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No. 12 Texas A&M looks to stay hot against Houston Christian
No. 12 Texas A&M looks to continue the solid play that's produced its best basketball of the season as it hosts Houston Christian in its final pre-Christmas game on Friday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (9-2) are riding high, having captured five straight games -- all against Power ...
Washington pulls away from Wazzu in 300th matchup
DJ Davis scored a season-high 21 points to lead six Washington players in double digits as the Huskies defeated Washington State 89-73 Wednesday night in Seattle in the 300th all-time meeting between the rivals.,Mekhi Mason scored 15 points and Tyler Harris had 14 for the Huskies (8-3). Great Osobor...
Surging Senators on long road trip, visit slumping Flames
The Ottawa Senators will go for their fifth straight win when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,Ottawa opened the longest road trip in franchise history (nine games) with a 3-0 win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, while the Flames squandered a 3-1 lead in a 4-3 overtime lo...
Penguins look to keep streak alive vs. Preds
The Pittsburgh Penguins might have finally found their rhythm.,The Nashville Predators, meanwhile, also have reason to momentarily feel good about things, even amid their rough season.,Riding a three-game point streak, the Penguins look to keep the Predators from winning back-to-back contests for th...
Oklahoma State rallies from 12-point deficit, tops Tarleton State
Marchelus Avery came off the bench to score 18 points and grab 10 rebounds Wednesday night as Oklahoma State erased a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Tarleton State 66-61 in Stillwater.,Avery sealed the game with 4.5 seconds remaining by canning both ends of a one-and-one, allowing th...
No. 15 Houston cruises past Toledo
Terrance Arceneaux scored a career-high 16 points while Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler combined for 26 points as the 15th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to a 78-49 victory over the visiting Toledo Rockets on Wednesday.,The Cougars (7-3) extended their home court winning streak to 28 consecutive game...
Former Wazzu QB John Mateer transferring to Oklahoma
Former Washington State standout John Mateer, one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country, is transferring to Oklahoma, he announced Wednesday evening on social media.,Widely considered the best player available when he entered the transfer portal on Monday, Mateer is following former Cou...
James Madison earns first bowl win in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Western Kentucky
Billy Atkins threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Thompson to break a fourth-quarter tie as James Madison won a bowl game for the first time, topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Wednesday at Boca Raton, Fla.,JC Evans had a touchdown run and touchdown pass and George Pettaway...
Georgetown ends losing streak to Creighton in emphatic fashion
Micah Peavy scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and dominated with his defense as Georgetown ran away from Creighton 81-57, Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,In the Big East opener for both teams, Jayden Epps added 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Curtis Williams Jr. contributed 12 p...
Sam Houston tabs Phil Longo as new head coach
Sam Houston hired Phil Longo as head coach on Wednesday, tabbing a person who served as the school's offensive coordinator from 2014-16.,Longo was Wisconsin's offensive coordinator this season until being fired on Nov. 17, one day after the Badgers fell 16-13 to top-ranked Oregon.,Longo replaces K.C...
One team to snap losing streak when Nets visit Raptors
One losing streak must end when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.,The Nets have lost three in a row and six of seven. The Raptors have dropped five straight.,The Nets lost at home 130-101 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in their first game since trading Dennis Schro...
Improving Pistons host Jazz, look for back-to-back wins
The Detroit Pistons have shown significant improvement after enduring the worst season in franchise history. Still. they have difficulty stringing two wins together.,They will look to do that for the fourth time this season on Thursday when they host the Utah Jazz.,Detroit is coming off an entertain...
Commanders open practice window for DT Jonathan Allen
The Washington Commanders opened the 21-day practice window for star defensive tackle Jonathan Allen on Wednesday.,Allen, 29, was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 16 with what was feared to be a season-ending pectoral injury.,The two-time Pro Bowl selection recorded two sacks, six quarterback hits ...
Giants QB Drew Lock in line to start vs. Falcons
New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock is on track to start on Sunday against rookie Michael Penix Jr. and the host Atlanta Falcons, head coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday.,Lock sat out the Giants' 35-14 loss to the visiting Baltimore Ravens last Sunday due to heel and left elbow injuries. ,Tommy DeV...
Browns name Dorian Thompson-Robinson starting QB
The Cleveland Browns made it official Wednesday, naming Dorian Thompson-Robinson their starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.,Thompson-Robinson supplants Jameis Winston as QB1 for this week, but Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was noncommittal about the starter for ...
Wake Forest hires Washington State's Jake Dickert
Wake Forest hired Washington State head coach Jake Dickert on Wednesday to fill its vacancy left by Dave Clawson's resignation.,Dickert, 41, went 23-20 with the Cougars since taking over midway through the 2021 season. That includes an 8-4 record this season heading into the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl aga...
Reports: Wake Forest hiring Washington State's Jake Dickert
Wake Forest is hiring Washington State coach Jake Dickert to fill the vacancy left by Dave Clawson's resignation, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday.,Dickert, 41, is 23-20 with the Cougars since taking over midway through the 2021 season. That includes an 8-4 record this season heading into the ...
Texans activate RG Kenyon Green from injured list
The Houston Texans activated right guard Kenyon Green from injured reserve on Wednesday.,Green, 23, started the first nine games before landing on IR with a dislocated left shoulder on Nov. 8.,The Texans activated the 2022 first-round draft pick's 21-day practice window on Dec. 9.,Green started 14 o...
Senators' Linus Ullmark stops 30 shots, blanks Kraken
Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and the second in the past three games as the Ottawa Senators opened what amounts to a nine-game trip with a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.,Ullmark, the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender while wit...
Juuse Saros, Predators shut out sliding Rangers
Juuse Saros made 25 saves to snap a personal eight-game losing streak, Jonathan Marchessault and Adam Wilsby each scored and the host Nashville Predators posted a 2-0 victory over the reeling New York Rangers on Tuesday.,Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg assisted on both goals.,Saros was stout all n...