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Boston College aims to snap shooting slump vs. Tulane
Boston College will try to rectify its shooting issues Sunday against Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,The Eagles (3-3) are one of the nation's worst shooting teams, and it showed Friday in a 59-49 setback to Davidson in Charleston.,The...
Spain upsets Germany to reach Davis Cup Finals
The doubles team of Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez won the deciding match to propel underdog Spain to a 2-1 victory over Germany in the semi-finals of the 2025 Davis Cup played in Bologna, Italy.,Spain, playing without the world's top player Carlos Alcaraz, advances to Sunday's Cup Finals matc...
No. 3 UConn out to reset interior presence against Bryant
National power UConn isn't used to being pushed around on the court.,The No. 3 Huskies will look to get back to being the aggressors when they face Bryant on Sunday at Hartford, Conn.,UConn (4-1) is coming off a 73-69 home loss to No. 4 Arizona and Huskies coach Dan Hurley was stunned at the proceed...
LeBron James, Lakers eye back-to-back wins over Jazz
LeBron James will play in his first road game of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Sunday., ,James made his season debut against Utah on Tuesday, scoring 11 points and dishing out 12 assists to help the Lakers beat the Jazz 140-126. He became the first N...
Spurs, Suns riding hot stretches ahead of showdown
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie cut to the chase.,"Kind of just running around, causing chaos, creating havoc," Gillespie said about the final minute of the Suns' 114-113 NBA Cup victory over visiting Minnesota on Friday, when the hosts forced three turnovers to overcome an eight-point deficit i...
Diego Pavia sets passing record as No. 14 Vanderbilt routs Kentucky
Diego Pavia passed for a school-record 484 yards and accounted for six touchdowns to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt to a 45-17 stomping of Kentucky on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Pavia completed 33 of 39 passes and matched his career best of five touchdown passes in his fina...
Bryson Kuzdzal pushes No. 18 Michigan to ninth straight over Maryland
In his first career start, former walk-on Bryson Kuzdzal rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns to propel No. 18 Michigan to a 45-20 win over Maryland, Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Bryce Underwood threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns as the Wolverines (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) kept their hopes aliv...
Late trick play boosts Duke in comeback win over UNC
Anderson Castle's third 1-yard touchdown run of the day - one play after Duke's successful trick play late in the game - helped the Blue Devils pull out a 32-25 victory against host North Carolina on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Duke's Darian Mensah threw for 175 yards and a touchdown on 20-for-33 ...
Thunder look to avenge lone loss in clash with Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are the only team to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder so far this season.,The teams will meet for the second time this season Sunday in Oklahoma City.,The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 121-119 on Nov. 5 in Portland, coming back from an early 22-point deficit to stun the def...
Raptors go for 7th straight win vs. suddenly trending Nets
Toronto goes for a repeat win over visiting Brooklyn on Sunday that would stretch the Raptors' winning streak to seven games.,The Raptors started their streak Nov. 11 in New York with a 119-109 win over the Nets. They expanded the run to six on Friday with a 140-110 home victory over the Washington ...
Stefan Vaaks' clutch 3-pointers lift Providence over Penn State
Stefan Vaaks scored 15 points and nailed a pair of clutch 3-pointers to lift Providence to a 77-65 win over Penn State on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.,Jason Edwards had 14 points and six rebounds, Jaylin Sellers scored 13 with four dunks and Oswin Erhunmwunse tallied 11 points, eight boards and fou...
Miami relying on Malik Reneau for points as Delaware State visits
Miami looks to win its second straight game in a nonconference matchup with Delaware State on Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla., ,The Hurricanes (4-1) nearly hit the century mark Thursday night in their 99-72 victory over Elon to bounce back from a loss to Florida.,Tru Washington led the way fo...
Sami Valimaki vaults into third-round lead at RSM Classic
Sami Valimaki of Finland fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,Playing on the Seaside course, Valimaki bogeyed the par-4 No. 2 hole, recovered with four straight birdies on Nos. 6-9, and notched two other birdies to...
No. 20 Kentucky stops No. 21 Louisville, stays unbeaten
Tonie Morgan scored 19 points and added seven assists to lead No. 20 Kentucky to a 72-62 victory over host Louisville, ranked No. 21, on Saturday.,Leading 37-35 at the break, the Wildcats (7-0) broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 20-6 to take a 57-41 lead into the fina...
Wild on upward trajectory, put win streak up against Jets
The Minnesota Wild will look to extend a pair of streaks on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Winnipeg Jets.,The Wild recorded a 5-0 romp over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday to mark their season-high fourth straight win and improve to 6-0-1 in their last seven games.,Matt Boldy collected two g...
High-powered Oklahoma scoring in bunches with Alcorn State next
New-look Oklahoma has turned over a new leaf on offense. ,The Sooners (3-2) have scored 95-plus points four times already this season entering what could be another offensive romp against Alcorn State in Norman, Okla., on Sunday.,The Braves (0-6) fell to LSU 107-81 on Tuesday.,Transfer guards Nijel ...
Kevin Jennings, SMU roll past short-handed Louisville 38-6
Kevin Jennings had his third consecutive game of at least 300 yards passing and accounted for four touchdowns to keep SMU in the race for the ACC championship with an impressive 38-6 victory over short-handed Louisville on Saturday at Dallas.,The junior quarterback threw for 303 yards and three scor...
Amid turmoil, top-seed Union face NYCFC in East semifinals
The top-seeded Philadelphia Union host No. 5 New York City FC in Sunday's winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal, which has emerged as a match where both sides could be combating off-field distractions.,Philadelphia will take the field five days following a report from The Guardian, in which 1...
Revamped Butler, Virginia set to face off in Greenbriar Tip-Off final
After rare losing seasons, two teams with proud basketball traditions, Virginia and Butler, are rebounding -- literally and figuratively.,When the Cavaliers and Bulldogs play for the Mountain Division title of the Greenbrier Tip-Off, Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., it will match teams that r...
Lionel Messi in stride as Inter Miami faces FC Cincinnati in East semis
Lionel Messi and third-seeded Inter Miami look to continue their deepest MLS Cup playoff run in club history when they visit second-seeded FC Cincinnati in a winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday.,Messi was brilliant during Miami's first-round three-game series victory over Nashvill...