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Ebuka Okorie's 26-point debut helps Stanford sink Portland St.
Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie scored 26 points in his debut, and the host Cardinal answered repeated runs from Portland State in an 89-79 win on Tuesday in the teams' season opener.,The Cardinal built second-half leads of 14 and 15 points en route to the program's 15th straight home-opening win. Th...
Victor Olofsson's 2-goal output powers Avs' win over Lightning
Victor Olofsson scored twice, Ross Colton also had a goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night to end the Lightning's five-game winning streak.,Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for Colorado, which survived a furious surge at the end of the third period to improve to ...
Reports: Shane Bieber picks up $16M option, stays with Jays
The free agent pitching market became a bit thinner on Tuesday when Shane Bieber decided to pick up his $16 million player option for 2026 and remain with the Toronto Blue Jays, multiple media outlets reported.,The former Cy Young Award winner didn't make his debut with the Blue Jays until August, h...
Dana White: UFC met with FBI over suspicious betting activity
With the UFC potentially facing its second betting scandal in the past three years, CEO Dana White told TMZ on Tuesday that the promotion is in close contact with the FBI after heavily favored featherweight Isaac Dulgarian lost on Saturday at UFC Vegas 110.,Confirming reports from Uncrowned and Yaho...
Arizona State's depth proves too much for Southern Utah
Newcomer Anthony Johnson led Arizona State with 17 points and the Sun Devils' depth fueled an 81-64 win over Southern Utah in Tempe, Ariz.,Johnson, a transfer from the NAIA school University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) led Arizona State with 17 points on 6 of 9 accuracy from the field. He also finished...
Michael Jordan's 23XI, Front Row score legal win in NASCAR lawsuit
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports notched a major win in their antitrust fight with NASCAR on Tuesday, tightening the case's scope and turning up the pressure for a settlement.,U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell granted the teams partial summary judgment on a critical threshold is...
No. 6 Duke uses 2nd-half surge to sink Texas in opener
Isaiah Evans scored a career-high 23 points and got some offensive help as No. 6 Duke defeated Texas 75-60 in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night in Charlotte.,Highly touted freshman Cameron Boozer, son of former Duke and NBA star Carlos Boozer, scored all 15 of his points in the second h...
Zaccharie Risacher (season-best 21) steers Hawks past Magic
Zaccharie Risacher scored 11 of his team's first 13 points finished with a season-high 21 while leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 127-112 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,Risacher hit 7 of 14 attempts from the field as part of Atlanta's 55.6% shooting effort.,Six players scored in double...
Drake transfers lead Iowa to rout of Robert Morris
Bennett Stirtz scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half, as the Iowa Hawkeyes took control early and never looked back, opening the Ben McCollum era with a 101-69 victory over visiting Robert Morris on Tuesday night in Iowa City, Iowa.,Stirtz, one of six players who followed McCollum from Drake,...
Wild allow last-second goal, recover to beat Predators in OT
Marcus Johansson scored the winning goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Kirill Kaprizov and Zeev Buium also scored for Minnesota, which won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Brock Faber had two assist...
Mikko Rantanen's 300th goal helps Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice, including his 300th career goal, and had an assist and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched...
Late surge vs. Hornets gives Pelicans first win of season
Trey Murphy scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado added 18 as the New Orleans Pelicans broke through for their first win, finishing with an 11-0 burst to reel in the visiting Charlotte Hornets 116-112.,Saddiq Bey had 16 points, while Derik Queen amassed 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four...
Bulls take lone lead on Nikola Vucevic's late trey, stun 76ers
Nikola Vucevic drilled a go-ahead corner 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and Josh Giddey recorded his second straight triple-double as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 113-111 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,Vucevic's trey gave the Bulls their lone lead of the night and capped a c...
Bruins edge Islanders in shootout to extend win streak to 4
Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game late in the third period and collected the only goal in the shootout Tuesday night for the visiting Boston Bruins, who edged the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Viktor Arvidsson and Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have won four straight and five of...
Commanders LB Frankie Luvu wins appeal of 1-game suspension
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu successfully appealed his one-game suspension for a third hip-drop-tackle violation, getting the punishment reduced on Tuesday to a $100,000 fine.,The NFL handed out the one-game ban on Monday in response to a tackle Sunday night. However, Luvu convinced...
Kansas State blows out UNC Greensboro with huge second half
P.J. Haggerty and Nate Johnson combined for 49 points as Kansas State used a torrid-shooting second half to defeat UNC Greensboro 93-64 in the opening game for both clubs. The Wildcats scored 60 points in the second half.,Haggerty led all scorers with 27 points, while Johnson was one rebound and one...
Christian Anderson, No. 10 Texas Tech pound Lindenwood
With four teammates sidelined, Christian Anderson scored a career-high 34 points to propel No. 10 Texas Tech to a 98-60 victory over Lindenwood in the opening game for both teams Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,In his Red Raiders' debut, UNC Greensboro transfer Donovan Atwell added 22 points, including 1...
No. 5 Georgia looks for dominant effort at Mississippi St.
Searching for a fifth straight victory, No. 5 Georgia travels to Starkville, Miss., on Saturday to face a Mississippi State team coming off a rare Southeastern Conference win.,Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC), which rallied to stay in the conference title race last week with a 24-20 win over Florida, is still...
Strong second half leverages Oklahoma State over Oral Roberts
Vyctorius Miller scored a game-high 21 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 95-71 win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla., ,Parsa Fallah scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and Jaylen Curry racked up 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Cowboys., ,Christian Coleman had a...
Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett lead red-hot Raptors in rout of Milwaukee
RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes scored 23 points each Tuesday night and the Toronto Raptors easily defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 128-100 for their third straight win.,Immanuel Quickley added 15 points for the Raptors and reserve Sandro Mamukelashvili also scored 15. Gradey Dick scored 14 point...