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No. 5 Texas dominates first half, rolls past Florida 49-17
Quinn Ewers passed for 333 yards and career-high five touchdowns over the game's first 33 minutes as No. 5 Texas romped past visiting Florida 49-17 on Saturday afternoon at Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (8-1, 4-1 SEC) flexed their talent and speed throughout the win as the teams played as SEC oppon...
New Mexico rolls to wire-to-wire win over No. 22 UCLA
Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Donovan Dent added 17 points and eight assists and New Mexico never trailed No. 22 UCLA en route to a 72-64 win on Friday in Henderson, Nev.,The Lobos (2-0) opened up an 11-point lead by intermission and kept the Bruins at a distance thro...
Texas Tech keeps mark against Northwestern State unblemished
JT Toppin scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting as Texas Tech rolled to an 86-65 victory over Northwestern State on Friday in Lubbock, Texas.,Kevin Overton contributed 19 points off the bench and Chance McMillian added 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals as the Red Raiders (2-0) improved to 8-0...
Ty Majeski wins at Phoenix for first Truck Series title
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- All Ty Majeski needed was a green-flag run to finish his domination of the NASCAR Truck Series Championship Race on Friday -- a victory that earned him his first series title., ,Majeski led 132 of 150 laps at one-mile Phoenix Raceway, and when the race-ending 27-lap green-flag run...
No. 13 Texas A&M rolls past East Texas A&M
Zhuric Phelps scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the host Texas A&M Aggies to an 87-55 win over East Texas A&M on Friday night in College Station, Texas.,The 13th-ranked Aggies (1-1) rebounded four days after suffering an upset loss to UCF in their season opener on Monday. Texas A&M ...
Tre Johnson wows again as No. 19 Texas drills Houston Christian
Freshman sensation Tre Johnson scored 28 points to lead a balanced Texas attack as the 19th-ranked Longhorns poured it on early in the second half on the way to a 90-59 win over Houston Christian on Friday in Austin, Texas.,Texas (1-1) never trailed and was up by seven at halftime before reeling off...
Nico Echavarria, Max Greyserman tied for lead in Cabo
Colombia's Nico Echavarria moved into position for his second win of the FedEx Cup Fall series, as he tied Max Greyserman for the second-round lead at the World Wide Technology Championship on Friday in Los Cabos, Mexico.,Echavarria fired a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 at El Cardonal at Diamante, and ...
Report: Florida coach Todd Golden accused of sexual harassment
Multiple women have accused Todd Golden, the men's basketball coach at Florida, of sexually harassing female students, the school's student newspaper reported Friday.,The Alligator, citing Title IX documents filed on Sept. 27, said he has been accused of potential violations of the school's Gender E...
Dramatic prelude builds excitement for NASCAR's Phoenix finale
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway -- it doesn't need a sponsor's name and the number of laps or miles involved. ,This race is bigger than that and officially will wrap up the 2024 season on Sunday in Avondale, Ariz.,But how did we get here?,With so much at stake last weekend...
Texans open 21-day practice window for WR Nico Collins
The Houston Texans designated Nico Collins to return from injured reserve on Friday, opening the wide receiver's 21-day practice window.,Collins was placed on IR on Oct. 9, three days after he hurt his hamstring making a 67-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter of the Texans' 23-20 victory o...
Oklahoma State continues quest for elusive league win in clash vs. TCU
Oklahoma State is running out of chances to earn its first Big 12 win this season. ,The Cowboys hope to pick up their initial conference victory -- and avoid a seventh straight loss overall -- when they visit TCU on Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,This weekend likely marks the best remaining ch...
Texas Tech looks for another big outing vs. Northwestern State
After an impressive season-opening performance, Texas Tech shifts its focus to Northwestern State on Friday in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders tied their score record by hitting 16 3-pointers in their 94-61 win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday.,That sharp shooting was part of a solid all-around offen...
Lakers, 76ers navigating difficulties of new season
A pair of teams still trying to find their way in the early season will go head-to-head when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,The Lakers are a middling 4-4 and will return home from a 1-4 road trip that concluded Wednesday with a 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Gri...
No. 22 UCLA ramps up difficulty level vs. New Mexico
Both No. 22-ranked UCLA and unranked New Mexico head into Friday's neutral-court matchup in Henderson, Nevada, coming off season-opening wins. They just took much different routes to get there. ,UCLA (1-0) had little trouble with Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent Rider on Monday, as the Br...
After season-opening loss, No. 19 Texas meets Houston Christian
No. 19 Texas looks to rebound from a rare season-opening loss and get back on the winning track when it hosts Houston Christian on Friday in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns begin their home schedule after an 80-72 loss to Ohio State on Monday in their season opener at Las Vegas.,Texas received a game...
No. 13 Texas A&M licking wounds after opening loss, resets with A&M-Commerce
Fans storming the court on opening night was not what Texas A&M wanted to see, considering the Aggies were the losing team being ushered off the court after a three-point loss in the season opener at UCF.,The Aggies, ranked No. 13 in the preseason Top 25, are sure to slide after they fell victim to ...
Texas WR Johntay Cook no longer with program
Former five-star wideout Johntay Cook is no longer with No. 5 Texas, coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Thursday.,The 6-foot sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, is moving on after 20 games with the Longhorns in what Sarkisian called a mutual decision.,"We have nothing but respect for he and his family," Sark...
Report: 76ers G Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) out weeks
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is expected to miss a couple of weeks because of a right hamstring injury, ESPN reported Thursday.,Maxey sustained his injury during Wednesday's 110-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. He scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting before departing in the fourth quart...
Reports: Texas WR Johntay Cook entering transfer portal
Former five-star wide receiver Johntay Cook is no longer with No. 5 Texas, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The 6-foot sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, plans to enter the transfer portal after 20 games with the Longhorns.,Cook was the No. 3 wideout and No. 29 player nationally by the 247Sports compo...
Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard signs 4-year extension
Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard signed a four-year contract extension on Thursday that spans through the 2028 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team. NFL Network reported it was worth $33.2 million with a maximum value of $37.2 million and $15 million fully guaranteed.,<...