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No. 9 Utah State outlasts No. 8 Villanova, advances to face Arizona
SAN DIEGO -- MJ Collins Jr. scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes as No. 9 seed Utah State topped eighth-seeded Villanova, 86-76, in the second of Friday's West Region first-round matchups in San Diego.,Utah State (29-6) capped a crucial, 9-0 run late in the second half when Mason F...

G2 Esports, JD Gaming advance at First Stand Tournament
G2 Esports and JD Gaming claimed the last two spots in the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Friday in Sao Paulo.,G2 Esports earned a 3-0 sweep of FEARX in the Group A lower-bracket final, while JD Gaming posted a 3-1 win over LYON in the Group B lower-bracket final.,The $1 million League of ...

Labaron Philon Jr. drives No. 4 Alabama over No. 13 Hofstra
Labaron Philon Jr. took over in the second half by scoring 21 of his game-best 29 points, and fourth-seeded Alabama rallied to win 90-70 over No. 13-seed Hofstra on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region in Tampa, Fla.,Sporting a bandage on his cut chin in the se...

Iowa State stomps Tennessee State, 108-74
ST. LOUIS -- Tennessee State likes a track meet, but there was no keeping pace with the Cyclones on Friday in a first-round matchup with No. 2 seed Iowa State. ,The Cyclones dominated the final 39 minutes of action in a 108-74 victory, advancing to play No. 7 Kentucky in a second-round Midwest Regio...

Jacari White scores 26 as Virginia fights off Wright State
PHILADELPHIA -- Jacari White scored a season-high 26 points and hit the go-ahead floater off the glass as No. 3 seed Virginia survived a tough test from No. 14 Wright State 82-73 in a Midwest Region first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.,White made 6 of 8 3-point attempts, Sam Lewis scor...

Top-seeded Arizona opens with thumping of Long Island
SAN DIEGO -- NCAA Tournament West Region No. 1 seed Arizona did not rely on the 3-pointer much in the regular season, but the Wildcats unleashed a first-half barrage from long range to set the tone in a 92-58 rout of No. 16 seed Long Island on Friday.,Arizona (33-2) came into the game averaging 5.9 ...

Jaylen Petty leads No. 5 Texas Tech past No. 12 Akron
Jaylen Petty scored 24 points to lead five Texas Tech players in double figures as the fifth-seeded Red Raiders pulled away late for a convincing 91-71 win over No. 12 seed Akron in the first round of Midwest Region play Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Petty made 9 of 14 shots, helming a sensational shooting ...

Otega Oweh, Kentucky escape Santa Clara in OT thriller
ST. LOUIS -- Otega Oweh saved Kentucky with a game-tying halfcourt shot off the glass to force overtime and the Wildcats owned the extra session, escaping Santa Clara in the first round, 89-84, on Friday afternoon.,Santa Clara center Allen Graves hit what looked to be a game-winning 3 with two secon...

Bryson DeChambeau takes 2-shot lead at LIV South Africa
Bryson DeChambeau sank a birdie on the par-5, 18th hole on Friday to open up a two-shot lead following the second round of LIV Golf South Africa.,DeChambeau, the two-time U.S. Open champion and winner of last week's LIV Singapore event, carded an eagle and seven birdies but also had a double bogey o...

Flyers extend road win streak with shootout triumph over Kings
Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov scored in a shootout to give the visiting Flyers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday and continue Philadelphia's extra-time winning ways on the road.,Noah Cates posted one goal and one assist while Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim also tallied for t...

Karel Vejmelka, Mammoth dominate Knights in shutout
Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Utah Mammoth scored on their first three shots en route to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,Clayton Keller scored two goals, Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist and Jack McBain ...

Karel Vejmelka, Mammoth dominate Golden Knights 4-0
Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Utah Mammoth scored on their first three shots en route to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,Clayton Keller scored two goals, Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist and Jack McBain ...

Second-period explosion lifts Lightning to blowout of Canucks
Darren Raddysh, Yanni Gourde and Nikita Kucherov produced a three-goal blitz early in the second period as the Tampa Bay Lightning overwhelmed the host Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.,Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and two assists while Brandon Hagel and Raddysh posted a goal and an...

Road warriors: Sabres extend franchise-record streak
Sam Carrick scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-0 win against the host San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, Logan Stanley had two assists, and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres (43-20-6, 92 points), who extended their franchise-record road points streak to...

No. 3 Gonzaga puts away Kennesaw State in late stages
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Graham Ike scored 19 points and Davis Fogle added 17 to lead a balanced attack as third-seeded Gonzaga held off Kennesaw State 73-64 in the first round of the NCAA West Region on Thursday.,Jalen Warley had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season for the...

Surging Sabres stay scorching, sink Sharks
Sam Carrick scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-0 win against the host San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, Logan Stanley had two assists, and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres (43-20-6, 92 points), who are 11-1-0 in their past 12 games.,Alex Nedeljkovic m...

Sixers trio pours in 97 points en route to demolition of Kings
VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes and Justin Edwards combined for 97 points, Andre Drummond came off the bench to produce a double-double and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers thumped the Sacramento Kings 139-118 on Thursday night.,Edgecombe, taking over leadership of the team in the absence of Joel Embiid...

Kingston Flemings, No. 2 Houston have no trouble with No. 15 Idaho
Kingston Flemings scored 18 points and Emanuel Sharp added 16 on 6-of-7 shooting to help second-seeded Houston roll to a 78-47 victory over 15th-seeded Idaho in South region first-round action Thursday at Oklahoma City.,Freshman Chris Cenac Jr. collected a season-best 18 rebounds as the Cougars (29-...

Saint Louis' relentless offense clobbers Georgia
Dion Brown scored 18 points and ninth-seeded Saint Louis ran a layup line for most of a 102-77 rout of eighth-seeded Georgia in a first-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Region game on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.,Amari McCottry added 13 for the Billikens (29-5), which advanced to a second-round cont...

No. 3 Illinois overwhelms Penn with 65-point second half
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 3 Illinois breeze past No. 14 Penn in a 105-70 victory in a first-round South Region matchup on Thursday.,Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Illinois (25-8), which advances to face No. 11 VC...