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No. 10 Marquette aims to avoid letdown vs. Stonehill
After consecutive victories over touted opponents, No. 10 Marquette will have to avoid a letdown against visiting Stonehill in a nonconference matchup Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette, 6-0 for the first time since 2011-12, is coming off an 80-69 victory over Georgia on Saturday in the Bahamas...
Joshua Beadle nails winning 3, Boston College beats Boise St. in Cayman Islands
Joshua Beadle's 3-pointer with two seconds remaining lifted Boston College to a 63-61 win over Boise State to win the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday in George Town, Cayman Islands.,Beadle, who had only six points combined in the Eagles' first two tourney games, finished with 13. His step-back tre...
Bad luck, injuries besieging slow-starting Raptors, Pelicans
The Toronto Raptors visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, and both teams are desperate for a win.,The Raptors are 0-10 on the road and have lost nine of their past 11 games overall. The Pelicans have lost five in a row and 11 of their past 12.,Both teams have been in position to win rec...
Georgetown's defense clamps down on Wagner
Malik Mack scored 16 points and Micah Peavy added 15 points as Georgetown dominated Wagner with suffocating defense in a 66-41 win Tuesday in Washington.,Thomas Sorber stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks as Georgetown (5-1) won its third straight gam...
Flyers aim to make up for missed opportunity, face Predators
The Philadelphia Flyers will aim to move on from a missed opportunity when they visit the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,The Flyers led the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday but ended up losing 5-4 in a shootout. The Predators, meanwhile, were done in by Nico Hischier's second-per...
Grizzlies, Pistons both on upswing one year removed from disaster
Neither the Detroit Pistons nor the Memphis Grizzlies had their desired seasons a year ago. But both clubs have given their fans reason to believe again ahead of Wednesday's matchup in Detroit.,Detroit is coming off a franchise-worst 14-68 campaign that saw it lose a single-season NBA record 28 stra...
Five-star center Chris Cenac Jr. commits to Houston
Chris Cenac Jr., the top center in the Class of 2025 according to the ESPN100, has committed to play for the Houston Cougars.,The five-star recruit announced his decision Tuesday via the Bleacher Report's B/R App.,Cenac previously said he wouldn't make his decision until the spring, but his stock so...
Devils' Timo Meier suspended one game for cross-check
New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier was suspended for one game by the NHL on Tuesday, one day after his cross-check to Zachary L'Heureux knocked the Nashville Predators forward from their game.,The suspension comes without pay, meaning based on his average annual salary, Meier will forfeit $45,833....
Giants QB Tommy DeVito wants to play at Dallas, but 'whole body is sore'
Guests of the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, the visiting Giants were still taking inventory of available players 48 hours before the scheduled kickoff in Arlington, Texas. ,Quarterback Tommy DeVito was limited with a forearm injury and Drew Lock, passed over last week for the No. 1 job taken f...
BJ Davis helps San Diego State topple No. 21 Creighton in Las Vegas
Sophomore BJ Davis recorded career highs with 18 points and nine rebounds, lifting San Diego State to a 71-53 victory over No. 21 Creighton on Tuesday in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.,Miles Byrd, who finished with 16 points, combined with Davis to make 13 of 21 shots from the floor, includi...
Kings coach Mike Brown fined $35K for pursuing official
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for aggressively pursuing a game official during live play.,The fine stems from Brown charging the refs after a foul was not called following Colby Jones' drive to the basket in the second quarter of the Kings' 108-103 lo...
Devils' Timo Meier to have hearing with NHL for cross-check
New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier will have a hearing with the NHL on Tuesday, one day after his cross-check to Zachary L'Heureux knocked the Nashville Predators forward from their game.,Meier attempted to poke the puck away from Predators goaltender Juuse Saros at 12:17 of the third period in th...
Arizona State fined $25K after storming snafu vs. BYU
The Big 12 Conference fined Arizona State $25,000 on Tuesday in response to fans storming the field during the final moments of Saturday's 28-23 win over BYU.,The league also issued a public reprimand to the school for the chaotic ending in Tempe, Ariz. Fans streamed onto the field thinking the game...
Houston fires offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay
The Houston Cougars fired offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay on Tuesday with one game left on the schedule.,The Cougars (4-7, 3-5 Big 12) rank last among 134 FBS schools in scoring at 13.6 points per game, and last in the conference in total offense with 291.5 yards per game.,Head coach Willie Fritz...
Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues Prove Firing Coaches Works—Will Penguins Sacrifice Mike Sullivan?
The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues fired their coaches and immediately won. Should the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins follow suit and part ways with Mike Sullivan, or are their problems far deeper?...
New-look PWHL focuses on change heading into 2024-25 season
The puck is about to drop on the second season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.,Following a successful debut season that ended with Minnesota beating Boston in five games to hoist the Walter Cup, the PWHL will return to action Saturday with the beginning of a 30-game regular season (up fro...
After slip-up, No. 5 Iowa State aims to keep foot on gas vs. Dayton
After squandering an 18-point lead and falling in the opening round of the Maui Invitational, No. 5 Iowa State will look to tighten defensively Tuesday night when it takes on Dayton in the consolation round.,Dayton (5-1) can tell a similar tale, as it surrendered a 21-point lead in a 92-90 defeat to...
Boston College, Boise State to vie for Cayman tourney title
"Survive and advance" is a phrase usually saved for March, but it's exactly what Boston College has done in the Cayman Islands Classic over the last couple of nights.,A night after outlasting Missouri State in an overtime thriller, the Eagles (5-1) will take on Boise State (5-1) in the tournament's ...
No. 12 UNC overcomes Dayton in tight Maui opener
RJ Davis scored 30 points, including four key free throws down the stretch to help No. 10 North Carolina complete a comeback from 21 points down to beat Dayton 92-90 on Monday in the nightcap of opening-round play at Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,After chipping away at the deficit throughout...
No. 12 North Carolina overcomes Dayton in tight Maui opener
RJ Davis scored 30 points, including four key free throws down the stretch to help No. 10 North Carolina complete a comeback from 21 points down to beat Dayton 92-90 on Monday in the nightcap of opening-round play at Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,After chipping away at the deficit throughout...