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Emanuel Sharp tallies 27 points to carry No. 8 Houston past Florida State
Emanuel Sharp continued his hot start with 27 points to lead host Houston to an 82-67 victory over Florida State on Saturday night as part of the Houston Hoops Showdown.,Sharp was 6-of-10 from 3-point range to lead the No. 8 Cougars (8-1) to their second win in a row, with both coming against Atlant...

No. 14 Illinois stifles No. 13 Tennessee in 75-62 win
Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler scored 16 points apiece to lead No. 14 Illinois to a 75-62 victory over No. 13 Tennessee on Saturday night in a Music City Madness matchup in Nashville.,The duo were two of four Illini to score in double figures as Kylan Boswell added 15 and David Mirkovic scored 10...

In first start, Pat Spencer helps Warriors edge Cavaliers
Pat Spencer scored 12 of his career-high 19 points in the fourth quarter of his initial NBA start and Gui Santos added 14 points off the bench, lifting the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors to a 99-94 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.,Cleveland trailed 97-94 with 7.3 se...

Canadiens ramp up defense, edge Maple Leafs in shootout
Alexandre Texier scored the decisive goal of a shootout and the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night.,Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens in regulation and also in the shootout and Jakub Dobes made 22 saves. Montreal has won two in a row and five of s...

Pistons top Bucks behind balanced scoring attack
Cade Cunningham led seven Detroit players in double figures with 23 points and 12 assists as the host Pistons rolled past Milwaukee, 124-112, on Saturday night.,Isaiah Stewart had 19 points and Jalen Duren powered for 16 points and 16 rebounds. Ausar Thompson supplied 13 points, eight assists and si...

Jake Neighbours, Joel Hofer star in Blues' win vs. Senators
Jake Neighbours scored twice as the visiting St. Louis Blues held off the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Saturday night.,Joel Hofer made 41 saves and the Blues killed off six penalties while snapping a two-game losing streak.,Blues winger Jordan Kyrou suffered a left leg injury in the first period and did n...

Oklahoma State stays unblemished with win over Grand Canyon
Parsa Fallah scored 25 points and Christian Coleman added 16 as Oklahoma State remained undefeated with an 84-78 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday as part of the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix, Ariz.,Anthony Roy and Jaylen Curry both had 14 points for the Cowboys (9-0).,The Lopes (5-4) were led ...

Hurricanes jump out to 5-goal lead, cool off Predators
Jackson Blake notched two goals and an assist the Carolina Hurricanes blasted the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Saturday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Nikolaj Ehlers provided a goal and two assists and Taylor Hall, William Carrier and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who registered more than one ...

Pair of goals back G Dustin Wolf's shutout as Flames top Mammoth
Yegor Sharangovich scored in the opening minute and goaltender Dustin Wolf posted his second shutout of the season as the host Calgary Flames claimed a 2-0 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday.,Wolf stopped 28 shots to backstop the Flames to their second consecutive win to kick off a crucial fo...

Islanders get defense, just enough offense to beat Lightning again
Cal Ritchie banked in a third-period power-play goal, Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots in a record-tying performance, and the New York Islanders beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning for the second time in five days in Saturday night's 2-0 blanking.,In a pivotal moment in the third, Lightning forward Brand...

Morgan Geekie stays hot as Bruins extend Devils' skid
Morgan Geekie's 22nd goal of the season and 10th in a nine-game span in the second period proved to be the game-winner in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.,Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt and Andrew Peeke also scored while Jeremy Swayman made 29 s...

TCU on the rebound against streaking North Texas
TCU has a quick turnaround as it takes on red-hot North Texas on Sunday in the US LBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,North Texas (7-2) has won four straight games, the latest a 77-75 home victory over Houston Christian on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Horned Frogs (5-3) lost 87-85 in overt...

Villanova routs Penn to claim Big 5 Classic championship
Bryce Lindsay shot 5-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 18 points as Villanova topped Penn 90-63 in Saturday's Big 5 Classic championship in Philadelphia.,Duke Brennan chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (7-1), who won the event for the first time in its three-year history. The to...

Jalen Johnson's triple-double helps Hawks handle Wizards
Jalen Johnson recorded his second consecutive triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists as the visiting Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 131-116 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,Onyeka Okongwu scored 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 17 and L...

Terrence Brown, Utah hold off California Baptist
Terrence Brown scored 27 points and Don McHenry added 21 to lead Utah to a 91-85 victory over California Baptist on Saturday night in Salt Lake City,Keanu Dawes chipped in 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists to help the Utes (7-3) earn just their second win in five games. Utah prevailed despit...

Nebraska aims for 9-0 start vs. in-state foe Creighton
In-state bragging rights are on the line when Nebraska hosts Creighton in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln.,The Cornhuskers (8-0) are off to their best start since beginning the 1977-78 season with a school-record 10 straight wins. Nebraska has won 12 in a row dating back to last ...

Surging Texas A&M poses challenge for SMU squad looking for rebound
SMU will look to get back to its winning ways but will have to be better with its offensive execution as it plays surging Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,The Mustangs (8-1) return to the court after an 88-69 loss at No. 17 Vanderb...

Looking to find stride, Mississippi State faces San Francisco
Mississippi State hasn't had a great start to the season., ,But the Bulldogs (4-4) hope their last game was a turning point as they prepare to meet San Francisco (5-4) on Sunday afternoon in Tupelo, Miss., ,Mississippi State, which had lost to Iowa State, Kansas State and New Mexico on neutral court...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder model for Jazz to follow
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams were big parts of the Oklahoma City Thunder's championship run last season.,Heading into Sunday's matchup with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Gilgeous-Alexander is playing even better than he did last season, when he won NBA Most Valuable Player honors. W...

Lakers hope to get healthier, end road trip on high note vs. Sixers
The Los Angeles Lakers have experienced a roller coaster of emotions in the first two games of their East Coast road trip., ,The Lakers are looking to end their road trip on a positive note Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Luka Doncic (personal reasons) has not played in the first tw...