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Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke take aim at North Carolina
Duke's Cooper Flagg will get his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry Saturday evening when the No. 2 Blue Devils welcome North Carolina to Durham, N.C. ,Duke (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has pulled out seven- and 10-point wins, respectively, over Wake Forest and North Carolina State in...

No. 14 Mississippi State bids to keep guard up vs. No. 20 Missouri
No. 14 Mississippi State has suffered two close losses at home this season against top-tier Southeastern Conference teams.,But the league will provide the Bulldogs (16-5, 4-4) many more opportunities to win at home, such as Saturday afternoon against No. 20 Missouri in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs...

No. 8 Tennessee eyes revenge in rematch vs. No. 5 Florida
Tennessee was unbeaten and the top-ranked team in the land when it was annihilated by 30 points by Florida on Jan. 7.,Three-plus-weeks later, the No. 8 Volunteers will try to avenge that shellacking when they face the No. 5 Gators on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Knoxville, T...

Fresh off perfect month, St. John's sets sights on Providence
No. 15 St. John's is hearing comparisons to the team that made the Final Four in the 1984-85 season.,After completing a perfect month, the Red Storm will attempt to earn their eighth straight win Saturday afternoon when they host Providence in New York.,The Red Storm (18-3, 9-1 Big East) are unbeate...

Utah aims to snap skid vs. ascending Blue Jackets
The Utah Hockey Club haven't been very effective at winning close games recently, losing three straight after the score was tied or after holding the lead during the third period.,Utah will try to close out January on a positive note when it hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night in Salt La...

Heretics snag opening win at CDL's Stage 1 Major
The Miami Heretics eked out a 3-2 win over OpTic Texas as the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major got underway on Thursday in Madrid.,In the other upper-bracket quarterfinals, the Los Angeles Thieves defeated the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1, the Toronto Ultra swept the Vancouver Surge 3-0 and the Atlant...

NHL roundup: Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild blank Habs
Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.,Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history. The 40-year-old vetera...

Matt Coronato tallies twice as Flames dump Ducks
Matt Coronato scored two goals for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Adam Klapka scored his first goal of the season, Blake Coleman also tallied and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves for the Flames, who avoided losing three in a row for the first time sinc...

Flyers acquire Andrei Kuzmenko in trade with Flames
Four forwards are on the move after the Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames pulled off a trade late Thursday night.,The Flames received Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee, while the Flyers got Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier and second-round draft pick this year and a seventh-round pick in 2028.,...

Top 25 roundup: Nebraska upsets No. 18 Illinois in OT
Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska's last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb.,Williams snapped a 72-72 tie on a pull-up jumper with 2:28 left, then drove for a layup at the 1:44 mark. He added a baseline jumper...

NBA roundup: Grizzlies edge Rockets in final seconds
Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.,In a matchup of two of the Western Conference's top three teams, the game featured 14 ties and 13 lead changes. Houston had an opportuni...

Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell lift Cavs over Hawks
Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 on Thursday night.,Ty Jerome scored 20 points off the bench, Evan Mobley celebrated his maiden NBA All-Star Game selection with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and J...

Brandon Montour's two goals propel Kraken past Sharks
Defenseman Brandon Montour scored twice and Chandler Stephenson added a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Thursday.,Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist apiece and Jaden Schwartz also tallied for the Kraken, who snapped a...

Utah Hockey Club add new nickname option: Outlaws
Wasatch is out and Outlaws is in as a potential nickname for the Utah Hockey Club.,The team, midway through its first season in Salt Lake City after relocating from Arizona, is searching for a permanent moniker.,On Wednesday, the team announced it would poll in-person fans at upcoming home games, gi...

UCLA dominates No. 16 Oregon for 5th straight win
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UCLA to a convincing 78-52 victory over No. 16 Oregon on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Tyler Bilodeau and Dylan Andrews scored 15 points apiece as the Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game. Dailey, Bil...

Report: Big Ten considering private equity investors
The Big Ten Conference is gauging investment interest from private equity firms despite the league's previous opposition toward meshing risk capital and college sports, Sportico reported Thursday.,The investment bank Evercore, which was previously retained by the Big Ten, fielded initial offers from...

Cole Sillinger boosts Jackets over Knights in OT
Cole Sillinger batted in a rebound 52 seconds into overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Kent Johnson poked the puck away from Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and then broke on a breakaway but was stopped by goalie I...

Blazers dominate second half to blow out Magic
Reserve Shaedon Sharpe poured in 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 119-90 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,Sharpe did a good portion of his damage from beyond the arc, where he went 3-for-6 as part of a 9-for-14 performance from the field. Scoot Henderso...

Late free throws help Grizzlies end Rockets' win streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.,Houston had an opportunity to win at the buzzer, but Fred VanVleet missed a 3-point attempt.,Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 24 poin...

Red Wings rally for shootout win over Oilers
Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Alex Lyon made 45 saves and denied Connor McDavid in the shootout. Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed the ta...