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Predators hand Blackhawks fifth consecutive defeat
The Chicago Blackhawks' recent struggles continued as the Nashville Predators held on for a 4-3 road victory on Friday.,Steven Stamkos, Luke Evangelista, and Ryan O'Reilly each had a goal and an assist, Matthew Wood also scored and Jusse Saros finished with 24 saves for the Predators, who won their ...

Jalen Brunson, Knicks KO Bucks, advance in NBA Cup
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 37 points on Friday, helping the New York Knicks earn a 118-109 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks and advance to the NBA Cup knockout stage.,Josh Hart finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and Miles McBride scored 19 for the Knicks, who won t...

Pascal Siakam posts double-double as Pacers throttle Wizards
Pascal Siakam amassed 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers cruised to a 119-86 win over the Washington Wizards in the final NBA Cup game for both teams on Friday in Indianapolis.,Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points and matched his season high with four assists for Indiana, which led by as...

Desmond Bane, Magic overcome Cade Cunningham to drop Pistons
Desmond Bane poured in 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic edged the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday to advance to the knockout round of the NBA Cup.,Orlando finished 4-0 in the East Group B of the event and won for the fifth time in its past six games. The Pistons, ...

Brandon Miller heats up to airlift Hornets over Bulls
Brandon Miller's season-high 27 points and Miles Bridges' 22 points carried Charlotte to a 123-116 NBA Cup victory over visiting Chicago on Friday night that snapped a seven-game losing streak.,Reserve Collin Sexton poured in 21 points, LaMelo Ball had 16 points and eight assists and Kon Knueppel ad...

Tyrese Maxey fills voids, carries 76ers past Nets
Tyrese Maxey totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers never trailed in their 115-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.,The Sixers were without Joel Embiid (right knee) for a ninth straight game along with rookie VJ Edgecombe ...

Jalen Johnson's triple-double steers Hawks past Cavaliers
Jalen Johnson produced his second triple-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 130-123 on Friday in NBA Cup play.,Johnson finished with 29 points, shooting 9-for-18 from the floor, to go with 12 rebounds and 12 assists.,Atlanta has won three of its last...

Catarina Macario tallies twice as USWNT routs Italy
Catarina Macario recorded a brace and Olivia Moultrie scored in the second minute as the United States women's national team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Italy in an international friendly on Friday night at Orlando.,Rose Lavelle, Sam Coffey and Lily Yohannes had assists as the USWNT controlled pla...

Kris Letang's OT goal caps Penguins' rally vs. Blue Jackets
Defenseman Kris Letang scored 59 seconds into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.,Letang also had an assist. Sidney Crosby netted two goals and Bryan Rust the other for the Penguins, who won for the third time in ei...

Benny Gealer's last-second 3 lifts Stanford over Saint Louis in Acrisure title game
Benny Gealer made a 3-pointer from the baseline with under a second remaining to lift Stanford to a 78-77 victory against Saint Louis in the championship of the Acrisure Invitational on Friday afternoon in Palm Desert, Calif.,After Ebuka Okorie made one free throw and deliberately missed his second ...

Boopie Miller carries SMU to OT victory over Mississippi State
Boopie Miller scored 28 points, including the tying bucket to force overtime and six points in the extra session, and SMU remained undefeated by rallying past Mississippi State 87-81 on Friday night in Starkville, Miss.,Jaron Pierre Jr. added 24 points and Corey Washington had 12 points and 10 rebou...

Dominant first half carries Miami past Georgetown
Malik Reneau scored 23 points and Tru Washington added 17 as Miami defeated Georgetown 78-65 on Friday to take third place in the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.,The Hurricanes (6-2) dominated for most of the game before the Hoyas (5-2) went on a 16-4 run in the closing minutes to pull w...

DePaul overcomes Georgia Tech with dominant second half
Layden Blocker scored a team-high 18 points on Friday, helping DePaul post a 75-61 victory over Georgia Tech in the Emerald Coast Classic semifinals in Niceville, Fla.,Brandon Maclin added 16 points, while NJ Benson totaled nine points and nine rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-2), who outscored Georg...

Clemson routs Alabama A&M ahead of games with powers Alabama, BYU
Jestin Porter scored 14 points as Clemson dominated from the outset and cruised to an overwhelming 92-56 rout of visiting Alabama A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (7-1) followed up close wins against Xavier and Georgia last weekend in the Charleston Classic by asserting themselves early en route to a...

Clemson routs Alabama A&M ahead of games with powers Alabama, BYU
Jestin Porter scored 14 points as Clemson dominated from the outset and cruised to an overwhelming 92-56 rout of visiting Alabama A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (7-1) followed up close wins against Xavier and Georgia last weekend in the Charleston Classic by asserting themselves early en route to a...

Balanced Xavier attack sinks Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
It was a total team effort Friday night for Xavier, as 11 players scored in an 88-67 home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Cincinnati.,Jovan Milicevic, despite picking up four fouls in a limited 17 minutes of action, led the Musketeers (5-3) in scoring with 14 points. He also led the Musketeers ...

Balanced Xavier attack sinks Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
It was a total team effort Friday night for Xavier, as 11 players scored in an 88-67 home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Cincinnati.,Jovan Milicevic, despite picking up four fouls in a limited 17 minutes of action, led the Musketeers (5-3) in scoring with 14 points. He also led the Musketeers ...

TCU holds off Wisconsin to win Rady Children's Invitational
David Punch scored 17 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as TCU defeated Wisconsin 74-63 on Friday afternoon to capture the championship of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,TCU (5-2) never trailed and led by four points at halftime before quickly rebuilding its advantage to 14 ...

TCU holds off Wisconsin to win Rady Children's Invitational
David Punch scored 17 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as TCU defeated Wisconsin 74-63 on Friday afternoon to capture the championship of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,TCU (5-2) never trailed and led by four points at halftime before quickly rebuilding its advantage to 14 ...

Capitals storm back from two-goal deficit to topple Maple Leafs
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal at 16:04 of the third period Friday and the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2.,Chychrun has scored in five straight games.,The Capitals scored three times in the third period, including Tom Wilson's goal into an empty n...