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Strong defensive effort leads Houston to tight win over UCF
Ethan Sanchez kicked a tiebreaking 22-yard field goal with 2:31 left and the Houston defense allowed just three second-half points as the Cougars came from 10 points down to defeat UCF 30-27 on Friday in Orlando.,Conner Weigman, despite throwing three interceptions, helped Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) ...
JT Toppin has huge debut as No. 10 Texas Tech pulls away from Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday, as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over visiting Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four...
Spurs end Rockets' win streak in NBA Cup opener for both
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,The win gave the Spurs a 1-0 record in the West Group C pod of the league's po...
Malachi Moreno helps No. 9 Kentucky overwhelm Valparaiso
Six different players, led by freshman Malachi Moreno's double-double, scored in double figures for the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats Friday night, as they blew out the visiting Valparaiso Beacons 107-59 to move to 2-0 to start the season.,Kentucky's offense raced out of the starting gates, using a 13-0 r...
Jets mum on starting QB decision with Tyrod Taylor healthy
New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn declined to name his QB1 for Week 10 when speaking with reporters Friday.,Tyrod Taylor is off the injury report after being a full participant in practice all week. He had taken over for a benched Justin Fields on Oct. 19 during a loss to the Carolina Panthers, but ca...
Syracuse to showcase deep lineup against Delaware State
Syracuse's depth was on display in its season opener. That could be the case again Saturday when the Orange host Delaware State in nonconference action.,The Orange had 10 players log double-digit minutes in Monday's season-opening 85-47 win over Binghamton. Of course, Syracuse coach Adrian Autry had...
Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin (personal) takes leave of absence
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will take a temporary leave of absence from the team and return to Sweden to take care of a personal matter, head coach Lindy Ruff announced Friday.,"I will say this, he said everything is OK," Ruff said of the defenseman. "He's got full support by our team.",Ruf...
No. 2 Houston works on chemistry entering encounter vs. Towson
No. 2 Houston will host Towson on Saturday afternoon in another early-season matchup that Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson views as important to get his new charges acclimated to major college basketball.,Sampson knows a thing or two about winning games, given that he notched his 300th career victory at...
SMU holds off pesky Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
After trailing for most of the first half and seeing an 11-point second-half lead evaporate, SMU pulled away in the last four minutes to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-58.,The Mustangs shot 35.6% and went 4-for-16 from 3-point range but shot 23-for-28 from the foul line to grab the win.,Boopie M...
Malik Messina-Moore, Xavier survive challenge from Le Moyne
Malik Messina-Moore led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points as sharp-shooting Xavier fended off an upset bid from Le Moyne, prevailing 74-69 on Thursday in Cincinnati.,Roddie Anderson III added 15 points, Tre Carroll scored 11 and Filip Borovicanin hauled in 12 rebounds for Xavier (2-0), which ...
Amid injuries, No. 10 Texas Tech digs deep ahead of Sam Houston tilt
Taking the court without three projected starters, one who is a preseason All-American, might create a problem for most teams.,For No. 10 Texas Tech, that challenge didn't cause much of a ripple in the 2025-26 season opener.,After a 98-60 romp past Lindenwood on Monday in Lubbock, Texas, the Red Rai...
No. 4 UConn wants to shake off 'painful' effort, faces UMass Lowell
No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.,Yes, the Huskies still won, pocketing a 79-55 triumph against a team making its Division I debut. The issue was with the energy, as it wasn't at the level one expects from an elite prog...
Nebraska QB TJ Lateef to make first start at UCLA
The loss of starting quarterback Dylan Raiola looms over Nebraska's closing stretch to the 2025 campaign, which takes the Cornhuskers to Pasadena, Calif., for a matchup with UCLA on Saturday.,Raiola sustained a broken fibula in Nebraska's 21-17 loss to Southern California last Saturday. The sophomor...
Uber-frosh Hannes Steinbach leads Washington against Denver
Washington wants to keep sharing the basketball and crashing the glass when it hosts Denver on Thursday night in Seattle.,The Huskies (1-0) racked up 21 assists on 30 baskets during their 94-50 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday. Hannes Steinbach led the way with 21 points as he converted 9 of 1...
Improved defense the key for SMU vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Entering their second game of the season, the SMU Mustangs are looking for defense. ,Offense hasn't been a problem. Three Mustang guards combined for 61 points and the team shot 56% in Monday's 96-76 win over Tarleton State. But coach Andy Enfield wants to see improved defense in Thursday's matchup ...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) ruled out vs. Jaguars
The Houston Texans ruled out quarterback C.J. Stroud for Week 10 with a concussion, pushing backup Davis Mills into the starting role for Sunday's home game against division rival Jacksonville.,"Where we are right now with the concussion protocol, I do not see C.J. playing this week," Texans coach D...
No. 18 Miami looks to rebound, avenge '24 loss to Syracuse
Miami returns home to face Syracuse on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., looking to keep its slim College Football Playoff hopes alive.,The No. 18 Hurricanes (6-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) are coming off a damaging 26-20 overtime loss at SMU, which considerably reduced the odds of them advancin...
Venus Williams, 45, to start 33rd season at Adelaide
Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams will kick off her 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour in January in Auckland, New Zealand.,Tournament organizers confirmed Wednesday that the 45-year-old former World No. 1 will compete in the ASB Classic starting on Jan. 5, perhaps signaling her plans to...
Texans sign K Matthew Wright with Ka'imi Fairbairn reportedly injured
The Houston Texans signed veteran kicker Matthew Wright to the practice squad on Wednesday as insurance as starter K'ami Fairbairn is dealing with a lower-body injury, per multiple reports.,Fairbairn, 31, made five of six field-goal attempts to account for all of the Texans' points in an 18-15 home ...
Luis Suarez suspended for Inter Miami's elimination match
Major League Soccer suspended Inter Miami star forward Luis Suarez for Saturday's key playoff match against Nashville SC.,Suarez received the one-match suspension from the MLS Disciplinary Committee for an off-ball incident in Game 2 of the first-round series. Suarez kicked at Nashville defender And...