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Baye Ndongo scores 17 to lead Georgia Tech past Charleston Southern
Baye Ndongo had 17 points and eight rebounds, helping the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn a 91-67 win over the visiting Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday.,Naithan George also scored 17 points, adding seven assists for Georgia Tech (3-3), which snapped a two-game losing st...
No. 20 Texas A&M rallies past No. 21 Creighton in Las Vegas
Wade Taylor IV hit for 18 points and Henry Coleman III had a key dunk and a free throw in the final seconds as No. 20 Texas A&M came from behind to beat No. 21 Creighton 77-73 on Wednesday in pool play at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.,Texas A&M (5-2) trailed by four points at halftime but t...
Missouri handles Lindenwood for sixth straight win
Tony Perkins scored 18 points, Marques Warrick added 17, and Missouri pulled away for an 81-61 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo.,Trent Pierce added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting for Missouri (6-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Aidan Shaw finished with eight points as all ...
Villanova capitalizes on turnovers, routs Rider
Eric Dixon had 16 points and five assists as host Villanova put away turnover-prone Rider 72-48 on Wednesday in Philadelphia., ,The Wildcats (4-4) were working with a narrow lead until the final 4:17 of the first half, when they netted 13 straight points to crack the game open while Rider struggled ...
Oklahoma weathers late surge to hold off Providence
Kobe Elvis scored a season-high 26 points as Oklahoma held off Providence, 79-77, in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Sooners (5-0) will take on the winner of Wednesday's later game between Arizona and Davidson in the semifinals Thursday. The Friars (5-1) will face...
Maryland bullies Bucknell to secure third straight win
Tafara Gapare scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Derik Queen added 15 points and eight rebounds, lifting Maryland to a 91-67 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Gapare made 7 of 9 shots from the floor -- including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He highlighted his perfor...
No. 16 Arizona State continues playoff push vs. underwhelming Arizona
Arizona State was projected to have a rough first season in the Big 12, while Arizona was expected to be one of the conference's top teams upon joining the league.,However, the opposite has played out as the No. 16 Sun Devils get set to square off with the host Wildcats for Saturday's Territorial Cu...
Oregon beats San Diego State, improves to 7-0
TJ Bamba led Oregon with 22 points and five assists in the Ducks' 78-68 victory over San Diego State on Wednesday in pool play of the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas.,The Ducks (7-0) won both games in the "Power Group" and will play in the championship Saturday against the top team from the "Impac...
Bad Axe: Wisconsin wary of rival Minnesota with bowl bid in peril
Wisconsin faces its first losing season in 23 years and the end of a bowl streak when the Badgers host arch-rival Minnesota on Friday in the annual Big Ten battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe.,Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) lost to No. 4 Penn State 26-25. Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) lost its fourth straight, 44-25,...
Winless in rivalry, Dan Lanning, No. 1 Oregon determined to tame Huskies
Oregon already secured its spot in the Big Ten championship game, but the top-ranked Ducks have plenty to play for in their regular-season finale.,Revenge may be on Oregon's mind when the Ducks host longtime rival Washington on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) would perhaps be clo...
West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga in overtime
Javon Small scored 31 points to rally West Virginia to an 86-78 overtime upset of No. 3 Gonzaga in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Wednesday in Nassau, Bahamas.,The Mountaineers (4-1) trailed by 10 points early in the second half and by five in the final minute. But over the f...
No. 5 Iowa State drubs Colorado on 60 percent shooting
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and No. 5 Iowa State rolled to a 99-71 victory over Colorado in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at Lahaina, Hawaii., ,Curtis Jones scored 19 points and Keshon Gilbert had 15 with six assists as the C...
4-star QB Peyton Falzone decommits from Virginia Tech
Four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone announced Wednesday that he has decommitted from Virginia Tech.,The 6-foot-5, 200-pound junior from Nazareth, Pa., had been committed to the Hokies since June. However, Virginia Tech has struggled to a 5-6 record this season and Falzone has visited Ohio State and...
Colorado State looks for better shooting vs. Washington
Washington kicks off a three-game road trip to California on Thursday when it tangles with Colorado State on Day 1 of the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert.,The opportunity to bond on a road trip is what Washington coach Danny Sprinkle said the Huskies need.,"I think it will be great for our team...
Stakes magnified as No. 12 Clemson hosts No. 15 South Carolina
South Carolina takes on host Clemson on Saturday afternoon in the annual intrastate rivalry game that has national implications when it comes to either one landing a spot in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.,For the first time since 2017, the 121st Palmetto Bowl will feature ranked tea...
QB Daniel Jones to join Vikings on Friday
Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones signed a $375,000 contract for the remainder of the season with the Vikings and will suit up for his first practice in Minnesota on Friday.,Head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed the Vikings landed Jones after discussing the role of each of his quarterba...
Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell to start Friday vs. Chiefs
The Las Vegas Raiders will start quarterback Aidan O'Connell in their Black Friday game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.,Head coach Antonio Pierce made the announcement Wednesday, declaring O'Connell ready to play after being sidelined since Week 7 because of a thumb injury.,"We feel good about ...
F1, Italian Grand Prix extend contract through 2031
The Italian Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One schedule through at least 2031 after the sides agreed on a six-year contract extension.,The governing body announced the deal on Wednesday. It follows upgrades to the track in Monza, where 335,000 people watched Ferrari's Charles Leclerc win on Sep...
CB Marshon Lattimore has first practice with Commanders
Cornerback Marshon Lattimore practiced Wednesday for the first time since joining the Washington Commanders in a Nov. 5 trade with the New Orleans Saints.,Head coach Dan Quinn confirmed the four-time Pro Bowl selection's return from a hamstring injury that also kept him out of his final game with th...
Kent State Did All Kinds of Losing in 2024: What’s Next for Golden Flashes?
The Kent State Golden Flashes finished their season 0-12. In an exclusive interview with Deadspin, head coach Kenni Burns talks about where the program goes from here....