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Heat hope to continue winning ways against lagging Lakers
Following two postponements due to wildfires ravaging the area, the Los Angeles Lakers badly wilted in the final quarter of Monday's home loss to the San Antonio Spurs.,The Lakers will shoot to play a full 48 minutes on Wednesday when they battle the visiting Miami Heat.,San Antonio pummeled the Lak...
BYU ends 3-game skid at Oklahoma State's expense
Trevin Knell scored 18 points and Dallin Hall added 14 to lead BYU to an 85-69 victory over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 matchup in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night.,Knell and Hall combined to make seven 3-pointers for the Cougars. Richie Saunders chipped in 12 points, and Egor Demin and Keba Keita add...
Texas Tech locks up Kansas State in final minutes for 61-57 win
Texas Tech held Kansas State scoreless for the game's final 5:49 and sent the Wildcats to a fourth consecutive loss with a 61-57 decision on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Red Raiders (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) had a seven-point lead, 53-46, with 10:55 left to play in the second half before giving up ...
Jaeden Zackery's breakout game propels Clemson past Georgia Tech
Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high 21 points on Tuesday, helping lead the visiting Clemson Tigers to a 70-59 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.,Zackery also had six rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (14-4 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their second straight game an...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs avenge loss to Pacers
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 of his game-high 35 points in the first half, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Indiana Pacers 127-117 in Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Darius Garland added 24 points and seven assists, while Evan Mobley had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which avenged a 15-p...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Maryland survives No. 24 Minnesota's rally
Shyanne Sellers scored a season-high 27 points and Kaylene Smikle added 19 as No. 8 Maryland nearly blew a 20-point lead in the final three minutes but held off No. 24 Minnesota 99-92 on Tuesday in College Park, Md.,Smikle hit six consecutive free throws in the final 29 seconds, with four of those c...
LSU gets by Arkansas for first SEC win
Cam Carter scored 27 points, Jordan Sears added 17 and LSU claimed its first SEC victory by defeating Arkansas 78-74 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (12-5, 1-3) overcame a slow start with a second-half spurt then hung on.,Boogie Fland scored 19 points, Adou Thiero had 13 points and 1...
No. 24 Wisconsin builds big lead, withstands Ohio State rally
John Tonje scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin held off visiting Ohio State's second-half comeback for a 70-68 Big Ten victory Tuesday night in Madison.,John Blackwell added 15 for the Badgers (14-3, 4-2), including a foul shot with 1.5 seconds left for a two-point lead. The Buckeyes (10-7, 2-4) h...
No. 3 Duke demolishes Miami for 11th straight win
Freshman Kon Knueppel scored a season-high 25 points as No. 3 Duke rolled to its 11th consecutive victory, wiping out Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C.,Cooper Flagg, just three days after setting an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record with 42 points against Notre Dame, chipped in 13...
No. 17 Purdue, leaning on Braden Smith, visits Washington
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith might be the top passer in college basketball.,But sometimes he falls into periods where he is too unselfish.,No. 17 Purdue will be looking for all of Smith's talents to be on display when it battles Washington in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Seattle.,The B...
Predators survive hat trick from Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev
Steven Stamkos scored twice and also had an assist and Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators jumped out to a four-goal lead and then held on for a milestone 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Justin Barron and Ryan O'Reilly also scored...
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton cruise over reeling Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner collected 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks and Steven Ashworth added 20 points, lifting host Creighton to an 84-64 victory over Providence on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner, who made 8 of 12 shots from the floor, was honored before the game in recognition of scoring h...
Kyle Connor's hat trick helps Jets blow by Canucks
Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday.,Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Gabriel Vilardi had three helpers, while Co...
Bucks ride massive first quarter to victory over Kings
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...
Trey Murphy III puts up 32 as Pelicans push past Bulls
Trey Murphy III scored a game-high 32 points and Zion Williamson added 21 points and nine assists to lift the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-113 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,New Orleans outscored Chicago 33-27 in the fourth quarter while leading by as many as 16 to close a 2...
Radek Faksa's tally lifts Blues over Flames
Radek Faksa scored the game-winning goal as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Calgary Flames 2-1 Tuesday night.,Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves.,Kevin Bahl scored and Dan Vladar stopped 23 shots for the Flames, whose three-game winning streak came to...
Panthers win defensive battle, top Devils in shootout
Anton Lundell scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the visiting Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Jesper Boqvist scored and Spencer Knight made 25 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1).,Nico Hischier scored f...
Leevi Merilainen, Senators secure shutout win vs. Islanders
Leevi Merilainen authored his second shutout in three starts Tuesday night, recording 24 saves to lead the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 2-0 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Ottawa has won three straight games -- all started by Merilainen. The Finnish netminder stopped all 29 shots he...
Trae Young racks up 43 points in Hawks' win over Suns
Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points and the Atlanta Hawks finished strong to beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 122-117 on Tuesday.,Young made 13 of 31 field goals, giving him 3,556 baskets for his career and pushing him past Al Horford for 10th most in franchise history. He was 6-for-12 on 3-poin...
Jeremy Swayman (43 saves), Bruins avenge loss to Lightning
David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday night.,Reaching the 20-goal plateau for the ninth time in his 11-year NHL career, Pastrnak scored his...