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Virginia Tech works 3 OTs to down No. 21 Virginia
Ben Hammond came off the bench to score 10 of his career-high 30 points in the third overtime as host Virginia Tech outlasted No. 21 Virginia 95-85 in the Commonwealth Clash on Wednesday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.,Christian Gurdak contributed 17 points and 19 rebounds as the injury-riddled Hokies ...

Clemson wins 4th straight, snaps Syracuse's 3-game streak
RJ Godfrey scored 14 points and Dillon Hunter added 10 as Clemson held on in the last minute for a 64-61 road win over host Syracuse on Wednesday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.,The Tigers (11-3) notched their fourth straight victory despite shooting only 4 of 16 from 3-point...

Iowa QB Mark Gronowski exits a winner vs. Vanderbilt in ReliaQuest Bowl
Mark Gronowski threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to help No. 23 Iowa overcome a late surge to beat No. 14 Vanderbilt 34-27 in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Wednesday afternoon in Tampa, Fla.,Gronowski, who won back-to-back FCS national titles at South Dakota State (2022, 2023) before spending hi...

Reports: Kylian Mbappe (knee) expected to miss Supercopa
Kylian Mbappe's status for next week's Spanish Supercopa is in serious doubt after the Real Madrid star suffered a sprained left knee in training.,The France international star will miss Madrid's first match of 2026 at home on Sunday against Betis, and French publication L'Equipe reported that Mbapp...

Warriors drain 24 3-pointers, hold off pesky Hornets
Stephen Curry celebrated a homecoming with a team-high 26 points, nine teammates added to a 3-point shooting barrage and the Golden State Warriors held off the host Charlotte Hornets 132-125 on Wednesday afternoon.,Playing for the 13th time in the state in which he starred both in high school and in...

Tom Wilson powers Capitals over Rangers to celebrate Olympic nod
Tom Wilson had two goals and an assist to lead the host Washington Capitals to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday.,Wilson celebrated being named to the Canadian Olympic team earlier in the day by surpassing 20 goals and reaching 200 for his career.,Justin Sourdif also scored twice, Ali...

NC State opens ACC play with win as Wake Forest's offense sputters
Quadir Copeland scored 14 points and North Carolina State benefitted from Wake Forest's offensive woes on the way to a 70-57 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,Paul McNeil Jr.'s 13 points and Ven-Allen Lubin's 12 points and 11 rebou...

Maple Leafs D Chris Tanev (groin) out for 'significant time'
The Toronto Maple Leafs expect defenseman Chris Tanev to miss "significant time" with a groin injury he sustained after recovering from a separate issue, coach Craig Berube said Wednesday.,Tanev's short-lived return to health ended after three games. The 36-year-old sat out Toronto's 4-0 win over th...

Creighton extends win streak to 4, continues dominance over Butler
Jasen Green scored 23 points and Austin Swartz added 22 as Creighton extended its winning streak to four games, returning to Big East Conference play with an 89-85 victory over Butler on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.,Isaac Traudt scored 16 points and Nik Graves had 11 for the Bluejays (9-5, 3-0 Big East), ...

Clippers post biggest winning margin of season vs. Kings
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 of his game-high 33 points in a runaway first half and the Los Angeles Clippers went on to a fifth straight victory, 131-90 over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday in Inglewood, Calif.,James Harden chipped in with 21 points for the Clippers, who led 73-40 at halftime en route to...

Lakers come up short vs. Pistons on LeBron James' 41st birthday
Cade Cunningham scored 27 points and dished out 11 assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons earned a 128-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers to spoil LeBron James' 41st birthday.,Marcus Sasser put up 19 points, Isaiah Stewart scored 15 points and Jalen Duren added 14 points and eight rebounds as ...

Flyers rally past Canucks for 14th comeback win
Carl Grundstrom stretched his goal-scoring streak to four games as the Philadelphia Flyers recorded their league-leading 14th come-from-behind win to defeat the host Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Noah Cates, Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who a...

Jeremy Payne's OT jaunt lifts TCU past No. 16 USC in Alamo Bowl
Jeremy Payne broke two tackles on his way to the game-winning touchdown and TCU shocked Southern California 30-27 in overtime to win the Alamo Bowl in dramatic fashion Tuesday in San Antonio.,TCU faced third-and-20 and needed at least a field goal to match USC and force a second overtime. Ken Seals ...

No. 7 Gonzaga makes it 20 straight wins vs. San Diego
Jalen Warley recorded a season-best 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to help No. 7 Gonzaga defeat host San Diego for the 20th consecutive time, 99-93 in West Coast Conference play on Tuesday night.,Tyon Grant-Foster scored 18 points, Braden Huff had 14 points and eight rebounds and Mario Sain...

Ryan Conwell nets 26 as No. 16 Louisville rolls over Cal
Ryan Conwell scored 26 points for No. 16 Louisville, which won its ACC opener for the first time in four seasons as the visiting Cardinals manhandled the Cal Bears 90-70 in Berkeley on Tuesday.,Louisville (11-2) once again was without freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr., as the five-star recruit mi...

Derrick White packs stat sheet as Celtics outlast Jazz
Derrick White produced 27 points, seven blocks, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 129-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,White became the first NBA player 6-foot-5 or shorter to finish with at least 25 points, six rebounds, six assists and six b...

Creighton extends win streak to 4, continues dominance of Butler
Jasen Green scored 23 points and Austin Swartz added 22 as Creighton extended its winning streak to four games, returning to Big East Conference play with an 89-85 victory over Butler at Omaha, Neb.,Isaac Traudt scored 16 points and Nik Graves had 11 for the Bluejays (9-5, 3-0 Big East), who continu...

Notre Dame outlasts Stanford in low-scoring ACC opener
Jalen Haralson had a team-high 13 points as Notre Dame held off host Stanford for a 47-40 win to kick off ACC play on Tuesday night.,Carson Towt posted eight points and a team-leading 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (10-4, 1-0), who led by as much as 16 points midway through the second half.,Chis...

Bo Horvat powers Islanders past Blackhawks in shootout
Bo Horvat scored the lone shootout goal to accompany a goal in regulation, boosting the visiting New York Islanders to a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.,Calum Ritchie added a goal for the Islanders, who won for the third time in four games. David Rittich stopped 17 shots through r...

No. 13 Nebraska remains perfect with rout of New Hampshire
Pryce Sandfort had 19 points and No. 13 Nebraska extended its school-record win streak to 17 games in an 86-55 win over New Hampshire in a nonconference game on Tuesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (13-0) continued their best start in school history despite poor shooting from the perimeter...