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Cal looks to earn repeat win over visiting NC State
Looking to make the most of a run in which it has five of six games at home, Cal will play host to a rematch against North Carolina State on Wednesday at Berkeley, Calif.,Cal (11-11, 4-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) still has two home games remaining in its current run, counting the visit from NC Stat...
Zach LaVine expected to make Kings debut vs. Magic
The Sacramento Kings hope their second bold in-season change works out as well as the first one has so far.,Sacramento has gone 12-6 since promoting Doug Christie as interim coach to replace the fired Mike Brown, and the Kings took another step in their playoff push by trading for two-time All-Star ...
Nebraska has confidence back, with Washington up next
A six-game losing streak left Nebraska with a bit of an identity crisis. However, Brice Williams helped the Cornhuskers remember who they are.,Williams averaged 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in helping Nebraska post victories over then-No. 18 Illinois and then-No. 16 Oregon, and the Corn...
Hunter Sallis out to lead Wake Forest to season sweep of Stanford
Stanford gets an opportunity to exact a measure of revenge for the first time in its Atlantic Coast Conference lifetime when the Cardinal host Wake Forest on Wednesday night.,Hunter Sallis got the better of fellow All-ACC first-team candidate Maxime Raynaud when the Demon Deacons (16-6, 8-3 ACC) dea...
Suns' Kevin Durant chasing 30K points entering game vs. Thunder
Kevin Durant reached plenty of milestones during his time in Oklahoma City.,On Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns' star has a chance to achieve another significant one in the arena where he spent eight seasons -- if he happens to play in the game.,Durant enters the Suns' matchup with the Oklahoma City Thun...
Georgia hopes to heat up at home against skidding LSU
Striving to remain on the right side of the bubble, Georgia hosts LSU on Wednesday in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (15-7, 3-6 SEC) currently are among the "last four in" and "last four byes" in CBS Sports' and ESPN's respective bracketology updates. After wins over then-N...
Texas, Arkansas renew rivalry as conference foes
Texas and Arkansas renew their rivalry as conference opponents for the first time in 35 years when they square off on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Both teams carry momentum from huge victories on Saturday as they try to turn around ragged starts in the SEC gauntlet. ...
Nuggets look for sweep of Pelicans in finale of two-game set
With Thursday's trade deadline fast approaching, the Denver Nuggets will face the visiting New Orleans Pelicans for the second time in three nights when the teams collide on Wednesday. ,The Nuggets opened the two-game set with New Orleans with a 125-113 victory on Monday night. Denver didn't have Ru...
Colorado desperate to end 10-game slide on trip to Utah
Amid difficult seasons, both Colorado and Utah will aim to get back in the win column when they face each other Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,The visiting Buffaloes (9-12, 0-10 Big 12) hope to earn their first conference win against their old Pac-12 rival, while the Utes (12-9, 4-6) want to bou...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour parties in Phoenix; LIV tees off Season 3
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy),THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9,Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards),Purse: $9.2M (W...
Coach Steve Kerr motivates Warriors, with lowly Jazz up next
Golden State coach Steve Kerr will have a new clipboard when his team travels to Salt Lake City for Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz.,Upset about how his team was playing against the Orlando Magic, Kerr took out his frustrations on his clipboard during a first-half timeout. The outburst seemed...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour parties in Phoenix; LIV tees of Season 3
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy),THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9,Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards),Purse: $9.2M (W...
Villanova seeks rise in Big East standings, takes on DePaul
Two struggling Big East squads will battle Wednesday in Chicago as Villanova looks to its formidable one-two punch of Eric Dixon and Wooga Poplar when it faces DePaul.,Dixon is the NCAA's leading scorer through Monday at 24.2 points per game. Miami transfer Poplar is fresh off a 24-point performance...
SMU thriving in ACC entering matchup vs. Virginia Tech
In its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, SMU quietly sits in the top third of the standings after they were picked to finish 13th in the 18-team league.,The Mustangs (17-5, 8-3) have done it by handling the ACC teams that are struggling. And in a down year for the league, that list is l...
Sooners shoot for upset at No. 1 Auburn
Oklahoma faces a tough road test as it looks to pull off its second consecutive Top 25 upset on Tuesday at No. 1 Auburn.,The Sooners (16-5, 3-5 SEC) dominated then-No. 24 Vanderbilt in a 97-67 blowout on Saturday in Norman. Freshman guard Jeremiah Fears racked up 21 points while Oklahoma's top score...
Cincinnati, UCF try to shake out of slumps
Wednesday marks the lone regular-season meeting between Cincinnati and UCF as the slumping Big 12 foes square off in Orlando, Fla.,The former American Athletic Conference rivals are halfway through their second seasons in the rugged Big 12, where wins continue to be difficult to come by.,UCF (13-8, ...
TCU, West Virginia mirror each other's seasons heading into matchup
Since the start of January, TCU and West Virginia have been on the same roller coaster ride in the Big 12 Conference.,After the teams opened the month win-loss-win-loss-win, both suffered three-game losing streaks before rebounding with victories on Sunday.,It's an unusual confluence of nine matchin...
Creighton eyes 8th staight win, sweep of Providence
After a thrilling seventh straight win last time out, Creighton bids to continue its recent Big East success when it travels to Providence to complete the teams' regular-season series on Wednesday evening.,The Bluejays (16-6, 9-2) were 62-60 winners Saturday at Villanova, overcoming 18 turnovers and...
Win streak over, now-unranked Louisville visits Boston College
Louisville will attempt to avoid back-to-back losses Wednesday when it continues its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a game against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Cardinals (16-6, 9-2 ACC) were ranked No. 21 last week, but they fell out of the AP Top 25 following Saturday's 77-70...
Spurs' new up-tempo style could be unleashed vs. Hawks
A new era could begin for the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night when they collide with the host Atlanta Hawks., ,Guard De'Aaron Fox could make his San Antonio debut after the Sacramento Kings shipped him to the Spurs as part of a three-team trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls. The 27-year-...