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NC State continues road winning streak in overtime at No. 18 Clemson
Ven-Allen Lubin scored 22 points and North Carolina State pulled off an 80-76 overtime victory over No. 18 Clemson on Tuesday night, securing a resume-boosting result and snapping the Tigers' nine-game winning streak.,Darrion Williams posted 17 points, Quadir Copeland added 16 points and Paul McNeil...
Senators stretch point streak to five games by beating Jackets
Tim Stutzle scored the go-ahead goal midway into the first period to fuel the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Stutzle joined Ridly Greig with a goal and an assist and captain Brady Tkachuk and defenseman Tyler Kleven also tallied for the Senators,...
Devin Booker scores 27 as Suns hold off 76ers
Devin Booker scored 27 points to guide the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 116-110 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.,Playing for the first time since early November, Jalen Green (hamstring) came off the Suns bench and played 20 minutes, scoring 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting. He was pa...
Robert McCray V helps Florida State continue dominance at Miami
Robert McCray V made two free throws with 1.7 seconds left as the visiting Florida State Seminoles continued their domination of the Miami Hurricanes, winning 65-63 in an ACC matchup on Tuesday night.,McCray scored a game-high 20 points as Florida State has now won 15 of its past 16 games against Mi...
St. John's rallies past Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Dillon Mitchell totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds and St. John's overcame a 15-point second-half deficit for a physical 65-60 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night in New York.,Mitchell posted his second double-double this season -- in consecutive games -- and hit the go-ahead layup with 4:53 lef...
No. 24 Saint Louis escapes Duquesne's late push
Trey Green had 14 points and four steals on Tuesday, helping No. 24 Saint Louis stave off host Duquesne for an 81-77 victory in Atlantic 10 play in Pittsburgh.,Robbie Avila and Dion Brown added 14 points apiece for the Billikens (18-1, 6-0), who won their 12th straight game. Brady Dunlap scored 11 a...
Rueben Chinyelu, No. 16 Florida dominate the glass to dispose of LSU
Rueben Chinyelu matched his career high with 21 rebounds and scored 15 points for his fourth consecutive double-double, and No. 16 Florida won for the ninth time in 10 games by defeating LSU 79-61 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Urban Klavzar contributed five triples and a game-high 18 points ...
Elijah Strong sparks South Carolina past Oklahoma
Elijah Strong scored the game's first 11 points to spark South Carolina to an 85-76 SEC victory over Oklahoma on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.,Strong had 15 of his 17 points in the first half, Meechie Johnson scored 18 of his team-high 20 points in the second half, and Kobe Knox added 18 points an...
No. 3 Michigan extends Indiana's woes with wire-to-wire win
Elliot Cadeau scored a game-high 19 points and Yaxel Lendeborg added 15 to boost third-ranked Michigan to an 86-72 victory against Indiana on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Aday Mara chipped in 13 points and Trey McKenney followed with 10, as the Wolverines won their third straight.,Michigan (17-1, 7-1...
Joshua Jefferson has triple-double in No. 9 Iowa State's win over UCF
Joshua Jefferson posted his second triple-double of the season and No. 9 Iowa State snapped a two-game losing skid with Tuesday's 87-57 blowout of UCF in Ames, Iowa.,Coming off road losses to Kansas and Cincinnati, the Cyclones (17-2, 4-2 Big 12) pulled away from the visitors to create an 18-point h...
Ohio State dominates OT, avoids home loss to Minnesota
John Mobley Jr. and Bruce Thornton combined for 49 points as Ohio State held off an upset bid from visiting Minnesota for an 82-74 overtime win on Tuesday night in Columbus.,Mobley scored 26 and Thornton added 23, including six in overtime. Thornton's baseline jumper at the 1:08 mark made it 78-73, ...
High-flying Ducks ready for challenge of league-leading Avalanche
The Anaheim Ducks have followed their worst stretch of the season with one of their best. They will try to keep the momentum going when they visit the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.,Anaheim brings a four-game winning streak into its second game of the season against the top team in the NHL a...
Surging Red Wings pursue clean sweep of Maple Leafs
The Detroit Red Wings will open a three-game road trip Wednesday night with a chance to complete a sweep of their season series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Red Wings also will shoot for their third straight win overall after they rallied from a 2-0 deficit Sunday in a 4-3 overtime victory over...
Reigning champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australia
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion.,For the No. 9 seed, the first hour and 12 minutes against Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check. After a slow start, Keys cruised in the fi...
Jannik Sinner leads big day for Italy at Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner punctuated a big day for Italians at the Australian Open on Tuesday, advancing to the second round when France's Hugo Gaston retired trailing 6-2, 6-1.,The No. 2 seed was firmly in control in Melbourne when Gaston was forced out with an abdominal injury. Sin...
Without Jimmy Butler, Warriors begin anew against Raptors
The Golden State Warriors will begin life without Jimmy Butler when they wrap up a successful eight-game homestand Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors in San Francisco.,The Warriors won their fourth straight game Monday, improving to 6-1 on their homestand, despite Butler having to leave the g...
Anthony Duclair, Islanders hand Canucks 11th straight loss
Anthony Duclair scored a pair of game-tying goals as the New York Islanders came from behind to win at Vancouver 4-3 on Monday night, sending the Canucks to their 11th consecutive loss.,Tony DeAngelo collected a goal and an assist and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 3-2-1 ...
Cutter Gauthier nets pair as Ducks top Rangers to extend win streak
Cutter Gauthier scored a pair of goals on his 22nd birthday as the Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak to four games by rallying for a 5-3 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Monday.,Jeffrey Viel, Alex Killorn and Mason McTavish also scored goals, while Lukas Dostal made 19 saves a...
Antony Duclair, Islanders hand Canucks 11th straight loss
Antony Duclair scored a pair of game-tying goals as the New York Islanders came from behind to win at Vancouver 4-3 on Monday night, sending the Canucks to their 11th consecutive loss.,Tony DeAngelo collected a goal and an assist and Ryan Pulock also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 3-2-1 o...
Warriors overcome loss of Jimmy Butler III (knee) to beat Heat
Brandin Podziemski exploded for 24 points, Stephen Curry added 19 in a balanced attack and the Golden State Warriors overcame the loss of Jimmy Butler III to a knee injury to run away from the visiting Miami Heat 135-112 in San Francisco on Monday night.,The team's leading scorer at the time with 17...