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No. 4 Georgia focused on Charlotte, will address SEC race later
Before entering its championship phase of the season, No. 4 Georgia will look to use a non-conference game against Charlotte as a tune-up on Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga.,Georgia (9-1) finished its Southeastern Conference regular-season slate in style last Saturday, recording its sixth straight ...

No. 1 Ohio State isn't revealing WR plans for game vs. Rutgers
While Ohio State likely won't look past Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in Columbus, the goal for the top-ranked Buckeyes is to have players healthy for the following week's rivalry game at Michigan.,Ohio State coach Ryan Day didn't exactly allay fears of the fan base on Tuesday at his press conferenc...

After loss, No. 10 Alabama eager to keep it 'simple' vs. Eastern Illinois
Beating Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon would do nothing to bolster Alabama's College Football Playoff hopes.,But a loss to the struggling FCS program almost certainly would extinguish them.,The No. 10 Crimson Tide will take a break from the rigors of Southeastern Conference play when they fa...

Arizona out to double 2024 win total in 1st Big 12 meeting with Baylor
Arizona and Baylor will meet for the first time as Big 12 Conference foes on Saturday morning in Tucson, Ariz.,The only previous meeting between the schools came in the 1992 Sun Bowl, when Arizona was still in the Pac-10. The Wildcats moved to the Big 12 last season and have nearly doubled their win...

Josh Giddey, Bulls out to attack banged-up Blazers
The Chicago Bulls ended a five-game slide earlier this week, and now look to land a split of a four-game road trip when they face the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,The Bulls saw their splendid 6-1 start diminish into a .500 record before notching a solid 130-127 victory over the host De...

Jimmy Butler III leads weary Warriors in return to Miami
Jimmy Butler III returns to his old home for a second annual reunion Wednesday night, but there is no guarantee the marquee attraction will perform for his longtime fans when the Golden State Warriors close out a grueling road trip against the host Miami Heat.,Butler began a two-night Florida tour w...

East-worst Sabres on uptick ahead of game vs. West-worst Flames
The Buffalo Sabres sit last in the Eastern Conference, but they have plenty of reasons to be confident as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Sabres may be looking up at all the other conference rivals, but it is a short distance between themselves and the club holding the seco...

Wild tab young F Danila Yurov for top line vs. Hurricanes
Danila Yurov's opportunity has arrived.,Yurov is slated to join the top line for the Minnesota Wild when they take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The highly touted 21-year-old forward has two goals and one assist in 15 games in his rookie season. The Ru...

Jake Guentzel's hat trick propels Lightning to win over Devils
Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick, Nikita Kucherov netted a milestone goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Kucherov, who also notched an assist, posted his 366th career tally and broke a tie for third in team hi...

Caleb Wilson (23 points) leads No. 18 UNC over Navy
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and sparked a key second-half run in No. 18 North Carolina's 73-61 victory against Navy on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac notched 16 points, Jarin Stevenson had 11 and Henri Veesaar added 10 for the Tar Heels (5-0), who ended a f...

Providence pulls away from New Hampshire in second half
Jason Edwards recorded game highs with 25 points and eight assists and added five rebounds to lead Providence College to a 98-66 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Tuesday night.,Providence (3-2) led by only seven points at halftime then shot 66.7% (22 of 33) from the floor in the second half wh...

Four score 20 points as Xavier dominates Old Dominion
Roddie Anderson III, Tre Carroll, All Wright and Jovan Milicevic each scored 20 points to help Xavier cruise past visiting Old Dominion, 99-69, and give Musketeers coach Richard Pitino his 250th coaching win on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,The four 20-point scorers combined to shoot 29 of 46 from th...

Seton Hall starts fast, never trails in dispatching New Haven
TJ Simpkins scored a season-high 18 points for Seton Hall, which found its shot during the first half for a 68-45 victory over New Haven Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,In their final game before heading to Hawaii next week for the Maui Invitational, the Pirates (5-0) shot a season-high 48.1% to get off to ...

Bruins, Ducks prepare for battle of division leaders
The Boston Bruins are headed west.,With the top spot in the Atlantic Division in hand, Boston will make a cross-country flight to begin a three-game California swing with Wednesday night's game against the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks.,The game will be challenging for Boston, which has won...

Bills praise 'unreal' Josh Allen ahead of game vs. Texans' stout D
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen may have reached the point in the campaign where he's decided to single-handedly carry the Buffalo Bills.,Fresh off an epic performance, Allen aims to be in top form during a short week when the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday night.,Allen passed for three touc...

Kansas, Iowa State pursue win after coming off bye week
Kansas and Iowa State both are coming off bye weeks ahead of their Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,With two weeks left in the regular season, the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4) are bowl eligible but the Jayhawks (5-5, 3-4) need one more win to achieve the feat.,In their most recent ...

Knicks head to Dallas in search of first road victory
The New York Knicks' search for their first road win of the season continues when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,As good as the Knicks have been at home this season (8-1), that success has not traveled well in the early season. New York fell to 0-4 away from Madison Square Garden with ...

Matt Rhule brings Nebraska 'home' to face pupil, Penn State
TJ Lateef and Ethan Grunkemeyer have been thrust into important roles and found some good fortune last week.,The quarterbacks at the center of the Big Ten matchup between Nebraska and Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa., look for more of the same with the regular season winding down.,Late...

TCU's early homestand concludes with Kansas City
TCU's last of five home games to start the season will be against Kansas City on Wednesday at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-2) haven't feasted solely on patsies during their homestand. They opened the season with a 4-point loss against New Orleans and suffered another 4-point loss Friday ag...

Oklahoma State adds more depth to face South Florida
Oklahoma State and South Florida have been flexing their depth leading up to their nonconference game on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (4-0) used a big second half Sunday to overcome a dogged effort from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and pull off an 85-69 win. Oklahoma State shook off the Is...