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Ohio State Buckeyes Remain on Path to Playoff, Need Strong Finish to Secure Big Ten Championship
The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back against Penn State and are poised to compete for a Big Ten title, but they need to finish the season on a high note....
Rested Stars aim to get 'back on track' vs. Blackhawks
After getting four days to shed any jet lag they incurred following the NHL Global Series in Finland, the Dallas Stars have turned their attention to hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening.,The Stars lost back-to-back games to the Florida Panthers in Finland last weekend.,Following a day...
Report: Quakes hire Bruce Arena as sporting director, manager
Bruce Arena, the most successful manager in MLS history, is set to attempt turning around the league's worst team.,Arena told ESPN on Wednesday that he is joining the San Jose Earthquakes as sporting director and manager. Per the report, Arena's arrival likely will be announced on Thursday.,Arena ha...
Tied atop division, Kings get to settle in at home vs. Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings finally begin receiving a steady dose of home cooking starting with hosting the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Kings kicked off the season with 10 road clashes in their first 14 games. They return to Los Angeles riding a two-game winning streak and having won seven of their...
Reports: Dak Prescott's injury more serious than first thought
The injury to Dak Prescott's right hamstring is more serious than first believe and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback might need to undergo surgery, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.,According to the reports, Prescott has a partial avulsion of the hamstring tendon, meaning it tore off the bone...
Sharpshooting Utah poses another challenge for Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas' tough season-opening road trip continues Thursday night in Salt Lake City as the Bears visit the Utah Utes.,After giving up 15 3-pointers and losing 88-50 to BYU in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Central Arkansas (0-1) has another big challenge against the Utes (1-0) at the Huntsman Cent...
Luka Doncic scores 27 as Mavs pull away from Bulls
Luka Doncic had 27 points and 13 assists to lead the host Dallas Mavericks past the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 119-99 on Wednesday night.,The Mavericks feasted on poor Chicago transition defense, scoring 21 fastbreak points, and led by as many as 30. ,The Bulls, playing without All-Star Zach LaVine...
Red Wings find winning touch to snap Blackhawks' two-game streak
Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat each collected a goal and assist and Cam Talbot made 28 saves to lift the visiting Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Detroit has won two straight on the heels of a three-game losing streak, relying on a steady attack and d...
Despite Ja Morant injury, Grizzlies handle Lakers
Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving the game late in the third quarter with an injury and Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jaylen Wells also contributed 20 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 131-114 victory Wednesday over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers.,LeBron James had 39 points to lead the Lakers, who...
Hot-shooting Rockets have little trouble with Spurs
Fred VanVleet recorded his first double-double of the season while Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 37 points as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 127-100 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,VanVleet paired 21 points with 10 assists and also grabbed seven rebounds whi...
Zaccharie Risacher scores 33 as Hawks knock off Knicks
No. 1 overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher scored career highs with 33 points and seven rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 121-116 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Wednesday.,Risacher was 11-for-18 from the field, including 6-for-10 on 3-pointers, with three assists, three steals and t...
No. 16 Arkansas downs Lipscomb in John Calipari's debut
Freshman Boogie Fland scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and No. 16 Arkansas' defense down the stretch was the difference in a 76-60 win over Lipscomb on Thursday in Fayetteville, Ark., in the Razorbacks' season opener.,It was the first game for Arkansas under coach John Calipari.,The Razorbac...
Georgetown outlasts Lehigh to secure season-opening win
Micah Peavy scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half for Georgetown as the Hoyas earned a hard-fought 85-77 victory in their season opener against visiting Lehigh on Wednesday night in Washington. ,Thomas Sorber paired 20 points with 13 rebounds for Georgetown (1-0), which shot 31-of-64 (48.4 pe...
No. 3 UConn opens title defense with rout of Sacred Heart
Alex Karaban scored a game-high 20 points and had a career-high seven blocked shots to help No. 3 UConn open its season with a 92-56 victory over Sacred Heart on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.,Karaban made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc for the two-time defendin...
Notre Dame romps over Stonehill to open 2024-25 campaign
Marcus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry scored 18 points apiece as host Notre Dame began pulling away late in the first half and rolled to an 89-60 victory over Stonehill Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,After leading ACC freshman in scoring at 17.5 points last season, Burton started slowly and fin...
Payton Sandfort, Iowa eye 2-0 start against Southern
Iowa recovered from shaky beginnings to run past visiting Texas A&M Commerce in Monday's season opener.,While the Hawkeyes aspire to be sharp throughout when Southern visits Iowa City on Thursday, they now know there's precedent for overcoming early struggles.,"Guys really stepped up their game in t...
Wake eyes better offensive output vs. North Carolina A&T
Wake Forest aims for a 2-0 start on Thursday night when it hosts North Carolina A&T in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (1-0) were victorious in their season opener on Monday, defeating visiting Coppin State 64-49 behind Cam Hildreth's 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. ,Hunter Sallis a...
Lakers' Anthony Davis (heel), Rui Hachimura (illness) out vs. Grizzlies
A left heel contusion kept Los Angeles star big man Anthony Davis from playing Wednesday night against the host Memphis Grizzlies.,Davis, who entered the day leading the league in scoring at 32.6 points per game, aggravated the injury in a road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. He determined du...
Dylan Harper drops 20 points in debut as No. 25 Rutgers wallops Wagner
Dylan Harper put up 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting in his college debut and No. 25 Rutgers sailed to a 75-52 win over visiting Wagner on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Harper played his first game for Rutgers without freshman classmate Ace Bailey, who suffered an injury in practice Monday and is con...
Struggling Bucks looking to get off mat, face lowly Jazz
A 1-6 start to the season doesn't have the Milwaukee Bucks reaching for the panic button just yet. ,Still, Milwaukee wants to turn things around sooner rather than later as it prepares for a meeting with the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,The Bucks are coming off back-to-back losses against t...