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Valeri Nichushkin's two-goal game leads Avs past Sabres
Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Mikko Rantanen added a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 in Denver on Wednesday night....

Texas QB Maalik Murphy enters transfer portal before CFP
The Texas Longhorns will be without their No. 2 quarterback for their College Football Playoff semifinal against the Washington Huskies, as Maalik Murphy is entering the transfer portal....

Sentry confirms quartet of stars, including Viktor Hovland
Four of the world's top golfers have committed to the season-opening Sentry tournament, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday, including one who would not have been invited under the event's old rules....

Jazz overcome slow start, hold off Knicks
Collin Sexton scored 26 points and Lauri Markkanen returned strong from an eight-game absence to lead the host Utah Jazz to a 117-113 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....

Hot-shooting UNLV stuns No. 8 Creighton
Kalib Boone scored a season-high 25 points to fuel host UNLV to a 79-64 victory over No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday in Henderson, Nev....

Cam Thomas, Nets spoil debut of Suns' Big Three
Cam Thomas scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 points in his return to Phoenix as the Brooklyn Nets notched a 116-112 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night....

Draymond Green-less Warriors face streaking Clippers
Already struggling to consistently put together victories over the past five weeks, the Golden State Warriors now have another issue on their hands as they visit the surging Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday....

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores club-record 64 as Bucks beat Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo set a Milwaukee Bucks franchise record with 64 points in a single game to lead his team to a 140-126 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers....

Jaxson Robinson's 28 points propel No. 18 BYU past Denver
Jaxson Robinson scored a career-high 28 points off the bench as No. 18 BYU rebounded from its first loss of the season with a convincing 90-74 victory over Denver on Wednesday in Provo, Utah....

Reports: Shohei Ohtani can opt out if Dodgers brass exits
Shohei Ohtani will have the option to opt out of his new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if the team's owner or general manager leave the club, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday....

Rockets get 11th straight home win, subdue Grizzlies
Tari Eason produced his second consecutive double-double off the bench, while Jabari Smith Jr. added his third double-double of the season as the Houston Rockets topped the Memphis Grizzlies 117-104 on Wednesday to extend their homecourt winning streak to 11 games....

Lakers build huge lead, hang on to extend Spurs' woes
Anthony Davis poured in 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers built a 20-point lead and held on late for a 122-119 win over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in the first of two games between the teams in the Alamo City in a three-night span....

Simon Holmstrom's late shorthanded goal lifts Islanders past Ducks
Simon Holmstrom scored a short-handed goal with 1:33 left Wednesday night for the host New York Islanders, who continued surging with a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Elmont, N.Y....

Jack Hughes, Devils down Bruins in overtime
Jack Hughes scored 2:47 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils earned a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in Newark, N.J....

Penguins prevail in record-breaking shootout to edge Habs
Jansen Harkins, the 24th shooter, beat Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault blocker side to give the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win on Wednesday following the longest shootout of the NHL season....

Pascal Siakam's 33 points carry Raptors past Hawks
Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 135-128 Wednesday night....

No. 25 Northwestern blows late lead, falls to Chicago State at home
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored a season-high 30 points, and Jahsean Corbett added 17 as visiting Chicago State pulled off a 75-73 upset victory over No. 25 Northwestern at Evanston, Ill....

Arkansas State sends Louisville to third straight loss
Caleb Fields collected 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds as visiting Arkansas State took control early in the second half and earned a 75-63 victory over struggling Louisville on Wednesday....

Heat complete 2-game sweep of Hornets
Duncan Robinson had 23 points and Jimmy Butler had 15 points and a game-high 10 assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-104 on Wednesday night....

Balanced scoring attack leads Auburn past UNC Asheville
Eleven different Auburn players scored as the Tigers rolled to an 87-62 win over UNC Asheville in the Rocket City Classic in Huntsville, Ala....