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Big Ten tournament roundup: USC tops Rutgers in 2OT
Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points after halftime, helping No. 14 seed Southern California recover after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from the Big Ten tournament's opening round 97-89 in double overtime on Wednesday in Indianapolis., ,Rutgers' Jeremiah Wil...
Big 12 tournament roundup: No. 12 Iowa State routs Cincinnati
Joshua Jefferson recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead No. 12 Iowa State to a 76-56 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Tamin Lipsey scored 16 points and Milan Momcilovic added 13 for the fift...
Big East tournament roundup: Pierre Brooks II leads Butler past Providence
NEW YORK -- Pierre Brooks II scored 25 points and ninth-seeded Butler earned a wire-to-wire 75-69 victory over eighth-seeded Providence in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday., ,The Bulldogs (14-18) snapped a four-game losing streak and advanced to a matchup with top-seeded St....
ACC tournament roundup: SMU stifles Syracuse in tourney debut
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night's second-round game in Charlotte.,SMU's defense did most of the good work as Syracuse, which had a season-low point total, couldn'...
NHL roundup: Kraken top Habs 4 seconds into OT
Brandon Montour had two goals and two assists, and he scored the winner on a breakaway four seconds into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.,Jani Nyman scored in his NHL debut, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and...
NBA roundup: Surging Thunder prevail at Boston
In a potential NBA Finals preview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tossed in 34 points and Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder over the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday.,Oklahoma City, which outscored Boston 30-24 in the fourth quarter, has won eight o...
Former Arkansas, NBA C Oliver Miller dies at 54
Oliver Miller, who starred at center for Arkansas ahead of a lengthy NBA career, died at age 54, the National Basketball Retired Players Association announced on Wednesday.,No cause of death was stated.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The basketball community has lost a Lege...
Brandon Montour caps big night with OT goal as Kraken edge Habs
Brandon Montour had two goals and two assists, and he scored the winner on a breakaway four seconds into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.,Jani Nyman scored in his NHL debut, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps, Galaxy advnace
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
Mikal Bridges' OT buzzer-beater lifts Knicks over Blazers
Mikal Bridges scored 33 points and drilled the winning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to give the New York Knicks a 114-113 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.,Deni Avdija converted a three-point play with 3.4 seconds left to put Portland ahead by two before the Knicks ra...
Utah nips Ducks, remains in thick of wild-card hunt
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist for the Utah Hockey Club in a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Jack McBain and Alexander Kerfoot also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves for Utah, which ran its point streak to four games (2-0-2) and moved w...
Magic next to face Pelicans, 'unguardable' Zion Williamson
The New Orleans Pelicans have been restricting Zion Williamson since he returned from a 27-game absence due to a hamstring injury.,But opponents are having a hard time restricting him. The latest to fail the test was the Los Angeles Clippers, who saw Williamson record his second career triple-double...
Warriors aim to stay hot, dent Kings' playoff hopes
Two teams battling for playoff position in the Western Conference meet when the Golden State Warriors host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,The Warriors entered Wednesday holding the sixth seed after winning 12 of their last 14 games, while Sacramento's hopes of a top-six finish are fading fast. Th...
Anthony Edwards, Wolves rout Nuggets, extend streak
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points, Julius Randle added 25 and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 115-95 on Wednesday for their season-high sixth win in a row.,Jaden McDaniels contributed 16 points, Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Donte DiVincenzo added 10 points...
Kansas escapes with OT win vs. UCF, faces Arizona next
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hunter Dickinson had six of his 23 points in overtime as Kansas escaped with a 98-94 victory over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Wednesday night. ,Kansas will face No. 3 seed Arizona in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Jayhawks defeated the visit...
Conor Garland brings key goals as Canucks top Flames in shootout
Conor Garland's goal clinched a shootout in a 4-3 comeback victory for the Vancouver Canucks over the host Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist in regulation, and also scored Vancouver's first goal of the shootout. Pius Suter and Jake DeBrusk added goals and Kevin L...
SMU shuts down Syracuse in ACC tournament debut
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night's second-round game in Charlotte.,SMU's defense did most of the good work as Syracuse, which had a season-low point total, couldn'...
Jeremiah Fears pours in 29 as Oklahoma tops Georgia
Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points and led a late run that lifted 14th-seeded Oklahoma to a 81-75 win over 11th-seed Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday in Nashville.,The Sooners (20-12) strengthened their case to make the NCAA Tournament for the f...
Desmond Claude, USC outlast Rutgers in 2OT in Big Ten tourney
Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 14 seed Southern California recovered after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from the Big Ten tournament, 97-89, in Wednesday's double-overtime contest in Indianapolis.,Capitalizing on...
Carlos Alcaraz charges into Indian Wells quarterfinals
Carlos Alcaraz, who was nearly flawless to start BNP Paribas Open, was even better on Wednesday.,The two-time defending champion powered to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, Calif.,Alcaraz, a Spaniard who is seeded second, completed his day's ...