Bucknell (4-5, 4-5) vs. American (3-5, 3-5) Bender Arena, Washington; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American goes for the season sweep over Bucknell after winning the previous matchup in Lewisburg. The teams last played each other on Feb. 27, when the Eagles shot 45.5 percent from the field while holding Bucknell to just 42.6 percent en route to the…
NHL-SCHEDULE Capitals beat Devils 5-2 UNDATED (AP) — Garnet Hathaway and Daniel Sprong scored in the opening 5:06 and the streaking Washington Capitals built a big lead and held off the slumping New Jersey Devils 5-2. Lars Eller added the third goal in the big first period and Jabub Vrana gave the Capitals breathing room with a third-period breakaway tally….
Bellarmine (13-6, 10-3) vs. Liberty (20-5, 11-2) Liberty Arena, Lynchburg, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Liberty looks for its ninth straight conference win against Bellarmine. Liberty’s last Atlantic Sun loss came against the Stetson Hatters 65-59 on Jan. 15. Bellarmine fell 94-78 at home to Liberty in its last outing. LEADING THE WAY: Liberty’s Darius McGhee has averaged…
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE No. 3 Michigan continues to roll with 73-57 win at Indiana UNDATED (AP) — Franz Wagner matched his season high with 21 points and Isaiah Livers added 16 to help No. 3 Michigan pull away for a 73-57 victory at Indiana. The Wolverines took another major step toward the league title by winning their seventh straight, improving…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The men’s basketball game between Temple and Central Florida was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 cases within the Temple program. The American Athletic Conference said the game at Orlando will not be made up. Temple (5-10) has lost six of its last seven games. UCF (8-11)…
25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE No. 2 Baylor on verge of title in incomplete Big 12 season UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Baylor begins a brutal four-game stretch as it attempts to complete a perfect regular season when the Bears head to Allen Fieldhouse to play No. 17 Kansas on Saturday night. Baylor can win the Big 12 title while playing fewer conference…
NBA-SCHEDULE Heat put chill in Jazz UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat continue to do their best to put a 7-14 start in their rearview mirror. The Heat have a season-high, five-game winning streak after Jimmy Butler poured in a season-high 33 points in a 124-116 win over the Jazz. Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 points as…
Coastal Carolina (14-6, 8-5) vs. Troy (10-15, 4-11) Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina looks to extend Troy’s conference losing streak to seven games. Troy’s last Sun Belt win came against the Georgia Southern Eagles 68-56 on Feb. 5. Coastal Carolina beat Troy by 16 on the road in its last outing. LEADING THE…
Cal State Northridge (8-10, 4-7) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (15-9, 11-6) Icardo Center, Bakersfield, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Bakersfield goes for the season sweep over Cal State Northridge after winning the previous matchup in Bakersfield. The teams last played on Feb. 26, when the Roadrunners outshot Cal State Northridge 54.5 percent to 39 percent and…
Arkansas State (10-11, 7-7) vs. Texas-Arlington (12-12, 8-8) College Park Center, Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas-Arlington looks for its seventh straight win over Arkansas State at College Park Center. The last victory for the Red Wolves at Texas-Arlington was an 82-66 win on Jan. 2, 2014. TEAM LEADERSHIP: Shahada Wells is averaging 16.9 points and 2.2…
