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CUSA Championship Preview: Jacksonville State shoots for repeat
Conference USA Championship ,Jacksonville State (8-4) vs. Kennesaw State (9-3),Friday, 7 p.m. ET (AmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, Ala.),Regular-season champion Jacksonville State defends its CUSA title against Kennesaw State, which won two games a year ago and is only playing its second season at the...
MAC Championship Preview: W. Michigan takes another shot at Miami
Mid-American Conference Championship,Miami, Ohio (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4),Saturday, Noon ET (Ford Field, Detroit),Western Michigan won the regular season conference title outright with a 7-1 record, ending a long absence in the championship game. The Broncos' last appearance came during the ...
Braves sign reliever Danny Young to 1-year split contract
The Atlanta Braves announced the signing of relief pitcher Danny Young to a one-year split contract on Tuesday.,Young will be paid at a salaried rate of $925,000 when at the major league level, per an MLB Trade Rumors report. He's set to miss approximately the first half of the 2026 season after und...
Todd Dunivant named New York City FC sporting director
New York City FC named longtime MLS defender Todd Dunivant as their new sporting director on Tuesday.,Dunivant, 44, previously served as general manager (since 2018) and president (since 2021) for USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC.,Dunivant succeeds longtime sporting director David Lee, w...
Nuggets G Jamal Murray sprains ankle in loss to Mavs
Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray sprained his right ankle in Monday night's 131-121 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.,Murray tried to play through the third-quarter injury but was not on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, during which the Mavericks outscored Denver 29-17 to erase a two-poin...
Quadir Copeland, NC State set sights on No. 20 Auburn
A pair of high-profile, first-year coaches will lead programs that participated in the last two Final Fours when North Carolina State visits No. 20 Auburn on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.,The Wolfpack lost in the Final Four two seasons ago, and Auburn fell in the event last season. ,This...
No. 17 Vanderbilt braces for stern test from unbeaten SMU
The matchup between SMU and No. 17 Vanderbilt might not receive the attention of some other games in the ACC/SEC Challenge, but this clash looks plenty formidable.,The teams, both with 8-0 records, will face off Wednesday night at Nashville, Tenn.,"We've got a long way to go," Vanderbilt guard Duke ...
No. 10 Iowa State not looking past Alcorn State with No. 1 Purdue looming
Standout point guard Tamin Lipsey is expected to sit out his third straight game when No. 10 Iowa State faces Alcorn State on Wednesday night at Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (7-0) figure to have an easy time against the beleaguered Braves (1-8) while certainly having an eye on Saturday's massive showdow...
Jestin Porter, Clemson take aim at No. 12 Alabama
Clemson and No. 12 Alabama will bring winning streaks into their matchup Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Men's Challenge in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ,The Tigers are riding a four-game streak after walloping Alabama A&M 92-56 on Friday.,The Crimson Tide, in turn, have won their last two times out, most recent...
No. 25 Arkansas' early-season gauntlet continues with No. 6 Louisville
No. 25 Arkansas will continue the tour of champions portion of the nonconference season when it faces No. 6 Louisville on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark., as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.,The Razorbacks (5-2) will meet their third opponent ranked in the top seven of the current AP Top 25 when they ...
No. 22 Indiana brings perfect mark into Big Ten opener at Minnesota
In his first seven games as the head coach at Indiana, Darian DeVries has guided his team to seven consecutive wins and a Top 25 ranking.,"I'm not really sure if we're ahead of schedule, behind schedule," DeVries said. "For us, it's just about, 'How do we keep getting better?' That's all we're reall...
Wizards' goals in Philadelphia: log first win streak, end road skid
The Washington Wizards will pursue their first winning streak of the season when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,After losing 15 of its first 16 games, Washington has posted two wins in its last three contests. The Wizards topped the Atlanta Hawks 132-113 and defeated the Milwaukee Buc...
Cal, Utah face off following impressive victories
Cal will aim to stay perfect at home Tuesday when it welcomes Utah to Berkeley, Calif.,The Golden Bears (6-1) have won three straight games and are coming off an impressive 80-72 come-from-behind victory against then-No. 18 UCLA last Tuesday in San Francisco. In the Empire Classic championship game,...
Creighton not looking past winless but battle-tested Nicholls
Creighton finished 1-2 at the Players Era men's tournament in Las Vegas last week, but coach Greg McDermott was proud the Bluejays ended the week with a win against Oregon., ,"You grow in a lot of ways. You can grow and be successful, but you find out a lot about your team when you lose," McDermott ...
Ole Miss, eyeing 6-0 home start, meets improved Miami
Ole Miss will try to remain unbeaten at home when it hosts Miami, which is playing its first true road game of the season, in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday night.,The clash between the Hurricanes (6-2) and Rebels (5-2) is part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.,Ole Miss won its first five games but lost back-to-...
Roddie Anderson III scores 28 as Xavier downs Saint Francis
Led by Roddie Anderson III's 28 points and five 3-pointers, host Xavier pulled away in the second half for a 96-74 win over Saint Francis on Monday night in Cincinnati.,Anderson made 10 of his 16 shots from the field while dishing out a game-high seven assists. The Musketeers, who have won four of t...
Lucky 13? Thunder out to extend win streak vs. Warriors
At 20-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to the second-best start in NBA history.,On Tuesday, the reigning NBA champions will take on the only franchise that has started better, the Golden State Warriors, when the teams square off in San Francisco.,The Warriors opened the 2015-16 season with 24 co...
Lightning carry 7-game win streak into meeting with banged-up Isles
The New York Islanders will continue their seven-game homestand Tuesday with a matchup likely to conjure up memories of their consecutive trips to the NHL semifinals in 2020 and 2021.,Unfortunately for the Islanders, their current prospects are far cloudier now than at the start of the homestand.,Th...
Georgia's high-flying offense presents challenge for Florida St.
Georgia has come out firing in Mike White's fourth season as head coach.,The Bulldogs (7-1) are scoring a nation-leading 99.0 points per game after putting up 123 points in a win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday, the program's most in a game since 1990.,They will face another high-powered offense, al...
Carter Hart set to make Golden Knights debut vs. Blackhawks
Goaltender Carter Hart will make his controversial return to the NHL for the first time in 22 months on Tuesday when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks.,Now the question is, will he start or back up Akira Schmid?,Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said he wouldn't announce his starter until...