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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...
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...
J.T. Miller's power-play goal in OT caps Rangers' rally past Canadiens
J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal with 2:04 remaining in overtime as the New York Rangers erased a three-goal deficit and earned a 5-4 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,After Jake Evans was sent off for slashing Artemi Panarin, the Rangers used their timeout. Followi...
Jackson Blake lifts Hurricanes past Flyers in shootout
Jackson Blake scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.,Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all four Flyers attempts before Blake's first career shootout goal clinched Carolina's victory. Nikolaj Ehlers, Alexander N...
DC Morgan Scalley named Utah head coach
Utah announced Saturday that defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, previously designated as head coach in waiting, is officially the Utes' next head coach following the departure of longtime coach Kyle Whittingham.,"Being a part of the Utah Football Program was a childhood dream of mine that has tur...
After Hurley ejection, Arizona State mounts miraculous comeback to beat Santa Clara
Arizona State's Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help fuel an 82-79 comeback victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night at Henderson, Nev.,Arizona State rallied from a 19-point deficit two minutes into the second half with head coach Bobby Hurley in the locker room af...
AJ Rohosy, Chisom Okpara help Stanford hold on to edge San Jose State
AJ Rohosy and Chisom Okpara each posted 20 points as Stanford held on in the final seconds to beat host San Jose State 86-82 at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday.,Stanford led by as many as 14 points in the second half and led 75-61 with 4:52 left to play, but San Jose State cut the Ca...
Tyler Nickel propels No. 15 Vanderbilt over Central Arkansas
Tyler Nickel scored a career-high 30 points for No. 15 Vanderbilt (10-0) in an 83-72 rout of Central Arkansas (4-7) in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday evening.,Nickel hit eight 3-pointers and was 10-of-18 from the floor.,Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while t...
Lauren Coughlin, Andrew Novak lead going into final day at Grant Thornton
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak shot a 4-under-par 68 in Foursomes on Saturday, crafting a one-shot lead with one round left at the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Fla.,A timely eagle on the par-5 17th was a tremendous boost for the pairing, and Coughlin didn't shy away from making the shot ...
Reports: Brewers acquire lefty reliever Angel Zerpa from Royals
The Milwaukee Brewers beefed up their bullpen on Saturday by acquiring left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Isaac Collins and reliever Nick Mears, according to reports.,Zerpa posted a 5-2 record and a 4.18 ERA in 69 appearances for the Royals last s...
Jalen Brunson's 40 points guide Knicks past Magic into NBA Cup final
Jalen Brunson scored 25 of his season-high 40 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 points and the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Cup final with a 132-120 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday in Las Vegas.,OG Anunoby scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 16 as the Knick...
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza wins program's first Heisman Trophy
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza added another highlight to the Hoosiers' special 2025 season when he became the program's first Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night in New York.,Mendoza, a three-star prospect out of Miami, Fla., in the 2022 recruiting class who transferred from Cal to Indiana a...
Melvin Council Jr.'s career night lifts No. 19 Kansas past NC State in OT
It seemed like Melvin Council Jr. couldn't miss.,The senior guard knocked down a career-best nine 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 36 points to lift No. 19 Kansas over North Carolina State, 77-76, in overtime on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Council entered the contest as a career 27.3% 3-po...
Islanders get scoring from all over in win over Lightning
Mathew Barzal and Emil Heineman scored in the shootout Saturday for the New York Islanders, who completed a perfect three-game homestand by edging the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in Elmont, N.Y.,Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie scored in the first for the Islanders, who won despite being outshot 34-...
Hofstra's late 3 drops Syracuse for second ACC upset in week
German Plotnikov hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31.9 seconds left Saturday for visiting Hofstra, which pulled off its second upset of an ACC foe in seven days by beating Syracuse 70-69.,Hofstra (8-4), a member of the Coastal Athletic Association, beat Pitt 80-73 last Sunday.,Hofstra led 67-57 with ...
Sharks rally from 4-goal 3rd-period deficit to stun Penguins in OT
John Klingberg's second goal of the game, 2:57 into overtime, gave the San Jose Sharks a remarkable 6-5 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,The Sharks trailed 5-1 with 13 minutes left in the game.,Tyler Toffoli had two goals and two assists, Macklin Celebrini added a goal and...
No. 7 Houston uses balanced scoring attack to crush New Orleans
Chase McCarty, Kingston Flemings, Chris Cenac Jr. and Mercy Miller scored 15 points each to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 7 Houston swamped visiting New Orleans 99-57 on Saturday., ,The Cougars (10-1) led by 25 points late in the first half and by 21 at halftime as they set the table for t...
Kansas State's complementary guys pull off surprise at Creighton
Abdi Bashir Jr. made five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 18 points as Kansas State held off a furious second-half rally to claim an 83-76 win over Creighton on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,David Castillo added a game-high 19 points off the bench for the Wildcats (7-4), who have ...
Jacob Crews running hot as Missouri faces Bethune-Cookman
Jacob Crews got his first start in two seasons for Missouri on Thursday night.,After he strafed Alabama State for 6 of 8 3-point shooting and scored a team-high 20 points in an 85-77 win, it's expected that he will get his second straight start Sunday when the Tigers welcome Bethune-Cookman to Colum...
Improved Pacers out for more traction vs. Wizards
A pair of Eastern Conference cellar-dwellers in the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers meet on Sunday at Indianapolis, with each looking to ignite a much-needed spark.,The Pacers, who are reigning champions in the Eastern Conference, head into the final nine games of 2025 having endured an injury...