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Dayton surprises No. 6 Marquette with 71-63 win
Zed Key and Javon Bennett each had 15 points and led a second-half charge that helped host Dayton erase a 13-point deficit and beat No. 6 Marquette 71-63 on Saturday night.,Key had four dunks in the second half for the Flyers (9-2), who shot 55.6 percent from the field following intermission after m...
Southern California eyes full effort against Montana State
Southern California will try to get off to another hot start when it hosts Montana State in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon.,The Trojans (6-4) are coming off an 85-61 win over Washington on Dec. 7 in a Big Ten game in Seattle, which ended a three-game losing streak.,USC shot 70.4 percent fr...
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter was named winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.,Hunter joins running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 as the only Colorado players to win the Heisman.,Hunter has 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and ranks second nationally with 14 touchdown catches. On de...
Georgia holds off pesky Grand Canyon at Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta
Asa Newell scored a game-high 17 points as Georgia ground out a 73-68 win over Grand Canyon at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta on Saturday to continue its best start since the 2001-02 season.,Somto Cyril scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. The 6-foot-11 freshman, a four-star recruit ou...
St. Bonaventure handles Providence, off to 10-1 start
Melvin Council Jr. poured in a game-high 24 points and St. Bonaventure held off Providence for a 74-70 win on Saturday evening at the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., ,Council hit 10 of 19 shots from the field and was a pest defensively (three steals) for the Bonnies, who earne...
Reports: Warriors acquiring G Dennis Schroder from Nets
The Golden State Warriors will acquire point guard Dennis Schroder from the Brooklyn Nets, according to reports on Saturday.,Golden State will reportedly send injured guard De'Anthony Melton and three second-round picks to the Nets. Brooklyn will also send a second-round pick to the Warriors.,Schrod...
Patty Tavatanakit, Jake Knapp double their lead at Grant Thornton Invitational
Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand and Jake Knapp recorded seven birdies to extend their lead during windy and wet conditions at the Grant Thornton Invitational on Saturday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.,The mixed team event featuring PGA and LPGA Tour stars employs three different formats over thr...
Walter Clayton Jr., No. 9 Florida down Arizona State, improve to 10-0
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 25 points and unbeaten No. 9 Florida rode early 3-point shooting to knock off Arizona State 83-66 in a Holiday Hoopsgiving game in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon.,Will Richard added 16 points and Alijah Martin 15 as the Gators (10-0) tied the second-best start in program his...
Down 13 in 2nd half, No. 24 UCLA rallies past Arizona
Tyler Bilodeau scored a game-high 17 points as No. 24 UCLA used a second-half rally to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday as part of the Hall of Fame Series in Phoenix.,UCLA trailed 49-36 with 10:49 left but outscored the Wildcats 21-5 down the stretch. The Bruins (9-1) have won eight straight games, wh...
Walter Clayton Jr., No. 9 Florida downs Arizona State, improves to 10-0
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 25 points and unbeaten No. 9 Florida rode early 3-point shooting to knock off Arizona State 83-66 in a Holiday Hoopsgiving game in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon.,Will Richard added 16 points and Alijah Martin 15 as the Gators (10-0) tied the second-best start in program his...
Rutgers edges Seton Hall on buzzer-beating 3-pointer
Dylan Harper buried a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to deliver Rutgers a 66-63 rivalry win over visiting Seton Hall on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J., ,The superstar freshman finished with 24 points and teammate Ace Bailey added 21 points and seven rebounds as Rutgers (7-4) overcame shaky free-throw sh...
Reports: Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs to have season-ending knee surgery
The Dallas Cowboys ruled out All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs for Sunday's road game against the Carolina Panthers, with multiple outlets reporting Saturday that he is expected to have season-ending knee surgery.,Diggs, 26, was questionable for the game after returning to action last Monday in a 27-2...
No. 20 Wisconsin halts skid, stifles Butler's top scorer
No. 20 Wisconsin ended a three-game losing streak behind Nolan Winter's career-high 20 points, defeating nonconference foe Butler 83-74 at the Indy Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday., ,Steven Crowl Winter added 18 points and six rebounds and Max Klesmit scored 11 points for Wisconsin (9-3), which ...
Boston College out to halt 3-game skid as Stonehill visits
Boston College steps back outside of Atlantic Coast Conference play to host in-state foe Stonehill on Sunday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (6-4) enter their penultimate nonconference game with three consecutive losses following a five-game win streak, but they have not seen action sin...
With better sense of urgency, Texas faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Texas looks to continue its home success in the runup to its first season in the Southeastern Conference when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (8-2) rebounded from a loss to two-time defending NCAA champion UConn on Sunday by walloping New Mexico Sta...
DePaul shows off shooting prowess, rolls past Wichita State
Jacob Meyer had 23 points, CJ Gunn scored 22 and the pair combined for eight of DePaul's season-high 17 3-pointers amid a strong second-half defensive performance to earn a 91-72 victory over visiting Wichita State on Saturday in Chicago. ,Isaiah Rivera made five 3-pointers and scored 14 of his 17 i...
Colts rule out C Ryan Kelly, LB Jaylon Carlies vs. Broncos
The Indianapolis Colts downgraded four-time All-Pro center Ryan Kelly and rookie linebacker Jaylon Carlies from questionable to out for Sunday's game against the host Denver Broncos.,The Colts also added defensive end Tyquan Lewis (rib) to the injury report on Saturday and he was listed as questiona...
Penn State has no problems in keeping Coppin State winless
Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 14 points to headline a balanced scoring effort by host Penn State in a resounding 99-51 victory over winless Coppin State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,Puff Johnson and Nick Kern chipped in 12 points each for the Nittany Lions (9-2), who shot 56.7 percent (38 o...
Trent Pierce, Missouri too strong for Long Island
Trent Pierce came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points and lead Missouri past Long Island 88-61 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.,Marques Warrick scored 16 points off the bench and Mark Mitchell had 15 to go along with seven rebounds and five assists for the Tigers (9-1).,Missouri made 14 of it...
Memphis bounces back in overtime vs. No. 16 Clemson
Tyrese Hunter scored a team-high 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, as unranked Memphis went on the road to defeat No. 16 Clemson 87-82 in overtime on Saturday.,Colby Rogers added 22 points while PJ Haggerty chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Memphis (8-2), which shook off ...