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Louisville shows off depth in 70-50 victory over Virginia
Aboubacar Traore scored 15 points in just 16 minutes as Louisville earned a rare victory over host Virginia on Saturday, winning 70-50 in Charlottesville, Va.,Traore returned last weekend after missing 10 games due to a broken arm. He entered Saturday after scoring just five points in his first four...
Commanders activate RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) off IR
The Washington Commanders activated running back Austin Ekeler off injured reserve Saturday, one day before the regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys.,Ekeler has missed the past four games after sustaining a concussion against the Cowboys in Week 12. Ekeler was leveled while returning a k...
Arizona holds off rally by No. 16 Cincinnati
Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 15 points as the visiting Wildcats withstood a furious second-half rally in a 72-67 upset of No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday.,Bradley's layup with 43 seconds left gave Arizona a 66-64 lead. After Dan Skillings Jr. missed a corner 3-pointer for the Bearcats, Bradley was f...
Lions activate LB Alex Anzalone, WR/PR Kalif Raymond off IR
The Detroit Lions activated linebacker Alex Anzalone off injured reserve on Saturday and the standout team captain will return for Sunday's NFC showdown against the Minnesota Vikings.,Anzalone broke his left forearm in a game against the Jacksonville in Week 11 and has missed the past six games.,Det...
No. 21 Memphis wary of new-look North Texas
As Memphis headed into the new year, coach Penny Hardaway made it clear that the No. 21 Tigers could not coast through the American Athletic Conference.,They could not relax. They were "the hunted," Hardaway said. Memphis would need to keep its foot on the gas pedal. The Tigers did just that on Thur...
No. 22 Illinois staying modest ahead of visit to Washington
Illinois coach Brad Underwood did not want to linger on Thursday night's historic Big Ten Conference victory at No. 9 Oregon.,The No. 22 Fighting Illini's 109-77 decision in Eugene, Ore., was not only the largest margin of victory ever by a road team over a Top 10 opponent, but also the second-most ...
No. 9 Oregon out to extend Maryland's Big Ten road woes
The Big Ten's coast-to-coast expansion has brought a wave of new matchups in unfamiliar -- and oftentimes distant -- environments for the league's 18 teams.,For the second time in four days, Maryland faces a completely new challenge as it travels to face No. 9 Oregon on Sunday in Eugene. ,In the tea...
Late run pushes St. John's to 70-62 victory over Butler
RJ Luis Jr. collected 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds and converted a tie-breaking dunk with 4:48 remaining as St. John's survived struggles from the 3-point line to earn a 70-62 victory over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon at New York.,Luis made 9 of 19 shots despite missing all five o...
Cooper Flagg, No. 4 Duke easily take down SMU
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg pumped in 24 points as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated SMU 89-62 without their coach on Saturday afternoon at Dallas.,Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor both posted 14 points for Duke (12-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Flagg, who didn't score after making a 3-pointer with ...
No. 3 Iowa State posts wire-to-wire win vs. No. 25 Baylor
Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished five assists as No. 3 Iowa State pulled away from No. 25 Baylor 74-55 in a Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday in Ames, Iowa., ,Milan Momcilovic added 15 points for Iowa State (12-1, 2-0), which won its ninth in a row and improved to 8-...
No. 3 Iowa State post wire-to-wire win vs. No. 25 Baylor
Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished five assists as No. 3 Iowa State pulled away from No. 25 Baylor 74-55 in a Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday in Ames, Iowa., ,Milan Momcilovic added 15 points for Iowa State (12-1, 2-0), which won its ninth in a row and improved to 8-...
No. 17 Mississippi State stays hot, cools off South Carolina
Josh Hubbard scored 21 points as No. 17 Mississippi State smothered visiting South Carolina in an 85-50 rout in both teams' SEC opener Saturday in Starkville, Mis.,Hubbard made 7 of 13 shots after shooting 31.3 percent (16-of-51) in his previous four games. He also sank five 3s after shooting 1-of-9...
No. 1 Tennessee 14-0 after cruising past No. 23 Arkansas
Chaz Lanier scored 29 points and top-ranked Tennessee equaled the best start in program history with an easy 76-52 victory over No. 23 Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams at Knoxville, Tenn.,Igor Milicic Jr. had 13 points, a career-best 18 rebounds and...
Capitals turn on offense to get past Rangers 7-4
Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.,Logan Thompson made 28 saves for the Capitals as Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals.,C...
Northwestern, No. 20 Purdue ready for another tight battle
If last season was any indication, Sunday's matchup between Northwestern and No. 20 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., should be plenty competitive.,Both the Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) and the Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1) lost their biggest star from a year ago but retained multiple players who had a han...
West Virginia handles Oklahoma State for 7th straight win
West Virginia's Javon Small burned his former team with 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Mountaineers subdued visiting Oklahoma State 69-50 on Saturday in Morgantown.,Jonathan Powell matched his season high with 17 points as West Virginia (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) led wire-to-wire for its seventh straight ...
Late four-point play gets North Carolina past Notre Dame
Ian Jackson scored a career high 27 points and Elliot Cadeau completed a four-point play with 4.8 seconds left to help North Carolina defeat host Notre Dame 74-73 on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.,North Carolina (9-6, 2-1 ACC) trailed by three points when Cadeau dribbled along the right wing...
West Virginia runs away from Oklahoma State
West Virginia's Javon Small riddled his former team, collecting 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Mountaineers subdued visiting Oklahoma State 69-50 on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Jonathan Powell matched his season high with 17 points as West Virginia (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) led wire-to-wire to capture ...
Duke coach Jon Scheyer (illness) absent from game at SMU
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer is not with the team in Dallas for its game against SMU on Saturday because of illness, the school announced.,Associate head coach Chris Carrawell will fill in for the 37-year-old Scheyer with the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils.,Duke (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) will r...
Buffalo wins fifth straight, stymies Liberty in Bahamas Bowl
Al-Jay Henderson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown while Red Murdock returned an interception for a score as Buffalo dominated short-handed Liberty for a 26-7 win Saturday in the Bahamas Bowl in Nassau.,C.J. Ogbonna was 9-of-19 passing for 137 yards and Upton Bellenfant booted four field goals as th...