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Oklahoma State benefits from balanced scoring in win vs. Seton Hall
Robert Jennings and Jamyron Keller led five Oklahoma State players in double-figure scoring as the Cowboys defeated host Seton Hall 85-76 on Sunday in Newark, N.J.,The Cowboys (6-2) started 14 for 19 from the floor on their way to 56.9 percent shooting overall. They led by 19 points at halftime and ...
No. 15 Baylor might not be full strength against Abilene Christian
Baylor coach Scott Drew admitted frustration that his Bears have been playing short-handed for much of the season.,"You've got to be healthy enough to develop," Drew said following the Bears' 76-72 loss at two-time reigning national champion UConn on Wednesday.,"We've been bit from the injury bug fr...
'Quite a debate': Alabama, Miami first teams out of CFP field
Getting whipped by a downtrodden Oklahoma squad came back to haunt Alabama. So did a historic loss to Vanderbilt.,That's because the Crimson Tide (9-3) were passed over for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff when the selections were announced on Sunday.,Alabama appeared in good shape to ...
Braden Smith powers No. 8 Purdue past Maryland
Braden Smith paired 24 points with 10 assists on Sunday to help No. 8 Purdue fend off visiting Maryland 83-78 in Big Ten play in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith led the Boilermakers with five 3-pointers and made 4 of 5 in the second half to help Purdue (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) pick up its first conference win ...
Panthers RB Jonathan Brooks suffers non-contact knee injury
Carolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks sustained an apparent non-contact knee injury during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the host Philadelphia Eagles.,Brooks slipped to the ground after suffering the injury and limped to the medical tent. He was then carted to the Panthers' loc...
Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 3 Boise State
No. 3 Boise State Broncos,12-1 (7-0 Mountain West regular season),What's next: First-round bye; vs. winner of No. 6 Penn State, No. 11 SMU, Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET,Head coach: Spencer Danielson (one-plus seasons, 15-2 overall),About Danielson: The 36-year-old was an assis...
Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 5 Texas
5. Texas Longhorns,11-2 (7-1 SEC regular season),What's next: vs. No. 12 Clemson, Austin, Texas, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET,Head coach: Steve Sarkisian (fourth season, 36-16 at Texas),About Sarkisian: The former Southern California head coach revived his career by calling plays for Nick Saban and national t...
Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 2 Georgia
2. Georgia Bulldogs,11-2 (6-2 SEC regular season),What's next: First-round bye; No. 2 Georgia awaits the winner of the Indiana championship, No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame, in the quarterfinals,Head coach: Kirby Smart (ninth season, 105-18 overall),About Smart: Perhaps the best head coach in the...
Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 1 Oregon
1. Oregon Ducks,13-0 (9-0 Big Ten regular season),What's next: First-round bye; quarterfinals vs. No. 8 Ohio State-No. 9 Tennessee winner,Head coach: Dan Lanning (third season, 35-5 overall),About Lanning: The 38-year-old was an assistant coach at Park Hill South High School in Missouri the last tim...
Report: Pelicans' Brandon Ingram (ankle) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a low left ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Ingram rolled his ankle when he landed on the foot of Oklahoma City's Lu Dort during the Pelicans' 119-109 loss to the Thunder on Saturday.,That game was the secon...
SMU in, Alabama left out of College Football Playoff
When this college football season began, who envisioned the first 12-team College Football Playoff featuring byes to Boise State and Arizona State while waving bye-bye to 18-time national champion Alabama?,Oregon, Georgia, Mountain West titlist Boise State and Big 12 champ Arizona State secured the ...
Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State top CFP seeds
Oregon is the No. 1 seed in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, as expected, followed by Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State.,The CFP selection committee unveiled the field of 12, with the first four spots assured of going to conference champions, on Sunday afternoon, with the discus...
Giants star WR Malik Nabers active for game against Saints
New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers, who sustained a hip flexor injury on Thursday, is active for the team's game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J.,Nabers was listed as questionable after the injury at practice and he received an MRI. He did not participate i...
Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving active vs. reeling Raiders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Bucky Irving is active for Sunday's game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders.,Irving, the reigning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, was listed as questionable for Sunday's game due to hip and back injuries. ,Irving, 22, has team-leading totals in carries ...
Steelers WR George Pickens (hamstring) inactive vs. Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns due to a hamstring injury that led to his addition to the injury report on Friday.,Pickens, who was questionable to play in Sunday's game, was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduc...
Report: Purdue close to signing UNLV's Barry Odom as coach
Purdue is close to hiring UNLV head coach Barry Odom to the same position, Yahoo Sports reported on Sunday morning.,Odom has posted a 19-8 record in two seasons with the Rebels. He has guided the team to consecutive Mountain West championship game appearances, including a 21-7 loss to Boise State on...
Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi GP as McLaren seals title
Lando Norris held off a pair of Ferrari drivers to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, giving McLaren its first constructors' championship since 1998.,McLaren entered the race with a 21-point lead over Ferrari, and Norris did enough to hold on as his teammate, Oscar Piastri, endured a rough race...
MOUZ power way into quarterfinals in Shanghai
MOUZ swept MIBR 2-0 on Sunday in a Round 5 match to escape the elimination stage at the Perfect World Shanghai Major in China. ,MOUZ recorded a 13-5 win on Mirage and 13-6 victory on Nuke to advance to face The MongolZ in the quarterfinals of the playoff stage, where the top eight teams from elimina...
UCF brings back former coach Scott Frost
Scott Frost, who guided UCF to a 13-0 season in 2017, is returning to the school for a second stint as head coach.,The school announced Saturday night an agreement with Frost on a five-year contract through the 2029 season. Financial terms were not disclosed.,"Today marks an exciting reunion for UCF...
NFL Week 14 Best Betting Picks for Sunday December 8th
These are our best NFL Week 14 sports betting picks and predictions for Sunday December 8th's slate of football games....