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Nets, Hornets embrace bright spots entering opener
With offseason talking points in the background, the repairing of reputations for the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets finally can begin.,The teams will meet in a season opener Wednesday night in Charlotte.,Neither team made the playoffs last season. Brooklyn won 26 games and Charlotte 19, and th...
'Everything a captain should be': Dylan Larkin, Wings take on Sabres
Dylan Larkin and the Detroit will look to continue their torrid starts to the season on Wednesday night when the Red Wings visit the Buffalo Sabres.,Larkin was named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday after recording nine points (four goals, five assists) and a plus-7 rating in four games la...
Diego Pavia, No. 10 Vanderbilt to have hands full vs. No. 15 Missouri
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea texted a request to Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz earlier this season.,His ask: Could the Tigers stop scoring so much?,On Saturday, Lea and his players will have a direct say on the matter as the 10th-ranked Commodores host the No. 15 Tigers in a Southeastern Conferen...
Fever coach: Caitlin Clark 'like Taylor Swift 2.0'
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White found an anecdotal comparison for guard Caitlin Clark's transcendent impact on the WNBA in another superstar that needs no introduction.,"It literally is like Taylor Swift 2.0, and because of that, her name gets thrown into a lot of conversations that have absolut...
No. 8 Ole Miss visits No. 13 Oklahoma for coaching chess match
One of college football's top offensive minds meets one of its top defensive strategists when No. 8 Ole Miss takes on 13th-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,Head coach Lane Kiffin has his Rebels (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) ranked No. 8 in total offense in the country.,"They've got ...
No. 16 Virginia rolls into ACC clash at North Carolina
No. 16 Virginia has figured out how to navigate late-game situations during the past month.,North Carolina finally had a sampling of a tight finish in a game with a power conference opponent, but it didn't end well.,Now the teams are set to meet Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C., where Virgini...
Auburn visits Arkansas with both teams hoping to halt skids
Arkansas and Auburn are similar in a number of ways. None of them are desirable for the respective programs.,Both teams had strong starts to the year. Auburn won its first three games and Arkansas won its first two. Since then, the Tigers (3-4, 0-4 Southeastern Conference) have dropped four straight...
No. 4 Alabama visits South Carolina looking for 7th straight win
No. 4 Alabama has ripped off six consecutive wins and coach Kalen DeBoer says there is room for improvement.,That can't be soothing news for struggling South Carolina, which has dropped four of its past five games entering Saturday's Southeastern Conference matchup against the Crimson Tide at Columb...
No. 17 Tennessee visits rival Kentucky with eyes still on playoff
No. 17 Tennessee has left itself very little wiggle room when it comes to seeking a second consecutive spot in the College Football Playoff.,In one of sports' most intense border wars, the Volunteers (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) will cross the state line to face Kentucky (2-4, 0-4) on Saturday...
Rutgers visits Purdue as both seek first Big Ten victory
Rutgers and Purdue both will seek their first Big Ten Conference win of the season when they clash Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Purdue (2-5, 0-4) will face a defense that ranks last in the conference in average yards allowed per game (437.4) but could be without starting quarterback Ry...
No. 14 Texas Tech looking to run over skidding Oklahoma State
No. 14 Texas Tech will look to bounce back from its first setback of the season when it meets Oklahoma State in Big 12 action Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) want to establish the running game after gaining 109 yards on 27 carries in a 26-22 loss at Arizona St...
No. 9 Miami eager to correct course against Stanford
No. 9 Miami will look to put its season back on course toward the College Football Playoff when it faces Stanford on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The Hurricanes (5-1, 1-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference) will meet the Cardinal (3-4, 2-2) for the first time ever.,Miami is coming off a disappoin...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour in Utah; LPGA team event; Champions playoffs continue
The grind for playing status continues on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall slate, while the LPGA Tour plays a team event in South Korea and the Champions Tour playoffs enters its second leg.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Classic (Xander Schauffele),THIS WEEK: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Ut...
No. 24 Arizona State rides momentum into encounter vs. Houston
No. 24 Arizona State, unranked last week when it defeated then-No. 7 Texas Tech, must now turn its attention to a Houston team that is not in the Top 25 despite boasting a 6-1 record.,The Sun Devils (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) will host the Cougars (also 3-1 in conference play) on Saturday night in Tempe in a...
No. 25 Michigan embracing 'urgency' in clash vs. Michigan State
Michigan State has been in a free fall since the start of Big Ten play, losing four straight conference games by a combined 75 points.,So it might seem like a good time for No. 25 Michigan to sharpen up its resume.,Coach Sherrone Moore, however, made it clear that his Wolverines must ignore the Spar...
No. 22 Texas eager to ignite offense vs. Mississippi State
No. 22 Texas will look to put all the pieces together against swooning Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference game in Starkville, Miss.,The Longhorns have done enough to win over the past two games but will have to be better if they want to stay in the SEC race. Convers...
PWHL expansion franchises unveil colors, uniforms
The latest teams to enter the Professional Women's Hockey League -- PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver -- unveiled their home and away jerseys, as well as team colors, on Tuesday, a month ahead of the expansion clubs' opening game.,The city names of each team are stitched diagonally across the front of...
With coach's seat getting hot, Wisconsin braces for No. 6 Oregon
Wisconsin, in the midst of a five-game losing streak, couldn't have found a worse time to visit No. 6 Oregon.,The Badgers, held scoreless in blowout defeats the past two games, will oppose the Ducks on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) is coming off a blowout win at Rutgers, 56-10 i...
No. 20 LSU tries to begin turnaround vs. No. 3 Texas A&M
Texas A&M -- not Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee or anyone else -- is the highest-ranked team in the ultra-competitive Southeastern Conference.,The No. 3 Aggies are tied with the No. 4 Crimson Tide atop the conference standings as Texas A&M prepares for a matchup with No. 20 LSU on Satu...
Indiana, ranked program-high No. 2, wary of improving UCLA
According to Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, the second-ranked Hoosiers aren't opposing a 3-4 UCLA team this week in Bloomington, Ind.,"I mean, we're playing a 3-0 football team this Saturday at noon," he said.,It's true that the Bruins (3-4, 3-1 Big Ten) have been a much different team since interim c...