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Miami (OH) Is 18-0, But Can the RedHawks Survive Selection Sunday?
Miami (Ohio) is 18-0 and one of college basketball’s best stories — but a weak schedule could put its NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy....
Thursday NBA Betting Picks: Three Best Bets Before a Big Sports Weekend
Looking for NBA betting value? Here are our best NBA bets for Thursday, featuring Suns vs. Pistons, Thunder vs. Rockets, and Knicks vs. Warriors....
Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez Headline MLB’s Remaining Free Agents
With MLB Spring Training approaching, Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez and other stars remain unsigned across the baseball landscape....
Knights' Mitch Marner takes aim at Leafs in emotional matchup
The spotlight will be on Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner Thursday night when he takes the ice for the first time against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Las Vegas. ,Marner recorded 221 goals and 520 assists over nine seasons with Toronto after being selected by his hometown Maple Leafs with the...
Boopie Miller's half-court buzzer-beater lifts SMU over Virginia Tech
Boopie Miller poured in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt to lift SMU to a wild 77-76 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Dallas., ,The Hokies trailed by a point at intermission but leapfrogged to the front early in the second half and buil...
Top 25 roundup: Texas ends No. 10 Vanderbilt's perfect start
Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor and Texas' defense did the rest in a stunning 80-64 upset of previously undefeated No. 10 Vanderbilt on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.,The Commodores (16-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) were seeking a program-record 17-0 start to the ...
Koa Peat (double-double), No. 1 Arizona hold off Arizona State
Koa Peat achieved his first game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tobe Awaka scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 1 Arizona hold off visiting Arizona State 89-82 Wednesday night at Tucson, Ariz.,Peat finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds after making all seven of his shots from th...
NBA roundup: Knicks lose game, Jalen Brunson to injury vs. Kings
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Zach LaVine added 25 as the Sacramento Kings posted their season-best third straight win by controlling the visiting New York Knicks 112-101 on Wednesday night.,Precious Achiuwa recorded 20 points and a season-best 14 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 19 points ...
Venus Williams, Coco Gauff in line for 2nd-round Australian Open clash
American superstars young and old could clash in the second round of the Australian Open after the draw was made Thursday in Melbourne.,Coco Gauff, 21, and Venus Williams, 45, were set on a collision course.,Williams, ranked 576th in the world, received a wild card so she can appear at the Australia...
NHL roundup: Sens erupt early, pummel Rangers 8-4
Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th career goal and collected two of his three assists in a four-goal first period for the Ottawa Senators, who netted the first six goals of an 8-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Wednesday night.,Tkachuk joined Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Alexei Yashin ...
No. 11 BYU gets by TCU, extends win streak to 13
AJ Dybantsa scored 25 points as No. 11 BYU pulled away late in a 76-70 win over TCU in a Big 12 Conference matchup Wednesday in Provo, Utah. ,Richie Saunders tallied 18 points and Robert Wright III added 15 for BYU (16-1, 4-0 Big 12), which pushed its winning streak to 13 games. ,Xavier Edmonds rack...
No. 6 Duke takes control in 2nd half in 1st visit to Cal
Isaiah Evans had eight of his 17 points in a late first-half surge, Cameron Boozer saved 17 of his game-high 21 points for the second half and No. 6 Duke pulled away from Cal for an 71-56 Atlantic Coast Conference victory Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Boozer also snatched a game-high 13 reboun...
Koa Peat's 20-10 helps No. 1 Arizona hold off Arizona State
Koa Peat achieved his first game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tobe Awaka scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 1 Arizona hold off Arizona State 89-82 Wednesday night at Tucson, Ariz.,Peat finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds after making all seven of his shots from the field i...
Stars guide Clippers to victory over lackluster Wizards
The Los Angeles Clippers leaned into their star tandem again as Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and James Harden added 22 points with eight assists in a 119-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif., ,Rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 16 points and Jordan Miller a...
No. 4 Michigan rebounds from 1st loss, tops Washington
Aday Mara scored 20 points on 10-of-11 shooting to lead No. 4 Michigan to an 82-72 victory over host Washington in Big Ten action Wednesday night at Seattle.,Morez Johnson Jr. recorded 16 points and a career-best 16 rebounds as the Wolverines (15-1, 5-1) bounced back from their first setback of the ...
Golden Knights beat Kings in OT for season-best 5th straight win
Mark Stone scored 25 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to their season-high fifth straight win as they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday night.,In overtime, Jack Eichel took the puck behind the Los Angeles net and drew goalie Darcy Kuemper out of the creas...
NCAA changes transfer-portal rules for basketball, other sports
The NCAA's Division I cabinet on Wednesday announced several changes to transfer windows in multiple sports, most notably men's and women's basketball.,Before Wednesday, the transfer windows for men's and women's basketball opened following the second round of the respective NCAA Tournaments and ext...
Knicks fall to Kings, lose Jalen Brunson to ankle injury
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Zach LaVine added 25 as the Sacramento Kings posted their season-best third straight win by controlling the visiting New York Knicks 112-101 on Wednesday night.,Precious Achiuwa recorded 20 points and a season-best 14 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 19 points ...
No. 23 Utah State passes first conference test, bests Nevada
Mason Falslev scored 26 points to lift No. 23 Utah State to a 71-62 win over visiting Nevada on Wednesday night in Logan, Utah., ,Falslev hit 9 of 14 shots from the field to boost the Aggies (15-1, 6-0) to their eighth straight victory while remaining unbeaten in Mountain West action., ,Corey Camper...
Jamal Murray, Nuggets top Mavs as Cooper Flagg exits with ankle injury
Jamal Murray scored 33 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 118-109 win over the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Aaron Gordon added 22 and Peyton Watson had 18 for the short-handed Nuggets, who made it three straight victories.,Naji Marshall posted 24 points and Brandon Williams added 20 for t...