LAS VEGAS – Edmen Shahbazyan beat Dylan Budka with a first-round TKO Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Shahbazyan, who was a 6-1 favorite and bounced back from a loss to…
No. 25 Maryland scores 101 points against Iowa, its most in a Big Ten game since joining the league
Instead, it happened in a Big Ten game in February. No. 25 Maryland scored its most points in a Big Ten contest since joining the league a decade ago, running Iowa off the court in a 101-75 victory Sunday. The Terrapins got 95 points from their starting five, including 26 from Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Tru Washington leads New Mexico over Utah State 82-79 for 8th straight victory
Tru Washington scored 25 points and hit a big 3-pointer late to help New Mexico rally for an 82-79 victory over Utah State on Sunday, upping the Lobos' win streak to eight. Washington made the first of two free throws to give New Mexico a 77-76 lead with 56 seconds left and upped the lead to four on a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. Mason Falslev hit a 3-pointer to get Utah State within a point with four seconds to go.
Jimmie Johnson leads way as Legacy Motor Club enjoys big night at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- All week at Daytona International Speedway, members of the newly revamped and reinvigorated Legacy Motor Club team have insisted this season will be an improved, exciting, hopefully triumphant chapter in the young organization‘s story. Sunday night\\\"s Daytona 500 outing was a fairytale-like season start, with team owner-driver Jimmie Johnson surging from […]
Youssef Zalal likes Yair Rodriguez, Brian Ortega as names to get him to UFC’s next level
LAS VEGAS – It's only been about 30 months since Youssef Zalal was bounced from the UFC after his first stint, but it might as well have been a lifetime ago. In Zalal's first stint in the promotion, he had three mostly unassuming decision wins in a row,…
LeBron James out of All-Star Game due to foot, ankle soreness
LeBron made the announcement the day of the All-Star Game, eliminating the chance for the league to name a replacement.
Wichita State shocks No. 14 Memphis in 84-79 OT win
Quincy Ballard scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and overtime to help Wichita State beat No. Memphis 84-79 on Sunday. Bijan Cortes hit a 3 to give the Shockers a 78-77 lead with 1:10 remaining in OT.
Lakers star LeBron James will miss his 21st All-Star Game
Soreness in a foot and ankle force him to miss the midseason classic. He hopes to be ready when the regular season resumes on Wednesday.
No. 25 Maryland’s starters score 95 points in a 101-75 rout of Iowa
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points, and No. 25 Maryland scored its most points in a Big Ten game since entering the league a decade ago, routing Iowa 101-75 on Sunday. The Hawkeyes (14-11, 5-9 Big Ten) actually led 51-47 at halftime, but they missed all 13 of their 3-point attempts after the break and could do little to slow a rampant Maryland team. Maryland's previous high score in a Big Ten game came in a 100-65 win over Ohio State in 2016.
NBA All-Star Game: Live updates, highlights, results
The 74th NBA All-Star Game begins at 8 p.m. ET Sunday on TNT with a new tournament-style format.
Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes scores NCAA Division I freshman record 55 points in win over Auburn
Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes scored a Division I women's freshman record 55 points on Sunday in a 98-88 overtime victory over Auburn. Blakes, a 5-foot-8 guard who is averaging 21.8 points, shot 15 for 28 from the field with two 3-pointers and made 23 of 24 free throws.
Sources: SEC, Big Ten building momentum to further expand College Football Playoff to 14 or 16 teams
The conferences are pushing to assign multiple automatic qualifiers per league, with as many as four each for themselves. In short, a plethora of changes are on the table.
Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner hurts foot but avoids serious injury in loss to St. John’s
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner avoided a serious injury to his right foot on Sunday, but coach Greg McDermott said the 24th-ranked Bluejays' leading scorer should expect some lingering soreness. With 9:45 remaining in the second half of Creighton’s 79-73 loss to No. 9 St. John's, Kalkbrenner jostled with Zuby Ejiofor and RJ Luis Jr. for position to get a defensive rebound after a missed 3-point try.
Valter Walker sends out warning to heavyweight division after second straight heel hook
LAS VEGAS – Valter Walker made it known Saturday he could be a scary prospect for future opponents in the heavyweight division. Walker (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), brother of UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker, submitted Don'Tale Mayes (11-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) at UFC Fight…
NBA All-Star Game: LeBron James a late scratch due to ankle, foot discomfort
LeBron James won't play in Sunday's NBA All-Star tournament.