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Pelicans trending up, Mavericks down as teams clash
The New Orleans Pelicans are improving. ,The Dallas Mavericks are struggling. ,The Pelicans are coming off their best road trip of the season and the Mavericks are coming off a lopsided home loss as both teams complete a back-to-back when they meet Wednesday night in New Orleans. ,New Orleans still ...

Hawks' Trae Young aims for another big night vs. Bulls
After erupting for a season-high 43 points on Tuesday, Trae Young won't shy away from the possibility of shouldering a bigger load again on Wednesday when his Atlanta Hawks visit the Chicago Bulls.,Young's big night sparked the Hawks to a 122-117 home win against the Phoenix Suns.,"We always got to ...

Knicks stumble into matchup with ailing Sixers
The New York Knicks earned their ninth consecutive win on New Year's Day, but the momentum has not carried over into the rest of January.,Since that victory to open the calendar year, the Knicks have lost five of seven in advance of a Wednesday matchup against the host Philadelphia 76ers, who are eq...

sYoDrip earns upset win in Madden's Last Chance Qualifier
Madden Championship Series newcomer Anthony "sYoDrip" Fahy got past a field of experienced players to win the Last Chance Qualifier on Tuesday and earn a playoff berth.,By defeating Drini "Drini" Gjoka 33-28 in the final, sYoDrip is assured of making at least $30,000 -- the minimum prize money for p...

Top 25 roundup: Missouri knocks off No. 5 Florida
Caleb Grill racked up 22 points off the bench and sank a pair of clutch free throws with five seconds remaining as Missouri upset No. 5 Florida 83-82 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla. ,Grill's key foul shots came just one second after Alex Condon converted a layup to get the Gators (15-2, 2-2 So...

NHL roundup: Avs rally late, sink Rangers in OT
Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Artturi Lehkonen and Parker Kelly also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for Colorado. With the Avs traili...

Patrik Laine tallies 400th point, Canadiens extend Utah's slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets score shootout win over Flyers
Kirill Marchenko scored the deciding goal of a shootout to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.,The Blue Jackets extended their winning streak to five games and are 9-2-1 over their past 12. Columbus is now 4-0 in games decided by a shootou...

Keyshawn Hall erupts for 40 as UCF fights off Arizona State
Keyshawn Hall began wrapping up a 40-point night with a short jumper with 1:26 to play that took two bounces off the rim before finding the bottom of the net as Central Florida downed Arizona State 95-89 on Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz. ,Hall's good luck gave the Knights (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) an 89-86 lead, ...

Carlos Alcaraz records second-round rout in Australian Open
Carlos Alcaraz made quick work of his second-round match at the Australian Open.,The third-seeded Spaniard powered to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 win over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in 88 minutes on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia.,Alcaraz, 21, has already surpassed his most recent Grand Slam performance, whe...

Arizona rolls past No. 25 Baylor for 7th straight win
Henri Veesaar's 19 points led a balanced scoring effort to lead Arizona to its seventh straight win, 81-70 over No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (11-5, 5-0 Big 12) took advantage of short-handed Baylor (11-5, 3-2) for most of the game, building a 27-point lead in the second ha...

NBA roundup: Bucks stop Kings’ 7-game winning streak
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 25 points during a 47-point first quarter that propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-115 win over the visiting Kings on Tuesday night, snapping Sacramento's seven-game winning streak.,Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 33 points and Lillard...

Coming off thrilling win, No. 22 Utah State heads to UNLV
No. 22 Utah State looks to continue its unbeaten start in Mountain West play on Wednesday when it travels to Las Vegas for a matchup against struggling UNLV.,Utah State (16-1, 6-0 MW) is coming off a thrilling win against Boise State on Saturday night, as Ian Martinez converted a go-ahead four-point...

Naomi Osaka pulls off second-round upset at Australian Open
Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday.,Osaka rallied past 20th-seeded Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in Melbourne, Australia.,A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osa...

Hot-shooting USC rolls wire-to-wire against Iowa
Southern California shot a torrid 64.9 percent from the floor and four Trojans scored at least 18 points in a wire-to-wire, 99-89 win over Iowa on Tuesday in Los Angeles.,USC (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) came out hot, scoring the game's first five points and never looking back on the way to back-to-back leag...

Hoping for more success in SEC play, Oklahoma awaits Texas
Longtime rivals Texas and Oklahoma enter their first Southeastern Conference matchup against each other in desperate need of a win on Wednesday night in Norman, Okla.,The transition from the Big 12 to the SEC hasn't been kind to either team. After an undefeated run through their nonconference schedu...

Nets end skid with high-scoring blowout of Blazers
The Brooklyn Nets withstood a career-best 39 points from Portland's Scoot Henderson to snap a five-game losing streak with a 132-114 win over the host Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Cameron Johnson, who entered the game with an ankle injury, scored 24 points for Brooklyn. Noah Clowney and Keon John...

Devon Toews gives Avalanche win over Rangers in OT
Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Artturi Lehkonen and Parker Kelly also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for Colorado.,The Rangers dominat...

Missouri upsets No. 5 Florida behind Caleb Grill
Caleb Grill racked up 22 points off the bench and sank a pair of clutch free throws with five seconds remaining as Missouri upset No. 5 Florida 83-82 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla. ,Grill's key foul shots came just one second after Alex Condon converted a layup to get the Gators (15-2, 2-2 So...

Tiger Woods' team drops TGL opener
Tiger Woods entered the venue for his TGL debut to the sounds of "Eye of the Tiger" on Tuesday, but his team ended up as the prey instead of the predator in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Los Angeles Golf Club routed Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club 12-1 in the new simulated golf league's second-ever match....