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Cooper Flagg leads No. 4 Duke past Virginia Tech
Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 24 points in the first half as No. 4 Duke took care of business in an 88-65 victory against visiting Virginia Tech on Tuesday at Durham, N.C.,Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel both had 13 points, Isaiah Evans notched 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis each finished...

No. 20 Illinois holds off No. 15 South Carolina for rare 10th win
Josh McCray rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 7:29 left, to lead No. 20 Illinois to a 21-17 Citrus Bowl victory over No. 15 South Carolina Tuesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., ,Luke Altmyer completed 13 of 22 passes for 174 yards with one score and one interce...

Louisville holds off Washington's rally to win Sun Bowl
Harrison Bailey threw for three touchdowns Tuesday and Louisville held off Washington 35-34 to win the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.,Bailey was more efficient than spectacular, completing 16 of 25 passes for 164 yards, but also directed a turnover-free offense that boasted good balance. The Cardinals ...

North Carolina, Louisville seek quality win early in ACC slate
Neither Louisville nor visiting North Carolina will ring in 2025 as a ranked team, but that does not mean the Atlantic Coast Conference rivals will not have much at stake when they face off on Wednesday.,This will be one of the few chances either team has to post a notable win in conference play. Of...

Duncan Powell, Javian McCollum help Georgia Tech top Notre Dame
Duncan Powell and Javian McCollum both scored 21 points to help Georgia Tech to an 86-75 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Powell came off the bench to shoot 6-for-13, including three 3-pointers, and scored his career high. McCollum was 7-for-13 from the field to net his season high.,Powell...

West Virginia knocks off No. 7 Kansas
Javon Small hit a free throw with 1.8 seconds left as West Virginia defeated No. 7 Kansas 62-61 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.,It was West Virginia's first win at Phog Allen Fieldhouse in 12 visits.,Kansas, which had not lost a conference opener since January 1991 against Oklahoma, overcame an 18-poin...

Aliaksei Protas scores twice as Capitals top Bruins
The Washington Capitals scored twice in a first-period span of 5:06 and held on for a 3-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins in a New Year's Eve matinee on Tuesday.,Aliaksei Protas scored two bookending goals around Jakob Chychrun's game-winner for the Capitals, who overcame an early one-goal defic...

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce tops Pro Bowl fan voting
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce narrowly beat out Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs as the fans' top vote-getter for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games on Feb. 2 in Orlando.,Amid another strong season for the AFC's No. 1 seed, Kelce totaled 252,200 votes when balloting ended on Dec. 23, just ah...

Virginia digs out of 14-point hole to defeat NC State
Elijah Saunders scored 22 points and Isaac McKneely added 14 as Virginia rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat North Carolina State 70-67 on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va.,Andrew Rohde scored nine of his 11 points after halftime for the Cavaliers (8-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), ...

Browns undecided about QB heading into finale vs. Ravens
The revolving door at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns could continue Sunday, with coach Kevin Stefanski saying both Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Bailey Zappe are preparing to play against the Baltimore Ravens in the season finale.,Stefanski told reporters Tuesday that he was undecided as to who...

Fiesta Bowl: Penn State-Boise State Preview, Props, Prediction
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The College Football Playoff quarterfinals kick off with a lone game on Tuesday, with No. 6 seed Penn State taking on No. 3 seed Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve.,Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium.,ODDS AND TRENDS,Despite being the higher ...

Kings best Mavs, shed 6-game losing streak
De'Aaron Fox recorded 33 points, six rebounds and six assists and the Sacramento Kings snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak with a 110-100 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.,Domantas Sabonis added 17 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists as the Kings recovered from ...

Pepperdine's comeback bid falls short vs. No. 19 Gonzaga
Khalif Battle scored 21 points as No. 19 Gonzaga held off a furious second-half rally to win its 29th consecutive West Coast Conference opener, defeating Pepperdine 89-82 on Monday in Malibu, Calif.,The Bulldogs (10-4, 1-0 WCC) defeated the Waves for the 48th time in a row, a streak dating to 2002.,...

Lions beat 49ers as showdown with Vikings awaits
Jared Goff threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and the Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 40-34, at Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday night.,Jameson Williams scored two touchdowns for Detroit (14-2) but the game had no bearing on the playoff picture. The Lions' home game against Minne...

Mavs G Kyrie Irving (shoulder) out vs. Kings
Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving is sitting out of a road game against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night due to right shoulder soreness.,Irving scored a season-high 46 points on Saturday night, when the Mavericks lost 126-122 to the host Portland Trail Blazers.,Veteran guard Klay Thompson...

Kansas State holds off No. 16 Cincinnati behind Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State knocked off No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,The Wildcats (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) also got 17 points from Dug McDaniel and 13 from David N'Guessan.,Dan Skillings Jr., who was 3-for-15 from 3-point range entering Monda...

South Carolina shakes off poor start to beat Presbyterian
Collin Murray-Boyles collected 22 points and nine rebounds to help sluggish South Carolina rally to a 69-59 victory over Presbyterian on Monday in Columbia, S.C.,Nick Pringle contributed 14 points and five rebounds and Jamarii Thomas scored all 10 of his points in the second half as the Gamecocks (1...

Penguins energized by power play, Red Wings by new head coach
The best way to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins is to stay out of the penalty box. The Penguins' power play has churned out goals at a high rate in recent games.,They'll look to collect a road victory in Detroit on Tuesday during the Red Wings' annual New Year's Eve game.,Pittsburgh has notched six p...

Viktor Hovland enters 2025 with broken toe, no swing coach
Norwegian star Viktor Hovland is still a game-time decision for The Sentry, this week's PGA Tour season opener in Kapalua, Hawaii, with a broken toe.,Hovland also told Norsk Golf that he is no longer working with swing coach Joe Mayo, the tandem's second split in about one year's time.,Hovland parte...

Avalanche F Jonathan Drouin (upper body) to return vs. Jets
Colorado forward Jonathan Drouin, who has missed the last 16 games with an upper-body injury, will return for the Avalanche against the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.,Drouin, 29, has played in only five games this season, one on Oct. 9 and four games from Nov. 15-23 -- missing 16 games each stre...