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SMU continues uptick in competition in LSU clash
LSU has hit its first speed bump due to a better class of competition, while SMU seems to be making itself at home facing Southeastern Conference teams.,The Mustangs will look to leverage that familiarity into a win in hostile territory and continue the Tigers' misery Saturday night at the Compete 4...
Hannes Steinbach turning heads as Washington preps for Southern Utah
Washington coach Danny Sprinkle made an interesting comparison this week.,When talking about forward Hannes Steinbach from Germany, the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Sprinkle invoked a former NBA legend.,"His ability to offensive rebound and his knack to go get it, he's literally like Dennis Rodman,...
Ole Miss seeks effort 'every single night,' starting vs. Southern Miss
Ole Miss has lost four games in a row, but the team felt better about its performance in a 63-58 loss at then-No. 23 St. John's last week.,The Rebels (5-4) hope the improvement carries over into a game against Southern Miss (6-4) on Saturday afternoon in Biloxi, Miss.,Forward Malik Dia, who had his ...
Stars return home to face Panthers with bounce-back in mind
The Dallas Stars will be looking for a 60-minute effort when they return home to face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.,Dallas wrapped up a brief two-game road trip with a 5-2 loss in Minnesota on Thursday, two nights after squeezing out a 4-3 win in Winnipeg.,"That was a little bit in the mak...
Avalanche score 3 goals in second period to top Panthers
Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson and Sam Malinski also had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in Denver on Thursday night.,Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen scored goals, Josh Manson a...
Southern Miss promotes Blake Anderson to head coach
Southern Mississippi named Blake Anderson its new coach on Thursday, just three days after promoting the offensive coordinator to interim head coach.,Charles Huff left the Golden Eagles for the Memphis job, creating the opening for Anderson to become head coach of his third different program. He pre...
USC TE Lake McRee to bypass final year of eligibility
Southern California tight end Lake McRee elected to bypass his final season of college eligibility and declared Thursday for the 2026 NFL Draft.,The 6-foot-4, 250-pound native of Austin, Texas, was the third leading receiver for the Trojans this season, behind wide receivers Makai Lemon and Ja'kobi ...
Avalanche intent on igniting sputtering power play vs. Panthers
The Colorado Avalanche have just two regulation losses through 30 games yet hold a slim lead in the Central Division.,As hot as Colorado has been -- a 16-1-3 record in its last 20 games -- it has just a two-point lead over the Dallas Stars in the division heading into Thursday night's matchup agains...
Panthers' Dave Canales sees Saints game as 'championship opportunity'
The Carolina Panthers had a very productive bye week.,While they were resting and recharging for the final four games of the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were losing to the New Orleans Saints and dropping into a tie with the Panthers (7-6) for first place in the NFC South.,Carolina can stay in f...
Panthers' final-minute goal extends Mammoth's skid
Anton Lundell's goal with 52 seconds left in the third period lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 road win over the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.,Lundell's eighth goal of the season capped a back-and-forth contest between teams trying to get into playoff position. After winning the f...
Southern California powers past San Diego thanks to 18-2 second-half run
Chad Baker-Mazara finished with game-highs of 31 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots, and Southern California rode an 18-2 second-half run to power past host San Diego 94-81 on Tuesday.,After going into halftime deadlocked at 38, USC (9-1) fell behind 48-46 at the 15:52 mark ...
Big second half boosts Arizona State over Northern Arizona
Massamba Diop scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half and Allen Mukeba and Santiago Trouet each had eight points in the second half of Arizona State's 73-48 victory Tuesday over Northern Arizona at Tempe, Ariz.,Trouet had 12 points and eight rebounds and Mukeba 10 points and six rebounds to lea...
Panthers clash with Mammoth in opener of 4-game trip
The Florida Panthers rediscovered their winning ways at the end of a six-game homestand they completed over the weekend.,Now, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions face the challenge of building upon that as they start a four-game road trip Wednesday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Mammoth...
Matas Vokietaitis sets career high as Texas handles Southern
Matas Vokietaitis poured in a career-high 28 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas bounced back from its worst loss of the season with a dominating 95-69 victory over Southern University on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (7-3) led by 19 points at halftime and by 30 after a Jord...
Arizona State rolling, jelling as it welcomes Northern Arizona
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley mentioned he will continue to develop team cohesiveness when the Sun Devils host Northern Arizona on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.,The Sun Devils (7-2) are off to a strong start despite having only two returners from last year's team. They are coming off perhaps thei...
Southern California looks to rebound, literally, against San Diego
Following a split of its first two Big Ten Conference games last week, Southern California returns to nonconference play on Tuesday when it visits the University of San Diego.,The Trojans (8-1) dropped their first decision of the season their last time out, squandering an 18-point halftime lead in a...
Memphis hires Charles Huff as new head coach
Memphis officially named Charles Huff as its new head coach on Monday.,The former Southern Miss head coach replaces Ryan Silverfield, who departed on Nov. 30 to take over at Arkansas.,Huff, 42, guided the Golden Eagles to a 7-5 record this season in his first season in Hattiesburg, Miss. Before that...
No. 24 Southern California looks to rebound, literally, against San Diego
Following a split of its first two Big Ten Conference games last week, No. 24 Southern California returns to nonconference play on Tuesday when it visits the University of San Diego.,The Trojans (8-1) dropped their first decision of the season their last time out, squandering an 18-point halftime le...
Texas 'at a crossroads,' hopes to get right vs. Southern
Texas will turn to a mid-major opponent to build some momentum and continuity as it hosts Southern on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (6-3) return to the court after a disheartening 88-69 home loss to Virginia on Wednesday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game. Texas trailed by 19 points at halftime a...
Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe continues goal streak in win over Islanders
Carter Verhaeghe scored for the third straight game since he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world as his Florida Panthers defeated the visiting New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe has four goals in those three games, and forward Sam Reinhart and defens...