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Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State dumps No. 21 Texas Tech with 21-0 run
Nastja Claessens recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals and No. 12 seed Kansas State closed the game with a 21-0 run to post a 58-51 upset of No. 5 seed Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Taryn Sides scored 13 points and Aniya Foy added 12...
Alex Bowman pulls out of Phoenix race with vertigo
NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman will miss Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway while battling vertigo.,Anthony Alfredo will replace Bowman behind the wheel of the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.,Bowman, 32, became ill during last weekend's race at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas...
Report: Broncos, OL Alex Palczewski agree on 2-year deal
The Denver Broncos agreed to terms on a two-year contract with offensive lineman Alex Palczewski, NFL Network reported on Thursday.,Palczewski, 26, started 10 of the 17 regular-season games he played last season -- replacing injured starter Ben Powers at left guard. He played on 58% (665) of the off...
Texans OT Trent Brown agrees to one-year, $7M contract
Offensive tackle Trent Brown and the Houston Texans agreed to a one-year contract extension worth up to $7 million.,Brown's agent Drew Rosenhaus announced the news on Thursday morning. It also comes on the heels of Houston agreeing to trade starting right tackle Tytus Howard to the Cleveland Browns ...
76ers rally late to hand Jazz 7th straight loss
Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points and Quentin Grimes made a pair of clutch free throws to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-102 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday.,Jabari Walker contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (oblique), Kelly Oub...
No. 20 Arkansas clinches SEC double-bye, rolls past Texas
Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and tied a season high with 13 assists, senior Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 points in his final home game and No. 20 Arkansas clinched a double-bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 105-85 win over Texas in an SEC game Wednesday in Fayetteville...
Kiefer Sherwood signs 5-year, $28.75M extension with Sharks
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year contract extension valued at $28.75 million on Wednesday.,The Sharks acquired Sherwood in a Jan. 19 trade with the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks and minor-league defenseman Cole Clayton.,"We are ...
76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe (back) out vs. Jazz
Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe will miss Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz with a lower back contusion.,Edgecombe sustained the injury on a hard fall in Tuesday's 131-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He did not play in the second half after the 76ers trailed by 25 points at the half.,T...
Liverpool, Wrexham to meet in post-World Cup exhibition at Yankee Stadium
International soccer will continue in the United States after the conclusion of the World Cup this summer.,Reigning English Premier League champion Liverpool and Wrexham will play a preseason match at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 29, one of three U.S. games for Liverpool. ,Liverpool also annou...
Fresh off lopsided loss, 76ers aim to tune out Jazz
The Philadelphia 76ers suffered an ugly loss on Tuesday, but they won't have much time to dwell on the defeat.,The Sixers will be right back on the court Wednesday when they try to pick up the pieces against the visiting Utah Jazz, who are dealing with plenty of problems of their own.,Philadelphia t...
Seton Hall gets past spiraling Xavier for 20th win of season
Adam Clark overcame a late injury scare and finished with 16 points and four assists as Seton Hall dominated the last 10 minutes to defeat Xavier 77-68 in Cincinnati on Tuesday night.,The Pirates (20-10, 10-9 Big East) locked up a first-round bye in the Big East tournament with the win. Seton Hall h...
Spurs put 8 in double figures, demolish short-handed 76ers
Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper each scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a five-game road trip by throttling the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday.,After absorbing a 25-point loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday, San Antonio shot 55.1% from the floor in this one to win for t...
Spurs dominate shorthanded 76ers
Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper each scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a five-game road trip by throttling the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday.,After absorbing a 25-point loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday, San Antonio shot 55.7% from the floor in this one to win for t...
Middle 13-minute surge carries Texas A&M over Kentucky
Texas A&M got 21 points from Rylan Griffen and 17 from Ruben Dominguez as it controlled the middle 13 minutes of the game on the way to a 96-85 win over Kentucky on Tuesday in a key late-season Southeastern Conference dustup in College Station, Texas.,A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC) led by a dozen points at h...
Seton Hall posts 20th win, Pirates edge spiraling Musketeers
Adam Clark overcame a late injury scare and finished with 16 points and four assists as Seton Hall dominated the last 10 minutes to defeat Xavier 77-68 in Cincinnati Tuesday night.,The Pirates (20-10, 10-9 Big East) locked up a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament with the win and have one las...
Xavier Edmonds' double-double propels TCU past No. 10 Texas Tech
Xavier Edmonds posted his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds, leading TCU to a 73-65 upset win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Micah Robinson contributed 15 points and Jayden Pierre tallied 14 points for TCU (20-10, 10-7 Big 12), which won its fourth...
Texans release veteran S Jimmie Ward
The Houston Texans released veteran safety Jimmie Ward on Tuesday.,Ward didn't see any action last season after being involved in a domestic-violence issue prior to the campaign and later sustaining a foot injury.,Ward was arrested in Texas in June on third-degree felony domestic-violence charges wh...
Why Texas Tech Could Be a Sneaky Final Four Bet Without JT Toppin
Texas Tech faces life without JT Toppin, but +2500 Final Four odds may offer value thanks to elite three-point shooting and guard play....
SEC tournament seeding on line for No. 20 Arkansas vs. Texas
No. 20 Arkansas and Texas enter their Southeastern Conference border war in Fayetteville Ark., on Tuesday after almost polar opposite results.,The Razorbacks (21-8, 11-5 SEC) look to recover from a 111-77 loss to No. 7 Florida on Saturday, a margin of defeat that tied for the largest in coach John C...
Spurs hope dose of adversity fuels them to win over 76ers
After watching their 11-game winning streak come to an end over the weekend, the San Antonio Spurs will attempt to start a new streak Tuesday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers.,San Antonio's hot stretch included three straight victories to open its current five-game road trip. However, the team...