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Hoyas C Vince Iwuchukwu to have medical procedure, miss time
Georgetown announced Tuesday that center Vince Iwuchukwu is scheduled to undergo an unnamed medical procedure.,Iwuchukwu missed the start of his freshman season at Southern California after he went into cardiac arrest at a team practice in July 2022. The Hoyas did not indicate whether his current he...
Kansas, Iowa State pursue win after coming off bye week
Kansas and Iowa State both are coming off bye weeks ahead of their Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,With two weeks left in the regular season, the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4) are bowl eligible but the Jayhawks (5-5, 3-4) need one more win to achieve the feat.,In their most recent ...
Knicks head to Dallas in search of first road victory
The New York Knicks' search for their first road win of the season continues when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,As good as the Knicks have been at home this season (8-1), that success has not traveled well in the early season. New York fell to 0-4 away from Madison Square Garden with ...
Matt Rhule brings Nebraska 'home' to face pupil, Penn State
TJ Lateef and Ethan Grunkemeyer have been thrust into important roles and found some good fortune last week.,The quarterbacks at the center of the Big Ten matchup between Nebraska and Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa., look for more of the same with the regular season winding down.,Late...
Home of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders burglarized during debut
The Ohio home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders was burglarized and three suspects made off with about $200,000 in stolen property this weekend, local police revealed Tuesday.,The Medina County sheriff's office said in a news release that the trio of suspects entered Sanders' residence...
TCU's early homestand concludes with Kansas City
TCU's last of five home games to start the season will be against Kansas City on Wednesday at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-2) haven't feasted solely on patsies during their homestand. They opened the season with a 4-point loss against New Orleans and suffered another 4-point loss Friday ag...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin) likely to miss two weeks
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss two weeks with a left groin strain, Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday.,Antetokounmpo injured his groin during the first half of Monday's 118-106 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was initially hurt during the first quarter and eventually...
Oklahoma State adds more depth to face South Florida
Oklahoma State and South Florida have been flexing their depth leading up to their nonconference game on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (4-0) used a big second half Sunday to overcome a dogged effort from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and pull off an 85-69 win. Oklahoma State shook off the Is...
Pelicans interim coach James Borrego seeks 'players' spirit' vs. Nuggets
Two games into James Borrego's head-coaching stint for New Orleans, the Pelicans are still struggling. ,The team might continue down that path when it hosts the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,Borrego replaced the fired Willie Green on Saturday after New Orleans started the season 2-10. Borrego's...
Wake's Jake Dickert pursues record win total in matchup vs. Delaware
Wake Forest will aim to double its win total from each of the last two seasons on Saturday afternoon when it meets Delaware in Winson-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (7-3) continued their meteoric rise under first-year head coach Jake Dickert with a 28-12 victory over North Carolina last Saturday. ,Di...
Unsung Luguentz Dort leads sizzling Thunder vs. Kings
Amid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's otherworldly production, Chet Holmgren's third-season progression and Oklahoma City's blazing-hot start, it might be easy to overlook Luguentz Dort's contributions.,But Dort continues to be a major piece of the Thunder's success. He figures to be in the center of Oklah...
Marquette in midst of 'real soul-searching' as Dayton game looms
Coming off a disappointing home loss, Marquette will face another tough opponent when it faces Dayton on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Maryland beat Marquette 89-82 on Saturday despite playing without multiple injured starters.,Marquette (3-2) lost despite a career-high 31 points from Chase Ross, wh...
Florida State, NC State battle for bowl eligibility
There will be quite a bit at stake -- just not at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings -- when Florida State and North Carolina State meet Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Instead, the winner will achieve bowl eligibility with time running out in the season.,Florida State (5-5, 2-5), whic...
Timberwolves aim to keep rolling, meet struggling Wizards
Winners in five of their last six games, the Minnesota Timberwolves will look to extend its balanced scoring effort on Wednesday, when they face the plummeting Washington Wizards in Minneapolis.,Averaging 120.6 points per game, Minnesota's 38.5% 3-point success rate ranks second in the Western Confe...
Report: Spurs standout Stephon Castle (hip) sidelined
Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle will be sidelined with a left hip flexor strain and will be re-evaluated within two weeks, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Castle was injured during the first half of Sunday's 123-110 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings and sat out the second half. He rev...
Victor Perez joins LIV Golf, signs with Cleeks GC for 2026 season
LIV Golf began its run of offseason signings with the addition of Victor Perez on Tuesday.,Perez will join Cleeks GC, which finished 12th out of 13 in the team standings last season. He replaces Frederik Kjettrup on the team, joining Martin Kaymer, Richard Bland and Adrian Meronk.,Perez, 33, was set...
Creighton continues to strive for depth when North Dakota visits
Creighton has benefited from balanced scoring to win two of its first three games of the season.,With six players averaging at least nine points per game, the Bluejays set out to continue their strong play on Wednesday when they host North Dakota (2-3) in Omaha, Neb.,Jasen Green and Blake Harper sco...
Villanova, La Salle set to tangle in Big 5 Classic
Villanova and the nation's leading rebounder will make their first trip up the Main Line to renovated Glaser Arena in Philadelphia to take on Big 5 rival La Salle on Wednesday night.,The game is part of the Big 5 Classic. Both teams are in the three-team Pod 1, with the series concluding at the Xfin...
Smoldering Raptors look for fifth straight win at 76ers
Fresh off their most exciting win of the season, the Toronto Raptors now find themselves in first place in the Atlantic Division., ,The surging Raptors aim for their fifth straight victory Wednesday when they visit Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto enters Wednesday's action a half-g...
Four accept qualifying offers, Kyle Schwarber on to free agency
Of the 13 players that were given one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offers, four accepted by Tuesday's deadline, including outfielder Trent Grisham of the New York Yankees.,Among those that rejected the offer was Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, who remains a free agent after hitting ...