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New York Mets Enter New Era of Aggressive Spending, Set Sights on Juan Soto
It's a new era of baseball for the New York Mets under David Stearns and Steven Cohen, as they're expected to aggressively spend and are chasing Juan Soto in free agency....
Pistons bid to pick up steam in encounter vs. Bucks
The Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks got off on the right foot to start their NBA Cup campaigns.,The teams will look to continue their good fortune at the other's expense on Wednesday night when they meet in Milwaukee. ,"Madness" was the way Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff described his club's rec...
Southern California eyes 3-0 start with UT Arlington in town
Southern California continues a six-game homestand to open its season on Wednesday when the Trojans welcome UT Arlington to Los Angeles.,USC (2-0) needed a late-game surge to hold off Idaho State 75-69 last Thursday. Josh Cohen scored 19 points to lead three Trojans scorers in double figures, a trio...
Despite missing Damian Lillard, Bucks handle Raptors
Five Bucks reached double figures and Milwaukee overcame a monster night from Gradey Dick to beat the visiting Raptors 99-85 on Tuesday night in the first NBA Cup game for each team.,Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 23 points and seven assists. Bobby Portis had 17 off the bench. ,Dick, the 2...
No. 12 Baylor pummels Sam Houston in up-tempo rout
Jayden Nunn scored 19 points and went 5 of 8 on 3-pointers as No. 12 Baylor rolled to a 104-67 win against visiting Sam Houston on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas. ,Norchad Omier and V.J. Edgecomb finished with double-doubles for Baylor. Omier had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Edgecomb collected 13 po...
Pistons beat Heat in OT, aided by technical FT
Malik Beasley made a go-ahead technical free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and the host Detroit Pistons escaped with a wild 123-121 victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Cup opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Tyler Herro, who scored the last nine points of regulation, all on 3-pointe...
Linus Ullmark, Sens hand Leafs rare shutout loss at home
Linus Ullmark earned his first shutout of the season and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Ullmark turned aside 27 shots to pick up the ninth shutout of his career in the first meeting of the season between the teams. Ottawa has won four games in a r...
Florida State gets balanced scoring in rout of Tarleton State
Despite having no players score in double figures, the host Florida State Seminoles beat the Tarleton State Texans, 72-52, to remain unbeaten on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Daquan Davis scored a team-high nine points while Jamir Watkins, Chandler Jackson, Justin Thomas and Bostyn Holt each sc...
Colorado puts perfect record on the line vs. Cal State Fullerton
Colorado aims to remain undefeated when the Buffaloes host Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (2-0), Pac-12 Tournament runners-up last season before joining the Big 12 this summer, come off a 90-88 double-overtime win over Northern Colorado on Friday. Elijah Malon...
Providence rallies in 2nd half, denies Hampton upset win
Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph each scored 13 points to help Providence topple visiting Hampton 60-51 in Tuesday nonconference action in Rhode Island's capital.,The Friars (3-0) erased a 30-22 halftime deficit with the help of 8-2, 7-0 and 5-0 runs to take a 42-36 lead halfway through the latter p...
Seton Hall tries to avoid being 'outscrapped' again vs. Hofstra
The first two games for a new-look team have gone about as well as Hofstra could have hoped.,Seton Hall's first two games with an overhauled roster have not been as fruitful.,Seton Hall will look to bounce back from a stunning defeat and Hofstra will aim to remain perfect Wednesday night, when the t...
Raptors G Immanuel Quickley out with partial UCL tear
Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley will be out at least a week after he suffered a partial tear to the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, the team announced Tuesday.,The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 123-103 loss to the host Los Angeles Lakers, which was just Quick...
Jannik Sinner gets past Taylor Fritz at Nitto ATP Finals
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to move to 2-0 at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday in Turin, Italy.,In a rematch of September's U.S. Open finals, Sinner hung on to win in an hour and 40 minutes and improved to 7-0 on indoor hard courts this year. The Italian sits atop the Ili...
Report: Free agent Juan Soto to meet first 4 suitors
Free agent slugger Juan Soto has meetings scheduled with four teams this week in California, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 26-year-old outfielder batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 128 runs for the New York Yankees in 2024.,In addition to the Yankees and the reported co-favorite New York Mets, th...
No. 22 St. John's ranked and ready for Wagner
Even though there were portions of the first two games that St. John's coach Rick Pitino was not enamored with, his team did enough to get ranked for the first time in six seasons.,Back in the Top 25 for the first time since January 2019, the 22nd-ranked Red Storm will host Wagner on Wednesday night...
No. 14 Creighton, Ryan Kalkbrenner latest challenge for Houston Christian
Ryan Kalkbrenner and No. 14 Creighton will look to continue their sizzling start to the season on Wednesday night when Houston Christian visits the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner, the Big East preseason player of the year, followed his career-high 49-point performance in the season opener again...
Fire add Gregg Broughton as sporting director
Chicago Fire FC named Gregg Broughton as sporting director on Tuesday, the latest addition to the staff of head coach Gregg Berhalter.,"Gregg brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from his time in Europe, and we're excited to have him on board as our Sporting Director," said Berhalter, also th...
Washington bids to ride black-out to victory vs. UCLA
From a white-out to a black-out.,After suffering a 35-6 loss to then-No. 6 Penn State last Saturday in the Nittany Lions' annual white-out game in University Park, Pa., Washington will return home for its own black-out night when they take on UCLA (4-5 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) on Friday in Seattle.,The...
No. 8 Houston, Louisiana both see room for improvement
Houston lost its most recent game, however the Cougars' coach wasn't totally dissatisfied.,Louisiana won its most recent game, however the Ragin' Cajuns coach wasn't totally satisfied.,Both teams are focused on early-season improvement ahead of their game Wednesday night in Houston.,Houston (1-1) dr...
UCLA shuts down Boston University in 71-40 rout
Lazar Stefanovic and Eric Dailey Jr. each scored 13 points for UCLA, which forced 28 turnovers on the way to a 71-40 rout of Boston University on Monday night in Los Angeles.,UCLA (2-1) returned home after a disappointing loss to New Mexico in Henderson, Nev., on Friday, after which Bruins coach Mic...