1+ hour, 8+ min ago (330+ words) Freshman guards Brayden Burries and Ivan Kharchenkov each had 20 points to lead No. 2 Arizona to a 103-73 victory Monday night over Denver at Tucson, Ariz. Fellow freshmen Dwayne Aristode (17 points) and Koa Peat (12 before fouling out) also scored in double figures for Arizona (6-0). Tobe Awaka came off the bench to contribute 12 points and 15 rebounds. Burries had seven rebounds and Kharchenkov and Aristode each had five as the Wildcats outrebounded Denver 50-29. The Wildcats dominated Denver (2-4) in the paint, outscoring the Pioneers 50-22. Arizona produced 26 assists for its 41 made field goals, led by Anthony Dell'Orso's seven assists. Denver was led by Carson Johnson's 18 points. Zane Nelson added 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Arizona scored the first 13 points of the game and led 14-5 when Denver made its first field goal with 13:53 left in the first half. The Wildcats then went on a 19-2 run…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago (260+ words) The first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Major of 2026 will take place in Boston from Feb. 19-22, with the final two days of competition tak Boston to host first RLCS Major of 2026 The first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Major of 2026 will take place in Boston from Feb. 19-22, with the final two days of competition taking place in front of a live audience at the Agganis Arena on the Boston University campus. The event put on by BLAST features a $345,000 prize pool, and is the culmination of Opens 1-3. Teams from around the world will compete in online qualifiers and regional events in an effort to earn spots at the first Major of the year. From the Opens, 15 teams will secure spots in the Boston Major via points. A 16th team will qualify by winning the final North America vs. Europe match at…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago (404+ words) Former Pac-12 coaching rivals Sean Miller and Bobby Hurley will meet again on Monday, leading Texas and Arizona State, respectively, in an opening-round matchup at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Miller is in his first season at Texas (4-1) and coached Arizona from 2009-21. Hurley's tenure with the Sun Devils (4-1) began with the 2015-16 season. With the Longhorns' visit to the tournament, Miller is making his fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational. Arizona won it in 2014. "There's probably not a lot of coaches (who) can say they've coached in the Maui Invitational more than three times," Miller said via the tournament's YouTube account. "No matter what trip I've made to the tournament, there's a couple of things that always seem to be in play: No. 1 is it's early in the year, so none of us are finished products, and it's an amazing…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago (386+ words) Jamal Murray scored 29 points, Peyton Watson chipped in 27 and Nikola Jokic added 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds as the visiting Denver Nuggets snapped the Memphis Grizzlies' two-game winning streak with a 125-115 victory Monday night. The Nuggets made a season-high 22 3-pointers (22-of-43, 51.2%) to withstand a fourth-quarter rally by the Grizzlies. Memphis trailed 108-91 early in the quarter following a four-point play by Cam Johnson, but cut the lead to five after a 12-0 run. Denver closed strong with two 3-pointers by Murray in the final four minutes and went up 121-112 after a Jokic behind-the-back bounce pass to Watson for an uncontested layup. Murray hit six 3-pointers and Watson added a career-highfive from long range. Jock Landale paced the Grizzlies with a career-high-tying 26 points along with 10 rebounds off the bench. Jaylen Wells dropped in a season-high 22 points and Cam Spencer scored 18. Denver never trailed after…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago (333+ words) Mississippi State has had a rocky start to the season. The Bulldogs (2-3) have lost their past two games and will try and get back in the win column when they play New Orleans (2-3) on Monday night in Starkville, Miss. "Nobody in our program expected these results, but it's reality," Mississippi State coach Chris Jans said. "It's where we're at, and we've got to figure it out." The Bulldogs, who are coming off an 80-78 loss to New Mexico in the consolation round of the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday in Kansas City, are trying to figure out a new defense this season. "We're not going to turn people over as much because it's not as aggressive a style of defense. So it's (a trade-off). Right now, certainly everyone can be critical of what we're doing. I understand that. It comes…...

17+ hour, 23+ min ago (328+ words) Top-seeded San Diego FC will try to continue defying expectations when they host No. 4 seed Minnesota United on Monday night in a conference semifinal. San Diego became the second expansion team in three seasons to finish atop the West standings, and in the process set an MLS points record for a first-year club. Anders Dreyer scored 19 goals and assisted on 19 more to earn MLS Newcomer of the Year honors. Amahl Pellegrino joined in a summer trade from San Jose and has since scored six times, including three MLS Cup Playoff goals. Even so, head coach Mikey Varas is well aware that his team has few experiences in matches as big as Monday's contest. He's even grateful that his side needed all three matches to defeat Portland in its round one series. "I think in the long run that was very…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago (388+ words) A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist in the Florida Panthers' 8-3 convincing win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday night. Sam Reinhart and Carter Vergaeghe each had a goal and two assists, Evan Rodrigues contributed a goal and an assist while Jesper Boqvist, Sam Bennett and defenseman Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who have won three of their last four. Defenseman Uvis Balinskis had two assists and Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves. Filip Forsberg, Fedor Svechkov and defenseman Nick Blankenburg recorded the goals for the Predators, who lost for the eighth time in nine games (1-6-2). Juuse Saros stopped 11 shots before being replaced by Justus Annunen, who made seven saves. Blankenburg's power-play goal pulled Nashville to within 5-3, 2:11 into the third period. But Greer got his second goal 4:52 into the third, Reinhart scored at 8:33, extending his point streak to seven…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago (350+ words) Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the New Jersey Devils held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Monday. The Devils are 8-0-1 at home this season, joining the league-leading Colorado Avalanche (8-0-2) as the only teams without a regulation loss on home ice. Monday's victory ended the Devils' three-game losing streak, which came in the final three stops of a five-game road trip. Connor Brown, Timo Meier and Nico Hischier each had a goal and an assist. Cody Glass scored New Jersey's other goal. Markstrom earned his sixth win of the season. It was a much-needed strong outing for the struggling goalie, who has been losing playing time to Jake Allen. The Red Wings outshot the Devils 35-19, including 28-11 over the last two periods. Markstrom held steady against this pressure, making a huge pad save to deny Patrick Kane…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (348+ words) Six players scored in double figures and No. 7 Michigan held San Diego State to 27.4% shooting from the field in a 94-54 blowout win Monday night in the opening round of the Players Era men's championship in Las Vegas. Yexel Lendeborg scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists for the Wolverines (5-0), while Morez Johnson Jr. and Elliot Cadeau each added 13 points. Nimari Burnett and reserve Roddy Gayle chipped in 11 points apiece and Will Tschetter came off the bench to contribute 10. Michigan's size and shotmaking was simply too much for the Aztecs (2-2). The Wolverines connected on 50% from the field, including 11 of 33 3-pointers and also dominated the glass 49-34. They carved out advantages of 38-12 in points in the paint and 28-13 in points off turnovers. Elzie Harrington scored 15 points and BJ Davis added 11 but the Aztecs simply didn't have enough help. They bricked…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (365+ words) Anders Dreyer scored his fourth goal of the MLS Cup playoffs midway through the second half, lifting San Diego FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting Minnesota United in a Western Conference semifinal match on Monday. Dreyer's 23rd goal in all competitions helped No. 1 seed San Diego become the first expansion side to reach a conference final since Nashville SC reached the last game in the East half of the bracket in 2020. San Diego FC would become the first expansion side to reach and MLS Cup final since the 1998 Chicago Fire if they defeat No. 2 Vancouver in the West final on Saturday, also at home. Pablo Sisniega made three saves for San Diego while deputizing for the injured CJ dos Santos, keeping his second consecutive playoff clean sheet. Despite a considerable deficit in possession, Minnesota edged the hosts 11-10 in shots and 4-1 in…...