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Audi Crooks’ 33 points and 12 rebounds lead Iowa State women past No. 21 Texas Tech 84-70
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Audi Crooks had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Jada Williams had 15 points and nine assists and Iowa State beat No. 21 Texas Tech 84-70 on Wednesday night. Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly became the winningest coach in Big 12 Conference history with 297. Iowa State scored the opening six points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall scores 31, Overton adds 25 as Auburn overcomes 14-point deficit, beats Texas 88-82
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Keyshawn Hall scored 31 points, Kevin Overton made five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, and Auburn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Texas 88-82 on Wednesday night. Hall, who went into the game with 141 made free throws this season (tied with Oakland’s Brody Robinson for most in Division I), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida State builds big first-half lead, holds off Cal 63-61
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points, and Florida State built a big first-half lead and held off California for a 63-61 victory on Wednesday night. Florida State had a 15-point advantage early in the second half before Cal used a 15-6 run to take its only lead of the second half, 59-58, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday that slammed “Trump’s federal thugs.” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cavaliers spoil LeBron James’ return, riding big 3rd quarter to 129-99 romp
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Jaylon Tyson had 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-99 and spoil LeBron James’ return to Northeast Ohio. De’Andre Hunter added 19 points, and Jarrett Allen had 17 points and nine rebounds to help Cleveland to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cox and Colgate defeat Holy Cross 79-74
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Cox scored 16 points and sealed the victory with a free throw with 27 seconds remaining as Colgate took down Holy Cross 79-74 on Wednesday. Cox added eight assists for the Raiders (13-9, 7-2 Patriot League). Josh Ahayere scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 9, including 3 for 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Hubbard and Quincy Ballard pace Mississippi State in 80-66 win over LSU
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Josh Hubbard scored 15 points, Quincy Ballard added 13 and Mississippi State dominated LSU from the start in an 80-66 victory on Wednesday night. Mississippi State shot 60% and outrebounded LSU 17-5 in the first 10 minutes while building a 30-10 lead. Later in the half, a 13-3 run left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bennett Stirtz scores 20 points, makes two clutch free throws as Iowa survives against USC, 73-72
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC’s comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but a rally by USC put the Trojans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets interview 5 candidates for their offensive coordinator vacancy, including Frank Reich
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
The New York Jets completed video interviews with five candidates for their offensive coordinator vacancy, including former NFL head coach and current Stanford adviser Frank Reich. The team announced Wednesday night it also had remote meetings with Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry, Greg Roman and Lunda Wells. The Jets are looking for an offensive coordinator after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoire head into Olympic break rolling with 3-0 win over reeling Sceptres
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LAVAL — Ann-Renée Desbiens made 22 saves to earn her third shutout of the season as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Wednesday night at Place Bell. It was also the fourth career shutout for Desbiens, whose bobblehead was given out to the fans. The league’s top goaltender last season went all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Army wins 67-64 over Lehigh
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Tate Laczkowski scored 17 points as Army beat Lehigh 67-64 on Wednesday. Ryan Curry made one free throw with 13 seconds left to give Army a three-point lead. Nasir Whitlock missed a 3-point attempt for Lehigh at the other end. Laczkowski added nine rebounds for the Black Knights (9-13, 3-6 ... Read More »
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