BOTTOM LINE: Boise State plays Utah State in MWC action Wednesday. The Aggies have gone 1-4 at home. Utah State has a 0-11 record against teams over .500. The Broncos are 1-2 in MWC play. Boise State ...

The BYU Cougars are 5-2 in home games. BYU ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 15.3 assists per game led by Amari Whiting averaging 4.2. The Houston Cougars are 0-3 against Big 12 opponents. Houston ...

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BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb faces Central Arkansas after Ainhoa Cea scored 25 points in Lipscomb's 79-48 victory against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. The Sugar Bears have gone 5-0 in home games. Central ...

Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship. If you want offense, look elsewhere this weekend. The defenses, ...

The Athletics have agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with slugger Brent Rooker, a person familiar with the ...

Los Angeles Lakers (20-15, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (20-16, sixth in the Western Conference) ...

Toronto Raptors (8-28, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (24-13, third in the Eastern Conference) ...

Miami Heat (17-16, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (18-17, eighth in the Western Conference) ...

Chicago Bulls (17-19, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (19-18, sixth in the Eastern Conference) ...

Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (7-29, 15th in the Western Conference) ...

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