Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell’s go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and

A three-star recruit from Round Rock, Texas, Leonard Moore has started nine games as a freshman for Notre Dame football.

NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Chase Hunter scored 25 points Saturday afternoon to help host Clemson defeat visiting Florida State 77-57 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Binghamton at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Monmouth (NJ), 1 p.m. Holy Cross at Lafayette, 1 p.m. NJIT at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. UNC-Wilmington at Hofstra, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Maine, 2 p.m. Army at Lehigh, 2 p.m. Boston U. at Colgate, 2 p.m.

The first 12-team playoff should be a hint: as the Big Ten and SEC consolidate their influence, the sport is headed toward full stratification. We’re here to help.

The Arizona Wildcats remain with No. 2 Iowa State and No. 10 Houston as Big 12 teams that remain undefeated through four conference games.

ACC football returns QB standouts like Cade Klubnik of Clemson and Kevin Jennings of SMU, but the league also has newcomers to welcome like Carson Beck at Miami and Chandler Morris at Virginia.

As with every other team in the NFL, the Panthers need to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the 2025 NFL Draft and address their needs in free agency accordingly in order to avoid reaching for a player of need when better prospects are still on the board.

It's time to send a new Top 25 men's basketball ballot to The Associated Press. I kicked out Oklahoma after it lost to Texas A&M and fell at Georgia. The Sooners are on a three-game slide. I evicted UCLA after it lost to Michigan and fell at Maryland. UCLA is also on a three-game skid.

There's a new No. 1 in college basketball's latest AP Top 25 poll Monday, as Auburn has supplanted Tennessee at the top of the men's college basketball rankings. The Tigers ascended to the top of the rankings after No.