l Page 1720 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Missouri pulls away from Jacksonville State with late run
Mark Mitchell scored 18 points as Missouri avoided an upset bid on Tuesday night, defeating Jacksonville State 83-72 in Columbia, Mo.,Mitchell, who played a team-high 34 minutes, was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 at the free-throw line, scoring 10 points over the final 20 minutes. Missouri (10-1...
Hot-shooting Villanova beats Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Eric Dixon scored 25 points as Villanova topped visiting Seton Hall 79-67 on Tuesday in the Big East opener for both teams.,Tyler Perkins contributed 17 points for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East), who have won five straight games following a bumpy start to the season. Jordan Longino chipped in 15 p...
Maryland shakes off slow start to steamroll St. Francis (Pa.)
Selton Miguel scored 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting as Maryland rolled to a 111-57 win over St. Francis (Pa.) Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Rodney Rice scored 16 points and Derik Queen contributed 15 points for the Terrapins (9-2), who trailed for most of the first 10 minutes before dominating ...
Florida State throttles Winthrop to close nonconference play
Jamir Watkins scored 23 points and Malique Ewin put up 21 to lead host Florida State to an 82-64 win over Winthrop Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Ewin added 15 rebounds for the Seminoles (9-3). Chandler Jackson scored 14 points and Taylor Bol Bowen finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.,Florid...
No. 5 Duke posts wire-to-wire win over George Mason
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points to lead No. 5 Duke to its fifth straight victory, defeating visiting George Mason 68-47 on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,Flagg hit 7-of-20 shots from the floor and tallied nine rebounds, four assists and three steals to power the Blue Devils (9-2), who improved to 7-0 a...
No. 17 Ole Miss sees off challenge from Southern
Jaylen Murray scored 18 points as No. 17 Ole Miss held off Southern 74-61 on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Jaemyn Brakefield added 15 points and Dre Davis scored 14 for the Rebels (10-1), who earned their fourth consecutive win.,The Jaguars (5-5) used 13 players and 11 of them scored, but only Derr...
No. 7 Florida pushes past North Carolina to improve to 11-0
Will Richard scored four of his 22 points in the final minute of the game to help No. 7 Florida remain undefeated with a 90-84 victory over North Carolina on Tuesday night in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.,Richard's putback layup gave the Gators (11-0) an 86-84 lead with 57.1 seconds le...
Malachi Smith's late play helps No. 22 Dayton escape UNLV
Malachi Smith's three-point play with eight seconds remaining rescued No. 22 Dayton in a 66-65 victory against visiting UNLV on Tuesday night.,Nate Santos scored 14 points, Zed Key had 13 points, Smith finished with 11 points and five assists and reserve Amael L'Etang added 10 points in the Flyers' ...
Zakai Zeigler's near-triple-double helps No. 1 Tennessee wallop Western Carolina
Point guard Zakai Zeigler had 10 points, nine assists and a career-high 10 rebounds Tuesday night as the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers remained perfect with an 84-36 shellacking of the Western Carolina Catamounts in Knoxville, Tenn. ,One of five undefeated Division I teams entering Tuesday, the Volunt...
Xavier Booker propels No. 20 Michigan State past Oakland
Sophomore Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points to lift No. 20 Michigan State to a 77-58 nonconference win over Oakland on Tuesday in Detroit.,Booker shot 5 of 9 from the field overall and went 3 of 5 from 3-point range while eclipsing his previous high of 12 points.,Jaden Akins scored 16 poi...
Falcons bench Kirk Cousins, name Michael Penix Jr. starting QB
After a trip to the Strip did not instill confidence in their quarterback play, the Atlanta Falcons benched Kirk Cousins and named Michael Penix Jr. their starting QB "moving forward" late Tuesday night.,Pressed by reporters earlier in the day, head coach Raheem Morris initially insisted the staff s...
St. John's rolls as DePaul loses 34th straight Big East game
RJ Luis Jr. scored 19 points Tuesday night in New York as St. John's opened the Big East portion of its schedule with a wire-to-wire, 89-61 rout of visiting DePaul, which saw its conference regular-season losing streak reach 34 games.,Luis came off the bench for the second time this season and made ...
Cold-shooting Arizona eyes turnaround vs. high-scoring Samford
Samford and Arizona enter Wednesday's game at Tucson, Ariz., with each having a different outlook a little more than a month into the season.,Samford (9-2) is on a five-game winning streak while Arizona (4-5) has lost three of its last four games following Saturday's 57-54 loss in Phoenix against fo...
Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.,Bellinger h...
Storylines galore when No. 5 Texas, No. 12 Clemson clash in playoffs
No. 5 seed Texas and No. 12 seed Clemson are set to clash in a captivating first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,The winner will advance to the CFP quarterfinals, with fourth seed Arizona State awaiting in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Jan. 1. Tex...
Bucks F Khris Middleton (illness) out for NBA Cup final vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night's NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to illness.,Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered the news to reporters about 90 minutes before tip-off in Las Vegas.,"He just didn't feel good and we didn't want to take a chance with hi...
Falcons’ Morris does not commit to Kirk Cousins starting vs. Giants
After a trip to the Strip did not instill confidence in the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback play, Raheem Morris was not ready Tuesday to commit to a starter for next week.,Atlanta (7-7) beat the Las Vegas Raiders 15-9 on Monday night despite a weak showing from Kirk Cousins. The veteran quarterback thr...
Vandy returns home on winning streak to host The Citadel
Vanderbilt looks to eclipse last season's win total when it meets The Citadel in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday evening.,The Commodores last played Dec. 8, when they notched an 83-74 win over TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, their third victory in a row. This will be Vanderbilt's first home game since an 8...
Oklahoma State licking its chops for turnover-prone Tarleton State
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz had a simple message for his team after an 80-65 loss Saturday night to then-No. 13 Oklahoma in the Bedlam Series -- one that he's probably repeated leading up to Wednesday night's nonconference home game with Tarleton State in Stillwater, Okla.,"We've got to be bette...
Stars try to continue home dominance vs. Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars aim to continue their winning ways at home on Wednesday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Stars skated to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday to improve to 3-1-0 on their six-game homestand and 13-3-0 at American Airlines Center this season.,While Roope Hi...