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Arizona not afraid to get aggressive against Houston
Houston showed the ability to recover from a discouraging result. Now it's Arizona's turn to see if it can pull off that feat.,The teams meet Saturday in a Big 12 Conference game at Houston.,"This is a huge week for us," Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. "This is a huge opportunity for us.",Arizona ...
Mammoth, Flames continue search for offensive consistency
Two offensively challenged teams meet when the Utah Mammoth face the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,The Mammoth have only scored five goals in their opening three games, so it's no surprise they lost two of those contests.,"I don't think we've been nearly hard enough around the...
Penn State launches post-James Franklin era at Iowa
There is picking up the pieces and then there is what Penn State is trying to do this week.,Three consecutive losses not only dropped the Nittany Lions from No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 to zero votes in the poll, but the results dropped Penn State's confidence in 12th-year coach James Frankl...
Effective offenses face top defenses as Louisville meets No. 2 Miami
Louisville and second-ranked Miami have had their share of shootouts over the years. Both teams can still score, but the Friday matchup in Miami Gardens, Fla., also will feature the Atlantic Coast Conference's top two defenses.,Since 2019, the teams have combined to score 326 points in their past fo...
SMU puts conference win streak on line against Clemson
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney expects starting quarterback Cade Klubnik to play when the Tigers face visiting SMU in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday.,Klubnik sprained an ankle in the third quarter of Clemson's 41-10 victory against Boston College last weekend. The injury caused Klubnik...
West Virginia, UCF jousting for first Big 12 victory
The start of Big 12 play has not gone well for West Virginia and UCF.,The Mountaineers and Knights join hapless Oklahoma State as the only schools off to an 0-3 start in conference action. On the plus side, somebody will earn their first Big 12 win Saturday afternoon when West Virginia visits UCF in...
Boston College desperate to break long skid vs. UConn
Boston College looks to break its longest losing streak in a decade when it welcomes UConn to Chestnut Hill, Mass., for a Saturday renewal of their longtime New England rivalry.,The Eagles (1-5, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell 41-10 to Clemson last Saturday, extending their losing streak to five...
Cincinnati faces Oklahoma State, seeking sixth straight victory
In the AP Top 25 for the first time since Week 13 of the 2022 season, and the first time with head coach Scott Satterfield, the No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats can clinch bowl eligibility with a win at Oklahoma State Saturday night. ,Cincinnati (5-1, 3-0 Big 12) has won five straight games, including a 2...
Washington State challenges No. 18 Virginia's high-scoring offense
Washington State will attempt to slow down No. 18 Virginia when the programs meet for the first time on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (5-1) are riding a four-game winning streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game, winning their last two in overtime before a bye l...
No. 12 Georgia Tech, Duke collide with rising ACC stakes
No. 12 Georgia Tech and Duke will meet in a midseason game that could have significant ramifications for the Atlantic Coast Conference pecking order.,The game Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C., has become more important as both teams enter on winning streaks.,Georgia Tech (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast C...
Blues happier heading into Blackhawks battle after pair of road wins
It took a brief road swing through Western Canada to get the St. Louis Blues on track this season.,After falling to the Minnesota Wild 5-0 in their home opener, the Blues regrouped while winning 4-2 on Saturday at Calgary and 5-2 on Monday at Vancouver. They're carrying that momentum home for Wednes...
Blues happier heading in Blackhawks battle after pair of road wins
It took a brief road swing through Western Canada to get the St. Louis Blues on track this season.,After falling to the Minnesota Wild 5-0 in their home opener, the Blues regrouped while winning 4-2 on Saturday at Calgary and 5-2 on Monday at Vancouver. They're carrying that momentum home for Wednes...
Red Wings carry winning streak into matchup vs. reigning Panthers
Free-agent additions Mason Appleton and James van Riemsdyk made a big impact in the Detroit Red Wings' last game. The duo will look to continue that success when Detroit hosts the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.,Appleton, who signed a two-year contract, scored the go...
Streaks in the spotlight as Purdue meets Northwestern
Purdue enters Saturday afternoon's game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on a 12-game losing streak in Big Ten play.,Although he has presided over only four of those defeats -- all in the past four games -- Boilermakers' first-year coach Barry Odom feels the urgency to stop the skid.,"We've g...
Senators visit winless Sabres with Brady Tkachuk sidelined
The struggling Ottawa Senators are looking to return to the win column without captain Brady Tkachuk when they visit the winless Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Tkachuk is likely to be sidelined one month after suffering an injured right hand in Monday's 4-1 home-opener loss to the Nashville Predators....
Mariners up 2-0 on Blue Jays but wary of letdown in Seattle
SEATTLE -- If the Seattle Mariners -- up 2-0 in the American League Championship Series after wins in Toronto -- need a dose of perspective, they can turn to backup catcher Mitch Garver.,Garver knows the seven-game series, which switches to Seattle for Game 3 on Wednesday, isn't over.,In 2023, Garve...
Game for the ages when Steelers' Aaron Rodgers, Bengals' Joe Flacco meet
CINCINNATI -- For just the third time in NFL history, two starting quarterbacks at least 40 years of age will square off against each other when Aaron Rodgers, 41, and the Pittsburgh Steelers visit 40-year-old Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.,The previous two times occurred i...
No. 21 Texas eager to build resume in rare trip to Kentucky
No. 21 Texas will look to add to its resume and build on perhaps its best overall performance of the season when it travels to the Bluegrass State for the first time since 1993 to battle Kentucky on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference clash in Lexington.,Texas owns a 2-0 lead in the all-time...
No. 14 Oklahoma, South Carolina need to get back on winning track
Oklahoma and South Carolina both enter Saturday's Southeastern Conference game in Columbia, S.C., with a need to bounce back.,The 14th-ranked Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming off their first loss of the season, a 23-6 loss to Texas, where quarterback John Mateer struggled for the first time all sea...
No. 7 Texas Tech continues to dominate as Arizona State looms
No. 7 Texas Tech, one of 11 undefeated FBS teams, will bring a 6-0 record and the most statistically dominant team in the FBS into a Big 12 game at defending league champion Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday afternoon.,The Red Raiders are the only FBS team that has not trailed this season, and thei...