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Strong defensive effort leads Houston to tight win over UCF
Ethan Sanchez kicked a tiebreaking 22-yard field goal with 2:31 left and the Houston defense allowed just three second-half points as the Cougars came from 10 points down to defeat UCF 30-27 on Friday in Orlando.,Conner Weigman, despite throwing three interceptions, helped Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) ...
Pistons ride Cade Cunningham's 34 points to rout of Nets; clarifies fourth graf with his game stats;
Cade Cunningham totaled 34 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons surged ahead in the third quarter of an 125-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at New York in an NBA Cup game.,In an East Group B matchup, the Pistons overcame an early 10-point deficit and won their fifth straight gam...
Pistons ride Cade Cunningham's 34 points to rout of Nets
Cade Cunningham totaled 34 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons surged ahead in the third quarter of an 125-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at New York in an NBA Cup game.,In an East Group B matchup, the Pistons overcame an early 10-point deficit and won their fifth straight gam...
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers for 41 as Bucks best Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 41-point, 15-rebound, nine-assist performance powered the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-110 win over visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday in an NBA Cup game.,Antetokounmpo scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to help keep Chicago at bay. Milwaukee led throughout the final period...
JT Toppin has huge debut as No. 10 Texas Tech pulls away from Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday, as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over visiting Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four...
Spurs end Rockets' win streak in NBA Cup opener for both
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,The win gave the Spurs a 1-0 record in the West Group C pod of the league's po...
Stephon Payne III helps Seton Hall eke out win over Wagner
Seton Hall escaped with a 68-61 victory vs. Wagner on Friday night from South Orange, N.J.,Stephon Payne III was instrumental for Seton Hall (2-0) in the second half on both ends of the court. Payne had an emphatic two-handed block with just under a minute left in the game.,Wagner (0-2) hung around ...
CJ Gunn powers for 28 as DePaul escapes Stonehill
CJ Gunn scored a career-best 28 points while N.J. Benson posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as host DePaul edged upset-minded Stonehill 72-64 on Friday in Chicago.,Playing their first season in NCAA Division I, the Skyhawks (1-1) trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half. Th...
Raptors ride big fourth quarter to down Hawks
R.J. Barrett scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 109-97 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.,Barrett, who scored 25 against the Hawks in their first meeting on Oct 22, had only two poi...
Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane spark Magic past Celtics in NBA Cup
Franz Wagner scored 27 points and Desmond Bane had 22 to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 123-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday in an NBA Cup Group B game.,Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points as the Magic overcame Jaylen Brown's 32-point, nine-rebound performance to record their third win...
Georgetown smothers Maryland with defense in renewed rivalry
Malik Mack scored 19 points and Georgetown overwhelmed Maryland with defense in a 70-60 win in the rekindling of an old Washington-area rivalry, Friday in College Park, Md.,In the first meeting of the teams since 2016, KJ Lewis tallied 16 points and nine rebounds, while Caleb Williams added 14 point...
Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern ease past Boston U.
Nick Martinelli scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and Jayden Reid added 17 points and eight assists to help host Northwestern to a 76-52 victory against Boston University on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (2-0) capitalized on savvy defense and speed in a game in which it never trailed...
Raiders fire special teams coordinator Tom McMahon
The Las Vegas Raiders fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon, the team announced Friday afternoon.,It would appear Thursday's 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos was the final straw for McMahon, who has been in that role with the Raiders since 2022, two head coaches ago.,In that narrow loss, punter...
Freshmen making impacts as Colorado hosts Eastern Washington
Isaiah Johnson may have had the best game for Colorado in its opener last week, but he wasn't the only freshman on the court for the Buffaloes.,Johnson, the godson of NBA great Dwyane Wade, scored all of his 24 points in the second half of an 84-78 win over Montana State, but four other freshmen als...
Stars, Preds aiming for ways to boost offensive output
A five-goal outburst would usually be good news for a team that has struggled lately to put the puck in the net, but not when it allows seven.,That's the case with the Dallas Stars, who visit the Nashville Predators in a divisional showdown Saturday afternoon.,The Stars will try to rebound from a 7-...
Washington soccer GK Mia Hamant dies of rare cancer
Mia Hamant, the goalkeeper of Washington's women's soccer team, has died of kidney cancer, the university announced Friday.,She was 21.,"We are heartbroken by the passing of Mia Hamant after her courageous battle with cancer. Mia inspired everyone around her with her strength and spirit. Our love is...
Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) ruled out vs. Texans
An ankle injury will keep No. 1 wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. out of the Jacksonville Jaguars' lineup Sunday for a divisional matchup at the Houston Texans.,Thomas, 23, leads the Jaguars (5-3) with 30 catches and 420 yards and has one touchdown through eight games. ,Thomas was the 23rd overall pick...
Flyers out to avenge loss, extend Sens' tough stretch
The Flyers will have revenge on their mind Saturday when they host former Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux and the Ottawa Senators.,The Flyers have lost only three times in their last 10 games, but one of those defeats came in Ottawa on Oct. 23 in a 2-1 setback. Giroux, who spent 2007-22 with Phil...
Fire acquire M Anton Saletros from Sweden's AIK
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,The 29-year-old Swede tallied 19 goals and 23 assists in 225 matches with the Stockholm-based club.,Saletros has more than 350 career professional appearances including stops in Norway, Russia and...