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After record-setting shooting display, Liberty set to battle Kansas State
A pair of teams off to strong starts to the season -- and one coming off a historic performance -- will face off Sunday when Kansas State plays Liberty in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.,The Wildcats (4-1) beat George Washington 83-71 in the first round F...

Vanderbilt, Drake bring undefeated marks into Charleston Classic title game
Drake and Vanderbilt, which both have new coaches and are off to undefeated starts, are set to face off Sunday in the Charleston Classic championship game in Charleston, S.C.,Drake (5-0) beat Miami on Thursday and Florida Atlantic on Friday in two impressive wins in Charleston, but Drake coach Ben M...

Boston College carries momentum into matchup with Old Dominion
Looking for its third consecutive win, Boston College begins a three-game stay at the Cayman Islands Classic Sunday against Old Dominion in George Town, Grand Caymans.,The Eagles (3-1) were 82-61 winners over Loyola (Md.) on Tuesday, marking their second straight victory since an 80-55 loss Nov. 8 a...

After cruising through 1st round, Galaxy take on Minnesota United
Three victories from the sixth MLS Cup title in franchise history, the Los Angeles Galaxy will play host to Minnesota United on Sunday in the Western Conference semifinals at Carson, Calif., ,Now in single-elimination mode, the MLS Cup playoffs resume after both teams have been away for three weeks ...

USC hosts struggling Grambling State to end homestand
USC concludes its season-opening six-game homestand when it hosts a Grambling State team in the midst of a five-game road odyssey.,USC (4-1) rebounded from its first loss of the season, a 71-66 setback on Nov. 17 vs. Cal, with an 82-68 defeat of San Jose State on Wednesday. First-year Trojans head c...

Perfect records at stake as No. 19 Wisconsin faces Pitt
The No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers will look to claim the Mountain Division championship of the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament on Sunday when they take on Pittsburgh in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,The Badgers (6-0) are coming off an 86-70 win over UCF on Friday in the opener of the tourney.,John Blackwell...

Seton Hall, FAU strive for stronger finish at Charleston Classic
Seton Hall and Florida Atlantic will try to finish otherwise disappointing showings at the Charleston Classic on a positive note when they collide in the tournament's third-place game Sunday in Charleston, S.C., ,Sophomore guard Isaiah Coleman's career-high 20 points weren't enough for the Pirates (...

De'Aaron Fox, Cameron Johnson carry hot hand into Kings-Nets clash
Two teams that have found no luck in the NBA Cup return to the traditional schedule Sunday night when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Sacramento Kings.,Sunday's matchup pits two of the league's surging scorers against each other, as the Nets' Cameron Johnson (19.3 points per game) will square off agains...

Florida State, UMass enter matchup heading in different directions
Florida State and UMass are set to clash Sunday afternoon on the third and final day of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Uncasville, Conn.,Both teams are trending in opposite directions as they enter the nonconference contest.,The Seminoles (5-1) won their first game of the event 78-69 over Temp...

Bam Adebayo leads well-rested Heat vs. surging Mavs
The well-rested Miami Heat, led by captain Bam Adebayo, are set to host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.,Miami has been off since Monday, while Dallas beat the host Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night.,Adebayo, 27, is a three-time All-Star, but he appears to be struggling with his role of ca...

Devils use power-play goals to slip past Capitals
Tomas Tatar and defenseman Dougie Hamilton each scored a power-play goal to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Tatar also had an assist on defenseman Brenden Dillon's goal in the second period. ,Jake Allen made 23 saves to propel the Devils...

Jonathan Drouin leads surging Avalanche past Panthers
Jonathan Drouin scored his first two goals of the season, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-4 win over the host Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise.,Mikko Rantanen also scored for Colorado, giving him 10 goals in his past nine games. He also had three assists.,Cale Makar added two assi...

Missouri's uncommon depth figures to be on display vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Missouri Tigers coach Dennis Gates is using non-conference mismatches at home to flex his team's uncommon depth.,That will likely continue Sunday when the Tigers (4-1) host the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (1-5) at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.,Gates has used 16 players this season, counting bri...

Jeremiah Wilkinson, Cal take aim at skidding Sacramento State
California hopes to take a second step toward a three-game sweep in its Cal Classic men's basketball tournament when the Golden Bears host Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Cal (4-1) opened the four-team, round-robin event with a 78-69 win over Air Force on Thursday night, rid...

Potent Oklahoma State offense poses challenge for Nevada in Charleston
Oklahoma State and Nevada will not meet the goal of getting three wins and a championship in a multi-team event.,Coming off a pair of strong showings following disappointing opening round results, Oklahoma State and Nevada seek a second win at the Charleston Classic in Sunday's fifth-place game in S...

Tyler Shough, Isaac Brown lead Louisville's rout of Pitt
Tyler Shough threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisville to a convincing 37-9 victory over visiting Pitt in their Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday.,Isaac Brown rushed for 93 yards and two scores on 13 carries for the Cardinals (7-4, 5-3 ACC), who racked up 505 yards.,Louis...

Michigan hammers Northwestern to become bowl eligible
Kalel Mullings rushed for three touchdowns and Michigan scored 40 straight in a 50-6 victory over visiting Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) became bowl eligible and won for just the second time in six games with the Senior Day victory.,Sparked ...

Tyrese Maxey, 76ers host Clippers in matchup of short-handed squads
Sunday's showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and visiting Los Angeles Clippers is not going to materialize in the way Paul George had hoped.,After five seasons with the Clippers, George signed a four-year, $212 million deal with the Sixers in the offseason. However, the team has won only three t...

UCF, LSU face off with improved focus in mind
UCF will attempt to shake off a dreadful offensive performance when it collides with LSU on Sunday afternoon in the third-place game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., ,The Knights (4-1) couldn't get anything going against No. 19 Wisconsin on Friday, going 21-for-62 from the ...

Italy ousts Australia in Davis Cup semis, eyes second straight title
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner clinched defending Davis Cup champion Italy's return to the final in Saturday's 2-0 semifinal victory over Australia in Malaga, Spain.,Italy will try to defend its title on Sunday against the Netherlands, who took down Germany 2-0 on Friday in the other semifinal to reach i...