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Avalanche score 5 in third, hammer Ducks
Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Joel Kiviranta had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche buried the Anaheim Ducks 8-2 in Denver on Wednesday night....

Evander Kane's OT goal finishes hat trick, pushes Oilers past Kraken
Evander Kane scored his third goal at 2:57 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied for a 4-3 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night....

Illinois QB Luke Altmyer (head) cleared, to start vs. No. 16 Iowa
Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer will return to the starting lineup against No. 16 Iowa on Saturday after missing the latest game with a head injury, coach Bret Bielema announced Wednesday....

Well-rested Kings look to halt Panthers' win streak
The Los Angeles Kings have to wait four days for the next opportunity to end their two-game losing streak, but nobody seems to be complaining....

Devin Booker returns, Suns stop Wolves' win streak
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant scored 31 points apiece as the Phoenix Suns ended the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves' seven-game winning streak with a 133-115 victory on Wednesday....

Fousseyni Traore, Trevin Knell help BYU romp past SE Louisiana
Fousseyni Traore and Trevin Knell scored 18 points apiece to lead BYU to a 105-48 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday night....

Hot-shooting No. 19 Texas eases to victory over Rice
Tyrese Hunter scored 18 points and No. 19 Texas shot 60.4 percent from the floor on the way to an easy 80-64 victory over Rice on Wednesday in a matchup between former Southwest Conference rivals in Austin, Texas....

Rutgers avoids huge collapse, takes down Georgetown
Aundre Hyatt scored 12 points and keyed a second-half flurry, helping propel Rutgers to a 71-60 win over Georgetown in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J....

Paolo Banchero's late hoop lifts Magic over Bulls
Paolo Banchero scored 17 points, capped by the game-winning floater with 1.4 seconds left, and Goga Bitadze notched 15 points and 11 rebounds to lift the visiting Orlando Magic past the Chicago Bulls 96-94 on Wednesday....

Former USC, NFL assistant Dave Levy dead at 91
Dave Levy, who won four national championships as an assistant coach at USC before spending more than 20 years in various professional leagues, died of natural causes in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday, the school announced....

NCAA denies James Madison's postseason waiver request
James Madison will not be eligible to make the College Football Playoff this season, as the NCAA on Wednesday denied the school's request for a postseason waiver....

Damian Lillard pours in 37 to carry Bucks past Raptors
Damian Lillard had 37 points and 13 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Toronto Raptors 128-112 Wednesday night....

Carter Hart returns, helps Flyers top Hurricanes
Goaltender Carter Hart returned to action for the Philadelphia Flyers and made 31 saves in a 3-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night at Raleigh, N.C....

Knicks hang on for tight win over Hawks
Julius Randle scored a game-high 29 points to go along with 10 rebounds and eight assists while leading the visiting New York Knicks to a 116-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday....

Missing pair of stars, Celtics still sink Sixers
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining for an eight-point cushion, as the short-handed Boston Celtics defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Wednesday night....

Virginia enjoying comforts of home, set to host Texas Southern
Unbeaten Virginia will once again be a huge home favorite on Thursday night as winless Texas Southern comes to Charlottesville, Va....

Juwan Gary ties career-best, Nebraska gets past Stony Brook
Juwan Gary tied a career-high with 19 points off the bench in his season debut, and Nebraska matched its best start in five years with an 84-63 home win Monday night over Stony Brook in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb....

Texas Tech seeks offensive improvement vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Texas Tech found a way to stay unscathed through two games and now tries to build on that before embarking on a meatier portion of its nonconference schedule next week....

Former Illini Roger Powell, Valpo visit No. 23 Illinois
There's probably only one opposing head coach in Division I who's guaranteed to receive a huge pregame ovation from Illinois fans - and he'll be on the sidelines for Friday's non-conference game between Valparaiso (2-1) and No. 23 Illinois (2-1)....

No. 9 Duke back home to face Bucknell
A neutral site win over Michigan State sends the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils home on Friday for a clash against Bucknell at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina....