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Prairie View attempts to place first blemish on LSU's home record
LSU will try to stay perfect at home when the Tigers host Prairie View A&M, which is winless on the road this season, on Monday evening in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (10-1) are 6-0 this season at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, while the Panthers (5-6) enter Monday's matchup with a 0-5 mark away...
USC's hot shooting too much for Div. III UC Santa Cruz
Chad Baker-Mazara filled his stat line with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists and USC won its fourth in a row with a 102-63 victory over Division III UC Santa Cruz on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Gabe Dynes led all scorers with 16 points. Ezra Ausar added 15 for the Trojans (12-1), who ended thei...
Panthers use late field goal to beat Buccaneers, claim NFC South lead
Ryan Fitzgerald's 48-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining broke a tie and Carolina's Lathan Ransom intercepted a pass on Tampa Bay's next possession as the Panthers beat the Buccaneers 23-20 in a critical NFC South showdown Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.,Bryce Young threw for two touchdowns and 191 y...
Tounde Yessoufou, Cameron Carr help Baylor pound Southern
Tounde Yessoufou amassed a career-high 28 points to help Baylor overcome a ragged start on the way to a 111-67 victory over Southern on Sunday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (9-2) shrugged off an uneven first half that saw them trail early on and then go scoreless for nearly six minutes. Baylor...
Western Kentucky, Southern Miss feel stable, but with QB questions
Western Kentucky's quarterback situation is unclear. Southern Miss is going through a head coaching transition.,But all in all, both teams have more stability than a lot of programs this time of year as they prepare to meet in the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday.,"Everybody is with us -- players and coa...
USC welcomes Div. III Santa Cruz in Brown's stead
Southern California closes its nonconference slate on Sunday in Los Angeles with a visit from Div. III UC Santa Cruz.,USC (11-1) was slated to play Ivy League member Brown, but the game was canceled Tuesday due to the fatal shooting on Brown's campus on Dec. 13. The Banana Slugs (6-6) stepped forwar...
Baylor looks to keep nonconference home win streak intact as Southern visits
Baylor will look to add to its impressive home winning streak against nonconference teams and build some continuity and momentum for the upcoming Big 12 season when it hosts Southern University on Sunday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (8-2) return to the court for their second game in 41 hours ...
Blues take charge late, end Panthers' win streak
Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal with 0.7 seconds left in the second period and the St. Louis Blues coasted past the Florida Panthers 6-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas scored twice each for the Blues, and Jonatan Berggren added one goal and two assists.,Ne...
Balanced effort boosts Syracuse past Northeastern
Junior guard Naithan George had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Syracuse to a 91-83 nonconference victory over visiting Northeastern on Saturday.,Kiyan Anthony added 18 points off the bench for Syracuse (8-4), which received 14-point performances from William Kyle III, Nate Kingz and...
Bills add 4-time Pro Bowl DE Matthew Judon to practice squad
The Buffalo Bills signed four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Matthew Judon to their practice squad on Saturday.,Judon was waived by the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday and visited the Bills on Friday.,Judon, 33, recorded 19 tackles and one pass defensed in 13 games (three starts) during his lone season wit...
After another fruitless OT game, Blues take aim at Panthers
The St. Louis Blues likely don't wish to play past regulation on Saturday against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.,The Blues, after all, are 0-6 in overtime and 0-2 in shootouts.,St. Louis' most recent overtime loss happened on Thursday night in a 2-1 setback to the New York Rangers.,"We're get...
Panthers rally with 3 3rd-period goals to edge Hurricanes in shootout
Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts, as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left and was down 3-1 with under th...
Marquel Sutton, Michael Nwoko lift LSU past SE Louisiana
Marquel Sutton knocked down three 3-pointers during a 19-point, nine-rebound performance, Michael Nwoko added 18 points on a night he went a perfect 6 for 6 from the field and LSU prevailed with a 78-65 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Friday night at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, La.,Th...
Panthers rally with 3 late third-period goals to edge Hurricanes in shootout
Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout, and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise.,Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left, and the Panthers were down 3-1 wit...
Syracuse swears 'nothing wrong' with offense ahead of Northeastern game
Although Syracuse coach Adrian Autry insists there's nothing wrong with his team's offense, the Orange will enter Saturday's nonconference game against visiting Northeastern ranked last among ACC teams in free-throw percentage.,Syracuse (7-4) is 17th in the 18-team conference in points per game (72....
On verge of AP Top 25, LSU welcomes Southeastern Louisiana
LSU is off to arguably its best start of the Matt McMahon era as it continues its nonconference slate against Southeastern Louisiana on Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (9-1), who have yet to be ranked in McMahon's three-plus seasons at the helm, are receiving votes in the Associated Pres...
Ezra Ausar's double-double helps USC rout UTSA
Ezra Ausar posted his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Southern California ran past visiting UTSA, 97-70, Wednesday in Los Angeles. ,USC (11-1) fell behind 31-27 late in the first half before pouring in 13 unanswered points in 3:23 to take a 40-31 lead into halft...
Carter Verhaeghe stays hot as Panthers tip Kings
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday night in Sunrise.,Verhaeghe has scored nine goals in his past 11 games, and he has 11 for the season.,The Panthers, who are 6-1-0 over their past seven...
Paul McNeil Jr. (11 3s) sets record in NC State rout of Texas Southern
Paul McNeil Jr. scored a career-high 47 points to lead North Carolina State to a lopsided 108-72 victory over Texas Southern on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,McNeil, a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard, set the program record for 3-pointers made in a single game by shooting 11-for-17 from deep range, brea...
Pitt drills 16 3-pointers to knock out Binghamton
Barry Dunning Jr. scored 23 points to help host Pitt end a three-game losing streak with a 103-63 nonconference win over Binghamton on Wednesday night.,Brandin Cummings added 17 points and Nojus Indrusaitis had 16 for Pitt (6-6), which never trailed while shooting 62.1% from the field and hitting 16...