News

West Virginia will look to extend its early-season winning streak to three games on Thursday night when it faces Mercer in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia improved to 2-0 with a 91-53 victory at home against Stetson last Friday as four Mountaineers pl...

Minnesota's Bobby Durkin knows it's just a matter of time before his shots start falling. Durkin will look to break out of a mini-slump when the Golden Gophers (3-0) tip off against Southern (0-4) on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Minnesota coach Nik...

Penn State's margin of error isn't large enough to overcome 16 turnovers, poor shot selection and other mistakes against a decent Power 4 foe such as Pitt. The Nittany Lions (2-1) paid the price for those shortcomings on Sunday in Philadelphia, absorb...

No. 9 UCLA opened its game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a 13-0 run, setting the tone for a 106-37 rout on Wednesday in Los Angeles, the biggest winning margin in program history. The Bruins (3-0) held the Golden Lions (0-3) without a point for the...

Alperen Sengun flirted with a triple-double to lead a balanced attack for the Houston Rockets, who pulled away in the fourth quarter of a 115-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.Sengun posted 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists ...

Nikita Kucherov produced a third-period natural hat trick after Tampa Bay nearly wasted a four-goal lead, John Carlson reached 800 points with his first career five-point game, and the Lightning blew away the host Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday. Kuch...

The last time the Cleveland Browns started a season 4-0 at home was 1963, one year before they captured their most recent NFL championship. Deshaun Watson will attempt to maintain Cleveland's perfect home record Sunday when he returns to the starting ...

Keenan Allen is thrilled to join the San Francisco 49ers in time for a playoff push. Allen is expected to make his team debut when San Francisco (7-1) visits the Dallas Cowboys (4-5) on Sunday afternoon. The 49ers are coming off a 38-17 win over the ...

The Fernando Mendoza era has arrived. Las Vegas traded starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to Minnesota this week, clearing the way for Mendoza -- the Heisman Trophy winner and 2026 No. 1 overall draft pick who led Indiana to an NCAA title -- to take ov...

Alijah Arenas, Rodney Rice and KJ Lewis combined for 53 points and No. 21 USC remained unbeaten in nonconference play with a 77-65 road victory over Cal on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif. Arenas led all scorers with 19 points, while Rice had 18 an...

The Golden State Warriors not only saw their eight-game winning streak end Wednesday at Houston, but they also lost two-time MVP Stephen Curry, who exited early due to right abdominal soreness.After the Rockets' 115-108 win, Warriors coach Steve Kerr t...

Ben Kindel scored the lone goal in a shootout as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins edged the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Kindel, who also tallied in regulation, beat Yaroslav Askarov five-hole in the first round of the tiebreaker. Samuel G...

Deni Avdija recorded 28 points, six assists and four steals, and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder for the second straight night, prevailing 118-108 on Wednesday.Jrue Holiday made five 3-pointers while scoring 19 po...

Jayden Strubel, Shane Wright and Nils Hoglander each had a goal and an assist as the visiting Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Steven Stamkos added a late insurance ...

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and Victor Olofsson had a goal and two assists to help lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their fourth straight victory, a 5-3 decision over the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Jack Eichel scored a goal and had an...

Alperen Sengun flirted with a triple-double to lead a balanced attack for the Houston Rockets, who pulled away in the fourth quarter of a 115-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.Sengun posted 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists ...

Jasper Johnson made all six of his shot attempts, including five 3-pointers, while scoring 17 points as Oregon coasted past Mississippi Valley State 100-66 on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks (3-0) got four assists from Johnson, a Kentucky transfer...

Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers relinquished a two-goal lead before recovering to beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Wednesday. Bouchard's 11th goal was the second game-winner in an extra session this sea...

Franz Wagner tied his career high with 38 points while leading the Orlando Magic to a 123-108 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.Utah, which fell to the visiting Miami Heat on Tuesday, took its 10th consecutive loss.Orlando's Desmond...

Sunday night's clash for first place in the AFC North between the host Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers pits two rivals rolling for different reasons. Cincinnati is 6-2 largely because quarterback Joe Burrow is playing like an MVP. Pittsburg...

No. 9 UCLA opened Wednesday's home game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a 13-0 run, setting the tone for a 106-37 rout. The Bruins (3-0) held the Lions (0-3) without a point for the game's first 5:28, and did not allow a made field goal until 6:31 in...

The Arizona Cardinals will be out to sling it more than wing it when they attempt to pull off a second victory over the Los Angeles Rams this season with a home game Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. To complete what would be a surprising double, the Cardinal...

Pryce Sandfort had 22 points and Damon Wilkinson added 19 as No. 25 Nebraska cruised to a 94-60 win over Lindenwood in a nonconference game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers (3-0) won their 25th consecutive regular-season nonconferen...

Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Demin each had 22 points as the visiting Brooklyn Nets cruised past the defenseless New Orleans Pelicans 145-111.It was the fifth time in franchise history the Nets (counting their time in New Jersey) scored 145 points in a ...

Jamal Murray had 30 points and eight assists, and Nikola Jokic contributed 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 Wednesday night for their fifth win in seven games.Cameron Johnson...

Perhaps the Florida Panthers are just what the Detroit Red Wings need. Detroit, which has lost four straight games, is set to visit Florida in Sunrise on Thursday night. The last time the Red Wings won a game was on Nov. 2, defeating the host Panthers...

Luka Doncic scored 32 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their seventh consecutive win, a 123-112 decision over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.Austin Reaves, who left the game due to a left heel injury, p...

Victor Wembanyama had 32 points and nine rebounds and Dylan Harper added 18 points and 10 assists as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Chicago Bulls 124-119 on Wednesday for their 10th straight win.San Antonio built a 15-point lead in the fourth ...

Mika Zibanejad scored twice to lead the visiting New York Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Tye Kartye also tallied and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves to backstop the Rangers to their fourth victory in five outi...

Dedan Thomas Jr. amassed 17 points and seven assists and Mercy Miller added 15 points -- including 11 in the second half -- as No. 8 Houston waltzed to a 92-46 win over visiting Jacksonville State on Wednesday to stay undefeated. Houston (3-0) led by ...