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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-...
Butler, Seton Hall out to salvage something from disappointing seasons
Two teams on losing skids search for a much-needed win when Seton Hall plays host to Butler on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,Butler (9-13, 2-9 Big East) is in ninth place in the conference and has lost 12 of its last 14 games. Seton Hall (6-16, 1-10) is in last place and its current seven-game los...
Well-rested Bucks out to end four-game skid vs. Hornets
The Milwaukee Bucks will look for improved energy and a desired result when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.,After losing 125-96 on Monday in a road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Bucks go from playing one of the NBA's best teams to one of the league's worst.,The Buc...
Oregon hoping to halt freefall against No. 24 Michigan
Oregon and No. 24 Michigan are both in solid shape for NCAA Tournament bids, but there isn't much else they have in common right now entering Wednesday night's Big Ten contest in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Visiting Oregon (16-5, 5-6) comes in reeling, having lost three in a row and four of its last five, with...
PJ Haggerty leads No. 17 Memphis vs. former team, Tulsa
Memphis star PJ Haggerty squares off against his former team Wednesday night when the 17th-ranked Tigers host Tulsa in an American Athletic Conference contest.,Haggerty was tied for fourth in Division I in scoring entering Tuesday with 21.6 points per game. He scored 26 in an 86-83 victory Sunday at...
Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke aim to extend dominance in clash vs. Syracuse
Cooper Flagg wasn't even born the last time Duke dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference like it has this season.,Now a prized freshman for the second-ranked Blue Devils (19-2, 11-0 ACC), the 18-year-old will try to help Duke secure its first 12-0 start in conference play since 2005-06 when it visit...
Now healthy, No. 23 Illinois takes show on road vs. Rutgers
Brad Underwood had plenty of reasons to crack a smile.,Illinois rode a healthy rotation to a second-half comeback win over visiting Ohio State on Sunday, and the Fighting Illini finally may have reached the other side of a challenging stretch.,Though they dropped five spots in the Associated Press T...
Caleb Grill, No. 15 Missouri take aim at No. 4 Tennessee
Missouri just posted the most decisive road victory over a ranked opponent in school history.,Now the No. 15 Tigers take a trek into a supremely tough venue as they battle No. 4 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday night at Knoxville, Tenn.,The Tigers (17-4, 6-2 SEC) have been huge...
Rockets look to smooth rough patches against Nets
Normally one of the NBA's better defensive teams, the Houston Rockets are encountering difficulties protecting the paint and are on their longest losing streak in a season during which they are ascending toward the top of the Western Conference.,The Rockets will attempt to halt their three-game losi...