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Tage Thompson's 33rd goal of season pushes Sabres past Knights
Tage Thompson scored his 33rd goal of the season and Alex Lyon made 27 saves as the Buffalo Sabres jumped out to a three-goal lead and then held on for their fourth straight victory, 3-2 over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Thompson, honored before the game along with Jack Eichel...
Spurs put 8 in double figures, demolish short-handed 76ers
Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper each scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a five-game road trip by throttling the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday.,After absorbing a 25-point loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday, San Antonio shot 55.1% from the floor in this one to win for t...
Heat's dominating effort sends Nets to ninth straight loss
Bam Adebayo had 23 points, nine rebounds and a career-high-tying six steals as the Miami Heat beat visiting Brooklyn 124-98 on Tuesday, handing the Nets their season-worst ninth straight loss.,Tyler Herro scored 22 points for Miami, which led by as many as 27 and won for the fifth time in its past s...
Trent Perry leads UCLA to one-sided upset of No. 9 Nebraska
Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA earned its third home win over a Top 10 team, beating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) finished with a 16-1 record at Pauley Pavilion, their only loss in double overtime to Indian...
Devin Booker returns, helps steer Suns past Kings
Jalen Green scored 20 points and Devin Booker returned from a four-game absence to help the Phoenix Suns post a 114-103 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,Grayson Allen scored 18 points off the bench while Collin Gillespie made five 3-pointers and registered 17 points, nine ass...
Trent Perry leads UCLA to upset of No. 9 Nebraska at home
Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA earned its third home win over a Top 10 team, beating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7) finished with a 16-1 record at Pauley Pavilion, their only loss in double overtime to Indiana. They ...
Lakers ride fourth-quarter surge to comeback win over Pelicans
Luka Doncic compiled 27 points and 10 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ran their winning streak to three games by rallying for a 110-101 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Austin Reaves contributed 15 points and eight rebounds while Deandre ...
Kiefer Sherwood nets game winner to push Sharks past Canadiens
Kiefer Sherwood scored the eventual game-winner and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens 7-5 on Tuesday night.,Macklin Celebrini scored a goal and added three assists as San Jose extended its win streak to three games.,Will Smith and Collin Graf each had a goa...
Avalanche's dominant effort ends Ducks' 5-game win streak
Parker Kelly scored twice, Cale Makar produced a goal and two assists and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Gabriel Landeskog and Martin Necas also scored and Brock Nelson and Jack Drury had two assists each for Colorado, which has won three straight. The A...
Kirill Kaprizov sets all-time Wild goals record in win over Lightning
Kirill Kaprizov set the Wild's all-time goal-scoring record Tuesday night as Minnesota rolled to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saint Paul, Minn.,With his club comfortably ahead and the Lightning net empty, the 28-year-old Kaprizov tallied the history-making goal, his 220th, into an e...
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn control second half, dump LSU
Tahaad Pettiford scored eight of his game-high 27 points during a surge to start the second half as host Auburn pulled away for an 88-74 victory over LSU on Tuesday.,Pettiford matched a career high with six assists to help Auburn (16-14, 7-10 SEC) outscore LSU 47-40 in the second half to win for jus...
Resilient Oilers beat Senators on Evan Bouchard's OT winner
Evan Bouchard helped get the Edmonton Oilers back on track with the overtime winner in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Leon Draisaitl contributed on all five scores (two goals, three assists) for the Oilers, who earned just their second win over their past seven outin...
Tyler Tanner, No. 24 Vanderbilt eke out OT win over Ole Miss
Tyler Tanner scored a game-high 34 points, dished out seven assists and grabbed five steals while leading No. 24 Vanderbilt to an 89-86 overtime victory over Ole Miss on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.,The Commodores (23-7, 10-7 Southeastern Conference) improved their potential NCAA Tournament seeding, pic...
Maurice Odum sparks Arizona State upset of No. 14 Kansas
Maurice Odum made five 3-pointers and recorded 23 points and six assists to lead Arizona State to a 70-60 victory over No. 14 Kansas on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Tempe, Ariz.,Massamba Diop added 19 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots for the Sun Devils (16-14, 7-10 Big 12), who never...
Stars stampede past Flames, push club-record win streak to 10 games
Sam Steel scored twice in a three-point game and Matt Duchene recorded a career-best four assists to pace the Dallas Stars to a franchise-record-extending 10th consecutive win, 6-1 over the host Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston both netted one goal and one assist while Mavrik...
Cincinnati continues push towards bubble with resounding win over BYU
Jalen Celestine and Jizzle James led five scorers in double figures with 18 points each in host Cincinnati's 90-68 victory over BYU in a Big 12 game Tuesday night.,Moustapha Thiam had 16 points and nine rebounds, Baba Miller finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Day Day Thomas had 12 points an...
Louisville waltzes past Syracuse with strong deep shooting
Ryan Conwell and Isaac McKneeley both made five 3-pointers to propel Louisville to a 77-62 win over visiting Syracuse on Tuesday.,Conwell scored 23 points and McKneeley notched 16 for Louisville (21-9, 10-7 ACC), which had lost three of its last four games to drop out of the Top 25. J'Vonne Hadley a...
Strong first half propels Colorado past Utah
Bangot Dak scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Tuesday night as visiting Colorado opened up a 26-point halftime lead en route to a 92-78 Big 12 Conference win over Utah in Salt Lake City.,Isaiah Johnson added 22 points, while Barrington Hargress tallied 19 for the Buffs (17-13, 7-...
Jets' overtime run continues with win over Blackhawks
Mark Scheifele scored his 28th goal of the season with 2:54 left in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets kicked off an eight-game homestand with a 3-2 comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks.,Longtime Chicago great Jonathan Toews fought to keep the puck in the zone and Dylan Samberg stole it back from the...
Virginia Tech leads start to finish in victory over Boston College
Tobi Lawal scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half as Virginia Tech held off Boston College for a wire-to-wire 72-63 victory on Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va.,Neoklis Avdalas scored 14 of his 15 points in the first half to get the Hokies (19-11, 8-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) off to a quick start....