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Army honors Mike Krzyzewski, then No. 4 Duke hammers Cadets
On a night when Army alum Mike Krzyzewski was honored by his alma mater, the first school to hire him, his other and more famous team, No. 4 Duke, never trailed and rolled to an easy 114-59 victory on Tuesday night in West Point, N.Y.,Duke (3-0) and Army (1-2) watched an emotional pregame tribute du...
No. 6 Michigan rallies to top Wake Forest in overtime
Elliot Cadeau made a shot to force overtime and drained a tiebreaking free throw with 13 seconds left in the extra period as No. 6 Michigan beat Wake Forest 85-84 on Tuesday night in Detroit.,Nate Calmese missed a potential winning short floater for Wake Forest.,Aday Mara led Michigan (2-0) with 18 ...
Maryland pulls away late to defeat Alcorn State
Pharrel Payne scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed seven rebounds to help Maryland to an 84-64 win against visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Andre Mills had 16 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Saunders scored 12 points and Darius Adams finished with 10 ...
Butler overwhelms Chicago State with 17 3-pointers
Finley Bizjack scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting along with six assists to lead Butler to a 98-66 nonconference win over Chicago State in Indianapolis.,Butler (3-0) also got 16 points from Jamie Kaiser and 12 points from Evan Haywood on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range. Azavier Robinson added ...
Clemson continues early season dominance in rout of Morehead State
Jake Wahlin scored a team-high 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers on Tuesday, as Clemson posted an 83-56 victory over visiting Morehead State.,RJ Godfrey tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Ace Buckner poured in 12 points off the bench for the Tigers (3-0), who shot 46.8%% (29-for-62) fro...
Central Connecticut State stuns Boston College on late layup
Darin Smith Jr. made a layup with 3.6 seconds to play to give visiting Central Connecticut State a 60-59 victory over Boston College on Tuesday night.,Boston College's Donald Hand Jr. missed a 3-pointer on the final possession.,Arkansas transfer Melo Sanchez came off the bench to score a team-high 1...
Villanova's record shooting night overwhelms Sacred Heart
Bryce Lindsay set a Villanova record with nine 3-pointers as the Wildcats drained a school-record 22 3-pointers in a 94-60 home victory over Sacred Heart on Tuesday.,In his third game for the Wildcats (2-1), Lindsay shot 9-of-14 from 3-point range to total 27 points. Devin Askew -- also a Villanova ...
Carlos Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti win marathon matches at ATP Finals
The Jimmy Connors Group was on full display at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday and neither match disappointed the raucous crowds in Turin, Italy.,Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti both staged rallies to earn victories in three-set matches that approached the 3-hour mark.,Alcaraz mov...
Top 5 remains same, Texas Tech jumps to 6th in CFP rankings update
The top five teams remained unchanged while Texas Tech leapt up two spots to No. 6 in the second version of this year's College Football Playoff rankings, which were announced Tuesday night.,The three remaining FBS unbeaten teams are at the top of the rankings, with defending champion Ohio State No....
No. 4 Alabama locked in, keeps unforgettable loss to Oklahoma in '24 top of mind
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer wants his players to remember what happened when the Crimson Tide played Oklahoma last season.,Sooners coach Brent Venables hopes his team carries over the lessons of that game without dwelling on the result. ,No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 4 Alabama square off Saturday in Tuscal...
Buccaneers rookie RB Josh Williams suspended 6 games for PEDs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Josh Williams has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Tuesday.,Williams, 25, is an undrafted free agent out of LSU. He has appeared in three games this season for Tampa Bay (6-3), including S...
Reports: Steelers signing CB Asante Samuel Jr. to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers are bolstering their defense with the signing of former second-round pick Asante Samuel Jr. to their practice squad, according to multiple media reports Tuesday.,Samuel, 26, was viewed as a coveted cornerback in free agency this offseason, but that was before undergoing spina...
Trail Blazers primed for road reward against Pelicans
Portland heads to New Orleans for the third stop of its five-game road swing, still chasing the first win of the trip when the teams meet on Wednesday.,The Trail Blazers suffered heartbreak on Monday in Orlando when Desmond Bane's 3-point miracle at the buzzer sealed a thrilling 115-112 victory for ...
Patriots put seven-game streak on line, welcome surging Jets
The New England Patriots have ascended to the top of the NFL standings. New York Jets fans could do without the flashback to their rival's glory days.,The Patriots ride a seven-game winning streak into Week 11 and will put their stellar defense up against Justin Fields, Breece Hall and the Jets on T...
Cavs look to rebound in rematch vs. Heat
It's a rematch -- in more ways than one.,When the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, it will be dejà vu as the teams just met on Monday.,Cleveland and Miami also faced off in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs as the Cavaliers swept the Heat in four games.,In fact, Cl...
Dawdling Oilers, Flyers both aim for faster starts
When the Edmonton Oilers visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, the winner might be the team that gets off to a quicker start.,Both teams have found themselves needing to overcome slow first periods that force them to play from behind late. That, of course, is a slippery slope, as the Edmonton ...
Bucks hope to continue team effort vs. Hornets
The Milwaukee Bucks are receiving such widespread contributions that Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't have to do so much.,But he's still doing a lot for the Bucks, who'll be hoping he's available to do that Wednesday night against the host Charlotte Hornets.,The Bucks began a two-game road swing by def...
Pistons seeking eighth straight win, face Bulls
No matter which players Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff puts on the court these days, they produce and the Pistons keep winning. Detroit will be shooting for its eighth consecutive victory when it hosts the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,The streak was in peril on Monday against the lowly Washington Wiz...
Suns G Jalen Green (hamstring) will be re-evaluated in 4 to 6 weeks
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks after sustaining a right hamstring strain, the team announced Tuesday.,Green, acquired by Phoenix in the offseason in the blockbuster trade which sent Kevin Durant to Houston, re-aggravated his hamstring in Saturday's 114-103 w...
Packers place OL Elgton Jenkins (leg) on injured reserve
The Green Bay Packers placed center Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve on Tuesday due to a leg injury and he will miss at least four games.,ESPN reported that Jenkins, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, fractured his fibula and could be out for longer.,He was hurt when quarterback Jordan Love rolled into...