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Seton Hall hopes for more consistency vs. Fairfield after sloppy win
Seton Hall will aim for its second 3-0 start during the Shaheen Holloway era when it hosts Fairfield on Monday night in South Orange, N.J.,Seton Hall moved to 2-0 Friday with a narrow 68-61 victory over visiting Wagner.,Elijah Fisher led the Pirates with 21 points along with six rebounds. Tajuan Sim...
Frustrations mount as Rangers fight for first home win vs. Predators
The New York Rangers are celebrating their 100th season in team history but never began this poorly on home ice until now.,New York aims to finally get its first home win in its eighth attempt Monday night against the Nashville Predators.,The Rangers are 0-6-1 at home this season, and it marks the 2...
Miami continues to lean on newcomers with Stetson up next
Miami was a Final Four team in 2023 and Stetson was an NCAA Tournament team in 2024. Both plummeted in the 2024-25 season, finishing with 7-24 and 8-24 records, respectively.,Each will continue their respective quests for turnaround seasons Monday night when Stetson visits Miami in Coral Gables, Fla...
Brenen Lorient's big day leads West Virginia past Lehigh
Brenen Lorient scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead West Virginia to a 69-47 win over Lehigh on Sunday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Lorient made 11 of 15 field goal attempts and connected on 3 of 4 3-point attempts. ,Harlan Obioha added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Honor...
Oklahoma State dominates Texas A&M in battle of new-look rosters
Christian Coleman had 16 points, Isaiah Coleman had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Oklahoma State beat Texas A&M 87-63 in Stillwater, Okla. in a match of former Big 12 rivals who underwent major offseason rebuilds.,Vyctorius Miller had 15 points and five assists, Jaylen Curry had 12 points and Par...
TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots run past Bucs for 7th straight victory
Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for a season-best 147 yards and scored on two long touchdowns and the New England Patriots stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 28-23 victory over the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon.,Henderson scored on runs of 55 and 69 yards, the latt...
Jets lean on special teams, Breece Hall to beat Browns
Breece Hall rushed for 83 yards and caught the go-ahead touchdown pass Sunday as the New York Jets won their second straight game, stopping the visiting Cleveland Browns 27-20 in East Rutherford, N.J.,Hall put New York (2-7) ahead for good 38 seconds into the fourth quarter, catching Justin Fields' ...
Devils could match franchise record... if vexing Isles cooperate
The New Jersey Devils have a chance to make some franchise history -- if they can end their recent home struggles against the rival New York Islanders.,Looking to match the club record with an eighth straight home win to open the season, the Devils will try to keep the Islanders from spoiling their ...
Tyler Shough, defense get Saints past Panthers 17-7
Tyler Shough threw two touchdown passes in his first NFL victory as a starter and the New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 17-7 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte to end a four-game losing streak.,The Saints (2-8) held Carolina (5-5) to 175 yards of total offense.,Shough, making his second NF...
Blackhawks take advantage of power play to defeat Red Wings
Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks relied on their special teams to down the Detroit Red Wings, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago scored on all three of its power play attempts, while Detroit came up empty on five power plays.,Bedard extended his point streak...
Giants QB Jaxson Dart checked for concussion, ruled out vs. Bears
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson entered the game and Jaxson Dart walked to the locker room in the fourth quarter to be checked for a concussion.,Wilson completed both of his pass attempts for 45 yards and led a run-heavy scoring drive capped by Younghoe Koo's 19-yard field goal with 10:19 left to ...
Rutgers hopes for another tight game defensively vs. Maine
Rutgers will be seeking another strong defensive effort Monday when it faces visiting Maine in Piscataway, N.J., and attempts to open the season with back-to-back nonconference victories.,Rutgers (1-0) beat Rider 81-53 Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights, which finished last season ranked 17th among Big ...
Guardians Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in alleged betting scheme
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted after being accused of rigging bets in Major League Baseball games.,The indictment was handed down earlier this week in U.S. District Court of the Eastern Division of New York and made public on Sunday by the Department of...
Texas A&M, Texas Tech gain ground in AP poll following Top 25 wins
Texas A&M remained No. 3, while picking up additional first-place votes, and Texas Tech moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after each team earned Top 25 wins over the weekend.,The Aggies (9-0) won at previous No. 19 Missouri 38-17, while the Red Raiders (9-1) shut down p...
Hornets' shaky defense could prove to be cure for scrapping Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will look for a quick fix to some offensive glitches when they visit the defensive-challenged Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Los Angeles dropped a 122-102 decision Saturday night at Atlanta while absorbing its first road loss in five outings.,"Just not a lot to like," said...
Colts' Jonathan Taylor breaks team record for rushing TDs
Jonathan Taylor's 83-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons was the 65th of his career, setting an Indianapolis Colts franchise record.,With three scores in the game at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he broke the Colts record for rushing touchdowns of 64, previou...
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
Paul Tagliabue, who served as the NFL's commissioner for 17 seasons, died Sunday morning at the age of 84.,Per Tagliabue's family, the apparent cause of death was heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease. He passed away at his home in Chevy Chase, Md.,Tagliabue replaced Pete Rozelle as the N...
Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois has surgery, out 3-4 months
Washington Capitals forward Pierre-Luc Dubois will be sidelined three to four months after he underwent surgery to address injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles, the team announced Sunday.,Dubois was injured after his knee buckled on a defensive zone faceoff during the first period of Washi...
Report: 'Poison pill' involved in Micah Parsons trade to Packers
The Dallas Cowboys traded two-time All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in late August in a blockbuster deal.,While that can be considered a bit of old news, a new wrinkle came to light on Sunday, per ESPN.,That trade on Aug. 28 included a "poison pill," which effectively block...
NFL teams to remember Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland
A moment of silence in remembrance of Marshawn Kneeland will be held at stadiums across the NFL on Sunday.,Kneeland, a second-year defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, died by a self-inflicted gunshot on Thursday in Texas. He was 24.,The moment of silence was observed Sunday in Berlin before th...