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Georgia defends homecourt, knocks off No. 17 Oklahoma
Asa Newell and Dakota Leffew scored 15 points apiece, leading Georgia to a 72-62 win over No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga. ,Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and eight rebounds for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC), which won its second game in a row after beating No. ...

No. 1 Tennessee escapes matchup with Texas with 4-point win
Zakai Zeigler hit for 16 points, including a basket and four clutch free throws in the final minute, as No. 1 Tennessee outlasted Texas 74-70 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference slugfest in Austin, Texas.,The back-and-forth battle was tied at 58-58 after a jumper by the Volunteers' Chaz Lanier ...

J.J. Spaun climbs into lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to move into the lead through three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.,Spaun's best score of the tournament puts him at 13-under 197 going to Sunday's final round. He'll have plenty of pursuers within range.,He's ahead of second-...

No. 12 Houston steamrolls Kansas State to win 8th straight
Houston used a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Emanuel Sharp's 15 points, and defeated Kansas State 87-57 Saturday evening in Manhattan, Kan. The Cougars had five players in double figures and two others with 8 points.,Houston (12-3, 4-0 Big 12) is tied with Iowa State atop the Big 12 standings...

Texans devour Chargers for wild-card victory
C.J. Stroud passed for 282 yards and a touchdown, Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a score and Eric Murray returned an interception for a touchdown as the host Houston Texans routed the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday.,Houston (11-7) advanced to the divisional round...

Broncos activate RB Tyler Badie (back) off IR
The Denver Broncos activated running back Tyler Badie from injured reserve on Saturday, one day before the team's AFC wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills.,Badie sustained a back injury against the New York Jets on Sept. 29. He took a hit from Jets linebacker Quincy Williams and left the game. A...

Cameron Hildreth (31 points) leads Wake Forest past Miami
Cameron Hildreth scored 16 of his game-high 31 points in the first half as Wake Forest defeated host Miami 88-78 in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday night.,Wake Forest (12-4, 4-1 ACC), which is 5-1 in its past six games, had a 50-20 advantage on paint points. The Demon Deacons also ...

Bensley Joseph's career night lifts Providence over Seton Hall
Bensley Joseph went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to a career-high 28 points, leading host Providence to a 91-85 win over Seton Hall on Saturday.,Three of Joseph's career-best 3-pointer total came in a span of 2:24 late in the second half. Those makes from deep highlighted a 17-6 outburst tha...

Xavier holds DePaul scoreless in stretches in 14-point win
Zach Freemantle had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Ryan Conwell scored 19 points to lift visiting Xavier to a 77-63 victory against DePaul on Saturday in Chicago.,Jerome Hunter added 10 points and six boards for the Musketeers, who shot 48.1 percent compared to 39.6 percent for the Blue Demons.,DePau...

J.J. Starling, Syracuse stage rally, upend Boston College
J.J. Starling scored a game-high 26 points to help Syracuse rally past Boston College 79-71 in an ACC matchup Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Eddie Lampkin added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Syracuse, which outscored BC 47-39 in the second half. Lucas Taylor (15), Jyare Davis (12) and Kyle Cuff ...

No. 3 Iowa State edges Texas Tech in OT
Joshua Jefferson swished two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime to lift No. 3 Iowa State to an 85-84 triumph over Texas Tech in Big 12 play at Lubbock, for the Cyclones' 11th win in a row.,Jefferson threw an inbounds pass with 8.4 seconds left in OT, got the ball back on the left block an...

Second-half run pushes No. 9 UConn past Georgetown
Alex Karaban scored 19 points as No. 9 UConn used a strong second-half run to defeat Georgetown 68-60 on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,Karaban scored 12 in the second half, connecting on 3 of 3 3-point attempts, as UConn (13-4, 5-1 Big East) bounced back from a 68-66 loss at Villanova on We...

Chase Hunter helps Clemson rout Florida State
Chase Hunter scored 25 points Saturday afternoon to help host Clemson defeat visiting Florida State 77-57 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Hunter shot 8 of 14 from the floor and also contributed three rebounds and two assists as the Tigers (13-4, 5-1 ACC) got back in the win column. Clemson also g...

Bruins halt skid on late OT goal vs. Panthers
David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the host Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise.,Pastrnak, who finished with two goals and one assist, got the game-winner on an attempted pass that defl...

With renewed momentum, No. 15 Oregon faces Penn State
Both No. 15 Oregon and Penn State have been humbled by Illinois this month and can compare notes when they meet Sunday at University Park, Pa.,While the Ducks learned from the loss to the Illini and posted back-to-back quality wins, the Nittany Lions will take their first step toward regaining some ...

Falcons dismiss D coordinator Jimmy Lake after one season
After missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, the Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers.,Lake, 48, was the Falcons' defensive coordinator for one season after he served as the Los Angeles Rams' assistant head coach in 2023. He wa...

Creighton hangs on to beat reeling Butler
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Jamiya Neal took over in the second half as Creighton survived a visit to Indianapolis with an 80-76 win over reeling Butler in a Big East matchup on Saturday afternoon.,Kalkbrenner, a preseason All-American selection, collected 26 points, nine rebounds, six blocks and three ste...

Lions OC Ben Johnson talks to Bears about head coach job
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, one of the hottest candidates on the 2025 head coaching circuit, interviewed for the Chicago Bears' top job, the team announced Saturday.,Johnson, 38, interviewed with the New England Patriots on Friday, and NFL.com reported that he's also spoken with...

Jaguars interview Lions DC Aaron Glenn for head coach vacancy
The Jacksonville Jaguars have interviewed Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head coaching vacancy, the team confirmed Saturday.,The team is searching for a replacement for Doug Pederson, who was fired Monday after the Jaguars finished 4-13 in his third season with the club.,G...

Lindsey Vonn finishes sixth in World Cup downhill in Austria
Lindsey Vonn finished in sixth place Saturday in her first World Cup downhill race since 2019 as she continues her return to racing at age 40.,Vonn, skiing on a familiar mountain in St. Anton, Austria, finished 58 hundredths of a second behind Federica Brignone of Italy. Vonn accomplished the feat d...