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No. 3 Iowa State rebounds with dominant win over UCF
Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points and Keshon Gilbert added 21 points with eight assists as No. 3 Iowa State bounced back from its second loss of the season with a 108-83 rout over visiting UCF on Tuesday at Ames, Iowa.,Curtis Jones added 19 points with eight rebounds as the Cyclones (1...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner headed to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki missed unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by one vote Tuesday night when he headlined a three-player class selected by the 394 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.,Suzuki will be joined on the Clark Sports Center stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 2...
Short-handed Georgia Tech looks to halt skid vs. Virginia Tech
With each team trying to inch back to the .500 mark, Georgia Tech hosts Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (8-11, 2-6 ACC) enters play reeling and undermanned, having dropped four in a row while playing without several key pieces. In its 91-78 loss ...
Ohio State backup QB Devin Brown transferring to Cal
After accomplishing his goal of winning a national championship with Ohio State on Monday night, backup quarterback Devin Brown is transferring to Cal.,Brown had entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 9 but announced he would fulfill his commitment to the Buckeyes through their College Football Pl...
NFL names Ron Torbert the ref of Super Bowl LIX
Veteran NFL official Ron Torbert will be the referee of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, the NFL announced on Tuesday.,The officiating crew also consists of umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl Robinson, side judge Boris Cheek, back judge Jona...
Cowboys, Brian Schottenheimer to talk HC job
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer are scheduled to meet this week, with the longtime assistant viewed as a legitimate candidate to replace Mike McCarthy as head coach in Dallas. ,Schottenheimer, 51, has never been a head coach at any level. The son of the late ...
Will Howard shines in spotlight, carries Ohio State to title
All Ohio State quarterback Will Howard ever wanted was a chance to show off his talents. ,The spotlight was all his on Monday night.,Howard built off a record-breaking first half to complete 17 of 21 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns, lifting the Buckeyes to a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in ...
Arizona aims to rediscover offense vs. Oklahoma State
Arizona seemed to rediscover its form with seven straight victories until getting smashed by Texas Tech on Saturday.,The Wildcats will bid to bounce back with a better effort when they complete a two-game Big 12 road trip against Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Arizona was taken...
Iowa not getting too low after losses, turns to Minnesota
Iowa is back home from the West Coast after dropping back-to-back games against Southern California and UCLA.,But the Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) remain supremely confident in their abilities as they turn their attention to Minnesota (9-9, 1-6). The teams will tip off Tuesday night in Iowa City.,Io...
Georgetown shocks Villanova on Micah Peavy's game-winning floater
Micah Peavy hit a floater from the left edge of the paint with 1.7 seconds left to cap a furious rally as visiting Georgetown stunned Villanova 64-63 on Monday night.,Peavy hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Hoyas (13-6, 4-4 Big East) rallied from eight points down in the final 2:...
After rare loss, No. 3 Iowa State on rebound against UCF
After losing a game for the first time in nearly two months, No. 3 Iowa State looks to pick up the pieces in a return home Tuesday to face UCF in a Big 12 Conference game at Ames, Iowa.,Iowa State had the nation's longest winning streak at 12 games before the Cyclones struggled from long range and f...
Ravens WR Zay Flowers (knee) inactive vs. Bills
Baltimore wide receiver Zay Flowers is inactive for the Ravens' game against the host Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round on Sunday evening.,The Ravens had listed Flowers as doubtful for the playoff game because of a knee injury, but head coach John Harbaugh held out hope on Friday that the se...
Skidding Georgetown aims for turnaround at Villanova
The script has flipped for Georgetown. After a 12-2 start, with wins in their first three Big East games, the Hoyas have lost four straight and are saddled with injury concerns.,Their top scorer and rebounder, Thomas Sorber, has a sore elbow and their best long-range threat, Jayden Epps, has been ho...
Stailee Heard's double-double propels No. 24 Oklahoma State past UCF
Stailee Heard paired 23 points with 10 rebounds to help No. 24 Oklahoma State defeat struggling UCF 72-58 in Big 12 action on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,Anna Gret Asi added 15 points, Tenin Magassa scored 12 and Micah Gray netted 11 for the Cowgirls (15-3, 5-2) Big 12, who recovered after losing 79-7...
Javon Small (27 points) helps West Virginia topple No. 2 Iowa State
Javon Small scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists, and West Virginia finished strong for a 64-57 win against No. 2 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday evening in Morgantown, W.Va., ,Amani Hansberry added 12 points on four 3-pointers for West Virginia (13-4,...
Florida State races past Georgia Tech for fourth win in five games
Taylor Bol Bowen scored 20 points to help lead the Florida State Seminoles to a 91-78 win over the visiting Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Tallahassee, Fla.,Malique Ewin had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Seminoles (13-5, 4-3 ACC), while Jamir Watkins...
Report: Saints latest team to interview Eagles OC Kellen Moore
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore was set to interview with the New Orleans Saints on Saturday for their head coaching job, NFL Network reported.,It would be Moore's third interview in two days, as well as the Saints' third interview in the same time period.,Moore, 35, met with ...
UCLA's lights-out shooting overwhelms Iowa 94-70
Eric Dailey Jr. posted a career-high 23 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures, and the Bruins emphatically ended their four-game losing streak with a 94-70 blowout of Iowa on Friday in Los Angeles. ,UCLA (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten), which shot a scorching 62.1 percent from the field, never trai...
DePaul beats Georgetown to end 39-game Big East regular-season skid
CJ Gunn scored 17 points and DePaul snapped a 39-game Big East regular-season losing streak by holding on late to beat short-handed Georgetown, 73-68 on Friday night in Washington, D.C.,DePaul (10-9, 1-7 Big East) led nearly wire-to-wire but needed a 3-pointer by Troy D'Amico with 26 seconds left an...
Colorado aims to break Big 12 drought at Oklahoma State
Colorado and Oklahoma State have each had disastrous starts in Big 12 play, but one team will get a step closer to righting the ship as the Buffaloes head to Stillwater, Okla., for a Saturday matinee.,Colorado (9-7, 0-5) has yet to win a game in its first season back in the conference, with a few he...