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No. 18 Memphis fends off stubborn effort by Rice
Dain Dainja had game highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 18 Memphis pulled away in the last two minutes for an 84-72 American Athletic Conference win over visiting Rice on Wednesday night.,PJ Haggerty added 21 points and five assists for the Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC), while Nicholas Jourdain con...
Dain Dainja, No. 18 Memphis seek to exploit interior vs. Rice
When Dain Dainja poses a danger to opponents on the interior, No. 18 Memphis might be as dangerous as any other team.,Dainja certainly was at his best Sunday during the Tigers' 84-65 victory over Florida Atlantic, tying his career high with 22 points and finishing just one rebound off his season hig...
Rome Flynn, Team Bonds win NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Actor Rome Flynn scored 22 points to earn MVP honors while leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 win over Team Rice on Friday in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland.,The victorious team was coached by San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds and rapper/actor 2 Chainz. The losing team was led by anothe...
No. 19 Memphis fends off Rice for fifth straight win
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and No. 19 Memphis held on to post an 86-83 American Athletic Conference win over host Rice on Sunday in Houston.,Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (18-4, 8-1), which took a one-game lead in the conferen...
No. 19 Memphis meets Rice in matchup of teams on different paths
It's not always as impressive as its fans -- or probably its players and coaches -- would prefer, but No. 19 Memphis continues to win even when it doesn't play its best.,After muddling through a first half in which it led by only three points in a 68-56 American Athletic Conference win at Tulane on ...
Quarterbacks Alex Orji, E.J. Warner pick transfer destinations
The college quarterback carousel continues to turn, with two quarterbacks announcing their decisions to head west.,Alex Orji, who started three games at Michigan in 2024, said Saturday he will play at UNLV. ,E.J. Warner, a three-year starter with Temple (2022-23) and Rice (2024), will give Fresno St...
Bucs' Mike Evans equals Jerry Rice's record of 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons
Instead of taking a knee to complete a victory Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made sure Mike Evans matched Jerry Rice's NFL record of 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.,Evans was five yards shy of the mark, but the team lined up and ran one final play and he turned Baker Mayfield's short...
Jamir Watkins pours in 30 points to lead Florida State past Rice
Jamir Watkins scored a game-high 30 points to propel Florida State to a 73-65 victory over Rice on Saturday night at the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 in Houston.,The Seminoles are 2-0 for the second straight season after never trailing against the Owls, though Rice (1-1) did keep the margin withi...
Florida State, Rice continue working on new rotations
As both Florida State and Rice try to bounce back from subpar seasons, the two squads will test each other in an early-season contest Saturday night in Houston as part of the Battleground 2k24 Classic.,The Seminoles (1-0) won their 20th regular-season opener in coach Leonard Hamilton's 23-year tenur...
Rice fires coach Mike Bloomgren
Off to a 2-6 start in his seventh season at the helm, Rice coach Mike Bloomgren was relieved of his duties on Sunday. ,Bloomgren, 47, posted a 24-52 record with the Owls. His last game was Saturday, when Rice lost at UConn 17-10. ,ESPN reported that Bloomgren, hired as a first-time head coach by Ric...
Houston dominates Rice in annual Bayou Bucket game
Stacy Sneed rushed for 82 yards on seven carries and a long touchdown and Houston's defense held visiting Rice to 159 total yards in a 33-7 win in the annual Bayou Bucket game on Saturday night.,Re'Shaun Sanford II added 71 rushing yards on 15 carries for the Cougars (1-2), who opened the season wit...
Houston seeing improvement, eyes first '24 win vs. Rice
Houston will try to put a dent in the win column when it hosts Rice in a nonconference game on Saturday night.,Houston (0-2) opened the season with a 27-7 home loss to UNLV and fell at No. 15 Oklahoma 16-12 last week.,The Cougars outgained the Sooners 318-249 in total yards, including 260-174 in pas...
Deadspin predicts the Super Bowl LVIII winner
A Detroit Lions-Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl was the matchup with all the storylines and drama. Instead, we’re getting a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. This is the third Super Bowl the Chiefs have been in since that game. And this season we’ve been inundated with Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce coverage — and ...
Without Mo Salah, Liverpool could be screwed
I have nightmares that I’ll be seeing this in my sleep for the next decade:...
Baltimore Ravens to honor RB who assaulted fiancee in elevator
Ray Rice, the former NFL running back whose career ended after he assaulted his then-fiancee — the charges were dropped — will be honored by his former team Sunday....
Tennessee Titans' draft pick Tyjae Spears is missing an ACL: Report
A running back missing an ACL, that is how a Division I football player can average 7.3 yards per touch, score 21 touchdowns as a senior, and fall to the third round. AAC 2023 Player of the Year Tyjae Spears wasn’t even the first player selected out of his conference. Rashee Rice was drafted with th...
The long road of Cooper Kupp
Heading into the 2013 FCS football season, Eastern Washington was expected to be one of the prominent challengers to the early parts of the North Dakota State dynasty. The red-and-white Eagles were the best team in the Big Sky Conference. They knew it, too, throwing a lot of moxie behind quarterback...
Sunday had the best and worst the NFL has to offer
I doubt there will come a day when we regard the number of successful two-minute drills that a quarterback has authored as something all that special. It won’t ever become like pitcher wins in baseball, something we completely disregard now. The NFL and those who cover it will always pump it up to u...
Rutgers is going to a bowl!
Rutgers’ claim to fame is playing in the first college football game, which the Scarlet Knights — then known as the Queensmen — won by the first scorigami ever, 6-4....