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LSU, buoyed by road win, clashes with Charleston Southern
LSU, having started the season with three victories by double-digit margins, will try to keep building momentum when it returns home to face Charleston Southern on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,After sweeping two home games against outmanned opponents, the Tigers played at a high level from star...
Jaland Lowe has triple-double as Pitt routs VMI
Jaland Lowe notched a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Pitt to a 93-48 win over Virginia Military Institute on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Ishmael Leggett contributed 14 points to pace a balanced attack as Pitt (5-0) won its 11th straight home game dating to last year...
Panthers try to sweep Jets in rematch of NHL titans
After handing Winnipeg back-to-back defeats for the first time this season, the Florida Panthers can now send the Jets on their first extended losing streak.,The visiting Panthers aim to complete a home-and-home sweep of the Jets, who'll try to avoid a third consecutive loss Tuesday night.,Winnipeg ...
No. 18 Cincinnati returns to Northern Kentucky, site of 2022 upset
No. 18 Cincinnati will take its unbeaten record on the road for the first time to visit Northern Kentucky on Tuesday night in Highland Heights, Ky.,The Bearcats (3-0) are coming off their third straight blowout win to open the season, an 86-49 rout of Nicholls on Friday night. Northern Kentucky (0-3...
Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks to debut vs. Chiefs
Carolina Panthers rookie running back Jonathon Brooks will make his debut this week against the Kansas City Chiefs, head coach Dave Canales said Monday.,Brooks, 21, was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. At 46th overall, the former University of Texas standout was the first running ...
Panthers signing CB Caleb Farley to active roster
The Carolina Panthers are signing former first-round draft pick Caleb Farley to their active roster, the cornerback's agents told ESPN on Monday.,The Panthers had elevated Farley to the 53-man roster the past three games, exhausting their three practice squad elevations. Carolina signed him to the p...
Cal rallies in second half to hand USC first loss
Andrej Stojakovic scored 20 points and Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 19 points to help Cal rally past USC 71-66 on Sunday in Los Angeles. ,The Golden Bears (3-1) held the Trojans without a point for almost five minutes late in a physical second half as Cal turned a one-point deficit into a 68-64 lead wi...
SMU aims to stay perfect at home, faces Prairie View A&M
After suffering its first loss of the season at Butler on Friday, SMU returns to Dallas aiming to keep its perfect home record intact when it hosts Prairie View A&M on Monday.,The Mustangs (3-1), who opened the season with three convincing home victories, were held to season lows in points, field go...
Transfers making immediate impacts for Pitt, VMI
Off to a perfect start with each of its four wins coming by at least 15 points, retooled Pitt is making noise with two productive transfers in the starting lineup.,On Monday, when Pitt (4-0) hosts Virginia Military Institute (4-1) of the Southern Conference, the Panthers could get a tougher test tha...
Five-star QBs Julian Lewis, Husan Longstreet change college commitments
In an apparent ripple effect in the college football recruiting cycle, quarterback Julian Lewis decommitted from Southern California, according to multiple reports, and fellow five-star Husan Longstreet announced he has flipped from Texas A&M to the Trojans on Sunday afternoon.,Lewis, who had verbal...
Reports: 'Inside the NBA' to move to ESPN, ABC next season
The limbo is over for "Inside the NBA." ,The studio show, winner of 21 Sports Emmy Awards, will appear on ABC and ESPN after an agreement was reached with Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of TNT Sports, The Athletic reported.,"Inside the NBA" has been on TNT since the start of the 1989 season. ,Pe...
Temple fires third-year head coach Stan Drayton
Temple football coach Stan Drayton was fired Sunday after nearly three seasons on the job.,The move comes one day following the Owls' 18-15 overtime victory against FAU. ,Drayton, 53, guided Temple to a 3-7 record overall (2-4 in the American Athletic Conference) on the season and 9-25 overall (4-18...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers shut down suddenly-skidding Jets
Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each recorded a three-point performance, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,A two-time Vezina Trophy recipient, Bobrovsky turned aside 10 shots in the third pe...
Jayden Maiava stellar in 1st start as USC holds off Nebraska
Jayden Maiava passed for 259 yards and accounted for all four touchdowns in his first career start, and Southern California reversed its misfortune in close Big Ten Conference games on Saturday with a 28-20 win over Nebraska in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten) came into Saturday's contest...
Cade Klubnik's mad dash gets No. 20 Clemson past Pitt
Cade Klubnik broke two tackles and scrambled up the field for a 50-yard go-ahead touchdown as No. 20 Clemson kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping Pittsburgh with a 24-20 road victory on Saturday.,Pitt used a 13-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter to take a 20-17 lead with 1:36 r...
After rare loss, NHL-leading Jets aim to bounce back against Panthers
The Winnipeg Jets will look to regain their footing after a rare misstep when they complete a three-game road trip against the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,The contest is the first of a home-and-home series between the teams. They'll face off again in Winnipeg on Tuesday night. ,The...
Women's Top 25: UConn's Geno Auriemma ties D-I wins mark
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 29 points as No. 2 UConn downed No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday, allowing Huskies coach Geno Auriemma to tie the all-time Division I wins record for women's and men's basketball.,The triumph was No. 1,216 for Auriemma, pulling him level with Tara VanDerve...
No. 3 USC cruises past Santa Clara to remain undefeated
JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Kiki Iriafen added 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals as No. 3 Southern California remained perfect on the season with an 81-50 victory over visiting Santa Clara at Los Angeles.,Rayah Marshall scored 12 points for the Trojans (4-0), who had just nine turnove...
Teresa Weatherspoon among 6 Unrivaled coaches for debut season
Basketball Hall of Fame member Teresa Weatherspoon is one of six coaches who will lead teams this winter in Unrivaled, the upcoming 3x3 women's basketball league.,Fired in September after one season with the Chicago Sky, Weatherspoon previously worked as an assistant coach and a player development c...
Bench players help propel Oklahoma State past Southern Illinois
Abou Ousmane came off the bench to hit his first eight shots Thursday night and scored 18 points as Oklahoma State held off Southern Illinois 85-78 in Stillwater, Okla.,Ousmane shot 8-of-10 overall, while fellow reserve Brandon Newman went 7-for-9 to also tally 18 points. Marchelus Avery scored 11 p...