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Franz Wagner-led Magic face Bulls, aim to continue surge
Franz Wagner has been making life without Paolo Banchero a whole lot easier for the Orlando Magic. ,Wagner has averaged 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 7 assists over the past 10 games and will try to stay in the zone Wednesday night when Orlando collides with the visiting Chicago Bulls. ,The Magic ha...
Getting healthy, Cal faces Mercyhurst
California has fared just fine without three injured starters, but the Golden Bears could welcome two of them back Wednesday for a home game against Mercyhurst at the Cal Classic in Berkeley, Calif.,Coach Mark Madsen's squad opened the four-team showcase with two wins despite playing without guards ...
Johni Broome, No. 4 Auburn top No. 12 UNC, reach Maui final
A sensational performance of 23 points, a career-high 19 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots from Johni Broome powered No. 4 Auburn past No. 10 North Carolina 85-72 on Tuesday and into the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Auburn will oppose Memphis on Wednesd...
QBs headline Packers-Dolphins Thanksgiving night matchup
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love played interception-free football for the first time this season during a home rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.,The Packers' Thanksgiving night home clash with the Miami Dolphins offers a chance to be equally efficient. Just don't expect Love to sc...
Georgia Tech targets elusive home win against Charleston Southern
A pair of scuffling teams will look to put their losing streaks to bed on Wednesday, when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Atlanta, Ga.,Georgia Tech (2-3) is playing its sixth of a seven-game homestand. The Yellow Jackets fell at home to North Florida 103-95...
Sub-.500 Villanova desperate for win over Rider
Villanova is below .500 and desperate for contributions from players besides Eric Dixon as it prepares for a Wednesday home game against Rider.,The Wildcats (3-4) faced Maryland on Sunday in Newark, N.J. Villanova led by 14 points late in the first half and by 12 at intermission, but the Terrapins s...
UCF looks to get back on track against Milwaukee
UCF returns home after an eventful, but ultimately unsuccessful, trip to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,The Knights (4-2) look to end a two-game skid on Wednesday night when they host Horizon League preseason co-favorite University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (5-2). The two schools will be meeting for the ...
Boopie Miller's late hoop rescues SMU against Cal Baptist
Boopie Miller's game-winning floater with two seconds left lifted SMU to a dramatic 79-77 win over Cal Baptist at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif., on Tuesday.,With 15.7 seconds left, Cal Baptist's Dominique Daniels Jr. beat Matt Cross on a dribble and drove for a game-tying ...
LHP Blake Snell agrees to deal with Dodgers
Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, has agreed to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on a five-year deal that is reportedly worth $182 million.,The left-handed pitcher announced the agreement via Instagram on Tuesday night, and terms of the contract were reported by m...
No. 5 Iowa State needs late surge to nip Dayton
Keshon Gilbert scored six of his 24 points in the final 44 seconds to propel No. 5 Iowa State to an 89-84 win over Dayton in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Curtis Jones delivered 19 points off the bench as Iowa State (4-1) recovered from an agonizing ...
Gabe Madsen, Utah storm past Mississippi Valley State
Gabe Madsen scored 27 points to lead Utah to a 94-48 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City. ,Madsen made seven 3-pointers and went 10-for-13 from the floor to pace the Utes' offense. As a team, Utah shot 55.9 percent from the field and made 14 triples (on 29 attemp...
No. 6 Houston goes cold in OT as No. 9 Alabama prevails
Mark Sears scored a season-best 24 points and No. 9 Alabama held Houston to two points in overtime while notching an 85-80 victory over the No. 6 Cougars on Tuesday night in the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas.,Aden Holloway scored 14 points, Grant Nelson added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Latrel...
Rockets advance in NBA Cup with OT win over Wolves
Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 117-111 overtime win in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Sengun amassed 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Fred VanVleet finished with 27 points and 11 ...
No. 10 Marquette aims to avoid letdown vs. Stonehill
After consecutive victories over touted opponents, No. 10 Marquette will have to avoid a letdown against visiting Stonehill in a nonconference matchup Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette, 6-0 for the first time since 2011-12, is coming off an 80-69 victory over Georgia on Saturday in the Bahamas...
Brock Harding's career night lifts Iowa past South Carolina Upstate
Brock Harding notched a career-high 20 points and dished out 10 assists and Owen Freeman scored 17 points as Iowa routed South Carolina Upstate 110-77 on Tuesday in Iowa City.,Harding shot 9-for-13 from the floor and Freeman was 8-for-12 to help the Hawkeyes top 100 points for the first time this se...
Joshua Beadle nails winning 3, Boston College beats Boise St. in Cayman Islands
Joshua Beadle's 3-pointer with two seconds remaining lifted Boston College to a 63-61 win over Boise State to win the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday in George Town, Cayman Islands.,Beadle, who had only six points combined in the Eagles' first two tourney games, finished with 13. His step-back tre...
Golden Knights strive to finish road trip strong, take on Avalanche
They may feel homesick, but the Vegas Golden Knights are rolling so far on their five-game road trip, which they'll wrap up against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night in Denver.,Vegas dropped the first game of the trip but has reeled off three straight wins, including a 5-4 shootout victory a...
No. 22 Xavier, Michigan credit teamwork ahead of Fort Myers final
Michigan and No. 22 Xavier made good strides through the grind of their first games in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.,Both programs are feeling positive as they get ready to meet in the title game Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.,Xavier (6-0) beat South Carolina 75-66 on Monday with five players scoring...
Bulls speed past Wizards, who lose 12th straight game
Coby White recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Nikola Vucevic added 19 and 12, respectively, lifting the visiting Chicago Bulls to a 127-108 victory over the reeling Washington Wizards on Tuesday in an NBA Cup East Group C game.,White sank five 3-pointers and Zach LaVine drained four to highli...
Daquan Davis helps lead Florida State to easy win vs. Western Carolina
Daquan Davis scored 19 points off the bench to pace another balanced scoring effort for host Florida State to lead the Seminoles to a 91-57 rout of Western Carolina on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Florida State (7-1) continued to gain early-season momentum as it won its fourth game in a row. I...