DALLAS (AP) — B.J. Edwards had 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in SMU’s 73-63 victory over Northern Iowa on Wednesday night in the NIT. SMU advances to face Oklahoma State in the second round. Kario Oquendo added 12 points while going 4 of 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Cade Cunningham insisted he called bank. “I might have whispered it,” he said. “I don’t think anybody heard that, though.” Doesn’t matter. They saw it. Everybody saw it. And the entire NBA is seeing the Detroit Pistons — last season’s league laughingstocks, losers of 28 straight during one stretch — not only … Read more
Heading into the 2024-25 NBA season, no team was slated for fewer nationally televised contests than the Pistons, meaning that most of Detroit’s remarkable transformation from the NBA’s worst team into a bona fide playoff squad has unfolded under cover of comparative darkness. So when the powers that be decided to shuffle the deck and … Read more
ST. PAUL – Well, the injuries just keep coming for the Minnesota Wild. They entered Wednesday's game without Marcus Foligno for the second consecutive game and also did not have Marcus Johansson due to an illness. Marco Rossi played three minutes in the first period and left with an injury. The injury happened when he … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 29 points and CJ McCollum added 18 for New Orleans as the Pelicans surprised the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 119-115 win on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves have lost two straight after winning eight in a row. Minnesota is in a battle with Golden State for the No. 6 seed … Read more
Jalen Green (26 points) stayed hot in Orlando as the second-seeded Rockets (45-25) won their eighth straight game and moved to 20 games over .500 for the first time since April 2019. The Houston Rockets extended their season-long winning streak to eight games and counting in Wednesday’s impressive 116-108 victory (box score) at Orlando. The … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 16 points and 17 rebounds in UAB’s 69-65 victory over Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) on Wednesday in the NIT. UAB (23-12) advances to play Santa Clara in the second round. Lendeborg added three steals for the Blazers. Christian Coleman scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. Ja’Borri McGhee had 11 … Read more
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Javon Bennett scored 30 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Dayton over Florida Atlantic 86-79 on Wednesday in the NIT. Dayton (23-10) advances to play Chattanooga in the second round. Bennett shot 10 for 16 (8 for 12 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line … Read more
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Audi Crooks scored 12 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter, Addy Brown added 22 points and Iowa State rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit then held off Princeton 68-63 in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday night. The First Four victory in the matchup of … Read more
As the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants continue to sit and stare at a handful of less-than-stellar quarterback options for the 2025 season, the Minnesota Vikings are allegedly moving forward with their chosen starter: 2024 first-round pick draft J.J. McCarthy. That would seem to close the door on an Aaron Rodgers pursuit — except … Read more