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Seton Hall eager to regain form in Big East clash vs. Creighton
Seton Hall can see the big picture.,The Pirates are not on the NCAA Tournament bubble, not with a NET of 55 and just one Quad 1 victory. To go dancing, they will need to run the table at the Big East tournament as the fourth seed, starting with Thursday's quarterfinal game in New York against fifth-...

Big East tournament: No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, will face Villanova in final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...

No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, reaches Big East final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...

Second-half surge helps Creighton beat Butler, snap skid
Josh Dix scored 22 points as Creighton benefited from a blistering second-half performance to cruise to a 76-59 victory over Butler in a Big East battle on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Dix made 9 of 17 shots from the floor and four 3-pointers for the Bluejays (15-16, 9-11 Big East), who erased a four-...

Angling for Big East tourney bye, Creighton closes season at Butler
Creighton is far removed from playing its best basketball of 2025-26, but the team has plenty of incentive to get it in gear heading into its regular-season finale against Butler on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Despite losing three in a row and eight of their last 10 games, the Bluejays can clinch a f...

Jaylin Sellers powers Providence to sweep of Creighton
Jaylin Sellers scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and Jason Edwards added 18 points as the Providence Friars won their third straight game and swept the season series over the Creighton Bluejays with an 85-82 victory on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Ryan Mela had 11 points a...

Alex Pereira vacates UFC light heavyweight title
Alex Pereira vacated the UFC light heavyweight title, UFC president Dana White announced.,No reason was disclosed on Friday for the decision surrounding Pereira (13-3-0), however speculation is running rampant that the Brazilian is poised to move up in weight class.,Pereira, 38, had yet to defend th...

Struggling Creighton hopes to reach .500 when Providence pays a visit
Creighton and coach Greg McDermott are hoping to avoid a third season sweep by a conference foe when they host Providence in their home finale on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The reeling Bluejays (14-15, 8-10 Big East Conference) have dropped four of five, including identical 72-71 heartbreaks to DePaul,...

DePaul sweeps Creighton with yet another 1-point win
Brandon Maclin scored 21 points to fuel visiting DePaul to a 72-71 victory over Creighton on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Maclin made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and all three attempts from 3-point range for the Blue Demons (15-13, 7-10 Big East), who completed a season sweep of the Bluejays after losi...

NJ Benson's red-hot run gives DePaul chance for Creighton sweep
Senior center NJ Benson aims to continue his strong stretch of play when DePaul bids for a season sweep of Creighton on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Benson began a sizzling three-game run by making 10 of 11 shots from the floor during a 23-point performance -- the second-highest of his career -- in the ...

Dylan Darling, No. 17 St John's cruise past Creighton
Dylan Darling scored 17 points as No. 17 St. John's started quickly and extended its winning streak to 13 games with an 81-52 wire-to-wire victory over Creighton on Saturday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (22-5, 15-1 Big East) moved a game ahead of UConn for the conference lead. The Huskies ar...

American Alex Ferreira completes medal collection with halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Alex Ferreira of the United States won gold in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe final at Milan Cortina on Friday, completing his collection of Olympic medals.,The 31-year-old, widely seen as the favorite in his third Winter Games, won halfpipe bronze in 2022 and silver in 2018.,...
