Joshua Jefferson made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime after forcing it with a buzzer-beating layup, and third-ranked Iowa State won its 11th consecutive game, 85-84 over Texas Tech on Saturday. Jefferson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. He had the last six points for the Cyclones (14-1, 4-0 Big 12),…
Johni Broome suffered a “significant sprain” of his left ankle in No. 2 Auburn’s win over South Carolina on Saturday, and Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said his team’s leading scorer will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. Broome, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound fifth-year senior and preseason Associated Press All-American who is considered…
Cooper Flagg scored an ACC freshman record 42 points to help No. 4 Duke hold off Notre Dame on Saturday, 86-78, and stay unbeaten in conference play. The 6-foot-9 preseason Associated Press All-American made 11 of 14 shots, 4 of 6 3-pointers and 16 of 17 foul shots. He also had seven assists and six…
The Las Vegas Raiders fired both head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco this week. Could former NFL star Deion Sanders have his eyes on one of those vacancies? It’s a possibility. Sanders, the current head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, reportedly “has a very strong interest in the [head coaching] job.” Sanders’…
The game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of a winter storm. The NBA said the decision was made “to prioritize the safety of the players, fans and staff due to the severe weather and hazardous icy conditions in the Atlanta area.” The league said a date…
Exactly 10 years ago today, Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys had their playoff run thwarted after a late fourth-quarter catch was overturned in a game that would come to be known as “Dez Caught It” or the “No-Catch Game.” The controversial call in the 2014 divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers forced…
The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers are postponing their home games on Saturday as a result of the ongoing fires in the greater Los Angeles area. The Lakers were scheduled to play the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Center in Downtown Los Angeles, while the LA Clippers were set to host the Charlotte Hornets…
Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards for a score with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night to advance to a shot for their sixth national title. The Buckeyes (13-2) got the…
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 27 points and Maryland topped No. 22 UCLA 79-61 on Friday night after Bruins coach Mick Cronin was ejected with 5:11 remaining. UCLA (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) has lost three straight, including a 19-point home defeat against Michigan on Tuesday night, after which Cronin called his team “soft” and “delusional.” On Friday,…
The New Orleans Pelicans suspended power forward Zion Williamson for Friday night’s game against Philadelphia for a violation of team policies. Williamson has been tardy this season to multiple Pelicans practices or flights, which led to the one-game ban. “There were several occasions that led up to this and that’s how we got to this…
