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Denny Hamlin testifies: Signing NASCAR charter like 'death certificate' to teams
Veteran driver and team co-owner Denny Hamlin declared NASCAR's charter proposal is akin to a death certificate in explosive comments on the second day of the racing league's antitrust trial Tuesday in Charlotte.,Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, re...

Vladislav Gavrikov's OT tally takes Rangers past Stars
Vladislav Gavrikov scored on a rebound 69 seconds into overtime as the New York Rangers recorded a rare home win by beating the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night.,After Mika Zibanejad easily moved the puck into the offensive zone, he passed to Artemin Panarin. Panarin's shot was stopped by goalie Ca...

Brady Tkachuk's breakthrough goal helps Senators down Canadiens
Brady Tkachuk scored his first goal of the season and also recorded an assist as the visiting Ottawa Senators won 5-2 over the rival Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,With 7:17 remaining in regulation and Ottawa ahead 4-2, Tkachuk, amid a delayed penalty, took a pass in the slot from Tim Stutzle ...

Red Wings snap four-game winless streak at Bruins' expense
Moritz Seider produced a goal and two assists to lead host Detroit to a 5-4 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.,Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each contributed a goal and an assist. James van Riemsdyk and Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit to snap a four-game winless streak.,John Gibson made 34...

Late free throws lift Syracuse to upset over No. 13 Tennessee
Syracuse senior William Kyle III made a free throw with 13.8 seconds left and Sadiq White Jr. made another with 0.7 left as Syracuse upset No. 13 Tennessee 62-60 in the ACC/SEC Challenge Tuesday night.,The Syracuse fans rushed their home court at the final buzzer. It was the Orange's first win over ...

Second-half surge carries Oklahoma past Wake Forest
Tae Davis and Derrion Reid scored 18 points each, leading Oklahoma to a 86-68 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game at Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Sooners (6-2) dominated the second half, outscoring the Demon Deacons 49-33 after the game was tight until halftime.,Trailing 46-40 ea...

Ilya Sorokin, Islanders snap Lightning's 7-game win streak
Bo Horvat and Anthony Duclair each scored a goal and Ilya Sorokin carried a shutout deep into the third period Tuesday night for the host New York Islanders, who snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in Elmont, N.Y.,Sorokin stopped the first 25 shots he faced and finished ...

Tyrese Maxey scores 35 as 76ers cruise past Wizards
Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points to spearhead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-102 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Jared McCain chipped in 15 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid, Quentin Grimes and Kelly Oubre Jr. The Sixers avoided their fourth loss in five ga...

Virginia Tech downs South Carolina in OT on Ben Hammond's layup
Ben Hammond scored 16 points and connected on the game-winning layup as Virginia Tech defeated South Carolina 86-83 in overtime on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.,Hammond, who shot 5-of-9 from the floor and dished out two assists, saw his up-and-under attempt kiss off the glass and fall through the ...

Finley Bizjack pours in 29 as Butler handles Eastern Michigan
Finley Bizjack scored a season-high 29 points and matched his career best with six 3-pointers while leading Butler to an 84-68 win over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Michael Ajayi added his seventh double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Butler (7-1) outrebounded E...

Texas A&M claims topsy-turvy ACC/SEC Challenge win at Pitt
Rashaun Agee produced a game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Texas A&M to an 81-73 win over host Pitt Tuesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge.,Ruben Dominguez scored 18 points and Jacari Lane added 14 for the Aggies (7-2).,Barry Dunning Jr. led the Panthers (5-4) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Came...

Providence bombards Fairleigh Dickinson from deep in blowout win
Jason Edwards and Jaylin Sellers teamed up for 45 points on the strength of nine 3-pointers as Providence blew out visiting Fairleigh Dickinson 94-64 on Tuesday night.,Edwards led the Friars (5-4) with 24 points and added four steals, while Sellers went 5-for-6 from 3-point range as part of a 21-poi...

No. 7 Michigan State smothers Iowa in Big Ten opener
Coen Carr scored 15 points to lead No. 7 Michigan State to a 71-52 home win over Iowa in the Big Ten conference opener for both teams on Tuesday.,Jeremy Fears Jr. went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line and scored 14 points, and Jaxon Kohler had 12 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan State (8-0,...

Vanderbilt flips 5-star QB Jared Curtis from Georgia
Five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipped his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, delivering a program-changing coup for the hometown Commodores less than a day before the early signing period opens.,Curtis, a senior at Nashville (Tenn.) Christian, ranks as the country's No. 1 r...

Reports: Cal plans to hire Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi as coach
Cal is working toward hiring Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as its next head coach, The Athletic and ESPN reported Tuesday.,Lupoi played at the school and soon afterward served as its defensive line coach. He has been Oregon's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Dan Lanning si...

Out to turn season around, Bucks face East-leading Pistons
The struggling Milwaukee Bucks face a tall task to get back on track as they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.,Just 11 days will separate matchups between these teams after Detroit handled the Bucks 129-116 in Milwaukee on Nov. 22. They will also face off in Det...

Kayden Mingo’s hot start, strong finish power Penn State over Campbell
Kayden Mingo scored 21 points to pace Penn State in an 87-76 win over visiting Campbell on Tuesday in University Park, Pa.,Freddie Dilione V added 17 points and four steals for the Nittany Lions (8-1), while Ivan Juric and Josh Reed chipped in with 16 points apiece. Penn State shot well from the fie...

Texas Tech rewards Joey McGuire with new 7-year contract
Texas Tech and head coach Joey McGuire agreed Tuesday on a new seven-year contract that takes him through the 2032 season and raises his salary.,McGuire's average annual salary will jump to nearly $7 million per year, and he'll be earning more than $7 million by the end of the contract plus incentiv...

Rockets welcome Kings after splitting first back-to-back
Nearly six weeks elapsed during the 2025-26 season before the Houston Rockets had to play their first back-to-back contests, a scheduling quirk that was objectively favorable.,When the Rockets finally were tasked with playing on consecutive nights, the results were curious.,After throttling Utah on ...

North Texas taps Neal Brown as new head coach
North Texas hired veteran offensive mind Neal Brown to replace the departing Eric Morris as head coach, the school announced Tuesday.,Brown landed a five-year contract with the Mean Green, according to ESPN.,The 45-year-old from Kentucky amassed a decade of major head coaching experience at West Vir...