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After rare road win, resurgent Blue Jackets welcome Kraken
The Columbus Blue Jackets begin the second half of their season in position to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in five seasons.,The Blue Jackets their enter Thursday game against the visiting Seattle Kraken with 42 points and occupying the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Confer...

NBA roundup: Cavs prevail in showdown with Thunder
Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle of the NBA's top two teams.,Evan Mobley contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who have won 11 in a row...

Top 25 roundup: Villanova ends No. 9 UConn's win streak
Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to propel host Villanova to a 68-66 upset of No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night.,In a raucous atmosphere in Villanova's on-campus gym, Wooga Poplar added 18 points as the Wildcats (11-5, 4-1 Big East) snapped the Huskies' eight-game winning streak...

NHL roundup: Another big game for Jesper Boqvist in Panthers' win
Jesper Boqvist scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen also scored and Matthew Tkachuk had two assists for the Panthers, who have alternated losses and wins for si...

Andrej Stojakovic, Cal pull away from Virginia
Andrej Stojakovic had a game-high 23 points, including seven in a game-breaking spurt to start the second half, and Cal won for the first time in Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball with an 75-61 triumph over Virginia on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,DJ Campbell chipped in with 11 points and ...

Jesper Boqvist's two-goal outing sends Panthers past Utah
Jesper Boqvist scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen also scored and Matthew Tkachuk had two assists for the Panthers, who have alternated losses and wins for si...

Heat look to build momentum during visit to Utah
While the Utah Jazz fell victim to a buzzer-beating half-court shot on Tuesday, the Miami Heat were earning a much-needed road win the same night.,The Heat next visit the Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday with hopes of building on the momentum they picked up in a 114-98 win over the Golden State Wa...

Petr Mrazek, Connor Bedard boost Blackhawks over Avs
Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist to back a 35-save effort from Petr Mrazek and lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. ,Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar also scored for Chicago, which ended an eight-game point streak for Colorado (7-0-1).,Avalanche ...

Trae Young, Hawks try to keep sinking Suns down
It will be hard for Trae Young and Atlanta to top Tuesday's win at Salt Lake City, but the Hawks will nonetheless look to finish their six-game road trip in style against the slumping Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,Young drained a half-court buzzer-beater to lift the Hawks over the Jazz 124-121 in the Ha...

With wildfires as backdrop, Lakers set to host Hornets
Entering a stretch of nine consecutive games in their home state, with seven of those in their own building, the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to play host to the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday intent on fine tuning their new look amid trying conditions.,Devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles ar...

Giannis Antetokounmpo breaks Bucks' double-double mark vs. Spurs
Damian Lillard scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 121-105 on Wednesday night.,Lillard also had eight assists, while Antetokounmpo added 16 rebounds and eight dimes for his 432nd career double-double, moving past Karee...

Zhuric Phelps' late trey rallies No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 17 Oklahoma
Zhuric Phelps sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19.6 seconds left to cap a career-high 34-point outburst, leading No. 10 Texas A&M to an 80-78 comeback win over No. 17 Oklahoma on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.,Texas A&M overcame an 18-point second-half deficit and a huge night from Oklahoma's Brycen Goodi...

Vegas hope return home means more wins, starting with Islanders
The Vegas Golden Knights have parlayed a 22-3-2 mark against Western Conference competition and a 17-4-0 home record into the top spot in the NHL standings with 59 points.,But one of the few blemishes for Bruce Cassidy's squad at the halfway mark of the season has been a so-so 6-6-1 record against E...

Texas settles in nicely for Cotton Bowl date with Ohio State
Oddsmakers may have Texas as nearly a one-touchdown underdog going into its Cotton Bowl matchup against Ohio State on Friday, but the Longhorns were feeling at home when they arrived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Wednesday.,"Yeah, being in Texas, an out-of-state opponent coming in, it does feel l...

Surprising upstarts Rockets, Grizzlies to face off in Memphis
Jaren Jackson Jr. is growing accustomed to his role.,Jackson has seen an increased scoring responsibility while the Memphis Grizzlies contend with a rash of injuries, from star guard Ja Morant to key reserves Marcus Smart and Santi Aldama. Morant is closer to returning from his latest malady, a Grad...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 USC hands No. 8 Maryland first loss
Kennedy Smith produced a personal 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter, and No. 4 Southern California rallied for a 79-74 win over No. 8 Maryland on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins led 68-61 before Smith sank two layups, then drilled a 3-pointer to level the game wi...

No. 11 Kansas rides strong second half to beat Arizona State
Zeke Mayo scored 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting to lead No. 11 Kansas to a 74-55 win over Arizona State in the Big 12 matchup on Wednesday in Lawrence, Kan.,Hunter Dickinson added 15 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals for the Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 Big 12), while Rylan Griffen added nine...

Nuggets spread scoring around in easy win vs. Clippers
Jamal Murray had 21 points and nine assists, Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points each and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 126-103 on Wednesday night.,Julian Strawther contributed 16 points, Christian Braun added 15 and DeAndre Jordan had a season-high 12 p...

Ben Humrichous scores 21 as No. 13 Illini thrash Penn State
Senior forward Ben Humrichous scored 19 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to spark No. 13 Illinois to a 91-52 victory over Penn State on Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.,The Fighting Illini prevailed despite the absence of leading scorer Kasparas Jakucionis. The freshman point guard, named ...

Stanford tops Va. Tech in first ACC home game
Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers each scored 19 points to help Stanford beat Virginia Tech 70-59 on Wednesday in the Cardinal's first Atlantic Coast Conference home game.,Raynaud grabbed 14 rebounds and Jaylen Blakes tallied 17 points for Stanford (10-5, 2-2), which defected from the Pac-12 after l...