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Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,Pierre scored SMU's first seven points in overtime, including a stepback 3-point...
Boopie Miller carries SMU to OT victory over Mississippi State
Boopie Miller scored 28 points, including the tying bucket to force overtime and six points in the extra session, and SMU remained undefeated by rallying past Mississippi State 87-81 on Friday night in Starkville, Miss.,Jaron Pierre Jr. added 24 points and Corey Washington had 12 points and 10 rebou...
Kevin Jennings, SMU roll past short-handed Louisville 38-6
Kevin Jennings had his third consecutive game of at least 300 yards passing and accounted for four touchdowns to keep SMU in the race for the ACC championship with an impressive 38-6 victory over short-handed Louisville on Saturday at Dallas.,The junior quarterback threw for 303 yards and three scor...
SMU's balanced, high-scoring attack awaits Arkansas State
SMU looks to continue its perfect start to the season and build on a dominant win Friday when Arkansas State visits Dallas for the schools' first meeting.,The Mustangs (5-0) rarely have been challenged during their season-opening seven-game homestand -- with their latest triumph being Tuesday's 106-...
SMU hits 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...
SMU hits the 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...
SMU seeks fifth straight win as Arkansas-Pine Bluff visits
SMU is off to its best start in five years as it welcomes Arkansas-Pine Bluff to town Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (4-0) are coming off a thrilling 87-85 victory over Butler on Saturday, battling back from a five-point halftime deficit. Jaron Pierre Jr. had a game-winning reverse layup with...
Unbeaten SMU, Butler test mettle in early showdown
SMU has recorded double-digit wins in each of its first three games of the season.,The Mustangs (3-0) look to continue their fast start on Saturday afternoon in Dallas when they host Butler (3-0), which has won every game by at least 30 points.,Boopie Miller, a preseason All-ACC second-team selectio...
Derrick McFall, Kevin Jennings help SMU maul Boston College
Derrick McFall ran for three touchdowns and Kevin Jennings threw for three as visiting SMU rolled past Boston College 45-13 on Saturday afternoon at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Jennings connected with seven receivers while racking up 326 passing yards to lead the Mustangs (7-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conferenc...
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 ...
SMU's balanced offense attack sinks Tarleton State
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 21 points, including 3-of-3 on 3-pointers, and five players scored in double figures to lead SMU to an 96-76 victory over Tarleton State in Dallas the season opener for both teams Monday night., ,B.J. Edwards and Boopie Miller each added 20 points for SMU, which shot 56% from...
No. 10 Miami faces ex-OC Brent Lashlee, SMU in key ACC tilt
Miami and SMU appeared to be trending toward an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game matchup last season before the Hurricanes fell out of the conference title picture.,The teams will finally get their chance to face off Saturday when the Mustangs host the No. 10 Hurricanes. In their only pre...
SMU brings loaded backcourt to Tarleton State opener
Andy Enfield will lean on a veteran backcourt that should rank among the nation's best as he begins his second season at SMU.,Enfield will lead the Mustangs into a season-opening encounter against defensive-minded Tarleton State on Monday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (24-11, 13-7 ACC) bring back guards B...
SMU puts unblemished ACC mark on line at Wake Forest
Two non-conference losses to in-state opponents have SMU on the outside looking in at the Top 25.,And yet, the Mustangs are very much looking like a force once again in their second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. With last week's win at Clemson, SMU (5-2, 3-0 ACC) has won all 11 regular-se...
SMU stays perfect in ACC with win over Clemson
Kevin Jennings tossed two touchdown passes and Sam Keltner made three field goals to help visiting SMU defeat Clemson 35-24 on Saturday in a rematch of last year's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. ,Jennings completed 23 of 43 passes for 290 yards. He was intercepted once.,SMU (5-2, 3-0 A...
49ers S Malik Mustapha (knee) set to make season debut
San Francisco 49ers safety Malik Mustapha is set to make his season debut Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he was activated from the physically unable to perform list following a knee injury.,The 49ers also elevated defensive lineman Trevis Gipson from the practice squad, while defensiv...
Kevin Jennings, defense lift SMU over Stanford
Kevin Jennings passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Medlock returned a fourth-quarter interception 96 yards for a score as SMU outlasted Stanford 34-10 on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash in Dallas., ,Jennings hit on 22 of his 30 passes and connected with Chris ...
SMU swaggers into ACC clash with Stanford
SMU will carry a bit of swagger and bravado into its game with rebuilding Stanford, but don't think for a second the Mustangs will take anything for granted when the teams square off in an Atlantic Coast Conference dustup Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 ACC) look to build on a 3...
Wild G Filip Gustavsson signs 5-year, $34M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed goalkeeper Filip Gustavsson to a five-year, $34 million contract extension on Saturday morning.,Gustavsson, 27, was entering the final year of a contract that was paying him $3.75 million annually. Now, he's set to make nearly double that, an average of $6.8 million over th...
Josh Hoover (5 TDs), TCU upend SMU, win 'Iron Skillet'
In the 104th meeting of one of the nation's oldest rivalries, Josh Hoover threw for 379 yards and five touchdowns to lead Texas Christian to a 35-24 victory over Southern Methodist on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.,This was the final scheduled edition of the "Battle for the Iron Skillet." The series...