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No. 14 Purdue leaves Northern Kentucky in dust, 72-50
Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 16 points Friday night and No. 14 Purdue put the clamps on Northern Kentucky in a 72-50 nonconference win in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 for the Boilermakers (2-0), while Braden Smith chipped in 11 points and seven assists, going 3 of 7 from the ...
Offense-challenged Flyers brace for clash with Panthers
If this season's overall form holds, Saturday's game could get ugly between the sizzling Florida Panthers and the struggling Philadelphia Flyers in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers have won six straight games and lead the Eastern Conference with 21 points. The Flyers are last in the Metropolitan Division ...
Leafs star Auston Matthews out Friday against Red Wings
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Friday night, sitting out Toronto's clash with the visiting Detroit Red Wings because of an upper-body injury.,The captain has been considered day-to-day since he was injured Sunday in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota...
USC survives Idaho State's upset bid
Josh Cohen scored a team-high 19 points and Saint Thomas drilled a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to help host Southern California fight off a tenacious Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday in Los Angeles. ,The Trojans (2-0) led by as many as 12 and held an advantage for more than 35 minutes,...
Sandfort brothers fuel Iowa past Southern
Pryce Sandfort scored a game-high 22 points, older brother Payton Sandfort added 17 points and Owen Freeman had 15 points and eight rebounds to lift Iowa to an 89-74 win against Southern on Thursday in Iowa City, Iowa.,Iowa (2-0) led the Jaguars (0-2) by as many as 25 points.,Five Hawkeyes scored in...
Panthers rout Predators for sixth straight victory
Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov produced three points apiece and red-hot Sam Reinhart scored again as the host Florida Panthers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe scored two goals and dished one assist. Barkov pock...
Pitt, taking pride in defense, aims to stifle Murray State
Pitt dropped 96 points in its season opener, but perhaps most promising was that the Panthers' defense picked up where it left off last season.,The Panthers will aim to put the clamps on another opponent Friday when Murray State comes to Pittsburgh.,Pitt (1-0) sailed to a 96-56 win over Radford to k...
No. 14 Purdue, Northern Kentucky look to build on openers
It might be too early to compare 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen to Zach Edey, the national Player of the Year in the past two seasons. ,But Jacobsen did a passable imitation of Edey in No. 14 Purdue's season-opening 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, recording 13 points, seven rebounds and ...
Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard signs 4-year extension
Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard signed a four-year contract extension on Thursday that spans through the 2028 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team. NFL Network reported it was worth $33.2 million with a maximum value of $37.2 million and $15 million fully guaranteed.,<...
Sam Reinhart, Panthers look to stay hot in clash vs. Predators
The red-hot Florida Panthers are coming home to face the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida, which has won five games in a row, hasn't played since Saturday, when the team finished a two-game set in Finland.,In its most recent game, Nashville lost 3-2 at Washington on Wed...
Struggling Giants, Panthers ready for change of scenery in Munich
The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers get a dose of something they both largely need.,It's a change of scenery as the teams meet Sunday in Munich.,"It will be a little bit of a different flavor," Carolina coach Dave Canales said of the overseas trip.,Both teams hold 2-7 records. The Giants have ...
DePaul eyes rare win streak as Prairie View A&M visits
Winning the season opener hasn't been the problem at DePaul. When new head coach Chris Holtmann and his completely revamped roster pulled off an 80-78 overtime win over visiting Southern Indiana on Monday night, it represented the Blue Demons' 15th opening win in the last 17 seasons., ,Rather, the p...
New-look USC eyes 2-0 start, faces Idaho State next
Fresh off a season opener that seemingly could not have gone much better, Southern California welcomes in Idaho State for a matchup on Thursday in Los Angeles.,USC (1-0) tipped off the season, its first with a head coach other than Andy Enfield on the sidelines since 2012-13, with a 77-51 blowout of...
Payton Sandfort, Iowa eye 2-0 start against Southern
Iowa recovered from shaky beginnings to run past visiting Texas A&M Commerce in Monday's season opener.,While the Hawkeyes aspire to be sharp throughout when Southern visits Iowa City on Thursday, they now know there's precedent for overcoming early struggles.,"Guys really stepped up their game in t...
Panthers name QB Bryce Young starter in Munich
The Carolina Panthers week-to-week decision-making at quarterback continues with Bryce Young given the start for this week's game against the New York Giants in Munich, Germany. ,It will be the third straight start for Young after getting benched in favor of Andy Dalton in Week 3. Dalton started fiv...
Red Bulls' Lewis Morgan wins MLS comeback award
New York Red Bulls midfielder Lewis Morgan won the 2024 MLS Comeback Player of the Year on Wednesday.,The Scottish international, 28, missed 28 matches and played in just five in 2023 because of hip injuries and underwent hip surgery. According to MLS.com, he was given a 25 percent chance or less of...
No. 18 Pitt plots bounce-back effort, welcomes Virginia
No. 18 Pittsburgh attempts to rebound from its first setback of the season when it hosts slumping Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday night. ,The Panthers (7-1, 3-1 ACC) had managed to stay unbeaten longer than expected thanks to three wins by four or fewer points, but they got sma...
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (upper body) out vs. Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the visiting Boston Bruins due to an upper-body injury.,Matthews, who is considered day-to-day with the injury, had an assist and logged just over 22 minutes of ice time in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Min...
Reports: USC benches QB Miller Moss, turns to Jayden Maiava
Southern California is benching starting quarterback Miller Moss and will replace him with transfer Jayden Maiava, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The Trojans (4-5) are on a bye week after losing four of their past five games. They are preparing Maiava to start in their next game, Nov. 16 against...
In coach Eric Musselman's debut, USC disposes of Chattanooga
Southern California opened the Eric Musselman era with a 77-51 rout of visiting Chattanooga at home in Los Angeles on Monday.,The Trojans, playing their first game under the new head coach, took control with a 10-0 run early in the second half.,Chibuzo Agbo ignited the run with back-to-back 3-pointe...