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Jaelen House powers New Mexico to win over No. 19 San Diego State
Jaelen House scored 26 points to lead the New Mexico men's basketball team to an 88-70 win against No. 19 San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M....

No. 1 Purdue trounces Penn St. behind Zach Edey’s 30
Center Zach Edey collected 30 points and 20 rebounds as top-ranked Purdue avoided back-to-back losses by beating visiting Penn State 95-78 Saturday....

No. 3 Kansas too strong for No. 9 Oklahoma
Hunter Dickinson had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin McCullar Jr. added 21 points as No. 3 Kansas beat No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66 on Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas....

Xavier uses late first-half surge to cruise past Providence
Trey Green scored a game-high 23 points with five 3-pointers and Desmond Claude added 21 points as visiting Xavier beat Providence 85-65 on Saturday afternoon....

Capitals rally, send Rangers to fourth straight loss
T.J. Oshie scored the tiebreaking goal with 11:31 remaining in the third period and the host Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the slumping New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon....

Bam Adebayo lifting Heat, who next take on struggling Hornets
The Miami Heat are relying on Bam Adebayo more than ever....

No. 22 Creighton holds off St. John's in tight finish
Trey Alexander sank a pair of free throws with 12.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 22 Creighton to a 66-65 victory over St. John's on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb....

Texas agrees to four-year extension with HC Steve Sarkisian
After leading Texas to the College Football Playoff semifinals, Steve Sarkisian agreed to a four-year contract extension to remain the head coach at Texas....

Ole Miss takes over down stretch, knocks off Vanderbilt
Matthew Murrell scored 18 of his 24 points in a near-perfect first half as Ole Miss knocked off visiting Vanderbilt 69-56 in an SEC game Saturday at Oxford, Miss....

No. 5 Tennessee makes late run to surge past Georgia
Dalton Knecht scored 36 points, one off his career high, and No. 5 Tennessee rallied from an eight-point deficit with a game-ending 15-1 run Saturday that led to an 85-79 win over Georgia in Athens, Ga....

NC State survives late surge from Louisville in win
DJ Horne scored a game-high 27 points, helped by six 3-pointers, as visiting North Carolina State held off Louisville to capture an 89-83 victory on Saturday in Louisville, Ky....

No. 15 Wisconsin holds off Northwestern, stays perfect in Big Ten
Max Klesmit had a season-high 24 points and No. 15 Wisconsin scored the final eight points to hold off visiting Northwestern 71-63 in a showdown between Big Ten leaders on Saturday at Madison, Wisc....

No. 7 North Carolina crushes Syracuse
RJ Davis racked up 22 points and No. 7 North Carolina rolled again, routing visiting Syracuse 103-67 on Saturday afternoon at Chapel Hill, N.C....

Georgia retains Will Muschamp, hires Alabama's Travaris Robinson
Georgia announced changes to its coaching staff Saturday, with Will Muschamp moving to an off-field role and Alabama assistant Travaris Robinson hired as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach....

Seton Hall does enough down stretch, slips past Butler
Kadary Richmond converted the go-ahead layup to cap a 24-point, 12-rebound performance, guiding Seton Hall to a 78-72 victory over host Butler on Saturday in Indianapolis....

49ers DC Steve Wilks latest to interview for Chargers' head-coaching job
The Los Angeles Chargers said Saturday that they interviewed Steve Wilks for their vacant head-coach position....

Nuggets to see old friend in matchup with Pacers
From the moment the Denver Nuggets won the NBA title in June, they hoped they could bring back Bruce Brown, an unrestricted free agent who had been an integral piece to their championship puzzle....

Bills-Steelers playoff game moved to Monday due to winter storm
The AFC wild-card game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon because of an impending storm that will bring frigid temperatures, potentially feet of snow and gusting winds....

No. 10 Illinois welcomes Maryland, resumes mission to validate 'team' theme
By now Illinois has erased doubts about whether the suspension of leading scorer Terrence Shannon Jr. might damage the Fighting Illini goal of making a run to the NCAA Tournament....

No. 24 FAU aims to build off momentum in clash vs. UAB
No. 24 Florida Atlantic has not been winning all of the close games like it seemingly did last season, but the team's most recent victory was a throwback to that magical campaign....