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Balanced scoring paces Boston College past Hampton
Fred Payne scored 14 points as Boston College outlasted visiting Hampton 63-52 on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Payne and Boden Kapke (10 points) were the lone double-digit scorers for the Eagles (3-2), who won despite shooting just 39.3% from the field and 5 of 27 from 3-point range. Luka Toews c...
Seton Hall starts fast, never trails in dispatching New Haven
TJ Simpkins scored a season-high 18 points for Seton Hall, which found its shot during the first half for a 68-45 victory over New Haven Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,In their final game before heading to Hawaii next week for the Maui Invitational, the Pirates (5-0) shot a season-high 48.1% to get off to ...
Hoyas C Vince Iwuchukwu to have medical procedure, miss time
Georgetown announced Tuesday that center Vince Iwuchukwu is scheduled to undergo an unnamed medical procedure.,Iwuchukwu missed the start of his freshman season at Southern California after he went into cardiac arrest at a team practice in July 2022. The Hoyas did not indicate whether his current he...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin) likely to miss two weeks
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss two weeks with a left groin strain, Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday.,Antetokounmpo injured his groin during the first half of Monday's 118-106 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was initially hurt during the first quarter and eventually...
Unsung Luguentz Dort leads sizzling Thunder vs. Kings
Amid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's otherworldly production, Chet Holmgren's third-season progression and Oklahoma City's blazing-hot start, it might be easy to overlook Luguentz Dort's contributions.,But Dort continues to be a major piece of the Thunder's success. He figures to be in the center of Oklah...
Marquette in midst of 'real soul-searching' as Dayton game looms
Coming off a disappointing home loss, Marquette will face another tough opponent when it faces Dayton on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Maryland beat Marquette 89-82 on Saturday despite playing without multiple injured starters.,Marquette (3-2) lost despite a career-high 31 points from Chase Ross, wh...
Victor Perez joins LIV Golf, signs with Cleeks GC for 2026 season
LIV Golf began its run of offseason signings with the addition of Victor Perez on Tuesday.,Perez will join Cleeks GC, which finished 12th out of 13 in the team standings last season. He replaces Frederik Kjettrup on the team, joining Martin Kaymer, Richard Bland and Adrian Meronk.,Perez, 33, was set...
Creighton continues to strive for depth when North Dakota visits
Creighton has benefited from balanced scoring to win two of its first three games of the season.,With six players averaging at least nine points per game, the Bluejays set out to continue their strong play on Wednesday when they host North Dakota (2-3) in Omaha, Neb.,Jasen Green and Blake Harper sco...
Smoldering Raptors look for fifth straight win at 76ers
Fresh off their most exciting win of the season, the Toronto Raptors now find themselves in first place in the Atlantic Division., ,The surging Raptors aim for their fifth straight victory Wednesday when they visit Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto enters Wednesday's action a half-g...
Astros 2B Jose Altuve (foot) will be ready for spring training
Jose Altuve started 154 games for the Houston Astros last season, but he ended the season fighting foot pain that required a surgical procedure on Monday. ,The Astros used Altuve at second base and left field in 2025 and he played 155 total games, more than any of the past nine seasons. ,Altuve, who...
Pistons put 10-game winning streak on line vs. surging Hawks
A pair of major winning streaks will be on the line when the Atlanta Hawks host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.,Detroit has won a league-best 10 straight games after defeating the Indiana Pacers 127-112 on Monday. The last time the Pistons won 10 in a row was from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 2008.,Atl...
Washington's Wesley Yates III brings hot hand into game vs. Southern
Wesley Yates III spent the 2023-24 season on the Washington bench, unable to play because of a foot injury.,With changes to the Huskies' coaching staff following that campaign, Yates transferred to Southern California, where he led all Big Ten freshmen with an average of 14.1 points per game in conf...
Utah hopes to put lessons to work against Purdue Fort Wayne
Utah is hoping for a less dramatic finish this time around when it hosts Purdue Fort Wayne in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.,The Utes (4-0) nearly squandered a 20-point second-half lead in an 85-79 home victory over Sam Houston on Saturday.,Utah did not make a basket over the final eight minutes, openin...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo headed for MRI on groin
The Milwaukee Bucks, whose sputtering start continued with a defeat on Monday, now have a bigger reason for concern: Star big man Giannis Antetokounmpo exited the contest due to a left groin strain.,Antetokounmpo will have an MRI on Tuesday, coach Doc Rivers said after the Bucks' 118-106 road loss t...
RJ Barrett helps Raptors outperform Hornets down stretch
RJ Barrett made the go-ahead layup with 18 seconds to play Monday night as part of a 16-point night and the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Charlotte Hornets 110-108.,Brandon Ingram scored 27 points for the Raptors, who have won four straight and eight of nine. Immanuel Quickley added 15 point...
Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey guide No. 16 Iowa St. past Stonehill
Joshua Jefferson scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-57 nonconference win over Stonehill on Monday in Ames, Iowa.,Jefferson also had seven assists and four steals for the Cyclones (4-0). Teammate Tamin Lipsey added 23 points, six rebounds and four assists...
Pistons top Pacers, stretch win streak to double digits
Jalen Duren returned from a two-game absence and dominated with 31 points and 15 rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons stretched their winning streak to 10 games with a 127-112 victory over the struggling Indiana Pacers on Monday night.,Duren's point total was two shy of his career high. He missed th...
No. 19 UCLA looks to improve defensively vs. Sacramento State
Coming off a nail-biting loss to rival Arizona on Friday, No. 19 UCLA returns to Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles for a meeting with Sacramento State on Tuesday.,The Bruins (3-1) led last weekend's showdown at the nearby Intuit Dome by six points with 5:26 remaining. However, Arizona closed on a 16-6 ...
Seton Hall's stout defense encounters inefficient New Haven
Seton Hall should be well-rested when it hosts Division I newcomer New Haven on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.,The Pirates (4-0) beat Monmouth 70-58 on Thursday, overcoming a sluggish first half. Coach Shaheen Holloway's team shot just 22.2% in the first half as Monmouth built a 31-22 lead with 2:27 ...
Missing superstars could dim spotlight in Spurs-Grizzlies clash
The San Antonio Spurs will be without at least one of their back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners when they host the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.,The Spurs got back on the winning track with a 123-110 home victory over struggling Sacramento on Sunday. De'Aaron Fox poured in 28 points...