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Surging Flames nip Kings on Morgan Frost's OT goal
Morgan Frost scored his first career overtime-winning goal to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games.,Goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 20 shots.,Adrian Kempe replied for the Kings,...

Coming off loss at Purdue, Minnesota looks to right ship vs. Texas Southern
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are eager to return to familiar surroundings this weekend.,The Golden Gophers (5-5) will head home to tip off against Texas Southern (1-6) on Sunday afternoon in a nonconference matchup. Minnesota has won all five of its games at home this season and will look to stay un...

Fresh off rare regulation road win, Sabres look to claim another at Kraken
The Buffalo Sabres finally got a road victory without working overtime.,They'll try for two straight when they wrap up a six-game trip Sunday in Seattle.,The Sabres posted a 3-2 victory in Vancouver on Thursday as Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist and goaltender Alex Lyon...

Down by 17, Mississippi State rallies to stun Utah
Playing in Utah's backyard in Salt Lake City, Mississippi State rallied from a 17-point deficit to stun the Utes 82-74 on Saturday night.,Ja'Borri McGhee scored 19 of his team-leading 29 points in the second half, while Utah didn't make a basket for the final 6:07 of the game.,Jayden Epps scored 13 ...

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs halt Thunder's record streak, make NBA Cup final
Victor Wembanyama delivered 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter in his return from a calf injury and the San Antonio Spurs earned a spot in the NBA Cup West final with a 111-109 upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Devin Vassell scored 23 points and De'Aaron Fox a...

No. 1 Arizona blasts No. 12 Alabama thanks to career high from Brayden Burries
Freshman Brayden Burries scored a career-high 28 points on Saturday, helping No. 1 Arizona stay unbeaten in a 96-75 victory over No. 12 Alabama in Birmingham, Ala.,Burries hit five 3-pointers and added seven rebounds for the Wildcats (9-0), who outscored Alabama 57-34 in the second half in their fif...

Avs handle Preds, stay unbeaten at home in regulation
NHL scoring leader Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Scott Wedgewood turned away 27 shots and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 in Denver on Saturday night.,Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury and Victor Olofsson also scored and Samuel Girard had two assists for Colo...

Washington racks up 5 picks in rout of Boise State in LA Bowl
Demond Williams Jr. passed for 214 yards and four touchdowns and Washington racked up five interceptions while rolling to an easy 38-10 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl on Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Denzel Boston had six receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown for the Huskies (9-4...

Stephen Curry, Warriors out to rebound vs. slumping Blazers
Stephen Curry's return from a five-game absence due to a left quadriceps injury was a rousing success, but it didn't stop the Golden State Warriors' woes.,The Warriors continue to mix in mediocre performances and have lost seven of their past 11 games entering Sunday night's clash against the host P...

Lakers, Suns must shrug off NBA Cup losses in desert duel
Two teams that had hoped to be basking in the bright lights of Las Vegas this weekend will have to settle for a different Southwestern site when the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns duel outside the spotlight of the NBA Cup on Sunday night in Arizona.,After each advanced into the Western Conferen...

AJ Dybantsa scores 26 as BYU blows out UC Riverside
AJ Dybantsa scored 26 points, dished out seven assists, and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 10 BYU to a 100-53 victory over UC Riverside in Provo, Utah on Saturday night.,Richie Saunders added 19 points to help the Cougars (9-1) win their sixth straight game. Alexsej Kostic made five 3-pointers...

Ohio State nips West Virginia in second OT to claim Cleveland Hoops Showdown win
Bruce Thornton hit a lean-in jumper with 3.6 seconds left in double overtime to give Ohio State an 89-88 win over West Virginia at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Saturday.,Thornton led the Buckeyes (8-2) with 21 points, John Mobley Jr. and Amare Bynum each scored 17 points and Cristoph Tilly scored...

Panthers blank Stars on 3-point night for Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand scored twice and added an assist, leading the visiting Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.,Anton Lundell added a goal and an assist and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who improved to 5-5-1 in their last 11.,Sam Reinhart added a pair of assi...

Pelicans, Bulls battling to build winning streak
The Chicago Bulls host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night in a matchup of teams that just ended their seven-game losing streaks.,Seven Bulls, including all five starters, recorded double figures as Chicago overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Frida...

Alex DeBrincat's 2 goals back G John Gibson as Red Wings blank Blackhawks
Alex DeBrincat scored twice and had an assist and Patrick Kane added a goal and an assist to back a 26-save shutout from John Gibson and lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 victory over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Skating against their former team, DeBrincat and Kane scored in the openi...

LSU starts second half strong, puts away SMU
Marquel Sutton scored a season-best 23 points and added 12 rebounds as LSU used a hot start in the second half to down SMU 89-77 Saturday night in New Orleans., ,The Compete 4 Cause Classic contest saw the Tigers, hailing from just down the road in Baton Rouge, shoot 62.1% from the field and 46.7% f...

Jets rout Capitals in G Connor Hellebuyck's triumphant return
Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and the Jets beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday night in Winnipeg.,Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his return from arthroscopic knee surgery. Playing his first game since Nov. 15, Hellebuyck carried a shutout into the final minutes.,Vilardi has three goa...

No. 2 Michigan remains perfect with victory over Maryland
Yaxel Lendeborg delivered 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as No. 2 Michigan withstood a challenge from Maryland in a 101-83 victory Saturday night in College Park, Md.,Aday Mara made 8 of 10 shots, scoring 18 points as the Wolverines (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten) continued their perfect start, whic...

Seton Hall routs Rutgers to claim Garden State Hardwood Classic win
AJ Staton-McCray scored 18 points, Adam "Budd" Clark tallied 16 points, seven assists and four steals and Seton Hall bullied visiting Rutgers in an 81-59 rivalry win Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,Najai Hines came off the bench to supply 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks and Elijah Fished had ...

Kentucky bests Indiana in teams' first matchup in 9 years
Mouhamed Dioubate recorded 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals to help Kentucky post a 72-60 victory over Indiana on Saturday night at Lexington, Ky., in the storied programs' first matchup in over nine years.,Jaland Lowe scored 13 points for the Wildcats (7-4), who outscored the Hoosiers 40-21 i...