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No. 11 Louisville pummels South Carolina State by 59
Louisville's second season in the Pat Kelsey era began in remarkable fashion Monday. The No. 11 Cardinals had five players score in double figures in a 104-45 rout of visiting South Carolina State in both teams' season opener.,Khani Rooths led the way with a career-high 20 points for the Cardinals. ...
Gervonta Davis, accused of battery, dropped from fight vs. Jake Paul
Gervonta Davis, the subject of a civil lawsuit and a related criminal investigation, will not fight Jake Paul as scheduled on Nov. 14 in Miami.,Courtney Rossel, Davis' ex-girlfriend, accused Davis of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional ...
Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson carry Rockets past Mavericks
Alperen Sengun paired 26 points with 11 rebounds, Amen Thompson chipped in 27 points, and the Houston Rockets fended off the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday.,Sengun helped the Rockets get late separation with a pair of free throws and a spinning eight-footer down the stretch. His pas...
Malik Reneau, Shelton Henderson guide Miami past Jacksonville
Malik Reneau scored a game-high 20 points as Miami defeated Jacksonville 86-69 on Monday at Coral Gables, Fla., in the season opener for both teams.,Hurricanes freshman Shelton Henderson -- a five-star recruit -- scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half. Miami's Ernest Udeh Jr. scored 14 points ...
Kelvin Sampson earns 800th win as No. 2 Houston bests Lehigh
On an opening night in which they unfurled a Final Four banner from the rafters of the Fertitta Center, Kelvin Sampson earned his 800th career win and second-ranked Houston handled visiting Lehigh 75-57 on Monday night.,Over a 36-year career coaching at Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indi...
Fourth-quarter surge propels Wolves past winless Nets
Donte DiVincenzo scored 25 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 125-109 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York.,DiVincenzo hit two 3-pointers in the fourth when the Timberwolves outscored the Nets 34-21. The guard shot 8 of 17 overa...
Behind freshman Stefan Vaaks, Providence beats Holy Cross
Freshman guard Stefan Vaaks scored a team-high 19 points as Providence beat visiting Holy Cross 89-79 in a season-opening battle of New England foes on Monday night.,A native of Estonia, Vaaks hit five field goals, including three from 3-point range, and led five double-figure scorers for Providence...
Xavier squanders 20-point lead, ekes out win over Marist
Xavier overcame a cold shooting start and blowing a 20-point second-half lead to hold on for a 66-62 win over Marist on Monday in Cincinnati in the season opener for both teams.,Malik Messina-Moore paced the new-look Musketeers with 16 points and started a pair of runs that wiped out an early seven-...
Virginia thumps Rider in Ryan Odom's debut as coach
Thijs De Ridder had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia ran away with an 87-53 win against Rider to open the Ryan Odom era on Monday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Odom, who spent the past two seasons coaching at VCU, replaced interim coach Ron Sanchez and brought in a dozen new players to replace...
No. 25 North Carolina flexes muscles in blowout of Central Arkansas
Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in his collegiate debut, and No. 25 North Carolina received contributions from a variety of sources in a season-opening 94-54 victory against Central Arkansas on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Kyan Evans, boosted by four 3-pointers, poured in 15 points, Henri Veesaar...
Despite injuries, No. 4 UConn blows past New Haven
Alex Karaban collected 19 points and 10 rebounds and Solo Ball added 18 points to fuel fourth-ranked UConn to a 79-55 season-opening victory over in-state foe New Haven on Monday in Storrs, Conn.,All-Big East Preseason First Team members Karaban and Ball combined to sink six 3-pointers and all 11 of...
Commanders LB Frankie Luvu suspended for third hip-drop tackle violation
The NFL announced a one-game suspension for Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu on Monday, following his third recorded hip-drop tackle violation Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks.,Luvu will be forced to miss the Commanders' next game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, pending ap...
Jets captain Adam Lowry set for season debut at Kings
Captain Adam Lowry could provide the streaking Winnipeg Jets a boost when they open a six-game, 12-day road trip in Los Angeles against the Kings on Tuesday night.,Lowry, who missed the first 12 games recovering from offseason hip surgery, appears set to make his season debut as the Jets look to ext...
Surging Ducks attempt to stay hot vs. Panthers
The growing pains the Anaheim Ducks experienced through several bleak seasons are finally yielding results.,As the Ducks prepare to host the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday, they are in a position not seen in years.,Anaheim woke up Monday at the top of the Pacific...
Reports: Ravens acquiring Titans' edge Dre'Mont Jones
The Baltimore Ravens are adding a hot hand to their needy pass-rushing group for the back half of the season.,The Ravens have acquired Tennessee Titans edge Dre'Mont Jones for a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick, according to multiple reports. Jones, 28, has racked up 4.5 sacks over the last four ga...
Red Wings want more from road trip that concludes in Vegas
With three wins and six out of a possible eight points, the Detroit Red Wings have already secured themselves a winning record for a challenging five-game road trip that concludes Tuesday night in Las Vegas against the Vegas Golden Knights. But goaltender Cam Talbot says his team isn't satisfied.,"O...
Banged-up Sabres to meet Mammoth after offseason trade
The Buffalo Sabres want to build off a shootout win when they host the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, but coach Lindy Ruff's team will likely enter the game banged up at the forward position.,Left wing Jason Zucker and center Jiri Kulich did not practice with the team Monday, and left wing Zach Benson als...
Expansion teams to make 2026 debuts in NFL stadiums
NWSL expansion teams Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC will enjoy their franchise's debuts in style.,The two newest NWSL teams will host their first outings at the homes of their NFL counterparts.,Boston and Denver will be the 15th and 16th members of the league, which has grown from just 10 clu...
Early home/road splits suggest Suns face long odds at Warriors
The Golden State Warriors look to remain unbeaten at home against a team that has yet to win on the road when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Playing at home for the first of just two times over a 12-game stretch, the Warriors will take the court saddled with a two-game...
Red-hot Lightning continue Western swing at snake-bitten Avalanche
The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a rough start this season, but they've turned things around quickly.,They began a three-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over Utah on Sunday to push their winning streak to five. The Lightning go for their sixth in a row Tuesday night at the Western Conference-lea...