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Tounde Yessoufou, Baylor take aim at smarting Norfolk State
Tounde Yessoufou is making a name for himself with the Baylor basketball team.,The 6-foot-5 freshman guard is averaging 17.8 points per game and 5.9 rebounds entering the Bears' game against Norfolk State on Wednesday in Waco, Texas.,"The moment never gets too big for him," Baylor coach Scott Drew s...
No. 7 Houston warms up for Big 12 play vs. Jackson State
With only a handful of games remaining before the Big 12 Conference gauntlet tips off, No. 7 Houston will take a bit of a breather Wednesday when it hosts Jackson State.,The Cougars (8-1) head back to their home court after defeating Florida State 82-67 on Sunday in a clash played in the downtown To...
Oilers, with scoring touch revived, take on slumping Sabres
The Edmonton Oilers are feeling good of late, and they will look to keep rolling when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.,The Oilers enter the contest having won two straight and four of their past six games (4-2-0) after losing four of their previous five (1-3-1). ,They skated to a 6-2 home vi...
Lightning drag 2-game scoreless streak into Montreal
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to spark their struggling offense when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,The Lightning dropped their fourth straight game on Monday night with a 2-0 setback to the host Toronto Maple Leafs,. Tampa Bay has been shut out in its past two games and totaled fo...
NHL roundup: John Gibson, Wings blank Canucks, move atop Atlantic
John Gibson made 39 saves for his first shutout as a member of the Red Wings, and Detroit moved into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-0 victory over the host Vancouver Canucks on Monday.,It was the 25th career shutout for Gibson and his first since Jan. 4, 2023, when he led the Anaheim ...
Wild separate in 3rd period to prolong Kraken's losing streak
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-1 Monday night.,Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also tallied and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who went 2-2-0 on their four-game trip.,Jordan Eberle...
Wild separate in the third to prolong Kraken losing streak
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-1 Monday night.,Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also tallied, and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who went 2-2-0 on their four-game trip.,Jordan Eberl...
John Gibson stymies Canucks in first Red Wings shutout
John Gibson made 39 saves for his first shutout as a member of the Red Wings, and Detroit moved into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-0 victory over the host Vancouver Canucks on Monday.,It was the 25th career shutout for Gibson and his first since Jan. 4, 2023, when he led the Anaheim ...
Chargers survive turnover fest to down Eagles in OT
Cameron Dicker matched his career high of five field goals, including the tiebreaking 54-yarder in overtime, to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 22-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Tony Jefferson made the game-sealing interception with 2:29 left in the extr...
NBA roundup: Pacers down Kings, continue rebound from 2-16 start
Andrew Nembhard posted 28 points and a season-high 12 assists as the Indiana Pacers overcame a Russell Westbrook triple-double to upend the Sacramento Kings 116-105 on Monday in Indianapolis.,Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and Pascal Siakam had 23 for Indiana, which has won four of six followin...
Flames' top-scoring game of season proves too much for Sabres
Yegor Sharangovich scored twice in a three-point game while Nazem Kadri tallied once and added two assists to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 7-4 victory over the slumping Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,Yan Kuznetsov logged a goal and an assist while Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Back...
Chargers survive turnover festival to down Eagles in OT
Cameron Dicker matched his career high of five field goals, including the tiebreaking 54-yarder in overtime, to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 22-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Tony Jefferson made the game-sealing interception with 2:29 left in the extr...
Joel Armia's 2-goal effort guides Kings past Mammoth
Joel Armia scored two goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row followi...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts first player to commit 2 turnovers on same play
Highlights have been harder to come by than usual for the Philadelphia offense this season.,On Monday night, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts pulled off something that is sure to be on highlight reels for years to come -- though it won't rank as one of his best moments -- as he committed two turnovers...
Dylan Harper's late jumper lifts Spurs past Derik Queen, Pelicans
Dylan Harper canned the decisive jumper with 9.1 seconds to play as part of his career-high 22 points and the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlasted the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 135-132 on Monday.,The Spurs were up by 20 points at halftime, but New Orleans rallied to take a 102-100 edge to the fin...
Bombs away for No. 24 Nebraska, Wisconsin as Huskers seek 14th straight
No. 23 Nebraska can match the longest winning streak in school history when it hosts Wisconsin in a Big Ten game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (9-0) moved into the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday for the first time since 2018 after crushing in-state rival Creighton on Sunday....
Dennis Hildeby's first shutout steers Leafs past Lightning
Dennis Hildeby stopped 29 shots to earn his first career shutout Monday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lighting 2-0.,Morgan Rielly scored in the first period for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of five. Auston Matthews added an empty-net goal with one second rem...
Matas Vokietaitis sets career high as Texas handles Southern
Matas Vokietaitis poured in a career-high 28 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas bounced back from its worst loss of the season with a dominating 95-69 victory over Southern University on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (7-3) led by 19 points at halftime and by 30 after a Jord...
Mark Williams leads Suns past Timberwolves despite Anthony Edwards' 40
Mark Williams scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns held on for a 108-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Collin Gillespie scored 19 points for the Suns, who beat the Timberwolves by single digits for the second time this season. Dillio...
P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State overwhelm Mississippi Valley State
P.J. Haggerty scored 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting as Kansas State demolished Mississippi Valley State 108-49 in a nonconference game on Monday in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats (6-4) needed a shot of confidence after a four-game losing streak had threatened to derail their season. They received it q...