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Eagles optimistic ahead of 2026 season
SPOKANE — Aaron Best the head coach of Eastern Washington football, is heading into this season optimistic, he sai…
Jarreau, Mills lead No. 25 Houston past UConn 63-59
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston found a way to win, even without its best stuff.
Pretchel's putback helps No. 6 Stanford slip past Colorado
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Ashten Pretchel wasn’t thinking about much. She was caught up in the excitement of the moment.
Smith helps UCLA hold off Oregon State 62-58
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With the game in the balance, UCLA’s Chris Smith wasn’t about to settle for perimeter jumpers.
Big 12-SEC Challenge gives both leagues chance to impress
The Southeastern Conference didn’t do much to help its reputation the first two months of the season.
Loyola Marymount jumps out early to beat Pepperdine 77-65
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parker Dortch scored 18 of his career-best 20 points in the first half as Loyola Marymount rolled to a 77-65 victory over Portland on Thursday night to snap a four-game skid.
LSU's Orgeron agrees to new 6-year, $42 million contract
BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron has agreed to a new contract extension worth more than $7 million annually and which runs through the 2026 season, the university announced on Friday.
No. 6 Louisville hosts Clemson to headline ACC's week ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:
McDonald scores 24, No. 18 Arizona women beat Arizona State
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald had nine of her 24 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 rebounds to help No. 18 Arizona beat No. 16 Arizona State 59-53 on Friday night.
Defense shines as Rider tops Saint Peter's 70-66
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Dimencio Vaughn recorded 15 points and five steals as Rider edged past Saint Peter's 70-66 on Friday night. Frederick Scott added 13 points for the Broncs, who forced a season-high 22 tur…
Manuel scores 21, Montana turns back Idaho State 77-74
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Kendal Manuel had 21 points as Montana held off Idaho State 77-74 on Thursday night.
Hammond scores 22 to lead Monmouth over Niagara 82-71
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Deion Hammond had 22 points as Monmouth won its seventh straight home game, defeating Niagara 82-71 on Friday night.
Duarte leads No. 12 Oregon past USC 79-70 in double OT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Paying close attention paid off for Oregon's Chris Duarte.
Hot start propels No. 5 Louisville over Virginia 71-56
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Jeff Walz and Virginia's Tina Thompson came out of Thursday night's game with identical takeaways.
Baldwin's flurry leads No. 13 Butler past Marquette in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When No. 13 Butler needed scoring punch Friday night, Kamar Baldwin came up with a flurry.
AP source: Vikings' Paton withdraws from Browns GM job hunt
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota assistant general manager George Paton withdrew his candidacy Friday for Cleveland's general manager vacancy, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.