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No. 4 Duke's dominant first half enough to skip past Boston College
Feb 3, 2026; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer (12) lays the ball up in front of Boston College Eagles guard Fred Payne (5) during the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Cameron Boozer had a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds to power No. 4 Duke to its 10th straight victory, a 67-49 home win over Boston College on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.
Boozer shot 9-of-17 from the floor and also tallied two assists and a season-best five steals for Duke (21-1, 10-0 ACC). Isaiah Evans added 12 points for the Blue Devils, while Patrick Ngongba also flirted with a double-double, totaling nine points and nine boards.
Fred Payne paced Boston College (9-13, 2-7) with 14 points in the seventh loss for the Eagles in their last nine games.
Duke led wire-to-wire and jumped out on a 13-0 run to open the game, powered by seven points from Boozer. The Blue Devils later put together a 13-5 run and went on to lead by as many as 18 points in the first half.
Before intermission, Boozer drove right and threw down a one-handed slam with ease over Boston College defender Jayden Hastings, giving Duke a 42-27 lead at the break.
After shooting 60.7% from the floor in the first half, though, the Blue Devils struggled to keep that offensive firepower consistent in the second, shooting just 31.8% from the floor. The 25 points that Duke scored in the second half were the fewest it has scored in a half all season.
Boston College never threatened to take the lead, as Duke was able to keep a comfortable double-digit advantage in the second half despite its shooting woes. The Blue Devils also had just two turnovers in the first half, but seven in the second. The early hole the Eagles dug themselves just proved to be too deep to overcome.
Duke is off to its best start to a season since the 2007-08 campaign, back when head coach Jon Scheyer was a sophomore guard playing for Mike Krzyzewski.
Next up for the Blue Devils is the rekindling of one of the top rivalries in all of college sports, as it travels down Tobacco Road on Saturday to face No. 14 North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
–Field Level Media
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LeBron, Durant, Curry team up as three NBA All-Star rosters revealed
Feb 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Team LeBron forward LeBron James celebrates after making the game winning shot with Team LeBron guard Stephen Curry (30) and Team LeBron guard Fred VanVleet (23) during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry will anchor one of two U.S. teams in the inaugural NBA All-Star Game under the new U.S. versus World format.
The rosters for the Feb. 15 game in Inglewood, Calif., were revealed Tuesday, and the “USA Stripes” squad will have the veteran trio of James, Durant and Curry, with a combined 50 All-Star appearances among them.
They’ll be joined on a star-powered roster by Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, and Kawhi Leonard — the latter a late addition to the player pool Tuesday before the rosters were confirmed.
Because Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the game due to his calf strain, the World team was short a player to reach the required eight. Karl-Anthony Towns, who was born in New Jersey but represents the Dominican Republic internationally, was moved from the American player pool to Team World, and Leonard was added by commissioner Adam Silver.
The “USA Stars” have a much younger group with Anthony Edwards, Cade Cunningham and Devin Booker. First-time All-Stars Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, and Chet Holmgren also made the team.
Under the new format, USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World will play a round-robin of 12-minute games, with the teams having the best records advancing to the championship game. If all teams go 1-1 in the round robin, point differential will serve as the tiebreaker.
USA Stars roster
Scottie Barnes (Toronto)
Devin Booker (Phoenix)
Cade Cunningham (Detroit)
Jalen Duren (Detroit)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota)
Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City)
Jalen Johnson (Atlanta)
Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia)
USA Stripes
Jaylen Brown (Boston)
Jalen Brunson (New York)
Stephen Curry (Golden State)
Kevin Durant (Houston)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers)
Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland)
Norman Powell (Miami)
Team World
Giannis Antetokounmpo* (Milwaukee)
Deni Avdija (Portland)
Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City)
Nikola Jokic (Denver)
Jamal Murray (Denver)
Pascal Siakam (Indiana)
Karl-Anthony Towns (New York)
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio)
*Antetokounmpo will not play due to injury.
–Field Level Media
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Golf Glance: PGA parties in Phoenix, LIV tees off '26 season in Saudi Arabia
Jan 25, 2026; La Quinta, California, USA; Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of The American Express golf tournament at Pete Dye Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The PGA Tour returns to “The People’s Open” in Phoenix this week, while LIV Golf tees off its 2026 season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Feb. 5-8
Course: TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course (South: Par 71, 7,261 Yards)
Purse: $9.6M (Winner: $1.728M)
Defending Champion: Thomas Detry
FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Gotterup
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3:30-7:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: Noon-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: Noon-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 11:30-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @WMPhoenixOpen
NOTES: This is the 39th edition of “The People’s Open.” The field includes 32 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. … Brooks Koepka was added to the field under the Returning Member Program so as to not take a spot from another player, with Pontus Nyholm and A.J. Ewart also added to round out threesomes for the first two rounds. The winner of the 2015 and 2021 WM Phoenix Opens, Koepka finished T56 in his return to the tour last week. … Detry will not defend his title after signing with LIV Golf. … Scottsdale residents in the field include Wyndham Clark, Max Homa, Jake Knapp, Matt McCarty and Joel Dahmen. Dahmen is playing on a sponsor exemption along with Sahith Theegala after both finished T7 last week. … Three players have posted top-20 finishes in each of the first three events this season: Pierceson Coody, Ryan Gerard and Si Woo Kim. … The tournament scoring record of 256 is shared by Mark Calcavecchia (2001) and Phil Mickelson (2013).
AON SWING 5: This is the final event for players to earn exemptions into the first two signature events of the year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational. The current leaders are Coody, McCarty, Patrick Rodgers, Ryo Hisatsune and Andrew Putnam.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+225 at DraftKings) has won seven of his past 14 worldwide starts. He is also a two-time winner in six previous starts in Phoenix (2022-23) … Xander Schauffele (+1900) is seeking to rebound after having his streak of 72 consecutive made cuts snapped last week. He won his previous start to that at the Baycurrent Classic. … Cameron Young (+2400) finished T22 in his 2026 debut last week, snapping a streak of six consecutive results of 11th or better. … Hideki Matsuyama (+2500) is one of three players in the field who has won the WM Phoenix Open multiple times (2016-17). … Si Woo Kim (+2700) has not finished lower than T11 in his past four starts, including a runner-up last week. … Chris Gotterup (+3600) followed up his win in Honolulu with a T18 last week.
Last Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open (Justin Rose)
Next Tournament: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 12-15
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 4-7
Course: Riyadh Golf Club (Par 72, 7,464 Yards)
Purse: $30M
Defending Champion: Adrian Meronk
2025 Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Saturday: 10:05 a.m. ET shotgun start (Fox Sports, FS1, Fox Sports App, LIV Golf+)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: The season-opening event will be contested under the lights at night. … LIV Golf is moving to a 72-hole format for the league’s fifth season in 2026. The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. … Phil Mickelson (personal) and Lee Westwood (injury) will miss the first two events of the season. Ollie Schniederjans will replace Mickelson for the HyFlyers and Ben Schmidt will replace Westwood for the Majesticks. … Two teams have changed names: the Iron Heads are now the Korean Golf Club while the South African team is now called Southern Guards.
Last Event: Team Championship (Legion XIII)
Next Event: LIV Golf Adelaide, Feb. 12-15
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Qatar Masters, Doha, Feb. 5-8
Course: Doha Golf Club (Par 72, 7,508 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M
Defending Champion: Haotong Li
Race to Dubai Leader: Jayden Schaper
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-9 a.m. ET; Saturday: 4:30-9 a.m.; Sunday: 3:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the fourth of seven events on the tour’s International Swing. The winner of the International Swing will earn a $200,000 bonus and a spot in the Scottish Open if not otherwise exempt … World Golf Hall of Fame member Padraig Harrington will make his 500th career DP World Tour start.
Last Tournament: Bahrain Championship (Freddy Schott)
Next Tournament: Kenya Open, Nairobi, Feb. 19-22
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24 (Cink)
Next Tournament: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
Next Tournament: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 19-22
–Field Level Media
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Reports: Diamondbacks signing veteran 1B Carlos Santana
Aug 19, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Cleveland Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Arizona Diamondbacks are signing free agent first baseman Carlos Santana to a one-year, $2 million contract, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
Santana, who turns 40 on April 8, is a switch-hitter giving the Diamondbacks an option at first base with left-handed-hitting Pavin Smith, who turns 30 on Friday.
Santana batted a combined .219 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs in 2025 after splitting time between Cleveland (116 games) and the Chicago Cubs (eight), who signed him on Sept. 1 after the Guardians released him four days earlier. He started 92 games at first base and 18 at designated hitter with one appearance at third base.
An All-Star first baseman with Cleveland in 2019, Santana won a Silver Slugger Award that season and the Gold Glove for American League first basemen with the Minnesota Twins in 2024.
Santana is batting .241 for his career with 335 homers, 1,136 RBIs, a .352 on-base percentage and a .425 slugging percentage in 2,204 regular-season games for Cleveland (2010-17, 2019-20, 2025), the Philadelphia Phillies (2018), Kansas City Royals (2021-22), Seattle Mariners (2022), Pittsburgh Pirates (2023), Milwaukee Brewers (2023), Twins (2024) and Cubs (2025).
He also batted .205 with five homers and 13 RBIs in 30 playoff games.
–Field Level Media
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