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No Edey task: No. 14 Purdue preps for opener without POY centerpiece
In an era where the most important words in college basketball are transfer portal and the most critical acronym is NIL, No. 14 Purdue is going about things the old-fashioned way.,As the Boilermakers prepare for their season opener in West Lafayette, Ind., against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, their ent...
Playoffs in view as No. 13 Indiana takes on Michigan State
With the last third of the college football regular season here, No. 13 Indiana serving as a feel-good story this year feels like old news.,Now, remarkably, the big question is whether the Hoosiers can play their way into the College Football Playoff.,Four games remain for Indiana (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten)...
Reloaded No. 3 UConn opens three-peat quest vs. Sacred Heart
UConn begins a quest for a third straight national championship when the Huskies open the season at home against Sacred Heart. , ,The Wednesday (Nov. 6) tip-off game for UConn is one of four games on the schedule before the Huskies hit the islands for the Maui Invitational and a first-round matchu...
Northwestern, Purdue both look to move past big losses
Northwestern coach David Braun called last week's lopsided loss at Iowa "an embarrassing performance.",With bowl eligibility still a mathematical possibility, the Wildcats will look to move on when they visit another struggling Big Ten team, Purdue, on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Simply moving ...
Duke coach Manny Diaz makes homecoming to Miami vs. No. 5 Canes
The game between No. 5 Miami and visiting Duke on Saturday afternoon feels a bit personal.,That's because of the presence of Manny Diaz, a Miami native who is in his first season as the Blue Devils' head coach.,Diaz was the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator (2016-18) and their head coach (2019-21). ...
Dillon Gabriel, No. 1 Oregon brace for best shot from Michigan
No. 1 Oregon will look to continue its undefeated season on Saturday afternoon when it faces Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Ducks (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are one of eight remaining unbeaten teams in the nation. They also are 8-0 for the first time since 2013 and for the fifth time in program history.,A...
Sharks seek to ride momentum of first win into encounter with Kings
The San Jose Sharks will not lack for energy when they play for the second consecutive night Tuesday, this time against the visiting Los Angeles Kings. ,The Sharks responded to nine straight losses (0-7-2) by pulling off their first victory of the season on Monday. They scored three goals in the fin...
Nets turn to Cam Thomas, Dennis Schroder as they host Nuggets
The Brooklyn Nets are coming off an impressive win over the Milwaukee Bucks but will be missing some key players when they host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.,Ben Simmons has been ruled out due to lower-back injury management while Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot injury recovery), Trendon Watford ...
Winless Jazz look to regroup ahead of clash vs. Kings
When the winless Utah Jazz play their second game in a back-to-back set Tuesday night in Salt Lake City against the Sacramento Kings, they will have to turn the page from more than their third loss to open the season. ,The lowlight of Utah's 110-102 defeat on Monday in Dallas came in the third quart...
Wolves, still stinging from playoff loss, eager to face Mavs again
For the Minnesota Timberwolves, the sting is still fresh from the last time they played against the Dallas Mavericks.,The Mavericks finished off a 4-1 series win over the Timberwolves in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals on May 30. Dallas advanced to the NBA Finals, where it eventually los...
Dodgers go with bullpen game in bid to sweep Yankees
NEW YORK -- Shohei Ohtani is playing with a partially dislocated left shoulder. Freddie Freeman is dealing with the effects of a sprained right ankle.,One more win and the Los Angeles Dodgers can get their stars some rest after a championship celebration.,Ohtani, Freeman and the Dodgers can clinch t...
Connor McDavid (lower-body injury) headed back to Edmonton
Star center Connor McDavid is headed back to Edmonton to be re-evaluated after sustaining a lower-body injury in the first minute of the Oilers' 6-1 road loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,McDavid, crossing the blue line with the puck shortly after winning the opening faceoff, fell after a...
Ryan Donato nets pair as Blackhawks take down Avalanche
Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist, Philipp Kurashev and Lukas Reichel also scored, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Ilya Mikheyev scored his first goal of the season, Jason Dickinson had two assists and Petr Mrazek turned away 24 shots for C...
Mavs roll past Jazz, who lose Taylor Hendricks (leg)
Kyrie Irving scored 23 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks past visiting Utah in a 110-102 victory on Monday night in a game marred by an injury to Jazz power forward Taylor Hendricks.,After Dallas lost Saturday at Phoenix, when only Irving, Luka Doncic and Klay Thompson scored in double figures for...
Darius Garland scores 34 to lead Cavs' rally past Knicks
Darius Garland scored 15 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter Monday night for the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, who overcame a 13-point third-quarter deficit to beat the New York Knicks 110-104.,Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and Jarrett Allen had a double-double (15 points, 15 rebou...
Oilers fall to Blue Jackets after losing Connor McDavid to injury
The visiting Edmonton Oilers lost center Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury in the opening minute against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday evening and then lost the game 6-1.,McDavid was tripped as he crossed the blue line shortly after winning the opening faceoff. The three-time Hart Memorial...
Warriors, Pelicans battling injuries ahead of 2-game set
A rivalry that began to gain some steam last season will at least temporarily stall again when Stephen Curry sits out Tuesday's matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors in San Francisco with an ankle injury.,Curry and Pelicans standout Zion Williamson have gone head-to-head...
No. 15 Boise State, 'warrior' Ashton Jeanty meet San Diego State
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty will try to continue his push for the Heisman Trophy when the No. 15 Broncos host San Diego State in a Mountain West game on Friday evening.,Jeanty has rushed for a nation-leading 1,376 yards and is second in the country with 18 touchdowns while averaging 196.6...
Real Salt Lake, Minnesota surge into playoff opener
Round 1 playoff opponents Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United may both believe they are peaking at the right time as they head into Tuesday's series-opening clash in Sandy, Utah.,Western Conference third seed Salt Lake boasts a six-match unbeaten run and home field for two matches (if necessary) in ...
Wild face Pens in Marc-Andre Fleury's Pittsburgh farewell
Marc-Andre Fleury will visit PPG Paints Arena for presumably the final time in his decorated career on Tuesday when his Minnesota Wild conclude a seven-game road trip against the Pittsburgh Penguins.,It was not immediately known if the three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender will be in net against...