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San Diego State pulls off OT upset of No. 6 Houston
Miles Byrd scored 18 points and San Diego State upset No. 6 Houston with a 73-70 overtime win in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.,Jared Coleman-Jones scored 16 points, Pharaoh Compton scored 13 off the bench and Nick Boyd scored all 12 of his point...
No. 10 Marquette stays unbeaten by thumping Western Carolina
Kam Jones scored 20 points and dished 10 assists to lead the No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles to a 94-62 victory over the visiting Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Jones added six rebounds for Marquette (8-0), which is off to its best start since winning 10 straight to b...
Jake Retzlaff, No. 19 BYU overcome Houston's early lead
Jake Retzlaff passed for 167 yards and added two rushing touchdowns as No. 19 BYU rode a stifling defensive performance to a 30-18 win over the Houston Cougars in Provo, Utah, on Saturday.,Retzlaff scored on runs of 13 and 7 yards, the latter coming with 2:52 remaining in the game to help BYU (10-2,...
No. 18 Iowa State tops No. 24 Kansas State for 1st 10-win season
No. 18 Iowa State scored 14 points off turnovers and defeated No. 24 Kansas State 29-21 on Saturday on a frigid night in Ames, Iowa., ,The Cyclones (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) will face Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 7 if BYU beats Houston later Saturday. The Cyclones last won a confer...
No. 9 SMU blows out Cal to win 9th straight, improves to 11-1
No. 9 SMU jumped out to a three-touchdown lead and then sealed the game with a fourth-quarter explosion in their 38-6 win over visiting Cal in an Athletic Coast Conference matchup in Dallas on Saturday.,The Mustangs (11-1, 8-0 ACC) were already assured of a berth in the conference title game on Dec....
Florida runs wild in lopsided win over rival Florida State
Montrell Johnson Jr. ran for 99 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries to help the Florida Gators secure a 31-11 victory over the host Florida State Seminoles on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla. ,The Gators (7-5) ran for 235 yards overall and won their third game in a row. Florida also beat the Semi...
Matvei Michkov plays the hero role again, scoring in OT as Flyers edge Blues
Matvei Michkov scored his third overtime goal of November to help the Philadelphia Flyers close the month in style with a 3-2 win over the host St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Michkov, who doesn't turn 20 until Dec. 9, scored the decisive goal on a breakaway after Travis Konecny found him with a sprawl...
San Diego State pulls off OT upset of No. 6 Houston at Players Era Festival
Miles Byrd scored 18 points and San Diego State upset No. 6 Houston with a 73-70 overtime win in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.,Jared Coleman-Jones scored 16 points, Pharaoh Compton scored 13 off the bench and Nick Boyd scored all 12 of his point...
76ers get rare win, avenge earlier home loss to Pistons
Tyrese Maxey had 28 points and six assists as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers rolled past the Detroit Pistons 111-96 on Saturday night.,KJ Martin supplied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, while Ricky Council IV had 17 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 points and six rebounds.,Paul Geo...
UMES proves no match for No. 2 UConn in 99-44 rout
Tarris Reed Jr. had 10 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to help No. 2 UConn end a three-game losing streak by beating Maryland Eastern Shore 99-44 Saturday in Hartford, Conn.,Liam McNeeley and Jaylin Stewart each scored a team-high 16 points for UConn. Solo Ball had 12, Aidan Mahaney 11, and Jay...
Utah passes tough test from Eastern Washington
Gabe Madsen scored 28 points and Ezra Ausar added 20 to lift Utah to an 88-80 win over Eastern Washington in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.,The Utes (6-1) won their third consecutive game and improved to 6-0 at home this month.,Lawson Lovering added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Miro Li...
No. 9 SMU blows out Cal to win 9th straight, improve to 11-1
No. 9 SMU jumped out to a three-touchdown lead then sealed the game with a fourth-quarter explosion in their 38-6 win over visiting Cal in an Athletic Coast Conference matchup in Dallas on Saturday.,The Mustangs (11-1, 8-0 ACC) were already assured of a berth in the conference title game on Dec. 7. ...
Boston College defeats Pitt to continue Panthers slide
Grayson James threw for a pair of second-half touchdowns and six passes of at least 25 yards as Boston College defeated Pitt 34-23 in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference action at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,James finished 20-of-28 for 253 yards, helping the Eagles (7-5, 4-4 ACC) to their second straight ...
Cal Baptist makes cross-country trip to battle Darius Johnson, UCF
After a thrilling double-overtime win over Fresno State, California Baptist makes the nearly 2,500-mile trip to Orlando to face Central Florida on Sunday.,The Lancers (5-3) capped their time at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif., with an 86-81 victory over the Bulldogs on Wedn...
Charleston Southern grabs late lead, stuns host Miami
RJ Thompson scored 23 points -- including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 56 seconds left -- as Charleston Southern shocked host Miami 83-79 on Saturday afternoon.,Miami entered the game as a 23.5-point favorite.,Charleston (2-7) won its first game of the season away from home after losing its previous ...
No. 10 Marquette remains undefeated with convincing win over Western Carolina
Kam Jones scored 20 points and dished with 10 assists to lead the No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles to a 94-62 victory over the visiting Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Jones added six rebounds for Marquette (8-0), which is off to its best start since winning 10 straight to begin t...
Aidan Laughery's career day helps No. 23 Illinois run over Northwestern
Aidan Laughery ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns, both career-highs, to propel No. 23 Illinois past Northwestern 38-28 on Saturday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.,The sophomore running back needed just 12 carries to orchestrate his career day and ripped off three runs of 30 or more yards, includin...
Tahj Brooks caps season of 100-yard games as Texas Tech clubs West Virginia
Tahj Brooks set a school season record with his 11th 100-yard rushing game to lead Texas Tech to a 52-15 victory Saturday over West Virginia in Lubbock, Texas, to conclude the regular season.,The Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) reached eight wins in the regular season for the first time since 2009.,Br...
Touchdown pass on final play lifts Duke over Wake Forest
Jordan Moore caught a 39-yard pass from Maalik Murphy on the game's final play as Duke rallied to beat host Wake Forest 23-17 in Saturday afternoon's regular-season finale at Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Blue Devils went 76 yards in seven plays in a hurry-up approach after forcing a Demon Deacons fumble....
Manchester City aim to halt slide in clash vs. Liverpool
Manchester City will try to halt their stunning slide and boost their Premier League title hopes when they visit league leader Liverpool on Sunday.,City are the four-time consecutive champions and have come from behind to win the league on multiple occasions in that stretch.,But after a six-match wi...