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No. 6 Houston uses second-half surge to clip No. 13 Arizona
Milos Uzan scored a season-high 19 points to help No. 6 Houston rally for a 62-58 victory over No. 13 Arizona in Big 12 play on Saturday afternoon at Tucson, Ariz.,L.J. Cryer added 15 points for Houston in the first meeting between the national powers since both programs joined the Big 12. The victo...
Nebraska play-by-play announcer dies at 61
Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football and baseball since 2008, died Friday at age 61.,Sharpe's family announced his death through a statement released by the school on Saturday, 10 months after Sharpe revealed he was battling pancreatic cancer.,"While his passion and energy on th...
Upstart SMU, Wake Forest battle for fourth in ACC
SMU will go for its sixth consecutive win and try to maintain fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference when it hosts Wake Forest on Saturday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (19-5, 10-3 ACC) have won eight of their past nine games and their past three games at home, including an 83-63 win over Pitt on T...
Road woes haunting North Carolina as it visits Syracuse
North Carolina aims to halt a four-game road losing streak Saturday when it visits Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference action., ,The Tar Heels (14-11, 7-6 ACC) have lost five of their last seven games. Included in that stretch are road defeats against Wake Forest, Pitt, Duke and Clemson. Their rec...
Washington, Penn State fighting for Big Ten tourney lives
Washington and Penn State are on the bubble.,Not for the NCAA Tournament, but the Big Ten tourney.,The Huskies (12-12, 3-10) and Nittany Lions (13-12, 3-11) are in 17th and 18th place, respectively, in the 18-team conference heading into Saturday's matchup in University Park, Pa.,Only the top 15 tea...
Xavier and red-hot Dante Maddox Jr. look to sweep DePaul
Dante Maddox Jr. will look to continue his hot hand on Saturday as Xavier hosts DePaul in a Big East Conference contest in Cincinnati.,The shooting guard matched career highs in points (26) and 3-point field goals (six) to lead the Musketeers (15-10, 7-7) past Providence in a pivotal 91-82 road win ...
Yankees' Marcus Stroman says he won't pitch out of bullpen: 'I'm a starter'
New York Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman rejected the notion of pitching out of the bullpen this season after reporting to camp on Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Stroman isn't projected to make the Yankees' starting rotation -- and he doesn't agree.,"I'm a starter," Stroman said repeatedly. "I won't pitc...
Dynamo sign rookie GK Blake Gillingham
The Houston Dynamo announced the signing of rookie goalkeeper Blake Gillingham on Friday.,His deal runs through the 2025 season with club options for 2026, 2027 and 2028.,"Blake is a young goalkeeper who made the most of his opportunity in preseason to earn a first team contract," said Dynamo presid...
Yankees' Marcus Stroman says he won't pitch in the bullpen: 'I'm a starter'
New York Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman rejected the notion of pitching out of the bullpen this season after reporting to camp on Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Stroman isn't projected to make the Yankees' starting rotation -- and he doesn't agree.,"I'm a starter," Stroman said repeatedly. "I won't pitc...
No. 6 Houston, No. 13 Arizona set for first Big 12 clash
When Houston and Arizona met nearly three years ago in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the top-seeded Wildcats were sent home with a 72-60 defeat.,The two schools now are both members of the Big 12 and will meet for the first time since that 2022 March Madness matchup on Saturday when the No. 6...
No. 25 Maryland outlasts Nebraska for 6th win in 7 games
Derik Queen collected 24 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday, helping visiting No. 25 Maryland hold on for an 83-75 victory over Nebraska in Big Ten play in Lincoln, Neb.,Selton Miguel added 17 points, while Ja'Kobi Gillespie chipped in 15 points and seven assists for the Terrapins (19-6, 9-5), who w...
Astros bring veteran INF Luis Guillorme to big league camp
The Houston Astros signed veteran infielder Luis Guillorme on Thursday to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training.,Guillorme, 30, could figure into the Astros' plans after free agent third baseman Alex Bregman reportedly signed a three-year contract with the Boston R...
FC Dallas sign 19-year-old D Alvaro Augusto
FC Dallas announced the signing of 19-year-old Brazilian defender Alvaro Augusto on Thursday.,He arrives via free transfer from Portugal's Portimonense S.C. and will occupy an international roster slot.,Augusto signed a three-year contract through 2027 with club options for 2028 and 2029.,He made hi...
Dante Maddox Jr. (26 points), Xavier power past Providence
Fifth-year guard Dante Maddox Jr. tied a career-high with 26 points off the bench to lead visiting Xavier to a 91-82 win over Providence on Wednesday night.,Maddox was 7-of-11 from the field and also tied his career-high with six made 3-pointers, while Zach Freemantle added 23 points and nine reboun...
World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2028
As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.,The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a...
WR Kadarius Toney arrested, allegedly strangled woman
Veteran NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney was arrested last week on allegations that he strangled a woman during a January dispute, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,Toney, 26, was arrested and booked on Feb. 6 on counts of aggravated assault-strangulation and obstructing/harassing 911 call...
Wild's Filip Gustavsson to start for Sweden vs. Canada
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden's game against Canada in Wednesday night's opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa Senators and Samuel Ersson of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ersson ...
Brice Williams, Nebraska look to stay hot vs. No. 25 Maryland
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January.,Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention.,The fifth-year guard will try to lead Nebraska to a fifth straight win Thursday night when No. 25 Maryland visits Lincoln, Neb.,W...
Matthew Cleveland's career game powers Miami past Syracuse
Senior Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points and finished with five assists to lead Miami to a 91-84 victory over Syracuse on Tuesday in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (6-18, 2-11 Atlantic Coast Conference) secured its second ACC victory in its past three tries after losing the previou...
Washington needs to climb standings, faces Ohio State next
Washington enters the closing stages of its first Big Ten Conference season with a sense of urgency, beginning Wednesday in Columbus against Ohio State.,Even though the Huskies (12-11, 3-9 Big Ten) are coming off a 76-71 home win against Northwestern on Saturday for their second win in three games a...