Category Archives: NFL

Slumping Ole Miss tries to tighten defense vs. Oklahoma

After its third straight loss, Ole Miss will be out to improve its defense.The Rebels will try to tighten things up on that end of the floor Saturday when they host Southeastern Conference rival Okla… more

Struggling Arizona State, Utah wondering when next win will come

Utah recently fired its head coach and Arizona State may consider dismissing its leader.The common factor is both teams are experiencing mediocre seasons when the Sun Devils face the Utes on Saturday… more

No. 21 Marquette eyes another sweep of Georgetown

No. 21 Marquette travels to play at Georgetown on Saturday night looking to extend its good fortunes in the nation’s capital, having won seven straight in Washington since 2018.The Golden Eagles (21-… more

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze battling early stage prostate cancer

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, the university said Friday.Auburn said Freeze’s cancer is in the early stages and is “very treatable and curable.”Freeze, 55, wi… more

Surging Indiana needs win at Washington to boost NCAA Tournament chances

Indiana gets to be the last Big Ten team to visit the West Coast since the conference expanded to 18 teams.But a couple of Hoosiers already are familiar with the Pacific Northwest, where Indiana play… more

SMU’s Boopie Miller likely out again as Stanford hosts home finale

SMU is likely to play its fifth consecutive game without leading scorer Boopie Miller when the Mustangs travel Saturday to play host Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play.The Mustangs (21-7, 12-… more

Creighton, Xavier climbing at the right time

Big East tournament seeds and NCAA Tournament positioning are on the line when Creighton visits Xavier in a pivotal Big East matchup Saturday in Cincinnati.Creighton (20-8, 13-4) wants to stay one ga… more

No. 14 Missouri faces surging Vanderbilt in key SEC game

Two surging teams, No. 14 Missouri and gritty Vanderbilt, will put their momentum against one another when they square off Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Nashville, Tenn.Missouri b… more

No. 3 Florida, No. 12 Texas A&M trying to shake off losses

For No. 3 Florida and No. 12 Texas A&M, it’s not whether the Southeastern Conference foes will make the NCAA Tournament, it’s more about where they will be seeded.When the Gators (24-4, 11-4 SEC) tak… more