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Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers lead Kraken over Blackhawks
Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday night.,Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Kraken, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves.,Andre Burakovsky ...
Lakers, minus mainstays, surge past Trail Blazers
Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura and Nick Smith Jr. all achieved season-best point totals as the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers notched a 123-115 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Ayton had 29 points on 14-of-19 shooting and collected 10 rebounds and three blocked shots agai...
Donovan Dent, No. 12 UCLA fend off Eastern Washington
Donovan Dent scored 21 points and dished nine assists in his UCLA debut, and the No. 12 Bruins held off Eastern Washington 80-74 on Monday in Los Angeles in the teams' season opener.,With five scorers in double-figures, UCLA led most of the way against its Big Sky Conference opponent. Each time the ...
AJ Dybantsa stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...
Newcomers carry Cal to blowout of Cal State Bakersfield
John Camden scored a game-high 22 points in his Cal debut, Lee Dort missed the first double-double of his college career by one rebound and the Golden Bears routed Cal State Bakersfield 87-60 in both teams' season opener on Monday in Berkeley, Calif.,Starting four newly arrived transfers, Cal also g...
AJ Dybantsa (21) stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...
New-look USC has no trouble with Cal Poly
Jacob Cofie had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds as host Southern California led wire-to-wire in a 94-64 win over Cal Poly in Los Angeles on Monday in the season opener for both teams.,Rodney Rice and Ezra Ausar added 21 points apiece for USC, which led by six at the half before rampin...
No. 11 Louisville pummels South Carolina State by 59
Louisville's second season in the Pat Kelsey era began in remarkable fashion Monday. The No. 11 Cardinals had five players score in double figures in a 104-45 rout of visiting South Carolina State in both teams' season opener.,Khani Rooths led the way with a career-high 20 points for the Cardinals. ...
Nikola Jokic (34), Nuggets maintain dominance of Kings
Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 34 points to go with 14 assists, Christian Braun added a season-best 21 points and the host Denver Nuggets held off the Sacramento Kings 130-124 on Monday night.,Aaron Gordon added 20 points, Jamal Murray scored 15 despite missing all five of his 3-point attempts, B...
Jacoby Brissett tosses 2 TDs as Cardinals top Cowboys to end skid
Jacoby Brissett completed 21 of 31 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns to help the Arizona Cardinals snap a five-game losing streak by beating the host Dallas Cowboys 27-17 Monday.,Marvin Harrison Jr. had a career-high seven receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown.,Dallas' offense, which was ave...
UCF escapes pesky Hofstra for four-point win
Riley Kugel scored 19 points for host UCF, which held off upset-minded Hofstra to earn an 82-78 win in the season opener for both schools Monday night in Orlando, Fla.,Jordan Burks had 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds for UCF, which didn't return anyone who scored for the team last season. K...
Brock Boeser's late OT goal boosts Canucks over Predators
Brock Boeser scored in the final two seconds of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 road win over the Nashville Predators on Monday.,With a shootout seemingly on the horizon, Boeser managed to convert a backhand shot in front of Nashville's net for his fourth career overtime goal. Boeser al...
Isaiah Johnson (24), Colorado pull out win vs. Montana State
Isaiah Johnson scored 24 points off the bench to lead Colorado to a hard fought 84-78 win over Montana State in the teams' season opener Monday in Boulder, Colo.,The freshman guard's layup gave the Buffaloes a 78-76 lead with 1:19 to play. One possession later, Cavin Holden tied the game with a pair...
Tyon Grant-Foster scores 15 to lead No. 21 Gonzaga over Texas Southern
Tyon Grant-Foster scored 15 points in his Gonzaga debut, and Braden Huff added 14 as the No. 21 Bulldogs rolled to a 98-43 victory over Texas Southern on Monday night in the season opener for both teams at Spokane, Wash.,Graham Ike recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds, and reserve Adam Miller also sco...
Blues escape two-goal hole, down Oilers to end skid
Pius Suter scored the winning goal with 1:23 left as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night to snap a seven-game winless streak.,Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist for the Blues after missing the previous four games with an upper-body injury. Rookie Dalibor Dvors...
Utah handles San Jose State in Alex Jensen's coaching debut
Transfer Seydou Traore scored a career-high 23 points to lift Utah to a season-opening 84-75 win over San Jose State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Utes dominated down the stretch after briefly giving up the lead midway through the second half, paving the way for the win in former Utah stand...
Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson carry Rockets past Mavericks
Alperen Sengun paired 26 points with 11 rebounds, Amen Thompson chipped in 27 points, and the Houston Rockets fended off the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday.,Sengun helped the Rockets get late separation with a pair of free throws and a spinning eight-footer down the stretch. His pas...
SMU's balanced offense attack sinks Tarleton State
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 21 points, including 3-of-3 on 3-pointers, and five players scored in double figures to lead SMU to an 96-76 victory over Tarleton State in Dallas the season opener for both teams Monday night., ,B.J. Edwards and Boopie Miller each added 20 points for SMU, which shot 56% from...
Cade Cunningham carries Pistons past Ja Morant, Grizzlies
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and the visiting Detroit Pistons led wire to wire in a 114-106 victory Monday night over the Memphis Grizzlies.,Isaiah Stewart added season highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds to go along with four blocks for Detroit.,Jaren ...
Kuol Atak, Oklahoma speed past Saint Francis in second half
Kuol Atak scored 18 points -- all in the second half -- to lead Oklahoma to a season-opening 102-66 win over Saint Francis on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners trailed early in the second half before starting a 32-3 run to put the game away.,Atak scored 13 of his points during a span of just more ...