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SMU has balanced attack in win over Tarleton State
Boopie Miller poured in 21 points to lead six Mustangs in double-figure scoring as SMU rolled to a 96-62 win over visiting Tarleton State on Monday in Dallas in the season opener for both teams.,The Mustangs (1-0) took charge of the game midway through the first half when they produced a 32-3 run th...
No. 4 Houston wastes little time jumping on Jackson State
LJ Cryer scored 16 points and J'Wan Roberts added 14 points with six rebounds as No. 4 Houston kicked off its season in style with a 97-40 victory over visiting Jackson State on Monday.,Mylik Wilson turned a late scoring burst into 15 points, and Milos Uzan had eight points, 10 assists, seven reboun...
Nebraska survives scare to get past Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Brice Williams poured in 27 points and Nebraska opened the season with an 87-67 victory over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Monday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Rollie Worster scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Connor Essegian added 13 points for the Cornhuskers. Andrew Morgan had 10 points for Nebraska.,...
Ryan Conwell leads Xavier past Texas Southern
Ryan Conwell impressed in his Xavier debut with 21 points while Zach Freemantle added 19 points and 11 rebounds to rally the Xavier Musketeers past the visiting Texas Southern Tigers, 78-69, Monday night in Cincinnati.,Dayvion McKnight added 19 and Dailyn Swain chipped in 14 to help Xavier (1-0) ove...
Syracuse rallies, escapes Le Moyne's upset bid
Jyare Davis recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds in his Syracuse debut, helping the Orange hold off visiting Le Moyne 86-82 on Monday in the season opener for both teams., ,A graduate transfer from Delaware, Davis finished 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 8-of-11 from the foul line to lead five play...
Bears stand behind OC Shane Waldron
With 24 points in a pair of losses since the bye week, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus expected to field questions about his offensive play-caller.,But the Bears (4-4) are not planning a change at offensive coordinator or taking any responsibility from first-year play-caller Shane Waldron.,"C...
Report: Titans lose two starters to season-ending injuries
Tennessee Titans safety Quandre Diggs sustained a season-ending Lisfranc injury in Sunday's win against the New England Patriots, NFL Network reported.,Diggs, 31, will require surgery on his foot, per the report. He started all eight games for the Titans (2-6), collecting 42 tackles to rank third on...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder look to fluster Magic
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't getting too wrapped up in his team's undefeated start.,"There's still 76 games left," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We're not even close to what we need to be to accomplish what we want to accomplish, which is obviously winning big. So yeah, it's ...
Washington set to open Danny Sprinkle era vs. UC Davis
The University of Washington men's basketball team has a new look this season.,The Huskies will officially debut the Big Ten Conference logo on their home court Tuesday night when they meet UC Davis in the regular-season debut for coach Danny Sprinkle.,Sprinkle, who came to Washington from Utah Stat...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott injures hamstring in loss to Falcons
Along with dropping their third game in a row on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Prescott is slated to undergo an MRI exam on Monday.,With Dallas (3-5) down 27-13 near the end of the third quarte...
Dak Prescott injures hamstring, may also have hurt hand
Along with dropping their third game in a row, the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Replays showed Prescott also nursing a swollen right throwing hand, but there was no immediate word from the Cowbo...
Saints WR Chris Olave suffers concussion, taken to hospital
Saints receiver Chris Olave suffered a concussion and was taken off the field on a backboard Sunday during the first quarter of New Orleans' road game against the Carolina Panthers.,The Saints soon reported Olave had been taken to the hospital and would miss the rest of the game. ,"He has movement ...
Buddy Hield scores 27 as Warriors take down Rockets in OT
Buddy Hield scored 27 points off the bench and Jonathan Kuminga added six of his 23 points in overtime as the visiting Golden State Warriors claimed a 127-121 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After Houston erased a 31-point deficit to force the extra period, Kuminga scored twice in the post...
Houston knocks off No. 17 Kansas State with late score
Zeon Chriss scored a 41-yard touchdown run with 2:31 left to lift Houston to a 24-19 upset of No. 17 Kansas State Saturday afternoon in a driving rainstorm in Houston. ,Kansas State's Hail Mary on the final play was incomplete.,Avery Johnson finished 23-of-39 for 219 yards, with one touchdown and tw...
Mississippi State routs UMass to end seven-game slide
Michael Van Buren ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as Mississippi State ended a seven-game losing streak by beating visiting UMass 45-20 Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,Van Buren completed 14 of 25 passes for 222 yards in the win.,Mississippi State (2-7) trailed 10-0 after one quarter, bu...
Dynamo season on the line while hosting Sounders in Game 2
The season will be on the line for the Houston Dynamo when they host the Seattle Sounders on Sunday in Game 2 of the teams' best-of-three first-round Western Conference playoff series.,Game 3, if necessary, will be played Nov. 10 in Seattle.,The Sounders, the fourth seed in the West, captured the se...
Facing elimination, Crew wants to 'stay calm' against Red Bulls
Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy has a message for his team, and likely their anxious supporters, when he told them to "stay calm" heading into a must-win match at the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.,The No. 7 seeded Red Bulls stunned the second-seeded and defending MLS Cup champion Crew 1-0 in Colu...
Syracuse rallies from big deficit, tops Virginia Tech in OT
LeQuint Allen ran for three touchdowns -- including the late tying score and the decisive score in overtime -- as host Syracuse rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun Virginia Tech 38-31 on Saturday., ,Allen rushed 21 times for 121 yards, while Justus Ross-Simmons, who came in without a catch on t...
Seeking to extend momentum, Capitals take on Blue Jackets
October was kind to the Washington Capitals. They will be looking for more of the same in November when they kick it off with a visit from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,The Capitals went 7-2-0 last month, dropping their season opener before reeling off five straight wins. After that streak ...
Titans QB Will Levis (shoulder) questionable for Sunday vs. Patriots
Tennessee quarterback Will Levis, after missing two games with a right shoulder injury, is listed as questionable for the Titans' home game Sunday against the New England Patriots.,Levis, who has been limited at practice, had a "good week," coach Brian Callahan said on Friday.,"He felt a lot better ...