top-10 teams Gonzaga and Florida.,"I think we're excited," Arizona State...
Pacers close out calendar in clash with visiting Bucks
Coming off back-to-back games against the reigning champion Boston Celtics, the Indiana Pacers welcome in the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for an afternoon battle on New Year's Eve.,After Boston dominated the front end 142-105, Indiana bounced back and won 123-114 at TD Garden on Sunday night.,Tyrese Ha...
No. 10 Kentucky looking to vent frustrations vs. Brown
Kentucky returns to the court 10 days after being thrashed by Ohio State in a beating coach Mark Pope termed "the worst ever.",The No. 10 Wildcats (10-2) will look to take out their frustrations on an Ivy League opponent when they entertain Brown (7-4) on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky was sound...
Ex-Florida State players sue Leonard Hamilton, allege unpaid NIL deals
Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit against head coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging they did not receive the $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation that Hamilton promised to them.,The 20-page complaint, filed in Florida's Leon County circuit court on behalf...
Senators end 2-game skid by knocking off Wild
Josh Norris scored the go-ahead goal with 7:18 remaining in the third period, and the Ottawa Senators held on for a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ridly Greig and Claude Giroux also scored for Ottawa, which snapped a two-game skid. The Senators improved to 7-2-0...
Vanderbilt faces lowly New Orleans in final tuneup for SEC
Vanderbilt aims to conclude its nonconference schedule with a sixth straight win when it hosts New Orleans on Monday in Nashville, Tenn.,Since losing to Drake 81-70 in the Charleston Classic title game on Nov. 24, the Commodores (11-1) have jumped to 37th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) ranking. T...
Michigan ties school mark for 3-pointers in blowout of Western Ky.
Vladislav Goldin and Nimari Burnett each scored 17 points to lead Michigan to a 112-64 win over Western Kentucky in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sunday.,Sam Walters scored 13 points off the bench, Tre Donaldson had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Danny Wolf had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Roddy Gayle Jr. adde...
76ers look for season-best 4th straight win vs. Blazers
The Philadelphia 76ers will continue a Western Conference swing with a meeting with the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night as they attempt to keep finding their form. ,After a slow start to the campaign, the Sixers are on a season-best three-game winning streak that includes a 114-111 victo...
Braden Smith goes off as No. 21 Purdue tops Toledo
Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as No. 21 Purdue pulled away from Toledo 83-64 in a nonconference matchup on Sunday night in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith went 12 of 22 from the floor and added 12 assists and three steals for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn add...
Ducks charge back to beat Oilers
Ryan Strome scored the go-ahead goal at 17:24 of the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-3 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.,Strome took the puck from behind the net and stuffed it in on the doorstep. It initially appeared that goalie Calvin ...
Josh Allen, Bills crush Jets, secure No. 2 seed in AFC
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one more as the Buffalo Bills clobbered the New York Jets 40-14 on Sunday afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.,The Bills clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC with the victory.,Allen was showered with "M-V-P" chants after putting the game away with a pair ...
Northwestern rallies from 13 down to beat Northeastern
Brooks Barnhizer stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals to propel slow-starting Northwestern to an 85-60 victory over visiting Northeastern on Sunday in Evanston, Ill.,Ty Berry hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points, while Nick Martinelli ad...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Jaylen Waddle out vs. Browns
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle are inactive for Sunday's matchup against the host Cleveland Browns.,Tagovailoa was limited all week due to a hip injury and was downgraded to doubtful on Saturday afternoon. ,Waddle, in turn, was questionable to play versus t...
No. 17 Cincinnati kicks off Big 12 play vs. struggling Kansas State
Big 12 Conference play begins Monday as No. 17 Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State, and neither team resides where most people thought they'd be at this point.,Cincinnati (10-1), which was picked sixth in the preseason coaches' poll, is tied with No. 3 Iowa State for the best...
With Kirill Kaprizov in question, Wild look to subdue Senators
The good news for the Minnesota Wild is that Kirill Kaprizov is expected to return sooner rather than later from his lower-body injury.,The bad news for the Wild is that they are not sure whether Kaprizov will be back in time for their game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in St. Paul, Mi...
Coming off OT loss, Oilers look to bounce back at Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers will look to rebound from a rare loss when they visit the Ducks in the second half of a back-to-back set for both clubs on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,The Oilers are coming off a 4-3 overtime defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in a game in which Edmonton led 3-2 ...
Blazers use balanced effort to sink Mavs, Kyrie Irving
Shaedon Sharpe had 23 points and Anfernee Simons added 22 points and eight assists to help the Portland Trail Blazers post a 126-122 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Deandre Ayton contributed 21 points and 16 rebounds and Deni Avdija recorded 21 points, five assists and ...
Hurricanes' four-goal third period cools off Devils
The Carolina Hurricanes scored twice in less than 90 seconds in the third period to break a tie and defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night., ,Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist, Sebastian Aho a goal and an assist and Dmitri Orlov and Jackson Blake also scored for Caroli...
86-yard run carries East Carolina past NC State in Military Bowl
East Carolina's Rahjai Harris broke off a dazzling 86-yard touchdown in the final two minutes of a record-setting night, and the Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak to the North Carolina State Wolfpack with a 26-21 win in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md, on Saturday.,With East Carolina tra...