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No. 19 Saint Louis puts 15-game win streak on line vs. Davidson
Both No. 19 Saint Louis and Davidson should be feeling good following mostly stress-free victories in their last outings.,The teams hook up Tuesday night at Davidson, N.C.,The Billikens (21-1, 9-0 Atlantic 10) have won 15 straight but are looking for more in their only scheduled meeting with Davidso...
No. 18 Virginia intent on starting fast in encounter vs. Pitt
Coming off its fifth straight road win, No. 18 Virginia looks to start a new streak at home Tuesday night against Pitt in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (18-3, 7-2 ACC) had their 11-game home win streak snapped in an 85-80 loss against then-No. 22 North Caroli...
Pelle Larsson sparks shorthanded Heat with Hawks in town
After posting at least 20 points in two consecutive games, Swedish-born guard Pelle Larsson has become a surprising standout for the Miami Heat.,Larsson aims to extend his streak on Tuesday night when Miami hosts the Atlanta Hawks.,Larsson averages just 10.3 points for the year, which ranks seventh ...
Mavs flagging despite Cooper Flagg; Celtics rolling with Jaylen Brown
The Dallas Mavericks hope Cooper Flagg's recent individual brilliance finally translates to team success when they host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.,Flagg backed up his record-breaking 49-point haul on Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets -- the most by a teenager in an NBA game -- by pouring in...
WTA roundup: Nikola Bartunkova bounces 3rd-seeded Anna Blinkova in Ostrava
Local competitor Nikola Bartunkova delivered a pleasant surprise to the fans in attendance when she knocked off No. 3 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Ostrava Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday.,In a closely contested match, Bartunkova broke serve up 5-4 in ea...
Lakers wrap up 8-game trek against woeful Nets
The Los Angeles Lakers marked the one-year anniversary of acquiring Luka Doncic by fading in the fourth quarter on Sunday.,The Lakers conclude their eight-game road trip Tuesday night and hope to do enough to earn a win when they face the struggling Brooklyn Nets in New York.,Los Angeles is 4-3 on t...
No. 22 St. John's brings versatile offense into clash at DePaul
To punctuate Tuesday's visit by No. 22 St. John's, DePaul has pulled out all the stops.,New York playground legend Rod Strickland, a two-time All-American at DePaul before embarking on a 17-year NBA career, will have his jersey retired at halftime in Chicago.,Also, the legendary Red Panda will perfo...
Roberto Bautista Agut rallies twice to win Montpellier opener
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain battled back from losing the opening set to beat Australia's Christopher O'Connell 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in opening-round action of the Open Occitanie on Monday in Montpellier, France.,Bautista Agut, who lost his opener at the Australian Open and started the year 0-2, overcame...
Pistons, Nuggets celebrating 1st-time All-Stars ahead of clash
The Detroit Pistons made franchise history in their most recent victory. They'll be content to just get another win when they host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.,Detroit opened a four-game homestand with a 130-77 thrashing of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The 53-point margin was the largest in franch...
Hornets rally past Pelicans for 7th straight win
LaMelo Ball scored 24 points and the Charlotte Hornets won their seventh consecutive game by overcoming a 22-point deficit to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday afternoon.,Kon Knueppel chipped in 17 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Miller added 16 points and eight rebounds...
Ranked again, No. 25 Tennessee faces road-tested Ole Miss
No. 25 Tennessee seems to be hitting its stride as the first half of the SEC season winds down.,The Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 SEC) will try to win their fourth consecutive game when they play Ole Miss (11-10, 3-5) on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,Tennessee slipped out of the AP Top 25 when it starte...
Jon Rahm wishes Patrick Reed 'nothing but the best' after LIV departure
As the league's two-time defending individual champion, Jon Rahm has quickly become the face of LIV Golf.,That makes the Spaniard's opinion on the uncertain state of LIV amidst a valuable one as the tour kicks off its 2026 season this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Brooks Koepka sent shockwaves when ...
Healthy Braylon Mullins, No. 3 UConn go for 18th straight in Xavier visit
Braylon Mullins didn't look the worse for wear in his return from concussion protocol, scoring 16 points to pace No. 3 UConn to yet another victory.,Mullins will look to fuel the high-octane Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) to their 18th straight victory on Tuesday night when they face Xavier (12-10, 4...
Rams hire special teams coach Bubba Ventrone
The Los Angeles Rams hired two coaches to help fix the team's issues on special teams which proved costly this past season, including in their NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks.,Head coach Sean McVay confirmed Monday that Bubba Ventrone will take over as Rams' special teams coordina...
Arizona stays No. 1 while Illinois leaps into top five
Arizona remained the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, while Illinois vaulted into the top five.,Arizona (22-0) continued its undefeated run by pulling off a pair of massive victories last week, earning an 86-83 win over then-No. 13 BYU on Monday and taking d...
UConn still consensus No. 1 as top four unchanged
As the nation's lone undefeated team, UConn remained the consensus No. 1 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll.,The defending national champion Huskies (23-0) received all 31 first-place votes after running their winning streak to 39 games with a 96-66 rout of then-No. ...
NFL confirms multi-year deal for games in Madrid
The NFL announced a "multi-year" agreement Monday to continue playing regular-season games in Madrid, starting in 2026.,The league staged its first game in Spain during the 2025 season when the Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Commanders 16-13 in overtime on Nov. 16.,The game drew 78,610 fans ...
NASCAR's Clash postponed again due to N.C. snowstorm
NASCAR postponed the Cook Out Clash at historic Bowman Gray Stadium to Wednesday night due to the effects of a winter storm in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Clash had been scheduled to run Sunday night before initially being postponed to Monday due to the snowfall in the area.,The National Weather Service...
Torrid Clippers take on suddenly surging Sixers
After another top defensive performance, the Los Angeles Clippers return home Monday to face the Philadelphia 76ers at Inglewood, Calif., as their NBA-best run of success is now over a month old.,The Clippers improved to 17-4 since Dec. 20 with a 117-93 victory on Sunday over the host Phoenix Suns t...
Spurs' Mitch Johnson to coach in All-Star Game
San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff will coach one of the three teams in the All-Star Game, the NBA announced on Sunday night.,The Spurs (33-16) trail only Oklahoma City (39-11) in the Western Conference standings at the Feb. 1 cutoff date, but Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is n...