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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Marcus Sasser highlighted a 23-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and No. 1 Houston defeated Tulane 80-60 on Tuesday night for the Cougars' ninth straight victory. J’Wan Roberts scored 15 and Jamal Shead added 14 points for Houston (18-1, 6-0 American Athletic Conference), which led for all but a 50-second span in the first half while preventing Tulane (12-6, 5-2) from taking over the top spot in the conference. Jaylen Forbes scored 23 and Jalen Cook added 15 points for the Wave, which could not get closer than five points in the second half. When Sasser's 3 with 3:28 made it 73-54, Tulane fans started filing out of an arena that had been packed and loud for much of the game's first 30 minutes. Tramon Mark added 12 points for Houston, which shot 55.4% and hit 12 of 24 3-point attempts. Kevin Cross scored 12 for Tulane, … [Read more...] about Marcus Sasser leads No. 1 Houston past Tulane

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw, Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’s go-ahead attempt in the final seconds and Temple held on to defeat the top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday. Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls (12-9, 6-2 American Athletic Conference) earned their first win over a No. 1 ranked team since a 77-69 win at No. 1 Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000. Tied at 55, Dunn made a free throw with 1:06 left to give Temple a one-point lead. Jamal Shead missed a 3-pointer and Nick Jourdain grabbed the rebound. Dunn missed a layup with 8 seconds left, and Jongkuch grabbed the rebound, but the Owls were whistled for a shot clock violation upon review. Trailing by one, Shead drove to the basket but Jongkuch blocked it out of the bounds with 1.3 seconds left. Tramon … [Read more...] about No. 1 Houston basketball upset by Temple in first loss of AAC play

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 HOUSTON (AP) — Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds, and No. 3 Houston rallied from an 11-point second -half deficit to defeat Cincinnati 75-69 on Saturday. Walker, who scored 13 points in the second half, was 10 of 14 from the field. J’Wan Roberts added 14 points and six rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 13 points for Houston (20-2, 8-1 American Athletic Conference). Houston has won at least 20 games in eight straight seasons under coach Kelvin Sampson. The Cougars shot 57% but were just 5 of 17 on 3-pointers. Landers Nolley II had 24 points, including 6 3-pointers. Vicktor Lakhin added 15 points, and David DeJulius had 14 points and nine assists for Cincinnati (14-8, 5-4). The Bearcats shot 44%, including 11 of 27 on 3-pointers. Trailing 60-49 with 11½ minutes remaining, the Cougars used a 20-4 run to take a five-point lead … [Read more...] about Jarace Walker helps Houston basketball rally to beat Cincinnati

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With the Giants' season in the balance, coach Brian Daboll punted on a comeback. Yes, New York was down 21 points early in the fourth quarter, and while its divisional playoff game against Philadelphia seemed out of reach, wilder rallies have happened in the postseason. At the Eagles 42-yard-line, facing fourth-and-6 with 13:21 left, Daboll decided against going for a first down. Jamie Gillan punted. And the Giants got the boot Saturday from the playoffs. The NFC East wild-card team that was one of the surprises of the season trailed 28-0 at halftime and could never get going against the top-seeded Eagles. Daniel Jones threw for just 135 yards and the Giants fell 38-7, losing to their division rivals for the third time this season. “Crash-landing in the playoffs,” Daboll said. The Giants were bad … [Read more...] about Giants never a factor in 3rd loss to Eagles this season

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 20 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored on a go-ahead 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco's defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The 49ers (15-4) used back-to-back long scoring drives in the second half to wear down the Cowboys (13-6) and win their 12th straight game. San Francisco advanced to play the Eagles in the NFC title game next Sunday in Philadelphia after losing in that round to the Rams a year ago. “Man, we’re just excited that we won,” rookie 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy said. “Everyone did their part. It’s playoff football, it’s never easy, but we’re moving on.” The Cowboys lost for the record seventh straight time in the divisional round … [Read more...] about Dallas Cowboys suffer playoff loss to 49ers

The Washington Wizards have traded forward Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package of draft picks, multiple people with knowledge of the deal said Monday. The Lakers will send three future second-round picks and guard Kendrick Nunn to Washington for Hachimura. The picks include a 2023 pick via Chicago, the Lakers' own 2029 pick and whichever is the least favorable second rounder between the Wizards and Lakers in 2028. The 24-year-old Hachimura said Saturday that he had "no comment" regarding recent trade speculation, and that he "just want[ed] to be somewhere that wants me as a basketball player." Hachimura did not practice with the Wizards on Monday due to an excused personal absence, Coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. Hachimura, a 2019 lottery pick, has struggled to fully blossom during his four seasons with the Wizards. After missing nearly half of last season due to a personal leave, Hachimura was moved to a bench role this season. He is averaging 13 points, 4.3 … [Read more...] about Wizards trade former lottery pick Rui Hachimura to Lakers

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 14 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baylor had been on the cusp of the Final Four twice before under coach Scott Drew, falling to the eventual champion both times. These Bears have a different kind of swagger to them, a confidence with the skill to back it up. Now their long Final Four wait is over. Baylor is headed there for the first time in 71 years, getting 22 points from MaCio Teague and a dominating defensive performance from Davion Mitchell to beat Arkansas 81-72 on Monday night. “Just pure joy, excitement,” Drew said. “It was an emotional game, but seeing our guys have a chance to cut down the nets, it doesn't get much better than that.” The South Region final was a reunion of former Southwest Conference programs aiming to join another (Houston) in the Final Four. Houston and Baylor will meet in the national … [Read more...] about Baylor beats Arkansas to reach first Final Four in 71 years

Listen to this article But some areas of the cars required a deeper analysis to understand their implications – with perhaps one of the biggest being the shift in size of wheel rims from 13 to 18-inches. This change created a knock-on effect to the design of several other components, with the FIA making efforts to clamp down on the use of tricks that teams had used in the past to better manage airflow in this area. Firstly, it’s worth noting that teams had been finding pockets of performance from the design of their wheel rims for some time now. Not only was the number, shape and positioning of the spokes critical to the rim’s structural integrity, but these elements were also being optimised for heat dissipation. Add to this a clear intent by the teams to help mitigate heat transfer from the brakes to the tyre’s bulk temperature via the wheel rim, thanks to the use of knurling and fins on the rim’s surface, and you can see how their abilities might be quashed by … [Read more...] about How F1’s bigger wheels have impacted car designs

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 48 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his third 40-point performance since turning 38 less than three weeks ago, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 140-132 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Russell Westbrook scored 24 for the Lakers, who never pulled away in another poor defensive game, but also set a franchise record by committing just two turnovers. James' brilliance in the 100th 40-point outing of his career — including the postseason — was just enough to hold off Houston. He scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, going 9 for 9 at the free throw line. James scored his 38,000th career point Sunday night in a one-point loss to Philadelphia, and he showed no ill effects while playing in back-to-back games despite the sore left ankle that has … [Read more...] about LeBron drops 48, Lakers beat Rockets 140-132 to snap skid