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No. 8 North Carolina turns away Pittsburgh
Armando Bacot had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 8 North Carolina top host Pittsburgh 70-57 on Tuesday....

Wake Forest tops Boston College, extends winning streak to 8
Hunter Sallis tossed in a game-high 21 points and Wake Forest stretched its winning streak to eight games by beating Boston College 84-78 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....

No. 17 Florida Atlantic downs ECU in AAC debut
Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin each netted 20 points, Vladislav Goldin added 11 points and 11 rebounds and No. 17 Florida Atlantic debuted in the American Athletic Conference with a 79-64 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night in Boca Raton, Fla....

No. 21 Wisconsin's second-half surge sinks Iowa
Tyler Wahl had 19 points and AJ Storr added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin pulled away in the second half for an 83-72 victory over visiting Iowa in Big Ten play Tuesday night....

No. 1 Purdue ends Maryland's 19-game home win streak
Zach Edey scored 23 points and collected 12 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue snapped Maryland's 19-game home winning streak with a 67-53 victory over the Terrapins on Tuesday in College Park, Md....

Steelers fighting for playoff spot, face top-seeded Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff bracket, so why play their starters in Week 18?...

No. 5 Tennessee ends break with rout of Norfolk St.
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and hit five of Tennessee's 12 3-pointers Tuesday night as the No. 5 Volunteers returned from a lengthy holiday break to rout Norfolk State 87-50 in Knoxville, Tenn....

Creighton heats up in second half to throttle Georgetown
Trey Alexander tallied 25 points and five assists, leading hot-shooting Creighton to a 77-60 Big East victory over Georgetown Tuesday in Washington, D.C....

Lakers, Heat meet while dealing with injury bug
As the Miami Heat and host Los Angeles Lakers work toward better health for the new year, they will get a chance to compare notes when the teams meet on Wednesday....

No. 4 UConn rolls, extending win streak vs. DePaul to 15
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Alex Karaban had 17 points and seven rebounds to help No. 5 UConn rout visiting DePaul 85-56 on Tuesday in Storrs, Conn....

Georgia TE Brock Bowers declares for NFL draft
Tight end Brock Bowers is entering the 2024 NFL Draft after starring at Georgia for three years....

Without Kevin Durant, Suns try to slow Clippers
Kawhi Leonard looked solid in his return to the lineup and will attempt to put together another stellar outing when the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....

Skids over, Pistons, Jazz look to string together wins
When the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons meet Wednesday night in Salt Lake City, neither team will be trying to end a lengthy and looming streak — one for futility, the other for a triple-double drought....

Washington OC: Dillon Johnson (foot) expected to play in title game
Washington running back Dillon Johnson should be able to play in next week's College Football Playoff championship game, according to Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb....

Golf Glance: The Sentry's $20M purse draws elite field to Hawaii
The PGA Tour begins the 2024 season while other major North American golf tours are off this week....

Maple Leafs G Ilya Samsonov sent to AHL to ‘reset,’ won’t play
The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned goaltender Ilya Samsonov to their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on Tuesday after he cleared waivers....

USC, Cal both try to pull out of slumps
Teams with 0-2 starts in the Pac-12 will meet Wednesday night in Los Angeles when Cal visits Southern California....

Panthers owner David Tepper fined $300K for throwing drink at fans
The NFL announced a $300,000 fine for Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper for what it called "unacceptable conduct" during the Panthers' 26-0 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday....

Stanford riding high into clash with struggling UCLA
Stanford will try to build off of its upset rout of Arizona when the Cardinal visit UCLA for a Pac-12 matchup on Wednesday in Los Angeles....

Reports: D.C. United hire Troy Lesesne as next coach
D.C. United are finalizing a deal to hire Troy Lesesne as their next head coach, the Washington Post and The Athletic reported Tuesday....