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No. 15 Texas Tech edges Wake, will face Purdue in Bahamas' title game
JT Toppin scored 21 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and Christian Anderson notched 16 as No. 15 Texas Tech overcame Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night on the first day of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.,Texas Tech (4-1) will meet top-ranked Purdue, an 80-71 winner against M...
Vanderbilt routs Texas Southern 109-74 to remain undefeated
Vanderbilt (5-0) had seven players in double figures and shot 53.4% from the field in a 109-74 rout of Texas Southern (0-5) in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday evening. ,The Commodores' Tyler Tanner notched 20 points and seven assists while adding a block and two steals. ,Tyler Nickel (20 points), Devi...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) returns to practice
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday's session with an ankle injury.,It is the second straight week the two-time MVP did not practice on Wednesday of a game week. Last week, it was knee soreness that interrupted his preparations.,If the ...
Kazuma Okamoto, Kona Takahashi posted for MLB teams
Slugger Kazuma Okamoto and right-hander Kona Takahashi became the latest Japanese stars posted for MLB free agency on Thursday.,Both players can negotiate with teams during a 45-day window that opens Friday at 8 a.m. ET. and closes on Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. ET. If either remains unsigned, he would return ...
David Coit's 41 points helps Maryland outlast Mount St. Mary's in OT
David Coit made eight 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 41 points to propel Maryland to a wild seesaw victory in overtime, 95-90, against visiting Mount St. Mary's Wednesday night in College Park, Md.,Darius Adams contributed 19 points and seven rebounds, and Elijah Saunders added 14 points as the T...
In scheduling quirk, Mammoth host Golden Knights twice in five days
Having played just seven of their first 20 games on home ice in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth kick off a four-game homestand Thursday night against the Vegas Golden Knights.,It's the first of two meetings in a five-day span between the two teams, who will also play again Monday in the Delta Cente...
Texas' Steve Sarkisian hushes 'false' coaching rumors: 'Not going anywhere'
Steve Sarkisian called out rumors of his interest in NFL jobs and high-level college openings as "untrue" while asserting his commitment to the University of Texas for the second time this week.,Sarkisian used the opening minutes of his weekly SEC teleconference to address churn in the rumor mill pu...
Macklin Celebrini’s hat trick carries Sharks past Mammoth in OT
Macklin Celebrini's hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.,Celebrini snapped a shot past a screened Vitek Vanecek on a power play at 2:52 of the extra period as the Sharks avoided a third straight loss.,Will Smith added a pair of assists,...
Reports: NBA scolds Draymond Green for engaging fan, but no fine
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green dodged a fine but was reprimanded by the NBA for engaging a fan courtside on Sunday night in New Orleans, according to ESPN.,Sam Green, 35, was identified following the no-contact confrontation under the basket which began with the New Orleans native shou...
Sharks eager to tighten defensively in meeting vs. Mammoth
The Sharks will look to clean up defensive mistakes when they return to San Jose to play the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night in the opener of a four-game homestand.,San Jose wrapped up a three-game trip with a 1-2-0 record after a 4-1 loss to Seattle on Saturday.,"There were probably four chances ther...
Olen Zellweger's overtime tally lifts Ducks over Mammoth
Olen Zellweger scored his first career overtime goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 comeback victory over the Utah Mammoth on Monday.,Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game losing skid. Anaheim's Alex Killorn logged two assists, and goaltender Lukas ...
Unbeaten Syracuse to get physical exam against Monmouth
Physicality will be the name of the game when unbeaten Syracuse takes on visiting Monmouth on Tuesday., ,The Orange (3-0) drubbed Binghamton, Delaware State and Drexel to open the season, including 40- and 30-point wins the past two weekends. They rank eighth nationally with a plus-36.0 scoring marg...
Visiting Gardner-Webb stirs memories for DePaul coach Chris Holtmann
Gardner-Webb gave Chris Holtmann his first Division I assistant's job in 2003 and his first head coaching gig in 2010.,Holtmann did right by the Runnin' Bulldogs -- leading them to the school's first 20-win season in 2012-13 -- before moving on to Butler, Ohio State and, now, DePaul.,On Tuesday, Hol...
Reports: Lakers among teams contacted in gambling investigation
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of multiple NBA teams that have been asked to surrender "documents and records" to the league as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal gambling operations, The Athletic and ESPN reported Sunday.,ESPN reported that Mike Mancias, an assistant trainer, and Randy M...
Ducks hope that home ice is elixir as Mammoth pay visit
The Anaheim Ducks need a return to home ice to be the tonic for their struggles.,Anaheim is back in action on Monday and hosting the Utah Mammoth while in the throes of a three-game losing skid, with the latest a 2-0 road loss at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,The Ducks headed out on a...
Bruins edge Atlantic foe Canadiens in penalty-filled game
The visiting Boston Bruins scored twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Saturday night's battle of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division.,Viktor Arvidsson scored the eventual game-winner on a power play at 16:51 of the middle frame aft...
Canes rally, but Oilers prevail on Leon Draisaitl's OT goal
Leon Draisaitl scored 19 seconds into overtime and also had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Draisaitl won the opening faceoff to begin the extra period and Connor McDavid, who finished with two goals and an as...
After heartbreaker, Wake Forest set to face UMass-Lowell
Wake Forest will try to turn disappointment into something to build on when it takes on visiting UMass-Lowell on Sunday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (2-1) won two home games prior to Tuesday night's 85-84 overtime loss to No. 6 Michigan in Detroit.,The Demon Deacons turned a 10-2 run...
These Are the NBA's Worst Three-Point Shooters Right Now
Russell Westbrook is a Hall of Famer. But the NBA’s all-time worst three-point shooter. Here’s a starting five of current stars who can’t shoot either....
Isles' Matthew Schaefer youngest to score regular-season OT goal
Matthew Schaefer became the youngest player to score an overtime goal in NHL regular-season history, finding the net at 2:06 of the extra session as the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 in Salt Lake City.,Schaefer, 70 days past his 18th birthday, broke the mark held by Sidney ...