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Otega Oweh scores 24 as No. 19 Kentucky blows out LSU
Otega Oweh scored 24 points to lead a balanced scoring effort as No. 19 Kentucky dominated LSU 95-63 in Southeastern Conference play Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,Owek made 9-of-11 field-goal attempts and added a game-high eight rebounds for the Wildcats (20-10, 9-8 SEC) in their first game since ...
Up 14 late, UCLA withstands Northwestern's rally
Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points, Aday Mara came off the bench to register his second career double-double and UCLA held off a furious, late-game rally in a 73-69 win over Northwestern on Monday in Evanston, Ill. ,UCLA (21-9, 12-7 Big Ten Conference) went on an 8-0 run late in the second half, buildi...
Up 14 late, UCLA withstands Northwestern rally
Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points, Aday Mara came off the bench to register his second career double-double and UCLA held off a furious, late-game rally in a 73-69 win over Northwestern on Monday in Evanston, Ill. ,UCLA (21-9, 12-7 Big Ten Conference) went on an 8-0 run late in the second half, buildi...
Report: Brewers signing LHP Jose Quintana
The Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a one-year deal with journeyman left-hander Jose Quintana, Fansided reported Monday. ,Quintana, 36, went 10-10 with a 3.75 ERA in 31 starts for the New York Mets in 2024. He went 0-1 with a 3.33 ERA in three postseason games, taking a loss in Game 4 of the N...
UCLA refocused on defense in road game against Northwestern
UCLA looks to salvage its final road trip of its inaugural Big Ten Conference season on Monday when the Bruins face recently surging Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.,UCLA (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) suffered a major blow to its pursuit of a top-four seed and bye into the quarterfinals of the upcoming confere...
Northwestern shuts down Iowa for 3rd straight win
K.J. Windham matched a career high with 20 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and nine rebounds to help Northwestern defeat Iowa 68-57 on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern won its third straight game, shooting 42.3 percent while limiting Iowa to a 36.2 percent effort from the floor. Drew...
No. 1 Auburn hunts first win at No. 17 Kentucky in 37 years
Top-ranked Auburn has clinched a double bye in the upcoming Southeastern Conference tournament and stands one victory away from clinching at least a share of the SEC regular-season crown.,But that's not the only prize of major significance available when the Tigers battle Kentucky on Saturday aftern...
Victory critical for Iowa, Northwestern in race for Big Ten tourney berths
Fifteen of the 18 schools in the Big Ten qualify for next month's conference tournament in Indianapolis.,Neither Iowa (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) nor Northwestern (15-13, 6-11) have guaranteed a berth, which adds urgency to Friday's game between the Hawkeyes and host Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.,For Iowa, l...
Brewers RHP JB Bukauskas (lat) likely to miss season
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander J.B. Bukauskas will likely miss the entire 2025 season after opting to have lat surgery, according to reports.,Bukauskas, a former first-round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 2017, was deciding between rehab and surgery for the injury, which happened during a throw...
Northwestern forfeits wildfire games to USC, UCLA
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that the Northwestern women's basketball team has been assessed forfeit losses to fourth-ranked Southern California and No. 2 UCLA, games that were postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles last month. ,Northwestern, which falls to 9-19 (2-15 Big Ten), postponed i...
Strong shooting night lifts Northwestern past Minnesota
Nick Martinelli scored 29 points on 11-for-20 shooting and Northwestern pulled away for a 75-63 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Ty Berry added nine points and a team-high seven rebounds for Northwestern (15-13, 6-11), which has won back-to-back games ...
Report: Quinn Ewers plans to throw at Combine
Shedeur Sanders already has said he won't throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, and Cam Ward hasn't committed. But Quinn Ewers, the former Texas quarterback looking to move up the draft board, is in, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,A strained oblique suffered early in the 2024 c...
Northwestern, Minnesota meet with Big Ten tourney berth in the balance
If the Big Ten regular season was called to a halt before the Northwestern-Minnesota game Tuesday night in Minneapolis, then the Golden Gophers would be one of the 15 teams invited to the Big Ten tournament and the Wildcats would be among the three left out.,But teams are so tightly bunched at the b...
Brewers RHP J.B. Bukauskas to miss time with lat injury
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander J.B. Bukauskas will miss an undetermined amount of time with a lat injury.,Bukauskas, a former first-round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 2017, is deciding between rehab and surgery for an injury that happened during a throwing session last week.,It is yet another...
Brewers OF Blake Perkins (shin) to miss start of season
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins fractured his right shin in batting practice and likely will miss the first month of the season, manager Pat Murphy said Saturday.,The injury occurred after Perkins fouled a ball off himself, Murphy said, offering May as a best-case scenario for his return....
U.S.-Canada final of 4 Nations Face-Off draws huge ratings
The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the United States and Canada on Thursday drew the largest audience for a hockey game ever on ESPN, the network announced on Friday.,The game, in which Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in an overtime thriller, garnered 9.3 million viewers, with 10.4 million wa...
Record ratings for U.S.-Canada final of 4 Nations Face-Off
Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the United States and Canada marked the largest audience for a hockey game ever on ESPN, the network announced Friday.,The game, in which Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in an overtime thriller, garnered 9.3 million viewers, with 10.4 million viewers ...
Northwestern bounces back, blows out Ohio State
Nick Martinelli led four Northwestern players in double figures with 18 points as the Wildcats ended a three-game losing streak with an emphatic 70-49 victory over host Ohio State in Columbus on Thursday.,The Wildcats (14-13, 5-11 Big Ten) had lost six of seven but rebounded to win their third conse...
Seeking win to boost NCAA chances, Ohio State welcomes Northwestern
Looking ahead. That's all Ohio State can do as the Buckeyes seek to rebound from a loss to rival Michigan when they host Northwestern on Thursday.,The Buckeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) hoped a victory over the then-No. 20 Wolverines on Sunday would fortify their bid to make the NCAA Tournament for the f...
Joe Buck to call Yankees-Brewers on Opening Day
Joe Buck will be on the play-by-play call of his first national baseball game since 2021 when the New York Yankees host the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.,ESPN will air the game on March 27 at 3 p.m. ET.,The most noted baseball announcer of his generation, Buck's last national broadcast was the 2...