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Jaylen Brown, Josh Minott propel Celtics into 2-game visit to Magic
The Boston Celtics tip off a three-game road trip on Friday night with the first of two consecutive games against the Orlando Magic.,Friday's game is an NBA Cup Group B game, while Sunday's contest will not have that distinction.,Jaylen Brown followed up a 36-point performance in Boston's 105-103 se...
No. 17 Illinois flexed rebounding muscle in opener; FGCU up next
Illinois began its season ranked 17th in the country. Maybe it was appropriate that the Fighting Illini drained 17 3-pointers in their season opener Monday night, a 113-55 pasting of Jackson State.,Illinois will try for an encore on Friday night when it welcomes Florida Gulf Coast to Champaign, Ill....
Cavaliers trending up ahead of matchup vs. Wizards
If their last two games are any indication, the Cleveland Cavaliers appear ready to leave their underwhelming start to the season behind.,The Cavaliers aim for their third straight victory when they face the host Washington Wizards on Friday in NBA Cup group play.,The rebuilding Wizards dropped thei...
Amid injuries, No. 10 Texas Tech digs deep ahead of Sam Houston tilt
Taking the court without three projected starters, one who is a preseason All-American, might create a problem for most teams.,For No. 10 Texas Tech, that challenge didn't cause much of a ripple in the 2025-26 season opener.,After a 98-60 romp past Lindenwood on Monday in Lubbock, Texas, the Red Rai...
No. 4 UConn wants to shake off 'painful' effort, faces UMass Lowell
No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.,Yes, the Huskies still won, pocketing a 79-55 triumph against a team making its Division I debut. The issue was with the energy, as it wasn't at the level one expects from an elite prog...
'Good for our game': No. 19 Kansas, No. 25 UNC set for early-season clash
Two of college basketball's three winningest programs will square off Friday night as No. 19 Kansas travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face No. 25 North Carolina. ,Both teams are in familiar territory, as both have been ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll every year since 2006.,But Kansas (1-0) rec...
No. 9 Kentucky turns focus to Valparaiso after stingy win in opener
No. 9 Kentucky will wrap up its season-opening two-game homestand against Valparaiso on Friday night in Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky is coming off a season-opening, 77-51 win over Nicholls on Tuesday night. After a lackluster first half, where the Wildcats scored just 28 points on 10-for-31 shooting, the...
Memphis hopes to have Brendon Lewis for pivotal game vs. Tulane
Memphis, left out of the first College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night, still has a major goal ahead. Reaching it surely relies on the health of quarterback Brendon Lewis.,The journey to that achievement -- winning the American Conference and competing in the College Football Pla...
Caleb Williams, Bears out to avoid potential letdown vs. Giants
Quarterback Caleb Williams' impressive effort throughout a seesaw shootout in Cincinnati in Week 9 allowed the Chicago Bears to match their win total from last season.,As Chicago prepares to host the skidding New York Giants on Sunday, Williams assures the team realizes "there is no slouch game." No...
New-look West Virginia in learning curve as it hosts Campbell
A pair of first-year coaches square off when West Virginia hosts Campbell on Thursday in Morgantown, W.Va. ,Ross Hodge is the fourth West Virginia coach in the last three years and leads the Mountaineers after two seasons at North Texas. Meanwhile, John Andrzejek takes the helm of the Campbell progr...
Miami wary of upset-hungry Bethune-Cookman
It's unlikely the host Miami Hurricanes will look past Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night.,That's because the Wildcats (0-1) put a scare into the No. 20 Auburn Tigers on Monday night. Auburn won that game 95-90 in overtime in the season opener for both teams.,"We took them all the way to the end," sa...
No. 20 Auburn hopes for more comfortable 2nd win vs. Merrimack
Bruce Pearl shocked the college basketball world when he announced his retirement as Auburn head coach in September, appointing his son Steven as his successor as he sought opportunities off the court. ,The younger Pearl will look to start his tenure 2-0 against visiting Merrimack on Thursday, thoug...
No. 11 Louisville follows up beatdown opener with Jackson State
The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals return to the home court on Thursday when they face Jackson State, and a repeat of what happened in Monday's openers for both schools is not out of the question.,The Cardinals (1-0) rocked South Carolina State 104-45. In producing the sixth-widest margin of victory in...
Reeling Devils return home to face Nick Suzuki, Canadiens
The New Jersey Devils will try to shake themselves from their doldrums when they host the Montreal Canadiens in Newark, N.J., on Thursday night.,The Devils have lost three of their last four after winning eight of the first nine games of the season.,Their recent struggles have coincided with an uppe...
No. 18 Miami looks to rebound, avenge '24 loss to Syracuse
Miami returns home to face Syracuse on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., looking to keep its slim College Football Playoff hopes alive.,The No. 18 Hurricanes (6-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) are coming off a damaging 26-20 overtime loss at SMU, which considerably reduced the odds of them advancin...
Surging Bruins set for latest clash with Senators
Although first-year coach Marco Sturm did not want to say his team was turning a corner, the Boston Bruins' four-game winning streak has optimism soaring in advance of a home game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday,The Bruins are coming off a 4-3 road victory over the New York Islanders on Tues...
No. 16 Vanderbilt can't afford stumble as Auburn hits reset
Vanderbilt was No. 16 in the first College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday, accentuating an urgency on the heels of a narrow loss at 11th-ranked Texas. ,The Commodores (7-2, 3-2 SEC) realize their margin of error will be gone when they host Auburn on Saturday in Nashville. The same goes fo...
No. 9 Oregon tries to avoid upset at Iowa on path to CFP
A four-game stretch to end the regular season against four Big Ten teams currently with six wins each begins on Saturday for Oregon, which on Tuesday debuted at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.,The Ducks hope to avoid an upset the rest of the way and stay in the CFP field in December....
Mammoth, Maple Leafs out to build off uplifting wins
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to carry the momentum of a four-goal third period in a comeback win into Wednesday night, when they host the rising Utah Mammoth.,The Maple Leafs trailed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 after two periods on Monday before erupting with four goals -- two by William Nylander -- ...
Heat ready for climb to break 9-year losing streak in Denver
The Miami Heat started their four-game road trip with consecutive losses but can finish with two wins when they face the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night., ,Miami lost to the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers to kick off the trip but rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday nig...