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No. 2 UConn tries to regroup in Maui, faces Colorado next
UConn had not experienced a loss in more than nine months, so falling to Memphis in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday didn't sit well with the No. 2 team in the country.,UConn (4-1) lost 99-97 after a furious rally in the last four minutes of regulation to send the game into overtim...
Notre Dame, Rutgers aim to rediscover winning feeling
Rutgers and Notre Dame were two of eight teams invited to the inaugural Players Era Festival, an event in Las Vegas that hopes to use NIL opportunities to shake up the sport.,Tournament organizers surely weren't expecting both Rutgers and Notre Dame to head to Vegas after upset losses.,The Scarlet K...
After series of easy wins, UCLA hosts Southern Utah next
UCLA puts its undefeated home record on the line Tuesday in the fifth date of a six-game homestand when Southern Utah visits Los Angeles.,The Bruins (5-1) have had no trouble with any of their first five opponents at Pauley Pavilion, winning each contest by at least 14 points. They have won four str...
SMU looks to get back on track, faces Cal Baptist next
SMU is in need of a strong showing when it takes on Cal Baptist on Tuesday in the first day of the Acrisure Holiday Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif.,SMU (4-2) is coming off an 84-79 loss to visiting Mississippi State on Friday. The Mustangs, who have lost two of their past three games, were withi...
Utah faces Mississippi Valley St. team coming off big losses
Will Utah rewrite the school record books a second time when Mississippi Valley State comes to Salt Lake City on Tuesday?,The Utes last played the Delta Devils in November 2019 and piled up tons of single-game records during a 143-49 victory. The 94-point margin of victory was the highest in the NCA...
Florida State hopes to extend hot start vs. Western Carolina
Florida State will try to build off its best start since the 2019-20 season when it faces Western Carolina on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (6-1) have won three games in a row and are coming off a strong performance at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off, where they downe...
Virginia looks to bounce back at home vs. Manhattan
Virginia returns from a miserable trip to the Bahamas to meet Manhattan on Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (3-2) were crushed by top-25 opponents Tennessee and St. John's at the Baha Mar Championship, losing consecutive games by 22-plus points for the first time since January 200...
Suns' Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal likely to return to face Lakers
The battered and bruised Phoenix Suns are expected to have a couple of stellar reinforcements back on the court when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup contest.,Phoenix coach Mike Budenholzer said Monday that Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are slated to return from left c...
Wagner will try to use depth vs. Georgetown
On the surface, Georgetown's next opponent looks much like most of the others on this month's schedule, which is loaded with mid-major teams from the East Coast.,But Wagner (3-3), from the Northeast Conference, will present a different challenge for Georgetown (4-1) on Tuesday in Washington.,The Sea...
Iowa attempts to bounce back against South Carolina Upstate
Iowa's Payton Sandfort realizes his performance Friday at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., fell short of superb.,While a lingering issue with his right wrist and hand has been troublesome, Sandfort said "it's not an excuse," after shooting 4-for-18 in a 77-69 loss to Utah State.,"I got ...
Stanford puts unbeaten mark on line vs. Grand Canyon
Unbeaten Stanford goes up against a 30-win team from a year ago when the Cardinal take on Grand Canyon in Palm Desert, Calif., on Tuesday night.,The Cardinal (6-0) recorded their most impressive victory of the season Saturday, rallying from 11 points down for a 71-69 triumph at Santa Clara.,Star cen...
Surging Spurs hit road for NBA Cup battle vs. Jazz
The suddenly dangerous San Antonio Spurs aim to win their fourth straight game and get a leg up on their competition in the NBA Cup when they battle the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in a West Group B meeting in Salt Lake City.,The Spurs are 1-1 in the group stage, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers and beatin...
Lamar Jackson, Ravens end Chargers' winning streak
Lamar Jackson accounted for three touchdowns and Derrick Henry rushed for 140 yards on 24 carries to help the Baltimore Ravens record a 30-23 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night in the Harbaugh Bowl at Inglewood, Calif.,Justice Hill added a long scoring run and Rashod Bateman caugh...
No. 22 Xavier stays undefeated with 75-66 win over South Carolina
Zach Freemantle scored 16 points as No. 22 Xavier kept its perfect record intact, holding off South Carolina for a 75-66 victory on Monday night at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida.,Freemantle knocked down 6 of 8 shots and also had nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks for the Musketeers (6-0),...
Closing surge from Kyrie Irving, Mavericks topples Hawks
Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 129-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Jalen Hardy added 23 points while Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 22 as the Mavericks won their fifth game in six tries. PJ Was...
Devils ride Nico Hischier's hat trick to win over Predators
Nico Hischier's natural hat trick in the second period led the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.,It was Hischier's first hat trick in his eight NHL seasons, as the forward ended his 10-game goal drought in epic fashion. Despite the recent scoring s...
Brandon Hagel racks up 5 assists as Lightning crush Avalanche
Anthony Cirelli scored in his sixth straight game and Brandon Hagel had four of his career-high five assists in Tampa Bay's five-goal first period as the Lightning buried the visiting Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Monday night.,Cirelli set the NHL's longest goal streak this season with a quick score fro...
No. 6 Houston, No. 9 Alabama to collide at Players Era Festival
Alabama reached the Final Four last season and Houston achieved the same milestone three years earlier.,And both teams are among the early favorites to make a deep run in this season's NCAA Tournament.,So it goes that two of the best programs in the nation will share the same court on Tuesday night ...
Michigan stymies Virginia Tech in second half
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 20 points and Michigan pulled away late in the second half for a 75-63 win against Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday in Florida.,Michigan (5-1) will play the winner of South Carolina versus No. 22 Xavier on Wednesday in the Beach Division final. The losing team...
Ravens star MLB Roquan Smith (hamstring) out vs. Chargers
Baltimore Ravens star middle linebacker Roquan Smith is inactive for Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers due to a hamstring injury.,Smith was injured in last week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and missed practice all week. He was listed as questionable on Saturday's injury ...