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NBA roundup: Wizards stun Wolves, end 16-game skid
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points to help the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game losing streak with a 105-103 win over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Wolves cut the deficit to 105-103 on Mike Conley's three foul shots with 15.1 seconds left. They had a chanc...
Grant Nelson excels as No. 4 Alabama routs Georgia
Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks as one of five Alabama scorers in double figures, leading the No. 4 Crimson Tide to a 90-69 rout of Georgia on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,In winning their fifth straight game, the Crimson Tide (19-3, 8-1 SEC) shot 52.6 percent from the field,...
Wings handle Flames in clash of wild-card contenders
First-period goals by Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson held up as the visiting Detroit Red Wings ran their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Andrew Copp also scored for the Red Wings, who are within a single point of the Eastern Conference's second ...
Deandre Ayton's near-perfect shooting leads Blazers past Suns
Deandre Ayton scored 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127-108 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Saturday night in the first of two games in three days between the teams.,Jerami Grant added 20 points for the Trail Blazers, who led by as many as 27 points ...
NHL roundup: In elite clash, Jets top Caps in OT
Defenseman Josh Morrissey capped a two-goal performance by scoring 1:57 into overtime, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in a battle of the NHL's two top teams.,Winnipeg's Cole Perfetti and defenseman Dylan Samberg each collected a goal and an assist...
Report: Lakers land Luka Doncic, trade Anthony Davis to Mavs
The Lakers and Mavericks have sent the NBA world into a frenzy, with ESPN reporting early Sunday morning that the teams had completed a trade that will send Luka Doncic to Los Angeles and Anthony Davis to Dallas. ,While the two stars are at the center of the deal, the Lakers will also get Maxi Klebe...
Syracuse gets rare road win by conquering Cal
Lucas Taylor scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Syracuse put its road woes behind it for at least one night in a 75-66 win over Cal in the Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday in Berkeley, California.,J.J. Starling chipped in 18 points for the Orange (10-12, 4-7 ACC), who came in 1...
Knicks' OG Anunoby leaves loss to Lakers with sprained foot
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby left Saturday night's loss to the visiting Los Angeles Lakers after suffering a sprained right foot early in the third quarter.,Anunoby, who was open on the wing, took a pass from Jalen Brunson but grimaced and went to his left knee after planting his foot just bey...
Arkansas' John Calipari wins in return to Kentucky
With a thunderous mix of cheers and boos, fans of No. 12 Kentucky greeted former Wildcats coach John Calipari in his first game at Rupp Arena since taking over as the head coach at Arkansas.,Calipari walked away a winner as former Kentucky player Adou Thiero collected 21 points and eight rebounds in...
LeBron James' triple-double carries Lakers past Knicks
LeBron James put on another show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, posting a triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away from the host New York Knicks to win 128-112.,James, who turned 40 in December, led all players Saturday with 33 points and 12 assists while adding 11 rebounds a...
Bam Adebayo hits at buzzer as Heat stun Spurs
Bam Adebayo capped a 30-point performance by sinking a jumper at the buzzer, lifting the visiting Miami Heat to a 105-103 win over the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Kel'el Ware rebounded a miss by Chris Paul with 3 seconds left and the Heat called time out to set up a final shot in regu...
Wade Taylor IV (7 3-pointers) guides No. 13 Texas A&M past South Carolina
Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points thanks in large part to seven 3-pointers to lead No. 13 Texas A&M to a 76-72 grind-it-out win over South Carolina on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Columbia, S.C.,Texas A&M (17-5, 6-3 SEC) led by a baker's dozen just over one minute into the second hal...
Lightning force OT, but Islanders win 7th straight
Defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders extended the NHL's longest winning streak to seven games, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.,After the Islanders won the faceoff, Bo Horvat skated deep into the defensive end. Du...
Stumbling Seton Hall, DePaul look to end losing streaks
With the host DePaul Blue Demons and Seton Hall Pirates struggling to stay out of the Big East Conference basement, a victory in their matchup on Sunday in Chicago could do wonders for morale.,The Blue Demons (10-12. 1-10 Big East) and Pirates (6-15, 1-9) enter on a collective nine-game losing strea...
Wizards snap 16-game losing skid, top Timberwolves
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points to help the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game losing streak with a 105-103 win over the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Wolves cut the deficit to 105-102 on Mike Conley's three foul shots with 15.1 seconds left. They had a chance...
No. 25 UConn topples No. 9 Marquette behind lights-out shooting
Solo Ball had 25 points and Alex Karaban added 15 as No. 25 UConn held off a second-half rally by No. 9 Marquette in a 77-69 Big East victory Saturday night in Milwaukee.,Samson Johnson added 13 points for UConn (16-6, 8-3 Big East), which shot 59.5 percent from the field, including 12 of 19 from 3-...
Aaron Wiggins enjoys career night as Thunder trounce Kings
Aaron Wiggins recorded a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.,Wiggins' previous career highs were 28 points as a rookie in 2021-22 and 10 rebounds the following season.,Wiggins was in the starting lin...
Nets build 22-point lead in road upset of Rockets
D'Angelo Russell scored 18 points, Ziaire Williams flirted with a double-double and the visiting Brooklyn Nets claimed a surprising 110-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After snapping a seven-game losing streak with a road win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, the Nets recorde...
Miami charges back to beat Notre Dame, end 10-game skid
Miami snapped a 10-game losing streak after rallying from a 13-point deficit to beat Notre Dame 63-57 Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (5-17, 1-10 ACC) won their first conference game since beating Virginia Tech on Feb. 3, 2024. They had lo...
Pacers hold on as Hawks' skid hits 8 games
Pascal Siakam had a team-high 20 points to lead seven scorers in double figures, helping the Indiana Pacers to a 132-127 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis. ,Andrew Nembhard added 19 points and Obi Toppin supplied 18 as the Pacers won their third straight game. Bennedict Mathurin...