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Texas A&M looks to improve on offense vs. Prairie View A&M
The first thing Texas A&M men's basketball coach Bucky McMillan pointed out after the Aggies' 118-77 win over East Texas A&M last week was the 32 assists his team compiled.,McMillan knows with SEC play right around the corner, the Aggies will have to be able to move the ball on offense.,Texas A&M (9...
Conner Weigman (4 TDs), No. 21 Houston top LSU in Texas Bowl
Conner Weigman set a program bowl record with four touchdown passes, leading No. 21 Houston to a 38-35 victory over LSU in the Texas Bowl in Houston on Saturday evening.,After Houston took the lead on a 25-yard Ethan Sanchez field goal with 7:42 left, the Cougars (10-3) extended the lead to 38-28 on...
No. 25 North Texas edges San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...
No. 25 North Texas outscores San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...
Texans clinch playoff berth by beating Chargers for 8th straight win
C.J. Stroud threw two long touchdown passes and the Houston Texans clinched a playoff berth with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday afternoon at Inglewood, Calif.,Stroud connected with Jayden Higgins on a 75-yard touchdown pass and Jaylin Noel on a 43-yard scoring pass in the ...
Thunder look to bounce back against Joel Embiid, Sixers
In the middle of their toughest stretch of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't about to panic.,The Thunder have dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season and have lost four of six since starting the season 24-1.,Oklahoma City will try to turn around its recent struggles begi...
Raiders place DE Maxx Crosby (knee) on injured reserve
The Las Vegas Raiders placed Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby on injured reserve with a knee injury Saturday, ending his season one day after Crosby expressed frustration and left the team facility after being told he would not get to play in Sunday's game against the New York Giants.,Crosby's kne...
Chargers leading rusher Kimani Vidal inactive vs. Texans
Los Angeles Chargers leading rusher Kimani Vidal will miss Saturday's game against the visiting Houston Texans due to a neck injury.,Vidal was placed on the team's list of inactives prior to the contest. The running back was listed as questionable to play on Thursday.,Vidal missed two practices duri...
'Battle of the Sexes' match: predict the unpredictable
Aryna Sabelenka promises complete confidence. Nick Kyrgios offers uncertainty.,In that sense, it will be business as usual when Sabalenka faces Kyrgios in an updated "Battle of the Sexes" match Sunday at Dubai.,Once warmups are complete, though, it will be anything goes.,"This event is really unpred...
No. 15 Texas Tech looks to avoid Duke hangover vs. capable Winthrop
Texas Tech went into the holiday break on a massive high, but now it's back to work with the Big 12 Conference season just around the corner.,The 15th-ranked Red Raiders return to action on Sunday at home against Winthrop in one final tuneup before league play begins a week later.,Texas Tech (9-3) i...
Devin Booker, Mark Williams carry Suns past Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-108.,Booker, who finished with a game-high 30 points, and Williams, who scored 24 points, buoyed Phoenix in a tightly contested final period, includin...
Jalen Smith catches game-winner for Minnesota vs. UNM in Rate Bowl
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of 28 p...
Jalen Smith catches game-winner for Minnesota vs. New Mexico in Rate Bowl
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of 28 p...
Sixers sign F MarJon Beauchamp to two-way contract
The Philadelphia 76ers signed forward MarJon Beauchamp to a two-way contract Friday. Terms were not disclosed.,Beauchamp, 25, has averaged 20.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in seven games this season for the NBA G League's Delaware Blue Coats. He is shooting 44.2% from 3-point range.,He last...
Texas' leading rusher Tre Wisner entering portal
Leading rusher Tre Wisner is the latest Texas running back planning to enter the transfer portal, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Friday.,The junior has rushed for 597 yards and three touchdowns and caught 22 passes for 146 yards and one score in nine games this season.,Wisner saved his biggest momen...
Can Justin Herbert exorcise demons when Chargers host Texans?
Justin Herbert threw just three interceptions during the 2024 regular season before topping that total in a miserable playoff performance against the Houston Texans.,Herbert gets another opportunity against Houston in a crucial clash Saturday when the Chargers battle the Texans in Inglewood, Calif.,...
Pelicans look to resume recent surge against visiting Suns
The Phoenix Suns begin a four-game road swing on Friday night with the first of back-to-back contests against the New Orleans Pelicans.,The weekend double-dip in the Big Easy marks the second and third of four matchups between the Western Conference counterparts, with the Suns winning the first in P...
Streaking Bulls open six-game homestand against Sixers
Winners of four straight after a stretch of eight losses in nine games, the Chicago Bulls aim to maintain momentum as they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.,Chicago kicks off a six-game homestand on the heels of Tuesday's 126-123 victory in Atlanta, which saw the Bulls rally from an 18-po...
Can Justin Herbert exorcize playoff demons when Chargers host Texans?
Justin Herbert threw just three interceptions during the 2024 regular season before topping that total in a miserable playoff performance against the Houston Texans.,Herbert gets another opportunity against Houston in a crucial clash Saturday when the Chargers battle the Texans in Inglewood, Calif.,...
Report: Galaxy close to signing M Justin Haak
The Los Angeles Galaxy are finalizing a deal to sign free agent defensive midfielder Justin Haak, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.,Haak, 24, is a free agent after a breakout season in 2025 with New York City FC. ,He recorded one goal and four assists in 34 matches (all starts) last season. He has...