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No. 22 Texas A&M's second-half defense stops Wake Forest
Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points as No. 22 Texas A&M was at its best in the final 10 minutes in a 57-44 win over visiting Wake Forest on Tuesday in a SEC-ACC Challenge clash in College Station, Texas., ,The Aggies (7-2) led by three at halftime and by five with 10:08 to play. Wake Forest trimmed its ...
SMU gets 7 scorers in double figures, crushes Alabama State
Kario Oquendo poured in a season-high 20 points to lead seven SMU scorers in double figures as the Mustangs blasted Alabama State 101-72 on Tuesday in Dallas. ,The Mustangs (7-2) led by 10 points at halftime but tripled that advantage over the first nine-plus minutes of the second half. SMU outshot ...
Luke Goode has career night as Indiana thumps Sam Houston
Illinois transfer Luke Goode came off the bench to score 13 of his career-high 18 points in the first half Tuesday night as Indiana stopped visiting Sam Houston State 97-71 in Bloomington, Ind.,Washington State transfer Myles Rice led four Hoosiers in double figures with 19 points on 9-of-12 shootin...
South Carolina uses 3-pointers, stingy defense to rout Boston College
Collin Murray-Boyles had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 73-51 win at Boston College on Tuesday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Gamecocks (5-3) also got 11 points from Nick Pringle and nine from Morris Ugusuk in a game where they knocked down 10 of 19...
Asa Newell steers Georgia to victory over Notre Dame
Asa Newell had game highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead Georgia to a 69-48 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 16 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (8-1), who won their third straight game. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 11 poi...
Boogie Fland delivers Arkansas to win as Miami blows lead
Freshman Boogie Fland made the go-ahead 3-pointer as Arkansas -- which didn't lead until the game's final two minutes -- rallied to defeat host Miami 76-73 in an SEC/ACC Challenge game on Tuesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.,Miami led by as many as 11 points in the first half.,Arkansas (6-2) got 18 p...
Michigan fires OC Kirk Campbell
Michigan dismissed offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell on Monday.,Tight ends coach Steve Casula was named the interim offensive coordinator as Michigan prepares for a bowl game.,Campbell, 38, had been on the Wolverines' staff since 2022, but 2024 was his first year as their of...
A's Vegas ballpark cost rises to $1.75B; bank says owner can afford
The Athletics' new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher is still expected to foot his share of the bill.,In a letter to the Las Vegas's stadium authority, U.S. Bank senior vice president Stephen Vogel wrote that Fisher, whose net worth ...
Unbeaten DePaul out to halt Texas Tech's home dominance
Texas Tech is set to encounter its toughest home test of the season, while unbeaten DePaul is primed for its first road challenge when the teams meet Wednesday in Lubbock as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle.,DePaul is off its first 7-0 start since 1942 and entered Tuesday as one of 17 unbeaten tea...
Surging Vanderbilt meets skidding Virginia Tech
In four years as coach at James Madison, Mark Byington never had an opportunity to take on in-state foe Virginia Tech.,But now in his first year at Vanderbilt, Byington gets that chance by way of the SEC/ACC Challenge, as the Commodores face the Hokies on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,While Byington ...
CFP rankings: Alabama in position for final playoff bid
The picture is getting a little clearer for the first edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff.,Tuesday's rankings reveal placed Alabama (9-3) at No. 11, ahead of No. 12 Miami (10-2) and No. 13 Ole Miss (9-3), and the Crimson Tide are in position to receive the final spot in the playoff field...
Arkansas WR Andrew Armstrong declares for NFL draft, skipping bowl
Arkansas receiver Andrew Armstrong said Tuesday that he is entering the NFL Draft.,Later in the day, a school spokesman told reporters that Armstrong will skip the Razorbacks' bowl game. The destination isn't yet known.,Armstrong led the Southeastern Conference in both receptions (78) and receiving ...
USWNT beats Netherlands in Alyssa Naeher's final appearance
Lynn Williams scored the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and Alyssa Naeher made six saves in her final match as the U.S. women's national team defeated the Netherlands 2-1 at The Hague on Tuesday.,Williams, who entered at the start of the second half, made a well-timed run to get a touch on Yazmeen...
Carli Lloyd headlines 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame class
Former United States women's star Carli Lloyd, a two-time FIFA Player of the Year, is part of the five-member 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame class, the entity announced Tuesday.,Lloyd played on two Women's World Cup championship teams (2015, 2019) with the United States women's national team and ...
Alabama G Latrell Wrightsell (Achilles) out for season
Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season because of a ruptured Achilles tendon, coach Nate Oats said Tuesday.,In the No. 10 Crimson Tide's loss Saturday to Oregon in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Wrightsell departed with a lower leg injury. After releasing a...
Oklahoma State looks to 'get over itself' and bounce back at Tulsa
Oklahoma State and host Tulsa will return from a much-needed holiday break as the in-state rivals meet Wednesday night in non-conference action.,The Cowboys (4-2) went into the Charleston Classic undefeated on Nov. 21 but left after absorbing two losses in four days. They fell to Florida Atlantic to...
Vikings designate K Will Reichard to return from IR
Minnesota Vikings rookie kicker Will Reichard and long snapper Andrew DePaola were designated to return from injured reserve on Tuesday.,The move opens a 21-day window for both players to be activated by the team.,Reichard, 23, has missed the past four games with a quadricep strain sustained in Minn...
Revs acquire D Mamadou Fofana from French side
The New England Revolution acquired center back Mamadou Fofana from France's Ligue 2 side Amiens SC.,The club, in an announcement on Tuesday, said Fofana is under contract through 2027 with a team option for 2028.,The Revolution finalized the deal using targeted allocation money.,"Mamadou's physical...
Mike Holmgren among Hall of Fame finalists
Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Holmgren is among five people to reach the finalist stage for possible election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.,Holmgren was nominated in the coach category. Also competing to join football's legends in Canton, Ohio, are Ralph Hay...
Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, longtime college coach, dies
Dana Dimel, an assistant coach at Illinois and formerly the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday morning, his family announced. He was 62.,Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, said on social media that Dimel passed away in his sleep.,The coach spent this season as a senior offensive assista...