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Devils have eyes on unbeaten road trip ahead of date with Kraken
The New Jersey Devils will look to complete an unbeaten trip Sunday in Seattle.,The Devils are 3-0-0 on their Western swing, having defeated Calgary and Edmonton by 2-1 scores before a 5-4 victory Friday in Vancouver.,"It's been a really good road trip for us," said New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe, w...
Keaton Wagler's career effort helps No. 11 Illinois outlast No. 4 Purdue
Keaton Wagler poured in a career-high 46 points and his teammates drilled four consecutive 3-point attempts down the stretch to rally No. 11 Illinois to an 88-82 Big Ten victory over No. 4 Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Wagler finished 13 of 17 from the field, an Illinois recor...
Mark Mitchell hits game-winner in OT, Missouri beats Oklahoma
Mark Mitchell hit a 3-point jumper at the overtime buzzer to lift Missouri past Oklahoma 88-87 Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (14-6, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) needed Trent Pierce's deep buzzer-beating 3-point shot at the end of regulation time to force the OT.,Mitchell led Missour...
No. 9 Iowa State takes charge early, takes down Oklahoma State
Milan Momcilovic scored 29 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and No. 9 Iowa State held on for an 84-71 win over Oklahoma State in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.,Joshua Jefferson added 20 points for Iowa State (18-2, 5-2 Big 12), which won its second straight game after...
Riley Kugel scores 22 to help UCF defeat Colorado
Riley Kugel shook off early foul trouble to score 22 points, Themus Fulks scored 19 points, and UCF beat Colorado 95-86 in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.,Jamichael Stillwell scored 15 points, Devan Cambridge contributed 11, Chris Johnson scored 10 points and John Bol grabbed 10 rebounds for the Knight...
Pistons' flaws could provide opportunity for slumping Kings
The Detroit Pistons haven't displayed many flaws while rising to the top of the Eastern Conference. Their game against Houston on Friday showed areas that opponents can exploit.,Sacramento will try to probe those weaknesses when the Kings visit Detroit on Sunday afternoon.,The Pistons lost to the Ro...
No. 12 Texas Tech hangs on, ends road dominance by No. 6 Houston
Donovan Atwell knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers in a 34-second span, then went 3 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 22 seconds to lift No. 12 Texas Tech to a 90-86 victory against No. 6 Houston on Saturday at Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders snapped the Cougars' program record 16-game roa...
Mikel Brown Jr. helps No. 23 Louisville down Virginia Tech
Mikel Brown Jr. returned to the lineup after a six-week absence for No. 23 Louisville and the Cardinals cruised past visiting Virginia Tech 85-71 on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,In eight games without Brown, Louisville was just 4-4. But Brown's 20 points helped Louisville resemble the...
Miami snaps two-game skid with road win over Syracuse
Malik Reneau posted 20 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists, as Miami snapped a two-game skid with an 85-76 victory over Syracuse on Saturday afternoon.,Tre Donaldson and Shelton Henderson both finished with 16 points for the Hurricanes (16-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who opened the game on ...
Second-period burst carries Mammoth past Predators
Kailer Yamamoto and Barrett Hayton each had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth earned 5-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Clayton Keller, Michael Carcone and JJ Peterka also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have points in nine straight (8-0-1). Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev ...
Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona pummel West Virginia in 35-point win
Brayden Burries sizzled from the start, netting 13 of his game-high 22 points in an outstanding first half for Arizona, to help the No. 1 Wildcats go wire-to-wire Saturday in an 88-53 clobbering of West Virginia in Tucson, Az.,The freshman guard converted 7 of 12 field goals, including 4 of 8 from d...
Sluggish Avalanche out for revenge against Maple Leafs
The Colorado Avalanche will be out to avenge a Jan. 12 loss when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for a rematch Sunday afternoon.,The Maple Leafs defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime to open a 2-1-1 road trip in the first meeting of the season between the teams.,Both clubs are in need of a win S...
Rick Pitino guides St. John's over son's Xavier squad
Dylan Darling hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds remaing and finished with 11 points off the bench to lead Rick Pitino and his St. John's team to an 88-83 win over son Richard and Xavier on Saturday in Cincinnati. ,St. John's had to rally from 16 points down in the second half to give Rick P...
Jason Zucker's 2-goal effort helps surging Sabres defeat Islanders
Jason Zucker scored twice Saturday afternoon and Alex Lyon stopped all 26 shots he faced Saturday afternoon for the Buffalo Sabres, who continued surging with a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,The two-goal game was the second of the season for Zucker, who scored twice in an 8-4 w...
Dabo Swinney accusses Ole Miss' Pete Golding of 'blatant' tampering
Clemson football coach Dabo Sweeney denounced Ole Miss coach Pete Golding for allegedly direct tampering with a Tigers player, calling for changes to the current system of college football transfers which he said is "a really sad state of affairs.",Swinney's comments came during an hour-long press c...
Warriors-Timberwolves postponed due to safety concerns
The scheduled Saturday contest between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves was postponed and pushed back to Sunday afternoon.,The NBA cited safety concerns as the reason for the schedule adjustment.,"The decision was made to prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis comm...
No. 2 UConn beats Villanova to run winning streak to 15
Alex Karaban grabbed a key offensive rebound and hit the tiebreaking free throws with 1:24 left in overtime as No. 2 UConn extended its winning streak to 15 games by outlasting visiting Villanova for a 75-67 victory Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn.,Karaban scored all 17 of his points after half...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second half to beat Seton Hall
Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.,Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-...
Texas A&M goes the long route to top South Carolina
Texas A&M took control from long range, draining 17 shots from 3-point range on the way to an easy 92-69 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon at College Station, Texas.,Zach Clemence, a Kansas transfer, came off the bench and made a career-high seven 3-pointers on eight attempts, which ...
Dailyn Swain, Tramon Mark push Texas past No. 21 Georgia
Dailyn Swain scored 26 points and Tramon Mark added 23 as Texas found another gear seven minutes into the second half and swamped No. 21 Georgia 87-67 on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference action in Austin, Texas.,The victory was the third over a ranked team for Texas (12-8, 3-4 SEC) in i...