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Texas shrugs off rough start, steamrolls visiting Fairleigh Dickinson
Tramon Mark poured in 20 points and Matas Vokietaitis added 19 on 8 of 8 shooting from the floor as Texas shrugged off a ragged start and dismantled visiting Fairleigh Dickinson 93-58 on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (2-1) enjoyed a 19-point advantage at halftime and steadily built on th...
Tyler Harris nets 17 as Vanderbilt crushes Eastern Kentucky
Tyler Harris scored 17 points and Duke Miles added 15 as Vanderbilt cruised past Eastern Kentucky 92-62 Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Harris co-led the Commodores (3-0) with seven rebounds, including six defensive boards.,Tyler Tanner had 13 points and Devin McGlockton and AK Okereke had 11 each in ...
Extended runs send Marquette to easy victory over Little Rock
Chase Ross scored 16 points and dished out five assists, leading Marquette to a dominant 89-49 victory over Little Rock on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette (3-1) also got 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting from freshman Nigel James Jr., who made his first career start. Royce Parham added 12 on a p...
Paolo Banchero, Jalen Brunson hurt; Magic hand Knicks 1st home loss
Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 28 points during a decisive second-quarter run Wednesday night by the Orlando Magic, who overcame an injury to Paolo Banchero to hand the New York Knicks their first home loss of the season with a nearly wire-to-wire 124-107 win.,Banchero, who entered Wednesday leading ...
Packers desperate for win, draw new coach, QB at Giants
As he embarks on a quest to steer the New York Giants toward respectability, interim head coach Mike Kafka leads the team to the field without purported franchise quarterback Jaxson Dart.,Dart entered concussion protocol on Sunday and Kafka named veteran Jameis Winston as the rookie's replacement wh...
Hornets control Giannis-less Bucks to break losing skid
Miles Bridges scored 20 points and rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner made all eight of his shots from the field as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 111-100 on Wednesday night.,Kalkbrenner finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, Collin Sexton provided 16 points and eight as...
LeBron James, ramping up to return, practices with G League squad
LeBron James took part in his first full practice of the season on Wednesday, working with the G League's South Bay Lakers.,The NBA's all-time leading scorer has missed the Los Angeles Lakers' first 11 games this season while dealing with sciatica on his right side.,"He was able to participate in th...
South Carolina makes quick work of Presbyterian with free throw dominance
Mike Sharavjamts was one of four South Carolina players in double figures as the Gamecocks jumped out to an early big lead and coasted to an 81-61 win over Presbyterian Wednesday evening in Columbia, S.C.,Sharavjamts led the way with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. ...
Indiana lights it up from distance again in blowout of Milwaukee
Lamar Wilkerson scored a game-high 24 points Wednesday night, and Indiana lit it up from distance during a 101-70 win over Milwaukee in Bloomington, Ind.,Wilkerson was 7-of-12 from the field and made 5 of 6 3-pointers for the Hoosiers (3-0), which sank 14 of 28 from distance. It was their second str...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (knee) sits out practice
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not participate in practice on Wednesday, though it's unclear what that might mean regarding his availability for Baltimore's road game Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.,The team listed the cause of his absence as a knee injury.,Jackson absorbed several hard h...
Virginia Tech stays unbeaten with convincing win over Saint Joseph's
Amani Hansberry led all scorers with 19 points on Wednesday, helping Virginia Tech earn a convincing 94-59 victory over Saint Joseph's in Blacksburg, Va.,Reigning ACC Co-Player of the Week Neoklis Avdalas had 14 points and seven assists, while Jaden Schutt added 12 points for the Hokies (3-0), who s...
Dolphins ride RB De'Von Achane into NFL's historic Madrid game with Commanders
NFL history will be made Sunday when Washington and Miami play the league's first ever regular-season game in Madrid, Spain.,Neither of the teams on the card at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the renovated home of global soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, arrived in Spain in their respective conference's pl...
Cy Young: Tarik Skubal wins AL again; Paul Skenes unanimous NL choice
Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award and Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes was the unanimous choice for his first National League Cy Young on Wednesday.,Skubal is the 12th pitcher -- and fifth in the American League -- to win bac...
OK State driven to swipe second win, tame Avery Johnson, K-State
Oklahoma State limps home for its first game in Stillwater in four weeks, winless in the Big 12 and one of only two power-conference teams with a single FBS victory.,But the Cowboys (1-8, 0-6 Big 12) emerge from a bye week singularly focused on Saturday's matchup with Kansas State (4-5, 3-3), a team...
Michigan State placed on 3-year probation, 14 wins vacated
The past three seasons of Michigan State football have essentially been erased.,The Spartans will vacate all 14 of their wins from 2022 to 2024, which includes Jonathan Smith's first year as their head coach, as part of the NCAA's punishment over violations the program committed during former head c...
Date with Kraken chance for Jets to continue positive momentum
After opening a six-game trip with three consecutive losses, the Winnipeg Jets finally got back in the win column with a 5-3 victory Tuesday in Vancouver.,The Jets will look to keep soaring when they play Thursday in Seattle.,Defenseman Josh Morrissey had a goal and two assists versus the Canucks, a...
No. 16 Georgia Tech, ready to put first loss behind it, takes on BC
No. 16 Georgia Tech wasted no time moving past its first loss of the season.,With their second bye week in the rear view, the Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1) are ready to bounce back when they visit Boston College (1-9, 0-6) for the first time since 2020 on Saturday after...
Report: Mavs star Anthony Davis won't play without owner's approval
Dallas star Anthony Davis won't play until Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont sees medical data that indicates the big man is not at risk of aggravating his left calf strain, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Davis, a 10-time All-Star, has not played since Oct. 29 and is listed as questionable for Wednesda...
GM says Paul Skenes will be a Pirate in ‘26 amid Yankees rumors
Paul Skenes isn't going anywhere. At least, not this offseason.,Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington told reporters at MLB general managers meetings this week in Las Vegas that Skenes "is going to be a Pirate in 2026," according to FanSided.,It might not be what Skenes himself wanted to...
No. 19 Virginia, Duke among many contenders still in ACC race
The goal for No. 19 Virginia and Duke is to get to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.,So that makes Saturday's contest in Durham, N.C., pretty much a play-in opportunity for both teams in the tightly contested conference race.,"It's about what's in front of us right now," Duke defensiv...