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Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona, reach Atlantis final
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears went 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklah...
PARIVISION, Gladiators reach quarters at BLAST Slam I
PARIVISION and Gaimin Gladiators advanced to the quarterfinals of the BLAST Slam I with victories Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARIVISION rallied for a 2-1 victory over HEROIC and will face Team Liquid in Friday's quarters. Gladiators swept Team Falcons 2-0 and will draw Xtreme Gaming in the nex...
Veteran Jae Crowder providing lift as Kings battle Blazers
Jae Crowder landed in Minneapolis an hour before midnight on Tuesday night, then signed his contract with the Sacramento Kings three hours prior to tipoff of Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.,Crowder passed a physical and went through meetings but didn't take part in Sacrame...
Jordan Love tosses 2 TDs as Packers take down Dolphins
Jordan Love threw for 274 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Jayden Reed and Quay Walker made a key goal-line stop in the fourth quarter to help the host Green Bay Packers defeat the Miami Dolphins 30-17 on Thursday.,Green Bay (9-3) won for the third time in 11 days to remain two games behind the NFC...
No. 25 Mississippi State trounces UNLV in Arizona semis
KeShawn Murphy scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 Mississippi State dominated UNLV inside in an 80-58 victory in the Arizona Tip-Off on Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,Josh Hubbard added 11 points before being sidelined by an apparent ankle injury midway through the second half, and ...
Saint Mary’s shuts down USC, romps to 71-36 win
Saint Mary's closed the first half on a 14-2 run that snowballed into the second half, and the Gaels ran past Southern California, 71-36, in the second game of Thursday's Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.,Saint Mary's (7-0) took control with its ability to attack the rim, starting with Jordan ...
Memphis snaps No. 17 Tulane's eight-game winning streak
Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Memphis defeated No. 17 Tulane 34-24 on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Desrosiers -- who had two touchdown receptions and one rushing touchdown for the season entering the game -- finished with eight catches for 84 yards an...
Avs, Stars meet for first time since West semifinal series
Dallas and Colorado have forged a rivalry over the past 25 years, starting when Derian Hatcher and Joe Sakic were the respective captains in the late 1990s as they battled for NHL supremacy.,The Central Division rivals will renew acquaintances when the Stars host the Avalanche on Friday night.,The l...
Oilers back from long layoff, take aim at Utah
The Edmonton Oilers will try to make it back-to-back wins when they open a three-game road trip against the Utah Hockey Club on Friday in Salt Lake City.,The Oilers, who are 2-2-1 over their last five, have not played since a 6-2 win over the New York Rangers last Saturday.,Connor McDavid, Leon Drai...
Davidson hands Providence second straight loss in Battle 4 Atlantis
Connor Kochera scored 22 points as Davidson started fast and recorded a 69-58 victory over Providence in the consolation bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas on Thursday night.,Bobby Durkin tied a career high with 20 points and Reed Bailey contributed 18 and 11 rebounds as Da...
Texas hosts Delaware State looking for sixth straight win
Having won five in a row, Texas will attempt to build momentum for a huge game on the horizon when it hosts Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (5-1) return home after 67-58 win over Saint Joseph's in the finals of the Legends Classic in New York. Star freshman Tre Johnson led f...
Jahmyl Telfort, Butler top Northwestern at Arizona Tip-Off
Jahmyl Telfort scored nine of his 23 points in the final 6:12 to help Butler hold on to a 71-69 victory over Northwestern in an Arizona Tip-Off semifinal Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,After Boden Kapke sank a free throw with 5.8 seconds left to give Butler the two-point edge, Brooks Barnhizer drove...
Jets, Knights clash in matchup of weary division leaders
There is no room to debate "rest versus rust" when two road-weary teams meet on Friday in Las Vegas, as the host Golden Knights welcome the Winnipeg Jets in a battle of division leaders.,For Vegas, this is its first game back from a long five-game road trip, while the Jets are in the middle of a str...
Celtics, Bulls clash in important NBA Cup game for both
The Chicago Bulls will take on the visiting Boston Celtics in a crucial NBA Cup matchup Friday.,Boston, Chicago and Atlanta are all 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Group C standings. Cleveland is 1-1 and Washington is 0-3.,The Bulls will be the Group C champion if they beat the Celtics and the Hawks b...
Washington fends off Colorado State in Acrisure Invitational play
Tyler Harris scored 24 points and Washington used a late run to fend off Colorado State 73-67 Thursday afternoon at the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif.,The Huskies (5-1) won their fourth straight and also got 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists from center Great Osobor, a transf...
Texas Tech, Northern Colorado portend high-scoring shootout
Texas Tech gets back to work Friday in Lubbock against Northern Colorado after splitting a pair of games in its toughest challenges of the young season last week in New York.,The Red Raiders (5-1) lost for the first time this season to Saint Joseph's before bouncing back to edge Syracuse 79-74 at th...
Jaylen Murray (28 points), No. 23 Ole Miss top BYU in OT
Jaylen Murray scored a career-high 28 points to lead No. 23 Ole Miss to a 96-85 overtime victory over BYU on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego, Calif.,Murray, who hit 10 of 14 shots, forced overtime with a tough game-tying bucket late in regulation and then tallied nine point...
Anthony Edwards calls Wolves 'soft' before facing connected Clippers
Four straight losses have Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards fed up with his teammates.,Edwards has been upset with the childish brand of basketball that Minnesota has been playing, something he hopes the Timberwolves can shed when they face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minne...
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Nassau, Bahamas.,Fears went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklahoma (6-0)...
Clemson hopes to keep momentum going vs. Florida A&M
Fresh off winning an in-season tournament, Clemson will host Florida A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (6-1) have won three in a row and are coming off a 75-67 victory over Penn State, which handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season in the Sunshine Slam's Beach Division final.,Clemson fa...