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Missed curfew in Vegas led to Cowboys WR discipline
CeeDee Lamb said the reason he and fellow Dallas Cowboys wide receiver were disciplined Monday night was due to a missed curfew in Las Vegas.,Both starters were held out of the opening series before the Cowboys cruised to a 33-16 victory against the Raiders.,Lamb told reporters Thursday that he and ...
Spiraling Hornets, Clippers both seeking turnaround
The Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets have similarities -- and that's not a good thing.,Both hold 4-11 records and will be trying to snap losing skids when they meet Saturday afternoon in Charlotte.,"We got to be better," Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.,The Hornets have been off since losin...
Wake Forest, Memphis battle in Bahamas after hard-fought losses
Memphis and Wake Forest turned in highly competitive showings and were pleased with the efforts against ranked opponents on Thursday.,After falling short in their opening games at the Baha Mar Championship, Memphis and Wake Forest will get together in the third-place game on Friday night in Nassau, ...
Shoring up defense priority for Bruins vs. Kings
There was no California Dreamin' for the Boston Bruins to start a three-game swing through the Golden State. Instead, a nightmarish trend continued.,After allowing a game-winning goal in the final six minutes of regulation for the second time in four games in a Wednesday setback to the Anaheim Ducks...
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State eager to bounce back vs. New Mexico
Mississippi State seeks to bounce back from a poor defensive showing when it battles New Mexico on Friday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo.,The Bulldogs (2-2) had no answer for Kansas State star PJ Haggerty while falling 98-77 in Thursday's first round. Ha...
Keeping composure top task for No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 15 Texas Tech
No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 Texas Tech should be happy to be meeting in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.,They weren't that far away from facing each other in the consolation game.,But they both found the necessary resolve to set up what could be an entertai...
Wake Forest, Memphis vie in Bahamas after hard-fought losses
Memphis and Wake Forest turned in highly competitive showings and were pleased with the efforts against ranked opponents on Thursday.,After falling short in their opening games at the Baha Mar Championship, Memphis and Wake Forest will get together in the third-place game on Friday night in Nassau, ...
Sabres intent on ramping up physical play vs. Blackhawks
While the Chicago Blackhawks have emerged from their rebuild and are performing more like a consistent playoff team, the Buffalo Sabres still look like they haven't made the playoffs in each of the last 14 seasons.,The teams will try their luck in a matchup on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y.,Buffalo has los...
Panthers ready for rare big game on Monday night vs. 49ers
Without many opportunities for what would qualify as a significant game in recent seasons, this is about as big as it gets for the Carolina Panthers.,The San Francisco 49ers are more accustomed to these assignments.,Monday night's matchup between the teams at Santa Clara, Calif., could have ramifica...
Arizona State overwhelms Hawaii down stretch to pull out win
Arizona State outscored Hawaii 26-11 over the last eight minutes of the game to pull out an 83-76 win over the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu on Thursday night.,Maurice Odum had eight of his 15 points and Allen Mukeba scored all eight of his points in that last sequence for the Sun Devils (4-1).,After...
Stanford aims to preserve spotless record vs. Seattle
Ebuka Okorie looks to stay hot and keep Stanford out of the loss column as the Cardinal welcome Seattle University to Maples Pavilion on Friday.,Okorie ranks third in the country and first among freshmen averaging 25.5 points per game. He is coming off a 26-point outing in a 93-66 win against Louisi...
Arizona State overwhelms Hawaii down the stretch to pull out win
Arizona State outscored Hawaii 26-11 over the last eight minutes of the game to pull out an 83-76 win over the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu on Thursday night.,Maurice Odum had eight of his 15 points and Allen Mukeba scored all eight of his points in that last sequence for the Sun Devils (4-1).,After...
Cal aims for complete effort vs. Sacramento State
Cal coach Mark Madsen is hoping for a fast start when the Bears face Sacramento State on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,Madsen would like to avoid a replay of the team's last game, when Cal (4-1) struggled in the first half before going on to beat visiting Presbyterian 67-57 on Tuesday.,Delaware transfe...
Colorado balancing youth with experience; UC Davis up next
Colorado has started the season on a roll and wants to keep it going when it hosts UC Davis on Friday night in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (4-0) has swept its early home schedule, including wins in the past week over Providence and Alabama State. Friday night's game will be the last at home before the B...
Bills LB Terrel Bernard (elbow) exits vs. Texans
Buffalo Bills standout linebacker Terrel Bernard exited Thursday's game against the Houston Texans in the third quarter due to a right elbow injury.,Bernard injured the arm while helping tackle Houston's Nick Chubb. He went down to the ground in pain and was helped off the field with 10:27 left in t...
Spurs top Hawks despite Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s career-high 38
De'Aaron Fox hit for 26 points and Keldon Johnson added a season-high 25 off the bench as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126 on Thursday.,The Spurs led by as many as 19 points in the second quarter but entered the final period up by just three. Atlanta briefly made the fro...
Kraken's 3-goal third period rally sinks Blackhawks
Jaden Schwartz scored the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play and Brandon Montour tallied two assists to boost the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 3-2 comeback victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,Tye Kartye and Shane Wright also scored for Seattle, which tallied three unanswered ...
No. 19 UCLA shakes up rotation ahead of Presbyterian matchup
No. 19-ranked UCLA readies for a road swing through the Pacific Northwest with a final home-court tune-up on Friday, welcoming Presbyterian to Los Angeles.,The Bruins (4-1) host a Blue Hose team that is at the end of a three-game California road trip. Presbyterian (3-4) is on a three-game losing ski...
Mark Mitchell scores 22 as Missouri routs South Dakota
Mark Mitchell scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and unbeaten Missouri pulled away from visiting South Dakota in the second half of a 102-68 nonconference win in Columbia.,Five other players reached double figures for the Tigers (6-0). Jevon Porter hit all nine of his field-goal attempts fo...
Xavier still in feeling-out mode ahead of tilt with unbeaten Georgia
With 13 new players on Xavier's roster, this season was destined to be filled with growing pains for the Musketeers.,First-year head coach Richard Pitino hopes a tough nonconference schedule will have the Musketeers ready for Big East play -- and they're guaranteed two games against high-major foes ...