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South Carolina topples No. 25 Clemson in overtime thriller
Chase Hunter had one magic 3-pointer for No. 25 Clemson, but not a second, as Collin Murray-Boyles and South Carolina prevailed 91-88 in an overtime thriller over the visiting Tigers Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.,Hunter, who went scoreless in the first half, finished with a game-high 27 points, in...

Rivals Washington State, Washington set for 300th meeting
It will be a milestone moment when visiting Washington State tips off against rival Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle.,The teams will be meeting for the 300th time, the ninth-most in NCAA Division I history. It will be a nonconference game, as Washington has joined the Big Ten and Washington ...

Missouri pulls away from Jacksonville State with late run
Mark Mitchell scored 18 points as Missouri avoided an upset bid on Tuesday night, defeating Jacksonville State 83-72 in Columbia, Mo.,Mitchell, who played a team-high 34 minutes, was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 at the free-throw line, scoring 10 points over the final 20 minutes. Missouri (10-1...

Hot-shooting Villanova beats Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Eric Dixon scored 25 points as Villanova topped visiting Seton Hall 79-67 on Tuesday in the Big East opener for both teams.,Tyler Perkins contributed 17 points for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East), who have won five straight games following a bumpy start to the season. Jordan Longino chipped in 15 p...

No. 5 Duke posts wire-to-wire win over George Mason
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points to lead No. 5 Duke to its fifth straight victory, defeating visiting George Mason 68-47 on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,Flagg hit 7-of-20 shots from the floor and tallied nine rebounds, four assists and three steals to power the Blue Devils (9-2), who improved to 7-0 a...

Malachi Smith's late play helps No. 22 Dayton escape UNLV
Malachi Smith's three-point play with eight seconds remaining rescued No. 22 Dayton in a 66-65 victory against visiting UNLV on Tuesday night.,Nate Santos scored 14 points, Zed Key had 13 points, Smith finished with 11 points and five assists and reserve Amael L'Etang added 10 points in the Flyers' ...

Wake Forest turns tables on James Madison in 2nd half
Hunter Sallis delivered 27 points and 12 rebounds as Wake Forest exploded in the second half for a 75-58 nonconference victory over visiting James Madison on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Cameron Hildreth came off the bench to score 18 points and Davin Cosby Jr. added 13 points for the Demon Deacon...

Falcons bench Kirk Cousins, name Michael Penix Jr. starting QB
After a trip to the Strip did not instill confidence in their quarterback play, the Atlanta Falcons benched Kirk Cousins and named Michael Penix Jr. their starting QB "moving forward" late Tuesday night.,Pressed by reporters earlier in the day, head coach Raheem Morris initially insisted the staff s...

St. John's rolls as DePaul loses 34th straight Big East game
RJ Luis Jr. scored 19 points Tuesday night in New York as St. John's opened the Big East portion of its schedule with a wire-to-wire, 89-61 rout of visiting DePaul, which saw its conference regular-season losing streak reach 34 games.,Luis came off the bench for the second time this season and made ...

Cold-shooting Arizona eyes turnaround vs. high-scoring Samford
Samford and Arizona enter Wednesday's game at Tucson, Ariz., with each having a different outlook a little more than a month into the season.,Samford (9-2) is on a five-game winning streak while Arizona (4-5) has lost three of its last four games following Saturday's 57-54 loss in Phoenix against fo...

Storylines galore when No. 5 Texas, No. 12 Clemson clash in playoffs
No. 5 seed Texas and No. 12 seed Clemson are set to clash in a captivating first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,The winner will advance to the CFP quarterfinals, with fourth seed Arizona State awaiting in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Jan. 1. Tex...

Bucks F Khris Middleton (illness) out for NBA Cup final vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night's NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to illness.,Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered the news to reporters about 90 minutes before tip-off in Las Vegas.,"He just didn't feel good and we didn't want to take a chance with hi...

Falcons’ Morris does not commit to Kirk Cousins starting vs. Giants
After a trip to the Strip did not instill confidence in the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback play, Raheem Morris was not ready Tuesday to commit to a starter for next week.,Atlanta (7-7) beat the Las Vegas Raiders 15-9 on Monday night despite a weak showing from Kirk Cousins. The veteran quarterback thr...

Oklahoma State licking its chops for turnover-prone Tarleton State
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz had a simple message for his team after an 80-65 loss Saturday night to then-No. 13 Oklahoma in the Bedlam Series -- one that he's probably repeated leading up to Wednesday night's nonconference home game with Tarleton State in Stillwater, Okla.,"We've got to be bette...

USC’s Branch Bros. enter transfer portal
Southern California stars Zachariah and Zion Branch will enter the transfer portal, they said Tuesday.,Zachariah Branch, a receiver, and Zion Branch, a safety, published announcements declaring their intent on social media. Both players are former top-100 high school recruits with two years of eligi...

No. 6 Alabama hopes to avoid chill at North Dakota
Nate Oats didn't lose his mind. There's really nothing odd about No. 6 Alabama visiting North Dakota in the dead of winter and playing in a 3,300-seat arena.,Again, not odd in the least that one of the top programs in the country is playing a game in Grand Forks, N.D.,The big occasion is that Alabam...

Reports: Red Bull set to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson
Red Bull's Sergio Perez is expected to lose his seat to Liam Lawson as soon as the coming days, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The move comes after Red Bull saw its run of consecutive constructors' championships come to an end in 2024 when McLaren finished on top.,Red Bull driver Max Verstappen w...

Surging Hoyas face first Big East test vs. Creighton
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley proclaimed that his team's win Saturday at Syracuse was its best "by far" in his two seasons with the Hoyas.,Now the question is: Can the high-flying Hoyas sustain their success in the Big East?,Georgetown (8-2) will begin to find out when it faces Creighton (7-4) in the c...

No. 14 Oklahoma takes 10-0 start into Jumpman matchup vs. No. 24 Michigan
For the second consecutive season, Oklahoma is 10-0 heading into the Jumpman Invitational.,Last season, the Sooners lost in the event to begin a slide that ultimately left them out of the NCAA Tournament.,But heading into this season's event, where 14th-ranked Oklahoma will take on No. 24 Michigan o...

Report: NWSL, Denver group enter exclusive franchise negotiations
A group representing the city of Denver and the NWSL entered negotiations geared toward being awarded an expansion franchise, Sportico reported Monday.,Denver reportedly is the favorite to land a team ahead of Cleveland and Cincinnati.,The NWSL consisted of 14 teams in the just-completed 2024 season...