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Streaking St. John's looks to put clamps on Creighton
Nov 17, 2024; New York, New York, USA; St. John’s Red Storm guard Deivon Smith (5) drives to the basket in the second half against the New Mexico Lobos at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The week between Big East games was productive for St. John’s, whose final non-conference clash served as a reminder of the type of effort the Red Storm will need to bring in league play.
Creighton is eager to see how much progress freshman Fedor Zugic made in the nine days following his long-awaited Bluejays debut.
St. John’s (11-2, 2-0 Big East) and Creighton (8-5, 1-1) will meet for the first time this season Tuesday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.
St. John’s earned its sixth straight win Saturday night, cruising to a 97-76 victory over visiting Delaware. Creighton last played Dec. 21 when it beat visiting Villanova 86-79.
Six players scored in double figures Saturday for St. John’s, which raced to a 48-29 halftime lead before allowing Delaware to score 47 points while shooting 58.1 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes.
Consistency was an issue for St. John’s in its most recent Big East game against Providence on Dec. 20, when the Red Storm overcame a 16-point first-half deficit and earned a 72-70 win on Zuby Ejiofor’s jumper at the buzzer.
“We need both halves, honestly, because teams are super talented (in the Big East),” guard Deivon Smith said after he flirted with a triple-double (20 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists) Saturday night. “We need to put together two halves, stop the 3-ball, take our matchups seriously, pay attention to the scouts and get it all together so we can win a championship.”
The addition of Zugic should make Creighton deeper as it aims to finish among the top three in the Big East for the fifth time in six seasons.
The 6-foot-6 Zugic missed the first 12 games as the NCAA determined his eligibility. The 21-year-old played several seasons of pro ball in Europe before signing with the Bluejays in August.
Creighton coach Greg McDermott said he was resigned to the idea that Zugic wouldn’t play this year before he was ruled eligible hours ahead of tipoff on Dec. 21. Zugic was scoreless with two rebounds in three minutes against Villanova.
“Hopefully we can catch him up and he can be an important contributor, rotational guy for us,” McDermott said. “Because he can handle it, he can pass it, he can shoot it. He’s just got to learn what the heck’s going on. And that’s going to take a little time.”
–Field Level Media
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Reports: Giants sending DT Dexter Lawrence to Bengals for No. 10 overall pick
New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) gestures during a Thursday Night Football game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Oct. 9, 2025. The New York Giants have traded three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals for the No. 10 pick overall in Thursday’s draft, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.
Lawrence, 28, requested a trade last week and did not report to the Giants’ offseason program, with reports that discussions over a contract extension had reached an impasse.
The Giants have their original first-round pick at No. 5 and now No. 10.
NFL Network reported on Saturday that the Bengals will be giving Lawrence a contract extension. He is set to earn a base salary of $18.5 million in 2026 and is under contract through 2027 but with no guaranteed money remaining.
A 2019 first-round pick (17th overall) out of Clemson, Lawrence has recorded 341 tackles, 30.5 sacks and 103 quarterback hits in 109 games (102 starts) over seven seasons in New York.
He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2022 through 2024, but not last season when he started 17 games and had 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits and one interception.
Cincinnati already added to its defensive line with offseason signings of former Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe to a three-year, $60 million contract and former Vikings tackle Jonathan Allen to a two-year, $25 million deal.
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Galaxy rally from 2-0 deficit, earn draw with FC Dallas
Apr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball as FC Dallas forward Petar Musa (9) defends during the first half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images The visiting LA Galaxy erased an early 2-0 deficit with a pair of late first-half goals and then choked off the FC Dallas offense in the second half to earn a 2-2 draw on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.
Lucas Sanabria got LA (2-3-3, 9 points) on the board and Joseph Paintsil equalized three minutes into first-half stoppage time. It appeared that Dallas (3-1-4, 13 points) snapped the tie when Kaick tallied in the 75th minute, but the goal was nullified for offsides.
Petar Musa collected a brace for Dallas, giving him nine goals on the year and enabling him to take the MLS goal-scoring lead over Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Nashville’s Sam Surridge. But the Galaxy kept him in check after halftime.
Musa needed just seven minutes to start the scoring, with the help of a horrific turnover by LA captain Maya Yoshida. Attempting to boot the ball laterally to a teammate in his end, Yoshida instead squibbed the ball right to Musa.
Given plenty of time and space to make his move, Musa measured goalie JT Marcinowski and calmly booted the ball into the lower left corner from just outside the box.
Dallas controlled the ball for most of the half, bolstering its advantage in the 38th minute via a nice buildup inside the Galaxy zone. Logan Farrington crossed from the left side and a sliding Musa poked it past Marcinowski.
Sanabria pulled one back in the 43rd minute as his shot from the top of the box deflected off the shoe of a Dallas defender and eluded goalie Michael Collodi at the right post.
Paintsil, playing his first match of the year after sitting out the first eight with injury, made it level via a fine feed from Gabriel Pec. Left open in the box, Paintsil wired a shot over Collodi and under the crossbar.
Dallas tried 11 shots to LA’s nine as it stretched its unbeaten string to five matches. Both teams got five shots on frame.
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Minnesota United blank Timbers for 3rd straight win
Apr 18, 2026; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota United FC forward Kelvin Yeboah (9) shoots the ball as Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman (20) and defender Brandon Bye (5) defend during the first half at Allianz Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Tomas Chancalay had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota United won their third match in a row with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Saint Paul, Minn.
Kelvin Yeboah scored the other goal, making it three matches in a row that he has a goal for the Loons (4-2-2, 14 points). Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender made two saves for the clean sheet.
Yeboah has half of his team’s 10 goals in MLS play. He’s the team’s only player with more than one goal.
James Pantemis made five saves for Portland (2-5-1, 7 points), which fell to 0-4-0 in road matches.
Chancalay scored his first goal of the season in the 16th minute off Jefferson Diaz’s assist.
Yeboah’s goal in the 60th minute capped a fastbreak with a short-range shot after Chancalay provided the final pass. Chancalay has four assists this year.
Portland has surrendered two or more goals in each of its last three road matches.
The Timbers began a busy stretch that includes several road assignments with a largely solid game despite failing to score. They held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks and a 55%-45% possession advantage, but Minnesota outshot the visitors 17-12, including 7-2 on shots on target.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw last August in the same stadium.
Portland stays on the road next Saturday, visiting San Diego FC. Minnesota plays twice next week, visiting FC Dallas on Wednesday before hosting LAFC on Saturday.
–Field Level Media
