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Villanova scores first win in Big 5 play by stifling Penn
Eric Dixon scored 23 points as host Villanova walloped Penn 93-49 in a Big 5 matchup on Tuesday.,Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a blistering 18-of-30 (60 percent) from 3-point range as part of a 53.2 percent shooting night overall. Vill...
Ohio State shuts down Evansville in 80-30 laugher
Devin Royal came off the bench to set career highs with 20 points and 12 rebounds as Ohio State bounced back from its first loss to rout Evansville 80-30 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.,Royal, a sophomore, set his previous career bests earlier this season at 16 points and nine rebounds.,Evansville sh...
Markus Burton, Notre Dame pull away from North Dakota
Markus Burton had a big night for Notre Dame, scoring 29 points to lead the Irish to a 75-58 win over visiting North Dakota on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Burton also pulled down nine rebounds for Notre Dame and J.R. Konieczny added 12 points for the Fighting Irish (4-0), who failed to score 8...
Jaxson Robinson, No. 9 Kentucky run past Lipscomb
Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and Lamont Butler added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead No. 9 Kentucky over Lipscomb 97-68 on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,Otega Oweh scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, while Koby Brea scored 12 and Amari Williams contributed nine points and a game-high 11 ...
Predators try to end road trip on high note at Kraken
Steven Stamkos put the power back in the Nashville Predators' power play.,Stamkos scored twice with the man advantage Sunday as the Predators snapped a three-game skid with a 5-3 victory in Vancouver.,The Predators will wrap up their five-game road trip Wednesday at the Seattle Kraken.,Sunday's vict...
Confident Knicks open 5-game trip vs. scuffling Suns
The Phoenix Suns' strong start to the season evaporated the minute forward Kevin Durant strained his left calf on Nov. 8.,The Suns were 8-1 with Durant and have since dropped five of six games entering Wednesday night's home contest against the New York Knicks.,Phoenix has lost four straight games e...
Xavier aims for fifth straight win at home vs. Siena
Xavier looks to finish its season-opening five-game homestand with a perfect mark when it faces Siena on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. ,Xavier (4-0) is coming off a 75-60 win over Wake Forest on Saturday, led by Ryan Conwell's 21 points -- including 16 in the second half. Conwell also had four assi...
Lynne Roberts leaving Utah to coach Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday.,Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes' head coach since 2015.,Utah announced that associate head coach Gavin Petersen was promoted to head coa...
Sharks battle Stars after Macklin Celebrini's OT winner
Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks hit the road riding high.,As Celebrini - the first pick in this year's draft - and the Sharks head into Wednesday's clash with the Dallas Stars to kick off a two-game trip, San Jose will aim to build on a thrilling victory in which its young star was the her...
Top five stay same in CFP rankings; Boise State in position for bye
The Big Ten-heavy top five of the College Football Playoff committee's rankings stayed the same in the newest iteration released Tuesday night, with Oregon remaining on top after being the first team to reach 11-0.,Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five for the second str...
Rockets battling inconsistent shooting, prepare to face Pacers
In Milwaukee on Monday, the Houston Rockets coughed up a 13-point first-quarter lead and rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit, but they stumbled down the stretch in a 101-100 loss to the Bucks that snapped their five-game win streak.,It marked the sixth game in nine days for Houston, which wi...
Georgia Tech ready for home finale in Thursday clash with NC State
A pair of well-rested teams will meet Thursday in Atlanta, when Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Neither team has played since Nov. 9, with each coming off bye weeks.,The last time Georgia Tech played, the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 ACC) delivered one of the b...
NFL suspends Cardinals LB Markus Bailey 6 games for PED violation
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Markus Bailey was suspended six games without pay for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy, the NFL announced on Tuesday.,A member of the Cardinals' practice squad, Bailey, 27, has appeared in one game this season, a 17-15 home win over the Los Angeles C...
Slovakia upends Great Britain, advances to Billie Jean King Cup final
Slovakia advanced to face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup finals by rallying to defeat Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.,Emma Raducanu of Great Britain swept Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4, and Rebecca Sramkova lost her first set to Katie Boulter, putting Slovakia's backs against the wal...
Improved Bucks seek revenge on encouraged Bulls
After opening the season by losing eight of their first 10 games, the Milwaukee Bucks are gradually rediscovering their winning ways.,Milwaukee has won three of its last four games heading into a matchup against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Chicago snapped a two-game skid with a 122-112 ...
White Sox add Walker McKinven as bench coach
The staff under new Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable is taking shape with Walker McKinven hired as the team's bench coach.,McKinven, 35, comes from the staff of the Milwaukee Brewers, where the former minor league pitcher worked as the club's run-prevention coordinator. The Chicago-area native...
Virginia Tech out to KO the TOs vs. Jacksonville
Coming off their first loss of the season, Virginia Tech returns home to Blacksburg, Va., to play Jacksonville Wednesday night in the first meeting between the two schools since 1986.,The Hokies (3-1) are undefeated at home after topping Delaware State, South Carolina Upstate and Winthrop over an ei...
Canucks F J.T. Miller (personal reasons) takes leave of absence
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is taking an indefinite leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday. ,"Right now, our sole focus is making sure that J.T. knows the entire organization is here to support him," Allvin said in a statement. "O...
Reports: Luis Severino (Mets), Juan Soto (Yankees) reject QOs
Right-hander Luis Severino rejected the New York Mets' $21.05 million qualifying offer, Newsday reported Tuesday.,Severino, 30, was 11-7 with a 3.91 ERA in 31 starts in his first season with the Mets, striking out 161 batters across 182 innings.,A two-time All-Star with the New York Yankees (2017, 2...
Ryan Preece joins RFK Racing in Cup Series in 2025
Ryan Preece will drive the No. 60 Ford for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing during the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the organization announced Tuesday.,Preece will join co-owner/driver Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher in the team's three-car lineup.,"Having a third team gives us another shot at th...