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Top 25 basketball roundup: No. 5 UConn rolls past No. 13 Illinois
Solo Ball scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 5 UConn held on for a 74-61 nonconference victory over No. 13 Illinois on Friday in New York.,Malachi Smith contributed 14 points and nine assists off the bench while Alex Karaban added 12 points for the Huskies (6-1), who limited the Fight...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Iowa State blows past Marquette
Audi Crooks scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half, helping No. 10 Iowa State jump ahead early and coast to an 84-73 win over Marquette on Friday in the opening round of the Coconut Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.,The Cyclones (8-0) took a 15-4 lead behind a 10-0 stretch and led 47-35 at the half,...
NBA roundup: Lakers win 5th straight, clinch West Group B
Luka Doncic scored 24 of his 43 points in the first quarter and finished with 13 assists and nine rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers notched a 135-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday to clinch West Group B of the NBA Cup.,Austin Reaves scored 18 of his 31 points in the fourth q...
Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Vols KO No. 3 Houston in Las Vegas
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 15 of his team-high 22 points in the second half, hitting six free throws in the final 35 seconds, as No. 17 Tennessee upset third-ranked Houston 76-73 in the Players Era men's tournament on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Jaylen Carey scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds and B...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Washington squashes Southern
Sophomore Avery Howell matched her career high with 18 points while leading No. 22 Washington to a 66-40 win over Southern on Tuesday in Seattle.,Brynn McGaughy scored 14 points and blocked three shots for the Huskies (6-0). Washington maintained its unbeaten record despite committing 22 turnovers.,...
DeMar DeRozan guides Kings into NBA Cup tilt with Suns
DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings will try to build on a two-game win streak when they host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night for an NBA Cup group match.,DeRozan, 36 and in his 17th season, moved to 24th on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a stirring comeback win over Minnesota on Monday, p...
Rockets itching to avenge playoff exit to Warriors
With a shiny NBA Cup court as the backdrop, the Houston Rockets get their first shot at revenge against last year's playoff antagonist when they visit the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,There will be no Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet, Al Horford and possibly Draymond Green w...
Surprising Blazers can clinch their NBA Cup group by beating Spurs
The Portland Trail Blazers were supposed to be the easy target in West Group C of the NBA Cup.,But now they can win "The Group of Death" if they knock off the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.,Portland is 2-1 in the tough five-team group that includes the Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Golden S...
Saints opt to sign K Cade York over Justin Tucker
Cade York seems to have gotten the better of Justin Tucker while working out for the New Orleans Saints this week.,The Saints released kicker Blake Grupe and signed York, a former LSU kicker, to their practice squad among other moves Tuesday.,York and current practice squad kicker Charlie Smyth are ...
Reports: Saints sign K Cade York, not Justin Tucker
Cade York reportedly got the better of Justin Tucker while working out for the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday.,The Saints signed York -- a former LSU kicker -- to the practice squad, according to multiple media reports. He reportedly will battle practice squad kicker Charlie Smyth for the primary pos...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Houston escapes in OT vs. Syracuse
Milos Uzan scored a career-best 26 points and collected seven rebounds, five assists and three steals while Emanuel Sharp also scored 26 points to help No. 3 Houston escape with a 78-74 overtime victory over Syracuse on Monday in the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas.,Joseph Tugler blocked five sh...
NBA roundup: Pistons top Pacers, tie franchise mark with 13th straight win
Caris LeVert had a season-high 19 points, including a pair of clutch free throws in the final seconds, as the Detroit Pistons tied a franchise record with their 13th straight victory, 122-117 over the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Indianapolis.,Detroit never trailed after the first quarter but had to ...
NHL roundup: Mammoth's Logan Cooley scores 4 vs. Vegas
Logan Cooley scored a career-high four goals and also had an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,It was the first four-goal game in Mammoth history and the first four-goal game in the NHL this season.,Dylan Guenther had a ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 21 WVU shoots past McNeese
Gia Cooke led all five starters in double figures with 24 points as No. 21 West Virginia opened the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship with an 83-63 victory over McNeese on Monday in Nassau, Bahamas.,Sydney Shaw followed with 14 points, Kierra Wheeler posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jordan Tho...
Women’s Top 25: No. 21 West Virginia shoots past McNeese
Gia Cooke led all five starters in double figures with 24 points as No. 21 West Virginia opened the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship with an 83-63 victory over McNeese on Monday in Nassau, Bahamas.,Sydney Shaw followed with 14 points, Kierra Wheeler posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jordan Tho...
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker case
Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday in a Brooklyn federal courthouse to charges of conspiring with the mafia to rig illegal poker games.,Billups was arrested on Oct. 23 and accused of helping to lure players into games where high-tech ...
Reports: Saints to work out Justin Tucker, other kickers
Five-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler Justin Tucker is among several kickers attending a tryout for the New Orleans Saints, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,The workout is the first for Tucker since serving his 10-game suspension for a violation of the league's personal conduct polic...
NHL roundup: Avalanche blank Blackhawks for 9th straight win
Cale Makar scored in the second period to back Scott Wedgewood's 22-save shutout as the visiting Colorado Avalanche edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0, for their ninth straight victory Sunday night.,Colorado tallied the game's lone goal at 18:21 of the second period, capitalizing on a rare puck-handl...
NBA roundup: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hawks hold off Hornets
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 points and came up with a crucial defensive play in the final seconds to help the Atlanta Hawks hold on for a 113-110 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.,Alexander-Walker put the Hawks ahead 111-110 with a layup at 1:42 and stripped Charlotte rookie ...
NFL roundup: Down 21-0, Cowboys rally to beat Eagles on final play
Brandon Aubrey converted a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the Dallas Cowboys rallied from a 21-0 second-quarter deficit to beat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 on Sunday.,Aubrey's kick, the second game-winner of his career, capped a nine-play, 49-yard drive in the final 1:35. The big ...