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Georgia Tech squeaks by again, escapes SE Louisiana
Freshman Mouhamed Sylla recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds Monday, helping Georgia Tech grind out a 70-60 victory over visiting Southeastern Louisiana in Atlanta., ,Lamar Washington added 13 points, while Kowacie Reeves Jr. and Akai Fleming chipped in 12 points apiece for the Yellow Jackets (3-0), w...
No. 5 Arizona ironing out rotation with Northern Arizona up next
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd will continue to work on different combinations during the nonconference season, including when Northern Arizona visits the No. 5 Wildcats on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Lloyd has developed an eight-player rotation and has stuck with the same starting lineup in Arizona's...
Road-weary Panthers look to sweep series from Golden Knights
The two teams that have combined to win the last three Stanley Cups stumble into a meeting on Monday night in Las Vegas when the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers take on the 2023 champion Vegas Golden Knights.,It's the final game of a four-game Western road trip for the Panthers, who san...
Meechie Johnson’s 33 points lift South Carolina past Southern Miss in OT
Meechie Johnson scored 33 points and South Carolina defeated Southern Miss 83-79 in overtime Sunday night in Columbia, S.C.,Eli Ellis added 20 points and Mike Sharavjamts scored 17 for the Gamecocks (2-0), who squandered a 16-point first-half lead before rallying behind Johnson to reach overtime.,Is...
Georgia Tech to keep ship steady with Southeastern Louisiana in town
With a complement of a fully healthy roster, Georgia Tech looks to win its third game in as many tries Monday when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana in Atlanta., ,Georgia Tech (2-0) blew past Bryant 74-45 on Friday after struggling with Maryland-Eastern Shore in its season opener. The Yellow Jackets e...
USC's outburst sets Galen Center points record in Manhattan romp
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, and Southern California put up its second and third halves of 55-plus points this season on the way to a 114-83 rout of visiting Manhattan on Sunday in Los Angeles., ,Coming off of a 57-point half to close last Monday's season-opening r...
Big Ten will continue to review illegal USC fake punt play
The Big Ten Conference confirmed a jersey violation by Southern California's backup quarterback in Friday's game against Northwestern and said Sunday that the situation will continue to be reviewed.,On a punt play in the second quarter, backup quarterback Sam Huard was in kick formation wearing the ...
Tyler Shough, defense get Saints past Panthers 17-7
Tyler Shough threw two touchdown passes in his first NFL victory as a starter and the New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 17-7 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte to end a four-game losing streak.,The Saints (2-8) held Carolina (5-5) to 175 yards of total offense.,Shough, making his second NF...
Sharks top Panthers for 3rd straight win
Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for the San Jose Sharks in a 3-1 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday night.,Macklin Celebrini, Adam Gaudette and Alexander Wennberg scored for the Sharks, who have won three in a row for the first time this season.,San Jose beat the visiting Winnipeg ...
Southern California off to hot start, but so is next foe Manhattan
Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday.,USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points ...
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic wins Hellenic, withdraws from ATP Finals due to injury
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied to win the Hellenic Championship on Saturday in Athens, Greece, initially denying No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti's bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals.,However, Djokovic, 38, said afterward in a post on social media that an "ongoing" shoulder injury would keep him o...
Nate Ament drops 23 as No. 18 Tennessee routs Northern Kentucky
Freshman Nate Ament scored a game-high 23 points on Saturday afternoon to help lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 95-56 victory over visiting Northern Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 20 points, while J.P. Estrella chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds for Tennessee (2-0), which shot 52.3...
Ball-sharing South Carolina ready to tame Southern Miss
South Carolina coach Lamont Paris was very happy with his team's selflessness in its season-opening win against visiting North Carolina A&T., ,He'll be looking for more of the same when the Gamecocks (1-0) face Southern Miss (1-1) on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,All 12 Gamecocks that played in the ope...
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic denies Lorenzo Musetti's quest
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied to win the Hellenic Championship on Saturday in Athens, Greece, and denied No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti's bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals.,The Serbian star claimed his 101st career title with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory in just under three hours. Djokovic traded s...
Panthers' Sam Reinhart eager to continue scoring binge vs. Sharks
The first month of the season hasn't been especially kind to the Florida Panthers, who are trying to become the first team since the New York Islanders in the early 1980s to win three straight Stanley Cup titles.,They lost captain Aleksander Barkov to a season-ending knee injury during training camp...
Jayden Maiava accounts for 3 TDs as No. 19 USC tops Northwestern
Jayden Maiava passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, Makai Lemon added two scores and No. 19 Southern California overwhelmed Northwestern in the second half en route to a 38-17 win on Friday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) scored on each of their first three possessions in the...
Nick Boyd's career night leads No. 24 Wisconsin past NIU
Nick Boyd scored 20 of his career-high 25 points in a white-hot first half and No. 24 Wisconsin made quick work of Northern Illinois, prevailing 97-72 on Friday night in Madison, Wis.,Boyd, who played for Florida Atlantic's Final Four team in 2023 and spent last season at San Diego State, made 8 of ...
Missouri holds off Southeast Missouri State behind Mark Mitchell
Mark Mitchell scored 29 points to lead Missouri past Southeast Missouri State 89-84 Friday night in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II scored 15 points, Jayden Stone scored 14 and Sebastian Mack added 11 for the Tigers (2-0).,The Redhawks (0-2) were led by Braxton Stacker (26 points) and Luke Almodov...
ATP roundup: Lorenzo Musetti one win from Turin
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy will meet in Saturday's final at the Hellenic Championship in Athens, Greece.,Djokovic advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in 79 minutes in Friday's first semifinal. He will be chasing his 101st care...
Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan injures hamstring in practice
Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is listed as questionable to play against the visiting New Orleans Saints on Sunday after injuring his hamstring in practice, head coach Dave Canales announced.,"Something popped up in practice so we shut him down for part of it. He was able t...