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Providence takes identity building into matchup with Stonehill


Providence hosts a new Division I opponent on Tuesday as Stonehill makes the quick trip to Rhode Island’s capital city.

The Friars (2-0) will close a three-game homestand against coach Ed Cooley’s alma mater after downing Northeastern 89-65 on Saturday.

Guard Jared Bynum had a game-high 21 points and nine assists to lead Providence, which used a 20-3 run in the second half to take control.

“I thought Jared Bynum became Superman in the second half,” Cooley said. “That’s what first-team all-conference players do, they lead the right way.”

Clifton Moore added 15 points, stepping up while senior forward Ed Croswell left the game temporarily with a finger injury. Sophomore Bryce Hopkins had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Cooley is happy with the contributions from both newcomers and veterans, but there is plenty to improve upon before tougher challenges at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off this weekend.

“We’re still trying to figure our team out,” Cooley said. “It’s one game at a time. We’ve got a long way to go. We’re just a work in progress trying to improve, trying to build an identity and a chemistry.”

The Friars are 81-5 in nonconference home games under Cooley.

A Northeast Conference newcomer, Stonehill (1-2) started a six-game road trip with its first-ever victory as a Division I program, 82-77 against Army on Saturday at West Point.

Andrew Sims scored 21 points and Isaiah Burnett had 19. Sims has at least 21 points in back-to-back games.

“We talked about competing and leaving it all out there for 40 minutes and that’s what it took to get the win,” Stonehill coach Chris Kraus said. “It took our group to be tough and together to win at such a prestigious place like West Point.”

The Skyhawks opened the season with an 85-54 loss at UConn and also play at Boston College before the start of the conference schedule.

Though Providence and Stonehill haven’t played a regular-season game since 1979, they played in several exhibitions, including a 95-71 Friars’ victory on Oct. 21, 2021.

Cooley is a Stonehill Hall of Famer, 1994 graduate and three-time captain. The school is located in Easton, Mass., less than an hour from Providence.

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: Nick Rolovich sues Washington State over vaccine-related dismissal


Former Washington State head football coach Nick Rolovich filed a lawsuit against the university, its athletic director Pat Chun and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee seeking damages after he was dismissed last season for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Washington State fired Rolovich and four of his assistant coaches for cause in October 2021 because they didn’t comply with the state’s vaccine mandate at the time. All state employees were required to be vaccinated by Oct. 19 of that year.

Rolovich had applied for a religious exemption and was denied.

Rolovich’s attorney, Brian Fahling, said in October 2021 that his client planned to pursue legal action. A tort claim was filed earlier this year as a prerequisite for the 32-page lawsuit, which was officially filed Friday.

It was originally reported by the Seattle Times that Rolovich sought $25 million in damages in the claim, but the suit does not specify how much he is seeking.

“Mr. Rolovich’s lawsuit against Washington State University is wholly without merit,” a school spokesperson said in a statement to multiple outlets.

“Washington State University carried out the Governor’s COVID-19 vaccination proclamation for state employees in a fair and lawful manner, including in its evaluation of employee requests for medical or religious exemptions and accommodations. For multiple reasons, Mr. Rolovich did not qualify, and the university firmly stands by that decision. Washington State University will vigorously defend itself against Mr. Rolovich’s claims.”

Rolovich was the state’s highest-paid employee at $3.2 million per year. Yahoo Sports reported at the time of his firing that Rolovich had three years and approximately $9 million left on his contract.

–Field Level Media

North Carolina, Gonzaga remain 1-2 in Top 25


North Carolina and Gonzaga remained 1-2 as the top five overall was unchanged in the first regular-season Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.

The Tar Heels garnered 44 first-place votes, Gonzaga had 14, No. 3 Houston received two votes and No. 4 Kentucky got three.

Baylor rounds out the top five.

Kansas, Duke, UCLA, Arkansas and Creighton round out the top 10. The Jayhawks battle the Blue Devils on Tuesday night.

Every team in this week’s Top 25 is 2-0, save for Tennessee, which dropped 11 spots to No. 22 at 1-1. The Vols were upset by Colorado at home over the weekend.

Illinois was the week’s biggest climber, jumping four spots to No. 19 and will get a test from UCLA on Friday at Las Vegas.

Villanova fell from the Top 25 ranks for the first time since February 2019 after losing to Temple in its second game under new coach Kyle Neptune. Villanova sat No. 16 in the preseason poll.

Oregon also dropped out after losing to UC Irvine last Friday.

Texas A&M (No. 24) and UConn (No. 25) entered the Top 25.

The rest of the Top 25 poll:
11. Texas
12. Indiana
13. Auburn
14. Arizona
15. TCU
16. Virginia
17. San Diego State
18. Alabama
19. Illinois
20. Michigan
21. Dayton
22. Tennessee
23. Texas Tech
24. Texas A&M
25. UConn

–Field Level Media

Top prospect D.J. Wagner commits to Kentucky


Point guard D.J. Wagner, the consensus top overall recruit in the college basketball recruiting class of 2023, committed to Kentucky over Louisville on Monday afternoon.

Wagner, the No. 1 recruit per ESPN’s rankings as well as the 247Sports composite, led Camden (N.J.) to the state championship last spring before starring on his summertime Camden Elite AAU circuit with more than 20 points per game.

The New Jersey High School Player of the Year, Wagner was a member of the U.S. team that claimed gold at the FIBA U-17 World Cup in Spain last summer.

Kentucky and Louisville were Wagner’s two finalists, but choosing the Wildcats gave coach John Calipari the No. 1 class in the country. Calipari has commitments from four five-star recruits and one four-star.

One of those five stars was Wagner’s Camden teammate Aaron Bradshaw, a 7-foot center, who committed last month. The class also includes five-star small forward Justin Edwards, five-star point guard Robert Dillingham and four-star combo guard Reed Sheppard.

Wagner is the son of former Memphis and NBA player Dajuan Wagner, who was also a McDonald’s All-American and played for Calipari at Memphis.

Milt Wagner, D.J.’s grandfather, played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Louisville, where he became player development coordinator in May.

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: After setback, Tulane looks to get back on track vs. SMU


Tulane no longer has sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference.

The Green Wave lost 38-31 at home to UCF on Saturday to drop into a three-way tie with the Knights and Cincinnati atop the AAC.

Tulane (8-2, 5-1 AAC) — which was No. 17 in the College Football Playoff rankings before the loss — has a quick turnaround as it faces SMU (6-4, 4-2) in its home finale Thursday night in New Orleans.

“We’ve got to move on, there’s no doubt about it,” Green Wave coach Willie Fritz said. “It’s just what you have to do. SMU’s a really good team. We are going to have to really put it together quickly.”

The Green Wave could remain in the latest CFP rankings when they’re released on Tuesday night. Tulane was still ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week at No. 21.

Tulane, which concludes the regular season at Cincinnati on Nov. 25, can still guarantee itself a spot in the Dec. 10 conference title game, which will be played at the home of the regular-season champion, by winning its last two games. And winning the AAC would put the Green Wave in a good position to be the Group of Five representative in a New Years Six bowl game.

“We’ve got to stay locked in,” Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt said. “We can’t let (the loss to UCF) affect us.”

The Green Wave allowed 336 rushing yards to UCF, including 176 by quarterback John Rhys Plumlee. That’s 136 more rushing yards than Tulane had allowed in its previous worst performance against the run.

The Mustangs, who are 7-0 against Tulane as members of the AAC, are still in contention in the conference race, but they won’t be if they lose to the Green Wave.

SMU has the running game to potentially replicate UCF’s success against Tulane.

Camar Wheaton, a transfer from Alabama, scored his first two collegiate rushing touchdowns and rushed for 112 yards, the same total teammate Tyler Lavine had, in a 41-23 victory at South Florida on Saturday.

“They complement each other really well,” Mustangs first-year coach Rhett Lashlee said.

Tanner Mordecai added 280 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Mustangs became bowl eligible after their third consecutive victory.

“Look, we expect to go to bowl games, and so that’s not the end-all, be-all,” Lashlee said. “We aren’t finished yet. We’ve got two big games coming up. We’re 2-0 in November, but that’s not the end of it.

“I think we’re developing the toughness that we want our program to have. I think we’re developing that finishing mindset we want to have.”

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: Underwhelming seasons collide when Tulsa faces USF


South Florida and host Tulsa will chase down a rare victory when the teams meet Friday night.

The two American Athletic Conference programs find themselves at the bottom of the standings, with the Bulls owning the cellar due to an eight-game skid. Tulsa is standing right outside the door after dropping three straight.

USF (1-9, 0-6) earned its only win when it defeated FCS Howard 42-20 on Sept. 10 in Week 2. The campaign’s low point occurred Nov. 6 when the Bulls fired head coach Jeff Scott after a 54-28 road loss to Temple.

Interim head coach Daniel Da Prato stepped in Saturday against SMU. The Bulls played better at times, forging a 17-17 tie at halftime before succumbing in a 41-23 setback on their home field.

“Obviously, a difficult week for our young men and for our department. We were able to fight through that for the week and we came out and I’m proud of our kids and their effort,” Da Prato said. “But at the end of the day you play this game to win.”

Quarterback Katravis Marsh was stretchered off the field in the fourth quarter but was “in good spirits, with movement in his extremities,” according to Da Prato.

Running back Brian Battie recorded his third straight 100-yard game, with 145 on the ground, and is within 127 yards of the school’s 10th 1,000-yard rushing season.

In its home finale Friday, ninth-place Tulsa (3-7, 1-5) will try to avoid slipping into last place by improving on offense. Behind quarterbacks Davis Brin and Braylon Braxton, the Golden Hurricane offense generated just 207 yards in Saturday’s 26-10 loss to Memphis. The pair combined to go 17 of 37 for 176 passing yards.

Through its first three games, Tulsa’s offense topped FBS schools with over 43 points per game and 413 passing yards per game, but it has regressed with Brin’s injuries and Braxton’s inconsistency.

“Early in the season, I thought we were hitting on all cylinders and things were coming together,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. “Where I thought this offense was going to be able to go is in a totally different end of the spectrum than where we are right now.”

USF holds a 3-2 edge in the all-time series, but Tulsa has won the past two meetings — 32-31 last season in Tampa and 42-13 in 2020 at Tulsa.

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: Illinois star RB Chase Brown (leg) ‘trending in right direction’


Illinois running back Chase Brown, the nation’s leading rusher, is “trending in the right direction” after injuring his right leg late in Saturday’s loss to Purdue, coach Bret Bielema told reporters Monday.

Brown needed help getting back to the Fighting Illini’s bench after being tackled out of bounds during the final minute of the 31-24 defeat.

“Very positive and excited, but don’t know where we’ll be by Friday for the trip and Saturday for the game,” Bielema said.

No. 21 Illinois (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) is still in the race for the Big Ten West title and a spot in the conference championship game despite losing to Purdue. Up next, though, is a crucial game at No. 3 Michigan.

Brown has gained an FBS-high 1,442 rushing yards on 280 carries (5.2 yards per carry) through 10 games. He has seven touchdowns on the ground along with three receiving touchdowns. Against Purdue, he finished with 98 rushing yards — a season low — and two rushing scores.

Bielema also said that cornerback Taz Nicholson would be out for the rest of the season with a dislocated wrist that required surgery.

–Field Level Media

Hawks wiggle out of road woes in Milwaukee, oust Bucks


De’Andre Hunter scored a season-high 24 points, and the Atlanta Hawks ended a nine-game losing streak in Milwaukee, beating the Bucks 121-106 on Monday.

It was the second time the Hawks have beaten Milwaukee this season and marked the first home loss for the Bucks. Two of Milwaukee’s three losses this season have come against Atlanta.

Hunter made a pair of 3-pointers and was 10-for-10 at the line, and Trae Young added 21 points and nine assists. Clint Capela added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

“We knew this game was going to be hard from the get-go,” Capela said. “We knew we had to come out aggressive and ready to go.”

Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 27 points — 11 of them at the line — and eight rebounds. MarJon Beauchamp had a season-high 20 points. Bobby Portis came off the bench for 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Hawks had not won in Milwaukee since Dec. 9, 2016. The clubs will complete their series on Jan. 11, 2023, in Atlanta.

Atlanta led by as many as 18 points. Milwaukee got as close as nine points on a basket by Portis with 3:12 left, but Atlanta went on an 8-2 run and put the game away.

The Hawks shot 56.2 percent from the floor in the first half and had a 63-50 lead at the break, with Young scoring 14 points. Milwaukee was able to stay close because of its success on free throws. The Bucks were 17-for-24 at the line, with the Hawks going 6-for-6.

Milwaukee got Antetokounmpo back after he missed two games with left knee soreness. Grayson Allen (flu) returned after missing the last game and Beauchamp played despite a bruised right calf. But Jrue Holiday missed his third straight game with a right ankle sprain.

Atlanta returns home on Wednesday to play Boston. Milwaukee hosts Cleveland on Wednesday.

–Field Level Media

NCAAF News: Former Wisconsin star RB Brent Moss dies at 50


Former Wisconsin star running back Brent Moss has died at age 50.

Moss reportedly died on Sunday. Cause of death isn’t immediately known.

Moss rushed for 3,428 yards and 34 touchdowns from 1991-94. He was Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 1993 when he rushed for 1,637 yards and 16 scores.

Moss also was Rose Bowl MVP, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns during a 21-16 win over UCLA.

He had 833 yards and eight touchdowns in seven games in 1994 before being arrested for possession of crack cocaine. Then-coach Barry Alvarez suspended Moss and his college career was over.

Moss teamed up with Terrell Fletcher — who rushed for 996 yards in 1993 and 1,476 yards in 1994 — in a highly productive backfield.

Fletcher remembered Moss on his Twitter account.

“RIP Brent Moss… We did a thing in our day. I hate that we did not become friends in time appreciate our magic. But we did work it out in time. You were one of the best to ever do it. Respect. #RIP #RosebowlMVP #RBU #OnWisconsin #teammates,” Fletcher said.

Moss wasn’t picked in the 1995 NFL Draft due to the hit to his reputation. He briefly played for the St. Louis Rams in 1995, carrying 22 times for 90 yards but was released during training camp in 1996.

In 2017, Moss was sentenced to a year in prison due to felony possession of cocaine.

–Field Level Media

Paul George nets 22 to help Clippers roll past Rockets


Paul George scored a team-high 22 points, Reggie Jackson added 17 points and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 122-106 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday.

George routinely delivered timely baskets to help the Clippers maintain a comfortable margin. He tallied just three points in the opening quarter, missing all five of his shots, but totaled 19 points over the middle two periods as the Clippers moved to 3-0 against Houston this season.

The Rockets, having played 10 of their first 13 games on the road, dropped their return home following a four-game roadie. Including Monday, the Rockets will play 13 of 19 games at home.

Jackson was an able second fiddle, shooting 7-for-11 overall and 3-for-7 from behind the arc while adding six assists to his ledger. George grabbed eight rebounds, dished out five assists and had two steals. Marcus Morris Sr. scored 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting for the Clippers, who shot 50.6 percent overall and received 51 points from their bench.

Jalen Green paced the Rockets with 25 points and seven assists and added six rebounds. Kevin Porter Jr. chipped in 20 points and seven rebounds but missed 12 of 18 shots and made just 8 of 15 from the free-throw line. Houston shot 9 of 30 on 3-pointers and 61.3 percent from the line.

Green and Alperen Sengun were sharp early for the Rockets, combining for 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the opening period. But the Clippers seized the lead with a 10-2 run keyed by two Luke Kennard 3-pointers off Houston turnovers, the second giving the Clippers a 24-17 lead.

When the Clippers opened the second period with a 7-0 spurt, they pushed their lead to 39-23, the largest of the first half. The Rockets clawed back to within seven on a Sengun hook shot, but George answered with five quick points to help the Clippers reclaim control before the break.

The Rockets were undone by their lackadaisical ball security and poor shooting in the first half. The Clippers turned 11 Houston turnovers into 16 points before the break while the Rockets missed 10 of 13 3-pointers. When reserves Norman Powell (17 points) and Terance Mann (14 points) scored in succession with just under eight minutes left in the game, the Clippers extended to a 108-87 lead.

–Field Level Media