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Utah aims to lock in on defense on trip to Colorado
Utah opened its Big 12 schedule against the top team in the nation and now travels to a tough venue when it visits Colorado on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.,Utah (8-6, 0-1) stayed with No. 1 Arizona early before taking a 97-78 home loss. It was a hard way to tip off the conference season, and he...
Villanova puts perfect Big East record on the line against Creighton
Villanova is one of two undefeated teams left in Big East play. The Wildcats are on pace to win more games, in the Big East and overall, than in any of Kyle Neptune's three seasons as coach.,With Kevin Willard in charge of a high-powered starting five, Villanova returns home Wednesday to meet Creigh...
Michigan State alum Paul Davis apologizes for behavior at game
Former Michigan State standout Paul Davis apologized on Tuesday for his behavior that led to him being ejected from the Spartans' Big Ten win over Southern California on Monday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Davis, 41, who was sitting three rows from the Breslin Center court, was booted for saying som...
Michigan State alum Paul Davis apologizes for his ejection Monday
Former Michigan State standout Paul Davis apologized on Tuesday for his behavior that led to him being ejected from the Spartans' Big Ten win over Southern California on Monday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Davis, 41, who was sitting three rows from the Breslin Center court, was booted for saying som...
Kentucky out to strike a better chord vs. Missouri
Kentucky will take another shot at its first SEC win when the Wildcats host Missouri on Wednesday in Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky (9-5, 0-1 SEC) opened conference play Saturday with an 89-74 loss at then-No. 14 Alabama. Despite 22 points from Otega Oweh and 21 points from Jaland Lowe, it wasn't enough as...
Mississippi State, Oklahoma put five-game winning streaks to test
Oklahoma and Mississippi State will put five-game winning streaks on the line in a Southeastern Conference showdown on Wednesday in Starkville, Miss.,Both teams have rallied around the stiff challenge of SEC play.,"Conference play has the rallying cry of a new season," Mississippi State coach Chris ...
Marquette, Xavier desperate for some Big East success
Marquette looks to get over the hump and claim its first Big East victory on Wednesday when Xavier comes to Milwaukee.,The losing streak sits at six for Marquette (5-10, 0-4) after Sunday's 73-57 loss at No. 4 UConn. The Golden Eagles haven't gone this long without a win since the 2014-15 season.,Ni...
Lull has Thunder embracing 'challenge' with Jazz up next
The Oklahoma City Thunder made the early part of the season look easy. Not only with their 24-1 start, but their margin of victory.,Heading into Wednesday's home matchup against the Utah Jazz, though, the Thunder are looking to snap out of a rut.,After one of the best starts in NBA history, Oklahoma...
Canadiens surge back home, Flames look for road resurgence
The Montreal Canadiens hope to bring their winning ways home when they play host to the once-again struggling Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Canadiens ended a run of seven consecutive road games with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Thanks to the wild, back-and-forth victory...
Stanford, Virginia Tech out to build off strong starts
When Virginia Tech hosts Stanford on Wednesday at Blacksburg, Va., there will be plenty in common between the teams.,Both sides enter with 12-3 overall records, while also going 1-1 to open Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Virginia Tech, recipients of two votes in the most recent AP poll, opened ACC ...
Knicks try to back up owner's belief with better play vs. Clippers
New York Knicks owner Jim Dolan spent Monday afternoon giving a rare interview in which he said he expected the Knicks to win the NBA Finals.,Hours later, the Knicks didn't exactly make Dolan look prescient.,The Knicks will look to snap their longest losing streak of the season Wednesday night when ...
Miami set to put fearless style up against Wake Forest
Malik Reneau, Tre Donaldson and Miami look to continue their strong play on Wednesday when they visit Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.,In the Hurricanes' last outing, a 76-69 victory over Pitt on Dec. 30, Reneau overcame first-half foul trouble to score 17 of his season-high 28 points after interm...
Ravens fire coach John Harbaugh
The Baltimore Ravens fired onetime Super Bowl-winning coach John Harbaugh on Tuesday.,The move came two days after Baltimore's season-ending 26-24 loss at Pittsburgh to hand the Steelers the AFC North title and final playoff berth.,Following initial reports that the sides had split, Ravens owner Ste...
'Every night it's a rock fight': Indiana continues Big Ten play at Maryland
Indiana is off to a promising start under first-year coach Darian DeVries. Now comes the hard part.,Over the next three weeks, five of the next seven games for the Hoosiers (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) are against teams that are currently ranked, while the other two are on the road against conference foes.,W...
Nuggets face another uphill battle against Celtics
Although the Denver Nuggets lead the NBA in points per game (124.3), field goal percentage (50.8%) and 3-point field goal percentage (40%), they may have a hard time scoring when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,Denver once again will play without center Nikola Jokic, who is nursing...
No. 11 Vanderbilt looks to cement SEC status vs. No.13 Alabama
No. 11 Vanderbilt prepares for its conference home opener as it faces 13th-ranked Alabama at Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday evening., ,The Commodores (14-0, 1-0 SEC) won their conference road opener 83-71 at South Carolina on Saturday. Point guard Tyler Tanner scored 19 points and tied a single-game ...
Tyler Herro set to return as Heat face Timberwolves again
Tyler Herro is inching closer to returning to the Miami Heat.,Herro participated in Tuesday morning's shootaround and is expected to be on the court later that night against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.,Herro has been sidelined since Dec. 9 with a right big toe contusion.,"I just had t...
No. 18 Arkansas heads to Ole Miss on road not recently traveled
After just one SEC game, No. 15 Arkansas already sees a brighter road ahead., ,The Razorbacks (11-3, 1-0, SEC), who lost their first five conference games under coach John Calipari last season, won their league opener Saturday when they defeated then-No. 19 Tennessee 86-75 at Fayetteville, Ark., ,No...
Hornets look to build on win over champs, welcome Raptors
Feeling refreshed and revived from their recent travels, the Charlotte Hornets return home to face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.,Charlotte is 6-5 in its last 11 games, with no victory bigger than the one they pulled off over the defending champions Monday., ,"I think it just continues to show th...
Pistons embrace 'right mindset,' ready for Bulls
The Detroit Pistons delivered a statement victory in the opener of a six-game homestand and the Eastern Conference leaders look to continue their Central Division dominance when they host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday., ,Detroit and New York came into Monday's contest as the top two teams in the co...