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Temple tabs K.C. Keeler to rebuild program
Temple hired K.C. Keeler as its new coach on Sunday.,Keeler led Sam Houston State to a 9-3 overall mark and 6-2 in Conference USA play this season in the school's second campaign at the FBS level.,"Coach Keeler has a track record of evaluating, recruiting and developing student-athletes into champio...
Off to hot start, Georgetown out to limit UMBC's shooters
Coming into his second season at Georgetown, coach Ed Cooley looked at his young roster and came up with a plan for building them up before Big East Conference play.,So far, it's working.,Georgetown (6-1) is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season and will complete its season-opening, eight-g...
Ducks bid to alter recent fortunes in encounter vs. Senators
The Anaheim Ducks have just one win in their past four outings as they prepare to host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,That's the glass sitting half-empty.,The Ducks see that same glass as half-full when they consider they are 5-3-1 in their past nine outings. As well, their latest setback was a posi...
Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, nets OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal one minute into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. ...
San Diego State pulls off OT upset of No. 6 Houston
Miles Byrd scored 18 points and San Diego State upset No. 6 Houston with a 73-70 overtime win in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.,Jared Coleman-Jones scored 16 points, Pharaoh Compton scored 13 off the bench and Nick Boyd scored all 12 of his point...
Legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca dies at 99
Lou Carnesecca, who collected 526 wins during a legendary coaching career at St. John's, died on Saturday. He was 99.,Carnesecca was at the helm for 24 seasons, getting two stints with the Red Storm (1965-70, 1973-92). St. John's broke the news of his death and mentioned that he passed away surround...
Jamiya Neal helps No. 21 Creighton top skidding Notre Dame
Jamiya Neal filled the stat sheet with 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists, carrying No. 21 Creighton to an 80-76 win over Notre Dame in the seventh-place game of the Players Era Festival on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Fredrick King started in place of the injured Ryan Kalkbrenner and finished with...
Jake Retzlaff, No. 19 BYU overcome Houston's early lead
Jake Retzlaff passed for 167 yards and added two rushing touchdowns as No. 19 BYU rode a stifling defensive performance to a 30-18 win over the Houston Cougars in Provo, Utah, on Saturday.,Retzlaff scored on runs of 13 and 7 yards, the latter coming with 2:52 remaining in the game to help BYU (10-2,...
Oilers pull away in last 2 periods to top Avs
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist, Brett Kulak, Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin also scored and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Stuart Skinner turned away 27 shots for Edmonton, which has won three straight games.,Nikolai Kovalenko had...
No. 1 Oregon conquers Washington to stay unbeaten
Top-ranked Oregon, already locked into the Big Ten championship game next weekend against Penn State, finished off a perfect regular season with Saturday's 49-21 rout of rival Washington in Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks' defense shut out the Huskies for almost the entire second half, giving up a late touch...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks top Wizards, continue win streak
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his third triple-double of the season with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to six games, beating the visiting Washington Wizards 124-114 on Saturday night.,Damian Lillard had 25 points and 10 assists, Brook Lop...
Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, netting OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal 58 seconds into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. De...
Florida runs wild in lopsided win over rival Florida State
Montrell Johnson Jr. ran for 99 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries to help the Florida Gators secure a 31-11 victory over the host Florida State Seminoles on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla. ,The Gators (7-5) ran for 235 yards overall and won their third game in a row. Florida also beat the Semi...
Capitals hold off Devils' rally in third period
Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored goals ten seconds apart late in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-5 on Saturday night.,Raddysh deflected a pass from Martin Fehervary past Jake Allen from the slot at 13:54 to make it 5-4 and, aft...
Leafs hold off Lightning's late charge
Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night. ,Matthew Knies, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander each scored a goal as Toronto won for the eighth time in 10...
Kings notch third straight win with 5-2 victory over Senators
Kevin Fiala, Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.,Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored and David Rittich made 20 saves for the Kings, who have won three in a row followi...
San Diego State pulls off OT upset of No. 6 Houston at Players Era Festival
Miles Byrd scored 18 points and San Diego State upset No. 6 Houston with a 73-70 overtime win in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.,Jared Coleman-Jones scored 16 points, Pharaoh Compton scored 13 off the bench and Nick Boyd scored all 12 of his point...
76ers get rare win, avenge earlier home loss to Pistons
Tyrese Maxey had 28 points and six assists as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers rolled past the Detroit Pistons 111-96 on Saturday night.,KJ Martin supplied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, while Ricky Council IV had 17 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 points and six rebounds.,Paul Geo...
Raptors look for payback when they host Heat
The Toronto Raptors open a seven-game homestand Sunday night with a chance to avenge a loss to the Miami Heat in a return match.,The Raptors fell to the Heat 121-111 Friday night in an NBA Cup game to conclude a 1-3 road trip. Afterward, Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic said that he was looking forward...
Utah passes tough test from Eastern Washington
Gabe Madsen scored 28 points and Ezra Ausar added 20 to lift Utah to an 88-80 win over Eastern Washington in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.,The Utes (6-1) won their third consecutive game and improved to 6-0 at home this month.,Lawson Lovering added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Miro Li...