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Carlos Alcaraz charges into Indian Wells quarterfinals
Carlos Alcaraz, who was nearly flawless to start BNP Paribas Open, was even better on Wednesday.,The two-time defending champion powered to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, Calif.,Alcaraz, a Spaniard who is seeded second, completed his day's ...
Villanova gets going in second half, puts away Seton Hall
NEW YORK -- Eric Dixon scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including 11 during a decisive run, as sixth-seeded Villanova got past 11th-seed Seton Hall 67-55 in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday night.,The Wildcats (19-13) advanced to a quarterfinal matchup against...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps edge Monterrey
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
Rockets hold Suns at bay in fourth straight win
Jalen Green scored a game-high 29 points, Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks combined for 39 points and the Houston Rockets topped the visiting Phoenix Suns 111-104 on Wednesday.,Green finished 10 for 11 from the free-throw line and grabbed seven rebounds while Sengun paired 20 points with seven assis...
Luke Kennard's 30 points propel Grizzlies past Jazz
Luke Kennard came off the bench to score a career-high-tying 30 points and Ja Morant added 28 and seven assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the visiting Utah Jazz, 122-115, Wednesday night.,Kennard made 11-of-14 shots, including 7-of-9 from beyond the arc.,Kennard and Morant made key 3-pointe...
Clippers extend Heat's skid to season-worst five games
James Harden posted 24 points, eight rebounds and a game-high 11 assists while leading the visiting Los Angeles Clippers past the struggling Miami Heat 119-104 on Wednesday night.,Bogdan Bogdanovic added 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won four of their past five games overall. ...
High five from Patrick Kane lifts Red Wings over Sabres
Patrick Kane piled up two goals and three assists and the host Detroit Red Wings snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.,Marco Kasper supplied two goals and an assist, while Alex DeBrincat had a goal and three assists for Detroit. Vladimir Tarasenk...
De’Aaron Fox's near triple-double sparks Spurs past Mavs
De'Aaron Fox racked up 32 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the host San Antonio Spurs over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Wednesday in the second of two games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals.,The Spurs led by just two at the break but took charge in the t...
Thunder pull away from Celtics in clash of title contenders
In a potential NBA Finals preview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tossed in 34 points and Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder over the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night. ,Oklahoma City, which outscored Boston 30-24 in the fourth quarter, has won ...
Trae Young scores 35 as Hawks handle Hornets
Trae Young returned to the lineup to produce his 39th double-double of the season and help the Atlanta Hawks win their fourth consecutive game, a 123-110 decision against the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.,Young, who missed Atlanta's Monday game with a bruised left quadriceps, came back to...
Career-highs for Jared Rhoden, Orlando Robinson lift Raptors over Sixers
Jared Rhoden posted a career-high 25 points and 12 rebounds and A.J. Lawson added 28 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 118-105 on Wednesday night.,Toronto led by as many as 22 points in the first half, but the margin dwindled to three entering the fourth quarter....
Mississippi State gets another double-digit win over LSU
Josh Hubbard scored 26 points and No. 10 seed Mississippi State routed No. 15 seed LSU 91-62 in the first round of the SEC tournament Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.,Hubbard made more 3-pointers (six) than all of the Tigers combined (five), and Mississippi State finished with a 30-point advantag...
Cal's Andrej Stojakovic goes wild, but Stanford closes strong in ACC tourney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Maxime Raynaud's 23 points and Jaylen Blakes' 21 points combined with clutch baskets from backups Benny Gealer and Chisom Okpara enabled Stanford to survive its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament game with a 78-73 second-round win over California Wednesday night.,Stanford'...
Baylor cruises past Kansas State in Big 12 tourney
V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points and Jayden Nunn added 18 off the bench as seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday in a Big 12 conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,The Bears (19-13) advance to play second-seeded Texas Tech in the tourna...
DePaul gets past Georgetown again, advances in Big East
NEW YORK -- NJ Benson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as 10th-seeded DePaul continued its improvement with a 71-67 victory over seventh-seeded Georgetown on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big East tournament.,The Blue Demons (14-18), who went 3-29 last season, will continu...
Iowa scoots past Ohio State in Big Ten tourney
Payton Sandfort scored 17 points and Josh Dix added 16 to help 15th- seed Iowa pull way in the second half for a 77-70 victory over No. 10 seed Ohio State in a first-round game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,Iowa (17-15) plays No. 7 Illinois on Thursday. The Illini beat the ...
Leads could prove slippery when Panthers visit Maple Leafs
Based on their most recent games, no lead should be safe when the Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.,Adding to the drama, the teams are vying for first place in the Atlantic Division. Florida leads with 83 points through 65 games and Toronto ranks second with 81 points...
Texas staves off Vanderbilt 79-72 to advance
Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 19 points each to help 13th-seeded Texas hold off No. 12 Vanderbilt 79-72 on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference tournament first-round slugfest in Nashville, Tenn. ,The Longhorns won despite not making a field goal in the final 6:17. ,The Longhorns (18-14) -- c...
Butler advances with wire-to-wire win over Providence
NEW YORK -- Pierre Brooks II scored 25 points and ninth-seeded Butler earned a wire-to-wire 75-69 victory over eighth-seeded Providence in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday.,The Bulldogs (14-18) snapped a four-game losing streak and advanced to a matchup with top-seeded St. J...
Northwestern downs Minnesota behind Nick Martinelli's 28
Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and Ty Berry added 14 to lift Northwestern to a 72-64 victory against Minnesota on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.,Thirteenth-seeded Northwestern (17-15) advances to face fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday afterno...