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Oklahoma, smarting from loss to Zags, return to campus to face UAPB
Coming off a road loss at Gonzaga, Oklahoma returns home to take on Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (1-1) fell 83-68 to the Bulldogs on Saturday in a game that saw them give up 18 offensive rebounds.,"I think we learned a lot," Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack said. "We were abl...
Well-balanced Notre Dame ride hot start into matchup vs. EIU
Notre Dame certainly has tended to the business at hand to open the season.,The Fighting Irish appear in good shape to continue their early dominance when they host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Notre Dame (2-0) outscored Long Island and Detroit Mercy by a combined 191-137 to...
High-powered Clemson flexing its depth entering Morehead State game
Looking to record a third dominant outing to begin the season, high-scoring Clemson will host defensively challenged Morehead State on Tuesday night.,Clemson (2-0) has breezed past New Hampshire and Gardner-Webb for 50- and 38-point victories, respectively. For a Tigers team that returned just one c...
Jayden Pierre buoys TCU as Frogs survive scare by Lamar
Jayden Pierre scored 13 of his team-leading 18 points in the second half as TCU pulled away from Lamar 78-65 on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-1) improved to 10-0 when facing the Cardinals (1-1) at home. But the game was tighter for much of the night than the final score migh...
Anthony Edwards continues dominance vs. Jazz in Timberwolves win
Anthony Edwards scored 35 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 120-113 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City., ,It marked the ninth straight game Edwards scored at least 30 points against Utah. Julius Randle added 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists to help ...
Jayden Pierre buoys TCU; Frogs survive scare by Lamar
Jayden Pierre scored 13 of his team-leading 18 points in the second half as TCU pulled away from Lamar 78-65 on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-1) improved to 10-0 when facing the Cardinals (1-1) at home. But the game was tighter for much of the night than the final score migh...
Penn State faces Navy, relying on reliable trio of guards
Early in the season, Penn State coach Mike Rhoades already has several players that he can trust with the ball in their hands.,The Nittany Lions aim to build off a resounding road victory Tuesday when they host Navy in nonconference action from University Park, Pa.,Penn State (2-0) opened its season...
Desmond Bane drains trey at buzzer as Magic edge Blazers
Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer from the right side as time expired on Monday, giving Orlando Magic a 115-112 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.,Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Bane chipped in 22 points and seven assists as the Magic rallied after squ...
Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith among 8 inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith didn't let their unique body types stall their dreams of playing in the NHL. Once there, the former defensemen took their careers to another level, culminating with their induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.,Chara and Keith joined six other former...
Miami blows out Stetson to notch 3-0 start
Malik Reneau scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to keep host Miami unbeaten following a 102-61 victory over Stetson on Monday night in Coral Gables, Fla.,Reneau shot 9 for 15 from the field and highlighted a stellar shooting night for the Hurricanes (3-0), who shot 56.7% (38 for 67) overall.,M...
Solo Ball, No. 3 UConn blow past Columbia with first-half surge
Solo Ball scored a team-high 23 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 89-62 win over Columbia on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.,Ball and Alex Karaban (20 points, six rebounds, four assists) combined for 5 of the 10 3-pointers for the Huskies (3-0), who shot 56.6% from the floor and led by as many as 29.,T...
Lowly Blues, Flames look for spark entering clash
After suffering back-to-back shutout losses, the Calgary Flames will try to get their offense back on track when they visit the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night.,The Flames will carry some frustration into this game after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 at home Friday night and falling to the Minn...
Hot-shooting Knicks host reeling Grizzlies, Ja Morant
The New York Knicks have won four straight and are heating up from outside.,But the Memphis Grizzlies are hoping the Knicks' imperfect defense is finally the cure for whatever is ailing Ja Morant from 3-point land this season.,New York will continue their season-long seven-game homestand Tuesday nig...
Raptors F Brandon Ingram fined $25K for throwing water bottle
Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram was fined $25,000 for spiking his water bottle on the floor in a show of frustration against the Philadelphia 76ers.,NBA executive James Jones, the league's head of basketball operations, penalized Ingram on Monday for his outburst in the third quarter of Toron...
Raheem Morris: No staff changes on horizon after Falcons' 4th straight loss
As the Atlanta Falcons flail through their second four-game losing streak in as many seasons under Raheem Morris, the second-year head coach maintains that there will be no staff changes coming, at least not this week.,"No, we've got a really good group here," said Morris, whose team fell 31-25 in o...
Chase Koepka eyes LIV return; Anthony Kim shares future plans
Chase Koepka is injury-free and ready to battle his way back to LIV Golf for the first time since being relegated in 2023.,The 31-year-old American is setting his sights on LIV's Promotions event in January to complete a comeback to the Saudi-backed league, two years after losing his spot with only ...
MLB to limit pitch prop bets to $200 at authorized sportsbooks
MLB announced Monday that all league-authorized sportsbooks will now limit pitch prop bets to no more than $200 in response to a federal indictment that ensnared two Cleveland Guardians pitchers.,On Sunday, Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were accused of rigging bets on particular p...
Tribute to Coach K sends No. 4 Duke on the road to Army
No. 4 Duke's past and future will collide in Tuesday night's game against Army in West Point, N.Y.,The unusual road trip is a sentimental nod to Mike Krzyzewski's 42 seasons (1980-2022) as head coach at Duke, and his five seasons (1975-80) as head coach at Army and three seasons (1966-69) as a playe...
LSU plans to stick with two-QB system vs. Arkansas
Skidding LSU plans to play two quarterbacks -- senior starter Garrett Nussmeier and sophomore backup Michael Van Buren Jr. -- in Saturday's home game against Arkansas.,Nussmeier will continue to take the first practice reps despite being replaced by Van Buren in the third quarter of the Tigers' 20-9...
Dan Quinn takes over Commanders DC duties from Joe Whitt Jr.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is adding defensive coordinator duties to his Week 11 tasks as Washington brings a five-game losing streak to Madrid, where the Miami Dolphins are the opposition on Sunday.,Defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. moved from the coaches' box to the sideline on Sunday but t...