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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...
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...
UCF rallies from 14 down as Dylan Wade lifts Knights past Oklahoma State
UCF staged a 14-point second half comeback behind a stifling defensive performance and a career day from Dylan Wade to continue Oklahoma State's misery in a 17-14 win Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,After a tough first half, the Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) stormed back to keep the Cowboys (1-10, 0-8) at the...
Drew Stevens' 44-yard FG caps Iowa rally over Michigan State
Drew Stevens kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa a 20-17 Big Ten win over Michigan State on Saturday in Iowa City.,After taking over on its own 21-yard line with 41 seconds remaining, the Hawkeyes advanced the ball to Michigan State's 25 on a 29-yard pass from Mark Gronowski to ...
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 ...
Josh Allen's jersey retired by Wyoming
With his NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, off this weekend, quarterback Josh Allen had his No. 17 Wyoming jersey retired Saturday at halftime of the Cowboys' game against Nevada in Laramie, Wyo.,Allen played for Wyoming from 2015-17, throwing for 5,066 yards and 44 touchdowns in 27 games. His best seaso...
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...
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 ...
Jaylen Curry carries Oklahoma State past Nicholls
Jaylen Curry came off the bench to score a game-high 30 points and lead Oklahoma State to a 95-81 victory over Nicholls on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. ,Curry, a UMass transfer, added 10 assists and connected on 12 of 12 free throw attempts. ,Parsa Fallah added 12 points, Ryan Crotty scored 11 and ...
Two UAB players stabbed, teammate in custody
Two UAB players were stabbed on Saturday morning and a teammate is in police custody, stemming from an incident that occurred in the football operations building hours before the Bulls played South Florida.,The school did not divulge identities but acknowledged the suspect also is on the football te...
Northwestern edges Minnesota at Wrigley Field
Preston Stone completed 25 of 30 passes for 305 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Northwestern rallied for a 38-35 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ,Jack Olsen kicked three field goals, including the 33-yard, go-ahead kick for N...
First-half domination carries Iowa State past Kansas
Rocco Becht completed 18 of 23 pass attempts for 241 yards and three touchdowns as Iowa State earned a 38-14 Big 12 win over Kansas on Saturday in Ames, Iowa. ,Carson Hansen rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, Brett Eskildsen caught six passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns, Benjamin Brahmer caug...
Carlos Hernandez's career day leads Wake Forest to rout of Delaware
Carlos Hernandez caught touchdown passes of 79 and 93 yards to lead Wake Forest to a 52-14 nonconference win over Delaware Saturday in Winston-Salem, NC.,Hernandez had five receptions for a career-high 197 yards for the Demon Deacons (8-3).,His 93-yard score in the third quarter was a school record....
Rams LB Nate Landman reaches 3-year extension
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension on Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported it was worth $22.5 million -- with NFL Network reporting that his extension includes $15.6 million guarante...
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...