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Defense carries Vanderbilt to one-sided win over Cal
Vanderbilt forced 18 steals and registered 30 fastbreak points in an 85-69 win over Cal on Wednesday night in Nashville.,Guards AJ Hoggard (nine points, six assists, four steals), Tyler Tanner (14 points, three steals) and Grant Huffman (six points, six assists, five rebounds four steals) led the wa...
Jayson Tatum overpowers Nets as Celtics win big
Jayson Tatum scored 15 of his 36 points in the third quarter as the Boston Celtics recovered from a slow start and pulled away in the second half for a 139-114 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets.,Five nights after needing overtime to earn a four-point win on their homecourt, the Celtics rallied fro...
Mike Tyson ready to fight, Jake Paul excited ahead of Netflix bout
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson met the media in Arlington, Texas, ahead of their eight-round boxing match this Friday to put the finishing on Netflix's first foray into the sporting world.,Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star turned professional boxer, has risen quickly in his quest for mainstream boxing cred...
Darius Garland, Cavaliers remain perfect as 76ers can't keep up
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell took over down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 114-106 road victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.,Mitchell finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for Cleveland (13-0), which...
With new coaches, Oklahoma State, Southern Illinois still figuring things out
Oklahoma State's new coach Steve Lutz had to mostly remake his roster when he took over after Mike Boynton was fired last spring.,But one guy he didn't have to replace was 6-foot-6 guard Bryce Thompson, one of the Cowboys' leading scorers as they head into Thursday night's home game in Stillwater ag...
Magic rally past Pacers, remain unbeaten at home
Franz Wagner scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic benefited from a fourth-quarter surge to post a 94-90 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.,Orlando's Goga Bitadze collected 12 points and 12 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Mo...
Jayden Taylor posts efficient night as NC State downs Coastal Carolina
Jayden Taylor scored 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 13 points to lead NC State over Coastal Carolina 82-70 on Monday night in Raleigh.,NC State opened the second half on a 10-0 run after a first-half scare from Coastal. An and-one from Taylor with 18:24 remaining pu...
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest avoid upset to South Carolina Upstate
Hunter Sallis scored 23 points and Wake Forest made enough plays down the stretch to overcome visiting South Carolina Upstate for an 85-80 victory Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth poured in 18 points, reserve Davin Cosby hit three 3-point baskets in the last eigh...
Seahawks WR DK Metcalf (knee) returns to practice
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, who hadn't practiced since spraining his right knee in an Oct. 20 game against the Atlanta Falcons, was a full participant on Wednesday.,Metcalf hopes to return to action when Seattle (4-5) visits the San Francisco 49ers (5-4) on Sunday. He sustained a Grad...
Igor Milicic Jr., No. 11 Tennessee ease past Montana
Igor Milicic Jr. scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, paving the way for No. 11 Tennessee to beat Montana 92-57 on Wednesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Chaz Lanier added 13 points, shooting 5-for-8 from the floor, as the Volunteers improved to 3-0. He scored all but two of his points in the second hal...
No. 3 UConn completely dominates Le Moyne
Alex Karaban scored a game-high 17 points and Liam McNeeley finished with 15 as No. 3 UConn beat Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn.,Karaban was 7 of 11 from the field and made three 3-pointers. McNeeley also connected on three 3-pointers. Samson Johnson had four of UConn's nine blo...
Carlos Alcaraz overcomes illness, rebounds at Nitto ATP Finals
World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz looked like himself again on Wednesday, defeating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6 (8) to improve to 1-1 at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy.,Alcaraz, the No. 3 seed, battled a stomach issue during his 6-1, 7-5 loss to sixth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud during round-robin play o...
Caleb Grill sizzling for Missouri entering clash vs. Miss. Valley State
A motivated Caleb Grill leads Missouri into a nonconference home game Thursday night against Mississippi Valley State in Colombia, Mo.,The guard spent some time on the bench on Monday but promptly ripped off a career-high 33 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as Missouri (2-1) picked up an...
After being 'humbled,' Sabres aim to rebound vs. ailing Blues
After a 1-4-1 start this season, the Buffalo Sabres won six of nine games to climb back to .500 and regain confidence.,Then they took a 7-5 fall at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday afternoon, snapping a three-game winning streak. ,The Sabres will try to get back on track Thursday night ...
Argonauts star QB Chad Kelly recovering from horrific injury
Toronto Argonauts star quarterback Chad Kelly is recovering from surgery on his badly broken leg that will cause him to miss Sunday's Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,Kelly sustained fractures to the fibula and tibia during the third quarter of last Saturday's 30-28 victory over the Montr...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: Home burglary 'frustrating'
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce had their homes burglarized last month and authorities have yet to make an arrest in either incident. ,Mahomes confirmed his home in Cass County, a gated community which requires visitors to clear through two access points to enter the ne...
Dolphins claim TE Jack Stoll, waive LB David Long Jr.
The Miami Dolphins claimed tight end Jack Stoll off waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday and waived linebacker David Long Jr., a former defensive captain.,Stoll, 26, was waived by the Eagles on Tuesday after catching two passes for 10 yards in seven games (two starts) this season.,Undra...
Devils look to sweep back-to-back from hot Panthers
The New Jersey Devils handed the Florida Panthers their first loss in three weeks with a 4-1 decision on Tuesday.,On Thursday, the Devils will look to repeat the feat and hand the Panthers consecutive setbacks for just the second time this season when the teams reconvene in Sunrise, Fla. ,New Jersey...
Bruins D Hampus Lindholm sidelined multiple weeks
Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be sidelined for multiple weeks with a lower-body injury, Boston coach Jim Montgomery said Wednesday.,Lindholm, 30, departed Tuesday night's 3-2 victory at St. Louis late in the first period after blocking a shot by Blues defenseman Justin Faulk.,Lindholm has r...
Report: NASCAR considering playoff format changes
NASCAR is reviewing its playoff format and is considering making changes as soon as next year, the Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday.,Because the season gets underway in February, the short turnaround time means a more extensive overhaul would have to wait until 2026, per the report.,Joey Log...