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No. 1 Arizona sets school, Big 12 records while punishing Oklahoma State
Behind 15 points and eight rebounds from Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona set a school record with its 23rd consecutive win as it rolled to an 84-47 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) broke the record of 22 straight wins created from 1914-17. Th...
Oklahoma stuns No. 15 Vanderbilt to end nine-game skid
Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points and Oklahoma led from start to finish and eventually held on for a 92-91 road win at No. 15 Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.,The Sooners (12-12, 2-9 SEC) shot 53.4% from the floor and snapped a nine-game losing str...
US figure skater Alysa Liu ready to show her true self in Olympic return
MILAN, Italy -- After quitting figure skating shortly after making her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games as a 16-year-old, Alysa Liu has returned to winter sports' biggest stage with a message to deliver.,"I know who I am as a person now. I have ideas and concepts that I want to share with the...
Japan claims gold, silver in men's snowboard big air; US' Ollie Martin 4th
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Japanese snowboarders Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata won the gold and silver medals in the men's Big Air snowboarding event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, dethroning champion Su Yiming of China with their soaring jumps in the Italian Alps.,Su ended the cold night in the m...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn dominates Butler
Azzi Fudd's 17 points led all five starters in double figures for top-ranked Connecticut in an 80-48 trouncing of Butler on Saturday at Hartford, Conn.,Serah Williams, Allie Ziebell, and Ashlynn Shade all scored 11 points, and KK Arnold had 10 points for the Huskies (25-0, 14-0 Big East). UConn made...
Falcons, Yandex advance to quarterfinals at BLAST Slam VI
Team Falcons and Team Yandex each recorded a sweep on Saturday to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the BLAST Slam VI event.,Falcons posted a 2-0 win over Xtreme Gaming in their play-in game, courtesy of a 39-minute victory on red and 54-minute triumph on green. Team Falcons will compete ag...
Villanova takes over in second half, ends Georgetown's win streak
Returning to his hometown, freshman Acaden Lewis scored a career-high 26 points to propel Villanova to an 80-73 Big East Conference victory over Georgetown on Saturday in Washington, D.C.,Duke Brennan put up 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (18-5, 9-3 Big East) who won their third straight...
NBA finalizes competitors for Slam Dunk, Shooting Stars competitions
Orlando Magic rookie guard Jase Richardson will attempt to follow in his father's footsteps when he competes in the NBA's All-Star Slam Dunk competition next Saturday.,The son of two-time Slam Dunk champion Jason Richardson, who won the event in 2002 and 2003, will be one of four competitors officia...
Hilary Knight ties goals mark as US women's hockey routs Finland
Megan Keller collected a goal and two assists to lift the United States to a 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday in a Group A game of the preliminary round in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Abbey Murphy and Taylor Heise each had one goal and one assist, and captain Hilary Knight scored in her second s...
Maryland, Minnesota both seeking a spark in trying seasons
Even though Maryland and Minnesota are among six Big Ten teams with losing records, the Terrapins and Golden Gophers have had decidedly different seasons under their first-year coaches.,For Maryland (8-14, 1-10), this has been a historically dismal year, its worst to this point since 1988-89. In los...
Bruins F Pavel Zacha (upper body) won't play for Czech team
An ailing Pavel Zacha, still sidelined with an upper-body injury, will not play for Team Czechia in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Zacha, who plays for the Boston Bruins, is being replaced by fellow forward Filip Chlapik, who plays with Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.,Team Czechia opens play in th...
Why the Anthony Davis Trade to Washington Wizards Feels Like a Dead End
Anthony Davis reportedly wasn’t thrilled about being traded to the Wizards. Here’s why the deal feels like a loss for the former All-Star....
Super Bowl 60 Prop Bets: 10 Best Bets for Patriots vs. Seahawks
Our top Super Bowl 60 prop bets for New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, including player overs, unders and value picks backed by matchup analysis....
Five NBA Franchises Best Positioned After the 2026 Trade Deadline
After the dust settles on the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline, these five franchises are best positioned for long-term success thanks to draft capital, young stars and roster flexibility....
Three Ways the Seahawks Can Beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LX
The Seahawks enter Super Bowl LX with strength on offense, defense and special teams. Here’s how Seattle can beat New England on Sunday....
Lindsey Vonn finishes third in final downhill training run
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champion Breezy Johnson led a weather-interrupted final training for the women's Olympic downhill on Saturday but injured U.S. teammate and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn was again the talk of the slopes with the third-fastest time.,Johnson set the pace with a time of ...
Scoot Henderson, Blazers shoot for 2-game sweep of Grizzlies
Scoot Henderson watched the first 51 games of the season from the bench, eagerly wanting to get back out on the floor with his Portland Trail Blazers teammates.,The third-year pro finally is healthy after being derailed by a torn left hamstring and hopes to make another solid contribution when the T...
HEROIC, GamerLegion stay alive at BLAST Slam VI
Nicaragua's Yuma "Yuma" Langlet compiled a 29-10-22 kill-death-assist ratio while leading HEROIC to a 2-0 win over REKONIX on Friday in a last-chance elimination match at the BLAST Slam VI event.,In the day's other match, GamerLegion edged MOUZ 2-1 to reach the tournament's play-in round.,BLAST Slam...
Blazers blow out Grizzlies in first of back-to-back tilts
Jerami Grant scored 23 points and Jrue Holiday added 20 points and seven assists to help the Portland Trail Blazers roll to a 135-115 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in the first of back-to-back games between the teams.,Toumani Camara had 15 points and Donovan Clingan rec...
Alabama tackles rival Auburn with Charles Bediako case pending
Alabama split back-to-back games against Southeastern Conference co-leaders Florida and Texas A&M.,The Crimson Tide (15-7, 5-4 SEC) bounced back from a 100-77 thrashing at the hands of the host Gators to defeat the visiting Aggies 100-97 on Wednesday. That left them just two games behind the confere...