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Zuby Ejiofor's buzzer beater lifts No. 6 St. John's over No. 20 Marquette in OT
Zuby Ejiofor beat the buzzer with a floater to give No. 6 St. John's an 86-84 overtime victory on the road at No. 20 Marquette on Saturday afternoon.,RJ Luis Jr. led the Red Storm (27-4, 18-2 Big East) with 28 points. Ejiofor scored 17 and led with 12 boards.,Kam Jones led Marquette (22-9, 13-7 Big ...
Report: Murray State coach Steve Prohm to step down
Steve Prohm is stepping down as the head coach of the Murray State men's basketball team, ESPN reported.,Prohm, 50, was in his second stint with the Racers, taking over the Missouri Valley Conference program before the 2022-23 season. In that span, Murray State was 45-52, including a 16-17 record th...
No. 20 Marquette looks to locate range vs. No. 6 St. John's
The Big East regular season will end with two of the top teams in the conference facing off as No. 20 Marquette hosts No. 6 St. John's on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Marquette (22-8, 13-6) comes in off a disappointing loss in conference play, falling at UConn 72-66 on Wednesday.,The Golden Eagl...
UFL QBs returning to camps after 5-day holdout
The 24 quarterbacks of the United Football League were expected to report to their teams' training camps Monday, Front Office Sports reported, after staging a holdout of sorts over the weekend.,As the UFL heads into its second season following a merger between the USFL and XFL, the quarterbacks were...
Miles Kelly, No. 1 Auburn bring hot hands to No. 22 Texas A&M
National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome receives most of the attention for top-ranked Auburn's stellar season, but other players have stepped up to deliver key performances.,It was senior guard Miles Kelly who excelled in that role in the Tigers' last contest and he will look to deliver a...
No. 25 Mississippi State wraps home schedule vs. messed-up Texas
No. 25 Mississippi State gets another chance to build momentum for the postseason when it closes its home schedule against struggling Texas in a key late-season Southeastern Conference game Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak with an 81-69 home ...
Jimmy Johnson retires from Fox Sports after 30 years
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson announced his retirement from broadcasting on Monday after 30 years with Fox Sports.,The former NFL and college coach had been an NFL studio analyst since 1994. Johnson, 81, made the announcement during an appearance on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd.","As...
No. 7 St. John's holds off Seton Hall to clinch Big East title
RJ Luis Jr scored 21 points as seventh-ranked St. John's survived several shaky stretches before clinching its first outright Big East regular season title since 1985 with a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall Saturday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 32-5 in their past 37 gam...
Georgia, Texas need win to improve life on NCAA Tournament bubble
Georgia and Texas, both squarely on the bubble, hope to increase their NCAA Tournament chances when they square off Saturday in what amounts to a must-win Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Neither team can afford to lose, especially with the regular season entering its final eight days ...
No. 1 Auburn hunts first win at No. 17 Kentucky in 37 years
Top-ranked Auburn has clinched a double bye in the upcoming Southeastern Conference tournament and stands one victory away from clinching at least a share of the SEC regular-season crown.,But that's not the only prize of major significance available when the Tigers battle Kentucky on Saturday aftern...
Report: UFL quarterbacks holding out over pay dispute
The 24 quarterbacks of the United Football League decided not to attend a QBs-only training camp this weekend as they seek better salaries and benefits, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,The UFL heads into its second season since being created by a merger between the USFL and XFL. The leagu...
Report: Michigan duo won't work out at Combine
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant will not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, ESPN and NFL Network reported Thursday.,Both projected first-round picks are instead expected to be full participants in the Wolverines' Pro Day on March 21.,Johnson int...
Amid John Wooden backdrop, UCLA takes on No. 20 Purdue
In a matchup pairing legendary John Wooden's alma mater against the program he coached to 10 national championships, No. 20 Purdue will face UCLA in a Big Ten Conference game in West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday night.,The two programs that the late Wooden is associated with played most recently in De...
St. John’s Is Back, Rick Pitino’s Big Mouth Is Louder, and the Big East Title Is Theirs
St. John’s is back on top, clinching the Big East title for the first time since 1992—powered by Rick Pitino’s coaching genius and signature smack talk....
No. 7 St. John's edges Butler, closes in on Big East title
RJ Luis Jr. scored 24 points to lead No. 7 St. John's to a 76-70 win over Butler in Indianapolis, clinching at least a share of the Big East regular-season title for the first time since 1992.,Luis shot 9-for-16 from the field for St. John's (25-4, 16-2 Big East). Zuby Ejiofor added 12 points and Ka...
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to DH in spring debut Friday
Coming off left shoulder surgery in November, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will serve as the designated hitter in his spring training debut Friday against his former team, the Los Angeles Angels.,Ohtani, 30, had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and expects to be ready to DH when th...
With Big East title in sight, No. 7 St. John's visits Butler
No. 7 St. John's will look to extend its winning streak to four games on Wednesday night when the Red Storm travel to Indianapolis to take on Butler.,This is a key game for the entire Big East, as the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2) can clinch a share of the conference regular-season title with a victory. Th...
No. 10 St. John's completes sweep of struggling UConn
Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John's took control late in the first half and pulled away for an 89-75 victory over UConn on Sunday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (24-4, 15-2) improved to 17-0 at home and completed their first season sweep of UConn since...
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani tests shoulder in live BP
Amid dueling rehabilitation schedules, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani took batting practice on Sunday for the first time since offseason shoulder surgery for an injury that occurred during the World Series in October.,The BP session came one day after Ohtani had his third bullpen session as ...
ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev tops Jack Draper for second Doha title
Andrey Rublev won the title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the second time on Saturday, defeating Great Britain's Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in Doha.,The fifth-seeded Russian hit 34 winners, including 10 aces, in winning his 17th ATP Tour title but his first since last May at the ATP Masters 1000 i...