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Colorado hands No. 2 UConn second straight loss in Maui
Andrej Jakimovski hit a layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado upset No. 2 UConn 73-72 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Colorado (5-1) rallied from down 11 in the first half to get the win over the two-time defending national champions Huskies.,Jaki...
Nebraska plans not to get caught sleeping vs. South Dakota
Nebraska will be trying to preserve its perfect in-state record when it hosts South Dakota on Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (4-1) are 3-0 at home and also won Friday at then-No. 14 Creighton, beating their in-state rivals on the road for the second straight...
Dolphins waive veteran S Marcus Maye
The Miami Dolphins waived veteran Marcus Maye and activated fellow safety Patrick McMorris off injured reserve on Tuesday.,NFL Network reported the Dolphins hope to re-sign Maye, 31, to the practice squad. He has recorded 30 tackles in 11 games (three starts) this season, his first with Miami.,Maye ...
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...
NYCFC fire coach Nick Cushing after semifinal loss
New York City FC announced the firing of head coach Nick Cushing on Tuesday.,The club finished the regular season in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 50 points (14-12-8) but advanced to the MLS Cup conference semifinals, losing 2-0 to the seventh-seeded New York Red Bulls on Saturday.,"We ...
Rams WR Demarcus Robinson arrested on suspicion of DUI
Hours after making a touchdown reception on "Sunday Night Football," Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol announced Monday.,Per the police report, Robinson was driving a Dodge sedan in excess of 100 m...
No. 6 Houston, No. 9 Alabama to collide at Players Era Festival
Alabama reached the Final Four last season and Houston achieved the same milestone three years earlier.,And both teams are among the early favorites to make a deep run in this season's NCAA Tournament.,So it goes that two of the best programs in the nation will share the same court on Tuesday night ...
Memphis fights off No. 2 UConn in OT in Maui Invitational thriller
Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Hunter, who played at Iowa State and Texas before transferring to Memphis, made eight field goals with 7-of-10 3-point sho...
No. 22 Xavier unbeaten but looking for more effort vs. South Carolina
No. 22 Xavier aims to keep its perfect record intact Monday night in Fort Myers, Fla., when it takes on South Carolina in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.,The Musketeers (5-0) are coming off an 80-55 victory on Wednesday over Siena, while the Gamecocks (3-2) beat Mercer on Thursday 84-72.,Against Mercer, Sou...
Report: Texans S Jalen Pitre (pectoral) expected out for weeks
Houston Texans starting safety Jalen Pitre is expected to be out multiple weeks after partially tearing a pectoral muscle on Sunday in the 32-27 home loss to the Tennessee Titans, NFL Network reported on Monday afternoon.,Pitre won't have surgery at this point, according to the report, and his retur...
Rockets G Fred VanVleet fined $50K for late-game outburst
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was fined $50,000 by the NBA for using "profane language" toward game officials near the end of a 104-98 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.,VanVleet scored eight points on 4-of-13 shooting in a game that was tied 96-96 with under a minute remaini...
Aggressive Angels land LHP Yusei Kikuchi on $63M pact
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to a three-year, $63 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple reports Monday.,Kikuchi, 33, started 32 games with a record of 9-10 last season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. ,Houston acquired the southpaw prior to the trade de...
Xavier unbeaten but looking for more effort vs. South Carolina
Xavier aims to keep its perfect record intact Monday night in Fort Myers, Fla., when it takes on South Carolina in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.,The Musketeers (5-0) are coming off an 80-55 victory on Wednesday over Siena, while the Gamecocks (3-2) beat Mercer on Thursday 84-72.,Against Mercer, South Caro...
Australian swimming great Emma McKeon retires
Australian swimming legend Emma McKeon announced that she is retiring from swimming at the age of 30.,McKeon is tied with American legend Katie Ledecky for the most Olympic medals (14) won by a female swimmer. McKeon has won six golds, three silvers and five bronzes.,"Today I am officially retiring ...
Max Verstappen wraps up fourth straight driver's championship
Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, and George Russell led all 50 laps to complete a dream weekend for Mercedes.,Russell finished 7.313 seconds ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton for his second Gr...
Max Verstappen wraps up 4th straight driver's championship
Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix late Saturday night, while George Russell led all 50 laps to complete a dream weekend for Mercedes.,Russell finished 7.093 ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton for his second ...
Blazers win second game of back-to-back with Rockets
Anfernee Simons hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 28.7 seconds remaining and the Portland Trail Blazers claimed the second game of a back-to-back with the host Houston Rockets 104-98 on Saturday.,Simons finished with a team-high 25 points to help Portland survive a wild fourth quarter that included ...
Baylor tops Houston, still has shot to make Big 12 title game
Sawyer Robertson threw two touchdown passes, Bryson Washington rushed 28 times for 113 yards and Baylor stayed alive for a berth in the Big 12 championship game by defeating host Houston 20-10 on Saturday night., ,Baylor (7-4, 5-3) is one of nine teams with a mathematical chance to play for the Big ...
Italy ousts Australia in Davis Cup semis, eyes second straight title
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner clinched defending Davis Cup champion Italy's return to the final in Saturday's 2-0 semifinal victory over Australia in Malaga, Spain.,Italy will try to defend its title on Sunday against the Netherlands, who took down Germany 2-0 on Friday in the other semifinal to reach i...
Kyle McCord airs it out as Syracuse soars past UConn
Kyle McCord threw for 470 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as Syracuse topped visiting UCon 31-24 on Saturday afternoon., ,A graduate transfer from Ohio State, McCord broke the Syracuse record for passing yards in a season (3,946) and tied the Orange's single-season record for touchdown pass...