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Old Pac-12 foes UCLA, No. 12 Oregon reconvene for Big Ten bout
Former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Oregon will collide for the first time as Big Ten foes on Sunday when the Bruins visit the 12-ranked Ducks in Eugene, Ore.,UCLA (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Washington 69-58 on Tuesday and Oregon (9-0, 1-0) beat USC 68-60 on Wednesday.,The Bruins have won six consecutive...

No. 6 Iowa State out to keep Jackson State winless
No. 6 Iowa State will go for its fourth win in a row when it hosts Jackson State in a nonconference matchup Sunday evening in Ames, Iowa., ,Iowa State (6-1) is coming off an 81-70 home win against No. 5 Marquette on Wednesday. Five of the Cyclones' six wins have been by double digits, and the team's...

Sharp-shooting Villanova trounces Temple
Eric Dixon scored 24 points to propel Villanova to a comfortable 94-65 win over Temple on Saturday in a Big 5 Classic game from Philadelphia., ,Dixon came in averaging 25.9 points for the Wildcats (6-4), who entered on the heels of their biggest win of the season ...

Injury-riddled Louisville tries to cool off No. 9 Duke
The Louisville Cardinals host a ranked team for the second time this week when the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils pay a visit on Sunday, and the Cardinals hope for a better outcome in the teams' Atlantic Coast Conference opener.,Louisville (5-3) has lost two straight, including an 86-63 thrashing at home by...

No. 25 UConn hoping Alex Karaban returns vs. Texas
After missing two games with a head injury, UConn's Alex Karaban is expected to return to the lineup when the No. 25 Huskies battle the Texas Longhorns on Sunday in Austin, Texas.,Karaban was injured against Dayton in the final game of the Maui Invitational. Earlier this week, UConn head coach Danny...

Mississippi State set to face lowly Prairie View A&M
Mississippi State is looking for its second straight win as struggling Prairie View A&M heads to Starkville, Miss., for a Sunday afternoon showdown. ,The Bulldogs (7-1) fell out of the AP Top 25 poll this week after an 87-77 setback to Butler last Friday at the Arizona Classic. ,Mississippi State re...

FGCU faces LSU team not afraid of comebacks
LSU has made a habit of playing its best in the second half.,The Tigers (7-1) are 5-0 in games in which they have trailed at halftime as they prepare to face Florida Gulf Coast University on Sunday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.,They trailed visiting Florida State 35-32 at halftime, scored the first ...

Lignthing's offense poised for 'good test' vs. Canucks
The Tampa Bay Lightning are packing a potent offense as they hit the road for the second of four visits to the West, starting with Saturday afternoon's matchup against the Vancouver Canucks to finish the season series between the teams.,In the first meeting on Oct. 15 at Tampa, Fla., Brayden Point, ...

Michigan wins seventh straight, edging Iowa 85-83
A goaltending call on a Roddy Gayle Jr. layup attempt with 3.2 seconds left gave Michigan an 85-83 win against Iowa on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. ,Pryce Sandfort's last-second fadeaway 3-pointer clanged off the rim for the Hawkeyes. Teammate Payton Sandfort caught fire down the stretch. The senior...

SMU survives ragged mid-game stretch to beat Virginia in ACC opener
Kario Oquendo scored 21 points and SMU shrugged off a ragged mid-game stretch to defeat visiting Virginia 63-51 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas, Texas.,The Mustangs (8-2, 1-0 ACC) trailed through the first 13 minutes of the second half before tying the game at 47 on...

Evan Mobley's career night leads Cavs over Hornets
Evan Mobley had a huge first quarter on the way to a career-high 41 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 116-102 victory Saturday afternoon.,Mobley, who finished with six 3-point baskets on 16-for-23 shooting from the field, had 23 points in Cleveland's 40-...

No. 15 Arizona State owns Big 12 title game with rout of No. 16 Iowa State
Bo Skattebo rushed for 170 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as No. 15 Arizona State clinched a College Football Playoff spot with a 45-19 rout of No. 16 Iowa State on Saturday in the Big 12 title game at Arlington, Texas.,Skattebo rushed for two scores and also had a receiving touchdown for ...

76ers in a 'flow now' with matchup against Bulls ahead
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George believes his team is starting to turn a corner., ,After dropping 15 of its first 20 games of the season, Philadelphia carries a renewed sense of optimism into a meeting with the host Chicago Bulls on Sunday afternoon., ,George supplied a team-high 21 points to go ...

Rested UCF ready to take on Tarleton State
UCF concludes a two-game stretch against Western Athletic Conference opponents when it hosts Tarleton State on Sunday afternoon.,The Knights (6-2) and Texans (3-7) will play for just the second time. The Texans, who completed reclassification to Division I from Division II in 2020, dropped a 75-49 r...

Bucks look for more from reunited star trio in matchup with Nets
Other than the eventual defeat, Khris Middleton enjoyed everything about his season debut for the Milwaukee Bucks as he played with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard for the first time this season.,On Sunday, Middleton and the Bucks turn their sights on the Brooklyn Nets, who they lost to 115...

Panthers rule out LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee) vs. Eagles
One day after it seemed he was likely to play, the Carolina Panthers ruled out pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a knee injury.,Clowney, 31, has 3.5 sacks in 10 games during his first season with the Panthers, collecting 2.5 of those in the past two ...

Rangers, hoping for new starting point with latest win, take on Kraken
Perhaps the trade of captain Jacob Trouba will serve as a wake-up call for the New York Rangers.,The Rangers, who had lost six of their previous seven games, responded with a 4-2 victory Friday night against visiting Pittsburgh.,New York will try to start a winning streak when it plays host to the S...

Rhode Island tops in-state rival Providence, improves to 9-0
Sebastian Thomas poured in 19 points and drained a critical 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to help Rhode Island defeat in-state rival Providence 69-63 on Saturday afternoon in Kingston, R.I., ,Thomas' late triple came just over a minute after Bensley Joseph scored inside to pull the Friars (6-4...

Deep bench strengthens Vanderbilt for challenge from TCU
Vanderbilt, with its deep lineup, will square off with TCU on Sunday in the first game of the USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Vanderbilt, (8-1) picked up an 80-64 win at Virginia Tech on Wednesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Commodores didn't win their eighth game until Feb. 2...

No. 16 Memphis wary of overlooking unranked Arkansas State
Memphis moved into the AP Top 25 after playing college basketball blue bloods in the Maui Invitational.,The Tigers defeated-then No. 2 and two-time defending national champion Connecticut as well as perennial NCAA Tournament power Michigan State before losing to then-No. 4 Auburn.,No. 16 Memphis (7-...