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No. 21 Miami (Ohio) escapes Western Michigan on Trey Perry's winner
Trey Perry made a go-ahead layup with 0.4 seconds left, helping No. 21 Miami (Ohio) remain unbeaten with a 69-67 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.,Justice Williams sank a 13-foot jumper to forge a 67-67 tie with 12.8 seconds remaining before Perry used his body to fend off ...
Struggling Creighton hopes to reach .500 when Providence pays a visit
Creighton and coach Greg McDermott are hoping to avoid a third season sweep by a conference foe when they host Providence in their home finale on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The reeling Bluejays (14-15, 8-10 Big East Conference) have dropped four of five, including identical 72-71 heartbreaks to DePaul,...
Fresh off historical loss, No. 15 St. John's aims for better vs. Villanova
An historically bad performance knocked St. John's out of the Big East lead and another bad showing would push the Red Storm closer to third place.,The 15th-ranked Red Storm hope to avoid another disappointing loss Saturday night when they host improved Villanova in New York.,St. John's (22-6, 15-2 ...
Trending, bubbly Cal needs to maintain winning ways vs. Pitt
Cal still has hopes of making the NCAA Tournament despite a turbulent run in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Those hopes would likely be dashed if the Golden Bears fall short against a struggling Pitt team Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.,Cal (20-8, 8-7 ACC) is coming off a 74-69 triumph over SMU on Wed...
Juke Harris, Wake Forest face Syracuse eyeing late push
Juke Harris has emerged as a silver lining in the midst of a disappointing season for Wake Forest.,Fresh off a career-high scoring performance, Harris aims to lead the Demon Deacons to a win over Syracuse on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Harris scored 38 points on 12-of-19 shooting Wednesday at Bo...
Texas A&M vying for season sweep of rival Texas
Texas A&M seeks a season sweep of rival Texas while it builds momentum for the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon in a late-season Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.,Both Texas A&M and Texas are seen as strong at-large selections for March Madness, but a win on Saturday for ...
Weary FC Cincinnati meet Minnesota United in Loons' home opener
FC Cincinnati will play their fourth match in an 11-day span when they face Minnesota United on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Cincinnati earned a 4-0 victory over O&M FC from the Dominican Republic on Feb. 18 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round match and followed that ...
Wyatt Johnston, streaking Stars host Predators
The Dallas Stars bring a seven-game winning streak into their home game on Saturday night against the Nashville Predators.,The Stars, currently third in Western Conference with 79 points, stayed hot in their first game following the Olympic break by beating the Seattle Kraken 4-1 in Dallas on Wednes...
Maple Leafs, Senators each in need of win at other's expense
Both teams will be looking for their first win since the Olympic break Saturday night when the Ottawa Senators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Senators at least have one point after a 2-1 home overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings Thursday in their first game since the break.,The Maple Leafs hav...
Cole Bassett back home in multiple ways when Rapids host Timbers
Cole Bassett returns home when the Portland Timbers take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Timbers acquired Bassett, a 24-year-old midfielder from Littleton, Colo., from Colorado in early February for $2.65 million. Bassett racked up 31 goals and 21 assists across all co...
Wisconsin out for turnaround in tussle at Washington
This is the time of the season to build towards a long NCAA Tournament run, not a one-and-done.,Wisconsin's performance Wednesday night in an 85-71 loss at Oregon suggested a team going the wrong way as March approaches. It will look for a new direction Saturday when it visits Seattle for a Big Ten ...
Georgia honing in on defensive end when South Carolina visits
Georgia will try to get back on the winning side and enhance its NCAA Tournament chances when South Carolina visits Saturday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (19-9, 7-8 SEC) had a two-game winning streak broken on Wednesday when they dropped an 88-80 decision at No. 25 Vanderbilt. A win over the Gamecock...
Spring training roundup: Mike Yastrzemski, Braves blitz Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski homered twice and Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam to power the Atlanta Braves to a 15-8 spring-training smashing of the Boston Red Sox on Friday in North Port, Fla.,Yastrzemski, whose grandfather Carl is a Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Red Sox, went yard in t...
Kings hoping to avoid another post-break blowout loss vs. Flames
The Los Angeles Kings have floundered coming out of the three-week pause in the NHL schedule for the Milan Cortina Olympics, getting outscored 14-5 in back-to-back losses.,They'll try to right the ship when they host the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.,"We've got a job to do come Saturday, and...
Austin Smotherman leads by three at Cognizant Classic
Austin Smotherman will carry a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches.,Smotherman followed his opening 62 with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday at PGA National's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. That brought him to 11 under, comfortably clear of Taylor M...
Surging Hurricanes storm into matchup with Red Wings
The blazing-hot Carolina Hurricanes will look to secure their fifth consecutive victory when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.,Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal on the power play at 7:17 of the third period to help the Hurricanes overcome a blown three-goal advantage agains...
Raptors get reprieve from tough schedule with road date vs. Wizards
Vying to stay in the top group of the Eastern Conference standings, the overachieving Toronto Raptors will look to continue an impressive season away from home Saturday when they travel to face the Washington Wizards.,Currently leading the No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers by a game in the East, the Raptors ...
Blue Jackets try to return to winning ways vs. Islanders
Both the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets picked up Thursday where they left off prior to the Olympic Break.,But only the Islanders were rewarded with two points -- which puts the Blue Jackets in the more urgent position when New York visits Columbus on Saturday.,Both teams were off Frid...
No. 19 BYU in need of fast start vs. West Virginia
Slow starts for No. 19 BYU have festered into something more significant lately.,When the Cougars travel to West Virginia, they'll look to exhibit the form they showed earlier this season in a Big 12 Conference tilt on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,On Tuesday, BYU (20-8, 8-7 Big 12) was throttled i...
USC in desperate need of a win with No. 12 Nebraska in town
Big Ten counterparts Southern California and No. 12 Nebraska meet on Saturday in Los Angeles with very different but equally high stakes.,The Trojans (18-10, 7-10 Big Ten) head into the final three games of the regular season playing for their postseason lives. On a four-game losing streak following...