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Skidding Grizzlies, Mavericks square off in NBA Cup action
There's trouble brewing in the first few weeks of the NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Grizzlies, who play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in an NBA Cup game, have lost four straight and their top two players -- All-Stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. -- are struggling in new...
Northwestern's jelling process continues against Boston U.
Jelling on the job comes with the territory in college basketball, though lately that goes double for Northwestern.,"Obviously, we always start the season just trying to figure things out, and especially this year with eight new guys," said Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli. "You've just got to try t...
Spurs seek rebound as red-hot Rockets visit for NBA Cup
The San Antonio Spurs will look to get back on the winning track when they return home to square off with the surging Houston Rockets on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,It will be the first of four games for both teams in the league's in-season tournament, with the riv...
Pistons want to keep hot start going vs. Nets
On their way to the postseason and a fierce battle with the New York Knicks, the Detroit Pistons started slowly last year.,This time around, the Pistons are handling raised expectations well. They are off to their best eight-game start in nearly two decades and on a four-game winning streak heading ...
Surging Raptors open trip with NBA Cup clash at Hawks
The hot Toronto Raptors will take a three-game winning streak into Atlanta on Friday when they begin a five-game road trip against the Hawks.,The Raptors beat the Hawks 138-118 in the season opener and immediately dropped their next four. Since then, they've won three in a row, including Tuesday's 1...
Red Wings, Rangers aim to capitalize on chances following shutouts
The New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebound from losses. The first order of business is to score a goal.,Both teams endured shutout defeats in their last outing -- the Rangers fell to Carolina 3-0 on Tuesday while the Red Wings were blanked by Vegas 1-0 the same night. They'll m...
No. 24 Wisconsin coming off resounding win when NIU visits
No. 24 Wisconsin showed it boasts an impressive blend of veterans and newcomers in a stellar season-opening win.,The Badgers will try to build off that performance when they host Northern Illinois in a nonconference game Friday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers turned back a second-half rally and o...
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...