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Northwestern shuts down Iowa for 3rd straight win
K.J. Windham matched a career high with 20 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and nine rebounds to help Northwestern defeat Iowa 68-57 on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern won its third straight game, shooting 42.3 percent while limiting Iowa to a 36.2 percent effort from the floor. Drew...
No Palmer exemptions for Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, says grandson
Sam Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer, told Golfweek on Thursday that despite their popularity, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth would not receive exemptions into the field for the Arnold Palmer Invitational next month.,Saunders, himself a professional golfer, said he was part of the sponsor ex...
Riding high from Iowa State upset, Oklahoma State tackles Baylor
The Baylor Bears were ranked No. 8 in the preseason. Now, after an injury-plagued season, the Bears are trending toward the dreaded NCAA Tournament bubble with three straight losses going into the stretch run.,Baylor (16-12, 8-9 Big 12) intends to get things going back in the right direction as it h...
No. 21 Marquette eyes another sweep of Georgetown
No. 21 Marquette travels to play at Georgetown on Saturday night looking to extend its good fortunes in the nation's capital, having won seven straight in Washington since 2018.,The Golden Eagles (21-7, 12-5 Big East) got back in the win column with Tuesday's 82-52 rout of Providence at home behind ...
Jake Knapp still leads Cognizant; Luke Clanton clinches tour card
Jake Knapp followed his opening-round 59 with a far more modest, 1-under-par 70 but birdied his final hole to take a one-stroke lead as play wound down Friday at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp will head into the weekend at 13-under 129 holding a one-stroke lead over Frenchma...
NC State in must-win mode vs. resurgent Georgia Tech
Just a year removed from an unexpected run to the Final Four, visiting NC State is in desperate need of a win over Georgia Tech at Atlanta on Saturday just to qualify for this year's ACC tournament.,NC State (11-17, 4-13 ACC) enters the weekend tied with Boston College for 16th in the league standin...
No. 22 Arizona braces for 'uncomfortable' greeting vs. No. 9 Iowa State
No. 22 Arizona knows it will be in for an "uncomfortable" reception when it tips off against No. 9 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference battle Saturday night in Ames, Iowa. ,Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd would expect nothing less.,"We're not asking for things to be comfortable, because I know Saturday it'...
Victory critical for Iowa, Northwestern in race for Big Ten tourney berths
Fifteen of the 18 schools in the Big Ten qualify for next month's conference tournament in Indianapolis.,Neither Iowa (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) nor Northwestern (15-13, 6-11) have guaranteed a berth, which adds urgency to Friday's game between the Hawkeyes and host Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.,For Iowa, l...
Report: Myles Garrett not interested in contract extension, wants out of Cleveland
A lucrative contract extension will not sway Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett from his request to be traded, according to a report Thursday from cleveland.com.,Garrett and his team, including agent Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports, have apparently declined contract negotiations with the...
Pat McAfee: Chiefs TE Travis Kelce returning to play in 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is returning to the field next season.,Kelce made his intentions known with a text to Pat McAfee, who promptly shared it on his show Thursday.,"I'm coming back for sure," Kelce wrote, per McAfee. "Gonna try and get into the best shape I've been this off...
Rescheduled Madden Bowl heads to London
After a PlayStation Network outage caused the postponement of the Madden Bowl during Super Bowl week in New Orleans, the rescheduled event is going overseas.,The Madden Bowl will be contested Monday, when Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez and Jacob "Fancy" Worthington will face off in London.,"We're looki...
Tarris Reed Jr., UConn cruise past Georgetown
Tarris Reed Jr. powered inside for 20 points and 10 rebounds, leading UConn to a 93-79 victory over Georgetown on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.,Solo Ball also scored 20 points for the Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Big East), who beat the Hoyas for the 10th straight time. UConn has alternated wins and losses fo...
Oklahoma State rides off with upset win over No. 9 Iowa State
Abou Ousmane scored 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and Oklahoma State held on for a 74-68 win over No. 9 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference matchup Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Arturo Dean added 14 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11 Big 12), which bounced back from a 32-point loss against ...
Illinois pulls away for 20-point win over Iowa
Tomislav Ivisic scored a game-high 22 points and Illinois pulled away from Iowa early in the second half to post an 81-61 Big Ten win Tuesday in Champaign, Ill.,Ivisic hit 9 of 13 shots and dished out five assists for the Fighting Illini (18-11, 10-8), which connected on 57.1 percent of their field ...
Cowboys ride off with upset win over No. 9 Cyclones
Abou Ousmane scored 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and Oklahoma State held on for a 74-68 win over No. 9 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference matchup Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Arturo Dean added 14 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11), which bounced back from a 32-point loss against then-No...
Georgia Tech hot from the foul line, downs Pitt
Duncan Powell scored a career-high 26 points and Georgia Tech took a big step toward a first-round bye in the ACC tournament with a 73-67 victory over host Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.,Georgia Tech (14-14, 8-9 ACC) won despite making only one field goal in the final 9:48 of the contest. The Yellow J...
Report: Rob Gronkowski, 35, eyeing return to NFL
Tight end Rob Gronkowski may be interested in coming out of retirement once again, according to a report by DenverSports.com on Tuesday.,Gronkowski spent nine years with the New England Patriots prior to retiring after the 2018 season -- only to come back and play two more years with Tom Brady when ...
Georgetown's Thomas Sorber (foot) to undergo season-ending surgery
Georgetown freshman big man Thomas Sorber will undergo season-ending surgery on his left foot on Wednesday.,The school said Sorber injured the foot during a 97-86 loss to host Butler on Feb. 15. He missed the following two games.,Sorber ranks second on the Hoyas in scoring (14.5 points per game) and...
UConn seeks to regain form in clash with Georgetown
As the losses pile up for two-time defending national champion UConn, its flaws have become more evident, most of them pointing to ineffective play on the perimeter.,The Huskies defend 3-pointers (35.9 percent) worse than they shoot them (35 percent). In Big East games, they've committed more turnov...
Seahawks GM: Pro Bowl OL Jason Peters to retire
Nine-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jason Peters is expected to retire after 19 NFL seasons, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Schneider said Peters will take a job in the team's player engagement department. Per th...