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Wild return from break to face lowly Blackhawks
Despite skidding into the All-Star break with consecutive one-goal defeats, the Minnesota Wild assure fans they're operating more like the group that won four of five before the slump....

Sizzling Clippers head back home, where Pelicans await
With their annual Grammy Awards road trip complete, the Los Angeles Clippers have come out as big winners, singing to the tune of a 6-1 mark while rising to first place in the Western Conference....

In down year, USC aims to get well against Cal
Southern California looks to extend a lengthy string of success when it takes on Cal on Wednesday night in Pac-12 play at Berkeley, Calif....

Michigan DC Jesse Minter follows Jim Harbaugh to Chargers
Jesse Minter will remain Jim Harbaugh's defensive coordinator, though both are moving nearly 2,000 miles to the southwest....

No. 13 Baylor edges No. 23 Texas Tech thanks to strong 2nd half
RayJ Dennis finished with a game-high 21 points and No. 13 Baylor shook free from No. 23 Texas Tech on Tuesday night, using a strong second-half shooting to display to pick up a 79-73 victory in Waco, Texas....

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 21 Creighton bullies Xavier for 9th straight win
Mallory Brake and Lauren Jensen each netted 17 points as No. 21 Creighton pushed its winning streak to nine games with a 77-46 victory over Xavier on Tuesday night in Cincinnati....

Lauri Markkanen scores 33 as Jazz rally past Thunder
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City....

ATP roundup: Christopher Eubanks dominates in Dallas opener
No. 5 seed Christopher Eubanks fired 10 aces, had a 29-14 edge in receiving winners and saved all four break points he faced as he defeated qualifier Steve Johnson in first-round action at the Dallas Open on Tuesday....

Nevada gets big road win, knocks off No. 22 Utah State
Nick Davidson set game highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday night as Nevada scored a massive Quad 1 road win to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes, beating No. 22 Utah State 77-63 in the Mountain West matchup in Logan, Utah....

Minnesota holds off Michigan State for third straight win
Cam Christie scored 19 points and shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota held on for a 59-56 win over Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis....

DeMar DeRozan's OT heroics lift Bulls past Wolves
Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 51 of their 66 combined points after halftime as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 129-123 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday....

Caitlin Clark closes in on scoring record, drawing crowds and detractors
Iowa's win over Maryland this past Saturday was historic on several levels....

No. 1 UConn staves off Butler's upset bid
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Donovan Clingan added 18 to lead the No. 1 UConn to a hard-fought, 71-62 win over Butler on Tuesday in Hartford, Conn....

No. 17 Kentucky hits century mark, dominates Vanderbilt
Antonio Reeves scored 24 points and No. 17 Kentucky never trailed while rolling to a 109-77 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Nashville, Tenn....

No. 25 New Mexico has little trouble getting by Wyoming
Donovan Dent had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead No. 25 New Mexico to a 91-73 victory over Wyoming in a Mountain West matchup at Laramie, Wyo., on Tuesday night....

Javian McCollum's big finish pushes Oklahoma past No. 21 BYU
Javian McCollum scored 20 points — 13 in the final four minutes — to help Oklahoma knock off No. 21 BYU 82-66 on Tuesday in Norman, Okla....

No. 18 Dayton dumps Saint Joseph's, extends hot streak
Nate Santos and Kobe Elvis each scored 21 points, helping No. 18 Dayton register a 94-79 victory over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday in Philadelphia....

Late surge pushes Devils past Avalanche
John Marino scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:17 remaining, and the New Jersey Devils beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J....

Jake Oettinger stops 47 shots as Stars edge Sabres
Jake Oettinger made a career-high 47 saves and Sam Steel scored the go-ahead goal at 9:04 of the second period on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Dallas Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres....

No. 14 Iowa State fends off comeback bid, defeats Texas
Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points and Tamin Lipsey hit a clutch 3-pointer as No. 14 Iowa State held off Texas 70-65 on Tuesday in their Big 12 matchup in Austin, Texas....