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Court temporarily allows ex-Alabama player to return to basketball team
A judge ruled Wednesday that Charles Bediako, a 7-foot center, may return to play basketball at Alabama.,He last played for the Crimson Tide in the 2022-23 season, signed a pro contract after he wasn't selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, and wants to return to college. His attorneys filed a motion Tuesd...

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield calls out former coach Kevin Stefanski
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield didn't waste much time taking aim at Kevin Stefanski, his former coach in Cleveland and now current head coach of the NFC South-rival Atlanta Falcons.,Mayfield took a jab at Stefanski on social media Tuesday while addressing a post from an Atlanta Jour...
Baker Mayfield Can't Stop Talking About the Cleveland Browns
Baker Mayfield’s latest comments about Kevin Stefanski reopen old Cleveland wounds—and say more about Baker than his former coach....

Without Bill Self, No. 19 Kansas hangs on to beat Colorado
Melvin Council Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds in No. 19 Kansas' 75-69 win over Colorado on Tuesday without coach Bill Self, who did not travel with his team to Boulder, Colo., after an illness that required him to be hospitalized Monday.,Self mentioned in a statement Tuesday that he was "feeli...

Kings hang on to edge Rangers, halt 4-game winless streak
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings end a four-game winless streak with a 4-3 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped six of eight shots before leaving with an upper-body injury with 39 seconds left in the first pe...

Long-distance shooting carries Heat past Kings
Bam Adebayo recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the Miami Heat post a 130-117 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,Norman Powell scored 22 points and Andrew Wiggins added 19 as Miami improved to 1-1 on a five-game road trip. Pelle Larsson registered 16 poi...

Lakers use strong 2nd half to surge past Nuggets
Luka Doncic had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers used a strong second half to beat the Denver Nuggets 115-107 on Tuesday night.,LeBron James scored 19 points for Los Angeles, which rallied from 16 down. Marcus Smart added 15 points for the Lakers, who played...

Reversing fortunes against Islanders could be poetic outcome for Kraken
A 1-0 shootout loss to the host New York Islanders just before Thanksgiving sent the Seattle Kraken into a 1-9-1 skid and dropped them into last place in the NHL's overall standings.,An 8-0-1 streak followed, putting the Kraken in playoff position in the bunched Western Conference.,The pendulum has ...

SMU defeats Wake Forest for second road win of season
BJ Edwards scored 24 points as SMU picked up just its second road win of the season on Tuesday night by beating Wake Forest 91-79 in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Edwards stuffed the stat sheet and did a little bit of everything for the Mustangs (14-5, 3-3 ACC) by piling up eight rebounds, seven assists and s...

Kansas State gets first Big 12 win over Utah in dramatic fashion
P.J. Haggerty scored 34 points and Kansas State overcame Terrence Brown's 33 points in an 81-78 win over Utah in Manhattan, Kan. Tuesday night., ,It was the first conference win for Kansas State after an 0-5 start in Big 12 play., ,The nation's fourth leading scorer didn't get going until the second...

Darius Acuff Jr. stars as No. 20 Arkansas blasts No. 15 Vanderbilt
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points and added five assists, Malique Ewin and Kevin Knox scored 16 points apiece, and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overwhelmed the No. 15 Vanderbilt Commodores 93-68 in an SEC game at Fayetteville, Ark. on Tuesday.,Trevon Brazile had 10 points and 14 rebounds, Meleek T...

Rockets steal one from Spurs thanks to 4th-quarter rally
Reed Sheppard scored 12 of his 21 points off the bench in the fourth quarter to help spark the Houston Rockets to a 111-106 comeback win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.,The Rockets erased a 16-point deficit en route to squaring the season series with the Spurs at a game apiece. Shepp...

Carson Cooper's career game lifts No. 10 Michigan State past Oregon
Carson Cooper scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead No. 10 Michigan State to a 68-52 victory over short-handed Oregon on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.,Coen Carr added 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 points, as the Spartans (17-2, 7-1 Big ...

Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round of Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.,Sabalenka appeared to be in cruise control, sprinting to a 5-0 first-set lead, but Bai, ...

Iowa holds off Rutgers behind Bennett Stirtz's 20 points
Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points and dished five assists, allowing Iowa to hold on for a 68-62 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten matchup Tuesday night in Iowa City.,Tate Sage added 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting for Iowa (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten), which won its second game in a row to climb back to .500 in the ...

On 11-game skid, Canucks focused on fixing 'culture,' host Capitals
The struggling Vancouver Canucks are not going to get any sympathy from the visiting Washington Capitals when the teams meet on Wednesday night.,While the Canucks have lost 11 straight games (0-9-2) and sit at the bottom of the NHL standings, the Capitals have lost three straight and are 2-5-0 in th...

Thunder finish off roadswing with visit to struggling Bucks
Coming off another big victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up their road trip with a Wednesday night battle against the Bucks in Milwaukee.,The Thunder matched up with the Cavaliers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and dominated 136-104, bouncing back from a two-point loss in Miami that snapped a f...

David Punch rallies TCU past Oklahoma State late to snap skid
David Punch scored a go-ahead layup with eight seconds left and then knocked in a free throw in the final second to complete a late rally by TCU for a 68-65 victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,Punch finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Horned Frogs (12-7...

Reports: Mike McDaniel set to become Chargers' offensive coordinator
After a busy interview process, former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has reportedly determined what his next step will be.,McDaniel is set to take over as offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers, according to multiple media reports Monday night.,Those reports emerged hours after ...

Virginia Tech, Syracuse prepare for pivotal stretch in ACC play
With the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament less than two months away, Virginia Tech and Syracuse are both hoping to build momentum while making a move in the league standings.,Both teams are expecting another tough battle Wednesday when the Hokies visit the Orange.,Virginia Tech (14-5, 3-3 ACC) p...