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SMU on right side of bubble as road test against Syracuse looms
SMU takes its varied offensive attack on the road as it looks to build its resume for the postseason when it plays against host Syracuse on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.,It's the first time the teams will square off in Syracuse after SMU defeated the Orange twice last seas...
Victoria Mboko, Karolina Muchova to square off in Doha title match
No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko delivered six aces while recording a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open at Doha.,Mboko took down Ostapenko one day after upsetting Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal match.,The Canadian...
NFLPA still plans to collect team report cards despite arbitration ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can publish its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the NFL...
Wake Forest desperate to build off 1st win in weeks vs. Stanford
Wake Forest has finally regained a bit of confidence and now the Demon Deacons will see how far that carries them.,Stanford will arrive as the opponent for Saturday's game at Winston-Salem, N.C., after Wake Forest snapped a five-game losing streak last time out versus Georgia Tech on Wednesday.,"We ...
Xavier, Marquette seek responses from road setbacks
Teams coming off difficult road losses meet Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati as Xavier takes on Marquette in a Big East rematch.,Xavier (12-12, 4-9 Big East) is coming off an 87-82 overtime loss on Monday to No. 17 St. John's while Marquette (9-16, 4-10) blew a late nine-point lead Tuesday against V...
Unrivaled bringing postseason semifinals to New York
The Unrivaled playoff semifinals on March 2 will take place at Barclays Center, home of the WNBA's New York Liberty and NBA's Brooklyn Nets, the women's 3-on-3 league announced Friday.,The chance to play in Brooklyn materialized after 21,490 fans packed Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena to watch a...
Lindsey Vonn hopes to return to US after 4th leg surgery Saturday
American skier Lindsey Vonn is set to have a fourth surgery Saturday on the fractured tibia she sustained in her downhill run at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 8.,Vonn shared the update on her Instagram account Friday, sharing that she may be able to return to the United States after this surger...
Villanova looks to avenge loss vs. reeling Creighton
Villanova's season of redemption has incurred few blemishes, and the Wildcats have the opportunity to remedy one of them Saturday afternoon when they take on Creighton in Omaha, Neb. ,First-year coach Kevin Willard has Villanova on the cusp of its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2022, when Jay Wri...
Virginia Tech looks to keep momentum going as Florida State visits
Virginia Tech delivered its best win of the season earlier this week to build its postseason resume.,Now the Hokies look to avoid a pitfall which would negate that positive momentum when they face Florida State on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Virginia Tech (17-8, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lo...
G Chris Paul announces retirement after 21 seasons
Twelve-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons.,Paul, who previously said he's retiring at the end of the season, publicly made his decision to hang up his sneakers over Instagram.,"This is it! After over 21 years I'm stepping away from basketb...
Raptors waive veteran G Chris Paul
The Toronto Raptors waived 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday.,The move was expected after Toronto acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a three-team deal with the Brooklyn Nets at last week's trade deadline. The trade for Paul, in the eyes of the Raptors, was done for fina...
Oklahoma State takes on TCU facing tough hill for tourney bid
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz knows his Cowboys must make the most of all their remaining games to have a chance to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021.,The hill they must climb starts Saturday when the Cowboys (16-8, 4-7 Big 12) face TCU (15-9, 5-6) in a Big 12 game in Stillwat...
Ukrainian sees appeal for reinstatement dismissed
MILAN -- The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milan Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his "helmet of remembrance.",The 27-year-old was removed from the Olympic program on Thursday when...
Georgia Tech, Notre Dame meet to fight way out of ACC basement
In a game that could determine which team gets left out of next month's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame in a meeting between a pair of basement dwellers on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.,Georgia Tech (11-14, 2-10 ACC) has dropped six in a row while Notre ...
BC looks to stop five-game skid with visit from Cal
Boston College hasn't won a basketball game since Jan. 21, but the Eagles can end that drought when they face visiting Cal on Saturday afternoon.,Boston College (9-15, 2-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) will be attempting to end a five-game losing streak but may have to do so without guard Donald Hand J...
NFL: Team report cards must go after grievance ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can distribute its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the ...
Reports: Dolphins hiring Mississippi State's Bush Hamdan as QB coach
The Miami Dolphins are hiring Mississippi State associate head coach Bush Hamdan as the team's quarterbacks coach, according to multiple reports Friday.,Hamdan only landed the Mississippi State position in December and also was to coach the team's wide receivers.,The 40-year-old has 17 years of coac...
Santa Clara eager to prevail in final WCC meeting with No. 12 Gonzaga
Santa Clara is enjoying a memorable season, but it can boost its success to another level when it hosts No. 12 Gonzaga on Saturday night in a battle for first place in the West Coast Conference.,The Broncos have won nine straight games since losing 89-77 to the Bulldogs on Jan. 8 in Spokane, Wash. T...
Emanuel Sharp, No. 3 Houston take aim at lowly Kansas State
Surging, third-ranked Houston will look to build on its 17-game home winning streak and continue its recent stretch of dominating play when it hosts reeling Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference game.,The Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) moved up five spots in the most recent AP poll ...
No. 21 Arkansas out for revenge hosting sluggish Auburn
Fresh off a pair of resounding victories, No. 21 Arkansas looks to avenge its most decisive loss of the season against slumping Auburn in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,The Razorbacks went "back to the basics" defensively in a 91-62 victory at LSU on Tuesday, according to coach John Calipari, in t...