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Providence cruises past Delaware State to stay perfect
Freshman Oswin Erhunmwunse scored a team-high 13 points as Providence cruised past visiting Delaware State 78-48 in Tuesday night nonconference action from Rhode Island's capital city.,Erhunmwunse joined Corey Floyd Jr. (12 points) and Bensley Joseph (11 points, seven assists) in double figures for ...
Ohio State shuts down Evansville in 80-30 laugher
Devin Royal came off the bench to set career highs with 20 points and 12 rebounds as Ohio State bounced back from its first loss to rout Evansville 80-30 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.,Royal, a sophomore, set his previous career bests earlier this season at 16 points and nine rebounds.,Evansville sh...
Predators try to end road trip on high note at Kraken
Steven Stamkos put the power back in the Nashville Predators' power play.,Stamkos scored twice with the man advantage Sunday as the Predators snapped a three-game skid with a 5-3 victory in Vancouver.,The Predators will wrap up their five-game road trip Wednesday at the Seattle Kraken.,Sunday's vict...
Confident Knicks open 5-game trip vs. scuffling Suns
The Phoenix Suns' strong start to the season evaporated the minute forward Kevin Durant strained his left calf on Nov. 8.,The Suns were 8-1 with Durant and have since dropped five of six games entering Wednesday night's home contest against the New York Knicks.,Phoenix has lost four straight games e...
Rafael Nadal's career ends with Spain's Davis Cup exit
Rafael Nadal's legendary tennis career ended Tuesday not in victory, as had so often been true for the 22-time Grand Slam champion, but with a loss in his singles match for Spain against the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.,With a tremendous home-country advantage making for an electric a...
Xavier aims for fifth straight win at home vs. Siena
Xavier looks to finish its season-opening five-game homestand with a perfect mark when it faces Siena on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. ,Xavier (4-0) is coming off a 75-60 win over Wake Forest on Saturday, led by Ryan Conwell's 21 points -- including 16 in the second half. Conwell also had four assi...
Lynne Roberts leaving Utah to coach Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks hired Utah head coach Lynne Roberts to the same position on Tuesday.,Roberts, 49, is a California native who has excelled at the collegiate level, most recently as the Utes' head coach since 2015.,Utah announced that associate head coach Gavin Petersen was promoted to head coa...
QB Russell Wilson stays in the moment as Steelers take on Browns
Though the Steelers are well on their way to an AFC North title, Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson realizes there is still plenty of work to do., ,Wilson is starting to feel like he might be part of something special as the Steelers prepare for a meeting with the host Cleveland Browns on Thursda...
Louisville F Aboubacar Traore (broken arm) out multiple weeks
Louisville starting forward Aboubacar Traore suffered a broken left arm, the team announced before Tuesday's game against Bellarmine, and he is expected to miss multiple weeks.,The 6-foot-5 native of the Ivory Coast transferred to Louisville in the spring from Long Beach State, where he reached the ...
Sharks battle Stars after Macklin Celebrini's OT winner
Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks hit the road riding high.,As Celebrini - the first pick in this year's draft - and the Sharks head into Wednesday's clash with the Dallas Stars to kick off a two-game trip, San Jose will aim to build on a thrilling victory in which its young star was the her...
Rockets battling inconsistent shooting, prepare to face Pacers
In Milwaukee on Monday, the Houston Rockets coughed up a 13-point first-quarter lead and rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit, but they stumbled down the stretch in a 101-100 loss to the Bucks that snapped their five-game win streak.,It marked the sixth game in nine days for Houston, which wi...
Red-hot Martin Necas, Hurricanes roll into latest tilt with Flyers
Martin Necas has put the Carolina Hurricanes on his back this season.,The talented center carries a 13-game point streak into Wednesday's matchup between the Hurricanes and the host Philadelphia Flyers.,Necas has 10 goals and 17 assists during his hot streak, and he leads the team in goals (11) and ...
Leafs thriving without Auston Matthews ahead of duel vs. Golden Knights
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews again on Wednesday night against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, but so far that has not been a problem.,The Maple Leafs are 5-1-0 in the games Matthews has missed due to an upper-body injury that was initially expected to sideline him for j...
Georgia Tech ready for home finale in Thursday clash with NC State
A pair of well-rested teams will meet Thursday in Atlanta, when Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Neither team has played since Nov. 9, with each coming off bye weeks.,The last time Georgia Tech played, the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 ACC) delivered one of the b...
Slovakia upends Great Britain, advances to Billie Jean King Cup final
Slovakia advanced to face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup finals by rallying to defeat Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.,Emma Raducanu of Great Britain swept Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4, and Rebecca Sramkova lost her first set to Katie Boulter, putting Slovakia's backs against the wal...
Improved Bucks seek revenge on encouraged Bulls
After opening the season by losing eight of their first 10 games, the Milwaukee Bucks are gradually rediscovering their winning ways.,Milwaukee has won three of its last four games heading into a matchup against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Chicago snapped a two-game skid with a 122-112 ...
Florida State, Charleston Southern push for positives in forgettable season
As they draw toward what is already one of the worst seasons in program history, Florida State isn't done yet as the Seminoles host Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (1-9) have lost six in a row and one more loss would match their worst record after 11 game...
Experienced Cal Poly ready for younger Arizona State
Cal Poly is in the midst of a turnaround as it prepares to meet Arizona State on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz.,The Mustangs won their third consecutive game under first-year coach Mike DeGeorge, improving to 3-2 overall, with their 82-78 win at Eastern Washington on Sunday. Cal Poly already is only one ...
White Sox add Walker McKinven as bench coach
The staff under new Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable is taking shape with Walker McKinven hired as the team's bench coach.,McKinven, 35, comes from the staff of the Milwaukee Brewers, where the former minor league pitcher worked as the club's run-prevention coordinator. The Chicago-area native...
After drubbing by rival, West Virginia seeks redemption vs. Iona
After getting its nose bloodied in the Backyard Brawl rivalry game at Pitt, West Virginia hopes to play the role of the bully Wednesday night when it returns to Morgantown to face Iona.,As they prepare to face the struggling Gaels (1-3) in the first-ever meeting of the teams, the Mountaineers (2-1) ...