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The perfect season is gone for South Carolina, however there could be more good things to come for the program. The Gamecocks will look to get back on track on Saturday afternoon when they visit East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. “We’ll go back to the lab and look at and evaluate some of these things,” South Carolina coach Lamont Paris said. “We have a good team and we played relatively well for most of the

Villanova vies to halt a three-game losing streak when it takes on UCLA on Saturday night in Philadelphia. The Wildcats (6-4) most recently dropped a one-point game in overtime, 72-71, on the road against Kansas State. Despite one stretch when the Wildcats missed 15 straight shots, they still had a chance to win in a difficult atmosphere. “All these experiences are what you need,” Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune said. “This was a tough one

Tulane bounced back from its first loss of the season by winning its last three games. Mississippi State was on the verge of bouncing back from its first loss of the season. A stunning comeback from Southern gave the Bulldogs a second straight loss instead. The Green Wave (6-1) and Mississippi State (6-2) will meet Saturday morning in Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta. Collin Holloway scored a career-high 26 points and all five starters finished in

Visiting UC Irvine and No. 25-ranked San Diego State will try to rebound from losses when they meet on Saturday. San Diego State (7-2) saw its six-game winning streak come to a halt on Tuesday with a 79-73 loss at Grand Canyon. Jaedon LeDee posted a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double against the Lopes. San Diego State could not recover from giving up a 17-4 run midway through the second half. Grand Canyon’s 23-of-31 shooting from the

No. 8 Marquette is flying high again as it prepares to host rival Notre Dame in a non-conference matchup on Saturday night in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles (7-2) dismantled No. 12 Texas 86-65 on Wednesday behind a season-high 28 points from Tyler Kolek. Notre Dame (4-4) won by the same score over Western Michigan on Monday. The Golden Eagles were coming off a 75-64 loss at Wisconsin in which they were outrebounded 38-23 and made

The Colorado State men’s basketball team isn’t flying under the radar any longer. The No. 13 Rams are getting the full attention of opposing teams after winning their first nine games and earning their highest ranking in program history. Don’t expect that to change when Colorado State hosts Saint Mary’s in a nonconference game on Saturday afternoon in Fort Collins, Colo. “We’re going to get everyone’s ultimate focus and intensity,” Colorado State coach Niko Medved

No. 14 BYU puts its undefeated record on the line Saturday when it heads 45 miles north up the freeway to face fierce rival Utah in Salt Lake City. It will be the 264th meeting between the programs, and there is a lot at stake with the Cougars (8-0) not only unblemished but also ranked No. 1 in the NET rankings. Utah (6-2) would like to end BYU’s perfect start and also halt its recent

LeBron James has been a superstar for two decades while Tyrese Haliburton is a newbie to star status. Haliburton certainly looks comfortable in the role and will lead the Indiana Pacers against the James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the championship game of the NBA’s in-season tournament on Saturday night at Las Vegas. Both clubs are 6-0 in the in-season tournament, each going 4-0 in group play before posting two knockout-round wins. Each player

When Los Angeles FC travel to oppose the Columbus Crew in the MLS Cup final on Saturday, the title could be decided on the performances of two stars: the visitors’ Denis Bouanga and the hosts’ Cucho Hernandez. Bouanga is trying to help LAFC become the first repeat MLS Cup champs since the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 and 2012. The Gabon international scored 20 regular-season goals to win the 2023 MLS Golden Boot in his

The Edmonton Oilers will look to add to their season-best, five-game winning streak and the visiting Minnesota Wild will try to begin another winning spree when the clubs meet Friday night. The Oilers have been climbing the standings since handing the coaching reins to Kris Knoblauch just over three weeks ago. They reached a new level during the current run, which included an impressive 6-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday to kick off