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NC State sees room for improvement vs. UNC Greensboro
North Carolina State coach Will Wade is finding plenty of areas to address with this team after mostly cruising through two games in the first week of the season.,The next task will come against visiting UNC Greensboro on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Wade is dissecting the defense and offense.,"...

Fast-starting No. 24 Wisconsin cruises past Ball State
Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington added 12 points apiece as No. 24 Wisconsin rode a fast start to an 86-55 nonconference victory over Ball State on Tuesday night in Madison, Wisc.,Wisconsin (3-0) jumped out to a 30-8 lead midway through the first half an...

No. 25 Kansas shuts down Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Kohl Rosario scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds, and No. 25 Kansas pulled away for a 77-46 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday night in Lawrence, Kan.,Flory Bidunga added 12 points and eight rebounds for Kansas (2-1), which bounced back from a loss on the road against North Carolina...

No. 21 Arkansas delivers bounce-back blowout win over Central Arkansas
Karter Knox had his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season and host No. 21 Arkansas pulled away in the second half for a 93-56 victory over Central Arkansas on Tuesday.,Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 of his 21 points in the second half and freshm...

Oklahoma's balanced attack turns back Pine Bluff
Xzayvier Brown scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma to a 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday in Norman, Oklahoma.,Nijel Pack added 15 points for Oklahoma (2-1) by hitting 5 of 7 on 3-point attempts. Dayton Forsythe also scored 15 while Tae Davis added 13 and Darrion Reid 12. Davis also had 15...

David Pastrnak's 400th, 401st goals power Bruins past Leafs
David Pastrnak became the sixth 400-goal scorer in Bruins history as part of a two-goal, one-assist performance, leading Boston to a 5-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.,Pastrnak's milestone tally came 49 seconds into the second period. It capped a three-goal run for Bosto...

Kings stay hot on the road, rout Canadiens
Quinton Byfield and defenseman Joel Edmundson each collected a goal and an assist, fueling the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Kevin Fiala and former Canadien Joel Armia also tallied and Warren Foegele scored into an empty net for the Kings, who ha...

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 ...

Pat Murphy, Stephen Vogt go back-to-back with Manager of the Year honors
Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers and Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians were named Major League Baseball's Managers of the Year on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive season both skippers have claimed the honor. The rare repeat highlighted a week of postseason award announcements by the ...

Penn State pulls away from Navy to remain unbeaten
Freddie Dilione V scored 19 points to pace Penn State in an 80-71 home victory over Navy on Tuesday in College Township, Pa.,Kayden Mingo chipped in 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Nittany Lions (3-0), who forced 16 turnovers, including 14 steals. Josh Reed had six steals to go with...

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 ...

Raiders sign LB Jamin Davis, place OL Jackson Powers-Johnson on IR
The Las Vegas Raiders signed linebacker Jamin Davis to the active roster and placed right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve on Tuesday.,Powers-Johnson, 22, got hurt in the second quarter of Thursday's 10-7 road loss against the Denver Broncos.,A second-round pick in the 2024 NF...

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...

Judge: Roger Penske, Rick Hendrick must give depositions in 23XI, Front Row case
Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske must sit for depositions in Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports' antitrust fight with NASCAR, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled Tuesday.,Responding to a motion by both parties requesting depositions be limited and done via Zoom, Bell ruled that ...

Raiderrs sign LB Jamin Davis, place OL Jackson Powers-Johnson on IR
The Las Vegas Raiders signed linebacker Jamin Davis to the active roster and placed right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve on Tuesday.,Powers-Johnson, 22, got hurt in the second quarter of Thursday's 10-7 road loss against the Denver Broncos.,A second-round pick in the 2024 NF...

With GM out, Mavericks turn the page against Suns
It's a new start for the Dallas Mavericks.,On Tuesday, the team fired embattled general manager Nico Harrison, who had been under fire since he traded superstar Luka Doncic in February. The final straw for team owner Patrick Dumont could have been Monday's 116-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, who ca...

Braves shift Tony Mansolino's role to bench coach
The Atlanta Braves shifted Tony Mansolino's role to bench coach under new skipper Walt Weiss on Tuesday.,Mansolino, a former interim manager for the Baltimore Orioles, was announced last Friday as the team's new third base coach.,Instead, Tommy Watkins was named the third base coach. Other new hires...

Ons Jabeur announces pregnancy, extends break from tennis
Ons Jabeur is continuing her extended break from professional tennis for a very good reason: She's pregnant.,"Took a little break to reset and recharge," Jabeur and her husband Karim Kamoun wrote from their joint Instagram account on Monday.,"Turns out, we've been planning the cutest comeback ever. ...