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No. 4 Penn State focused on task at hand: Maryland
Penn State fans waited almost 11 years to see their Nittany Lions reach the College Football Playoff for the first time.,Their patience would almost certainly be rewarded if No. 4 Penn State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) beats visiting Maryland (4-7, 1-7) on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,The Nittany Lions ...
No. 14 Ole Miss seeks consolation win over Miss. State in Egg Bowl
With an important regular-season finale ending a short week, Mississippi has watched its dreams shift from national success to perhaps something it certainly did not want on Thanksgiving weekend:,An Egg Bowl that holds only regional significance and statewide bragging rights. ,After their third and ...
No. 25 Mississippi State eyes complete game vs. UNLV
Mississippi State coach Chris Jans would prefer to avoid the deficits his squad has faced in its last two games.,But he is pleased with how his team responded and hopes for smoother sailing when his 25th-ranked Bulldogs (5-0) face UNLV (4-1) in the Arizona Tip-off on Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,M...
No. 23 Ole Miss, BYU put unbeaten marks on the line
BYU and Ole Miss will face their stiffest tests of the season on Thanksgiving Day when they square off in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,The No. 23 Rebels (5-0) and Cougars (5-0), who are on the verge of being ranked in the Top 25, come into Thursday's evenly matched contest with und...
No. 25 Colorado needs win over OK State, help for title game
No. 25 Colorado needs to take care of business against visiting Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo., and then hope for some help from other teams to get to the Big 12 Championship.,A 37-21 loss against suddenly red-hot Kansas last week at Arrowhead Stadium snapped Colorado's four-game winning...
Tage Thompson set to return as Sabres welcome Wild
Coming off a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Buffalo Sabres return to home ice on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Wild, when they likely will welcome back their leading goal-scorer.,Tage Thompson told reporters after practice Tuesday that he would be "ready to go" against the second-plac...
Michigan comes calling for "The Game" with massive stakes for No. 2 Ohio State
Unranked Michigan hopes to play the spoiler at No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in the latest installment of one of college football's tradition-steeped rivalries.,The Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) are a three-touchdown favorite to clinch a berth in the Big Ten title game at The Horseshoe but its the Wol...
No. 18 Florida looks to remain unbeaten vs. Wake Forest
No. 18 Florida will try to remain unbeaten as it takes on one of its tougher challengers so far in Wake Forest on Thursday afternoon as part of the ESPN Events Invitational at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,The Gators (6-0) and Demon Deacons (6-1) will meet for the second consecutive season and the 14th tim...
Georgia Tech eager to wreck season of rival, No. 7 Georgia
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.,It's the accepted name given to the annual Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry with a recent feel of a Real One-Sided Feud. ,Since Georgia Tech's win over the Bulldogs in 2000, Georgia won 16 of 19 over its in-state foes to dominate the Yellow Jackets since the turn of the centur...
Playoff-focused No. 11 Boise State breaks for breakfast with Beavers
Boise State might need a wakeup call for the Friday morning game against visiting Oregon State.,But as long as the No. 11 Broncos (10-1) are alert enough to bag a 10th straight victory when they meet the Beavers in a game that kicks off at 10 a.m. local time, Boise State would be on the doorstep of ...
Purdue embraces pressure in Final Four rematch with NC State
No. 13 Purdue fights another familiar power-conference opponent and North Carolina State will step out of its comfort zone for the first time this season in a holiday test in California.,A rematch from the 2024 Final Four, the Boilermakers (5-1) and Wolfpack (5-0) meet Thursday afternoon in the Rady...
Minnesota, Wichita State fight to keep strong starts going
Before they get to work on carving Thanksgiving turkeys, Minnesota and Wichita State will try to slice each other up Thursday in the first semifinal of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando.,Both teams are off to good starts, although the Golden Gophers (5-1) have had to work hard for four of thei...
Illinois, No. 19 Arkansas intersect in KC Thanksgiving showcase
Arkansas coach John Calipari lit a fire under his new squad to start the season with promising early results.,Fresh off a Monday night mauling of Maryland-Eastern Shore, the No. 19 Razorbacks face a bigger test Thursday night when they face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Thanksgiving Hoops Show...
No. 17 Tulane meets Memphis, eyes playoff berth
Tulane has a chance to sneak into the 12-team College Football Playoff. ,It's a long shot, but it's possible as the No. 17 Green Wave (9-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) face Memphis (9-2, 5-2) on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Tulane would have to beat the Tigers, top Army in the American title...
No. 2 UConn looks to salvage finale of tournament vs. Dayton
Second-ranked UConn will try to avoid a winless showing at the Maui Invitational when it faces Dayton in the tournament's seventh-place game on Wednesday in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,Coming off a 99-97 overtime loss in Monday's opening-round matchup with Memphis, UConn (4-2) got the early jump on Colorado i...
Notre Dame, No. 6 Houston roll for better luck after OT losses in Las Vegas
Houston is on the rebound in Las Vegas after the Cougars lost in the opener of the Players Era Thanksgiving Festival.,The sixth-ranked Cougars and Notre Dame are in familiar moods Wednesday night as the hoops festival continues. Both teams lost in overtime Tuesday night, and Notre Dame lost its top ...
Chiefs not discounting Raiders after holiday upset in '23
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves the winning part, but he's growing tired of close games decided as the clock expires.,The Las Vegas Raiders would be happy with any type of victory since they are winless since Sept. 29. But the Raiders (2-9) are hoping to pull another holiday sur...
SMU, Washington State clash for title in Palm Springs tourney
SMU and Washington State will meet for the championship of the Acrisure Holiday Invitational on Wednesday in Palm Springs, Calif., having arrived there in different fashions.,SMU (5-2) enters the matchup on the heels of Boopie Miller's game-winning floater with 2.1 seconds left in the 79-77 win over...
Mark Sears, No. 9 Alabama ready for Rutgers in Las Vegas
Mark Sears scored 24 points to will No. 9 Alabama to an overtime win over a ranked foe. ,Dylan Harper put on a dazzling performance with 36 points to help Rutgers rebound from a disappointing loss that knocked the Scarlet Knights out of the top 25.,Coming off overtime thrillers, Sears and the Crimso...
Winners of 3 in a row, Blue Jackets look to solve Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets will put their three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens.,Columbus comes in off a 5-4 shootout victory over Carolina on Saturday. It marked the first time since March 11-16, 2022, that the Blue Jackets put together three con...