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Tim Stutzle, Senators sink Blackhawks in overtime
Tim Stutzle scored the overtime winner to extend his point streak to 13 games and lift the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Stutzle carried the puck into the zone and drove to the net, where he lost control of the puck. However, the puck hit his ...
Wizards secure tightly-contested victory over Jazz
Kyshawn George had 23 points and seven rebounds, helping the Washington Wizards post a 125-122 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday.,Alexandre Sarr added 21 points, while Justin Champagnie scored 17. Khris Middleton also had 14, as the Wizards won their second game in three tries. Marcus Sma...
Cavs beat short-handed Heat for 12th straight win
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Evan Mobley added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers closed on a 12-2 run to beat the visiting Miami Heat 112-107 on Wednesday for their 12 straight victory.,De'Andre Hunter also had 16 points for the NBA-best Cavaliers, who became the first tea...
Timberwolves run win streak to 3 by beating Hornets
Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels pumped in 29 points apiece, and the Minnesota Timberwolves were rolling on offense in a 125-110 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.,Julius Randle contributed 25 points and joined McDaniels and teammate Naz Reid with 10 rebounds. Donte Di...
Payton Pritchard, Derrick White make Celtics history vs. Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and Derrick White tossed in a career-high 41 to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics to a 128-118 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,It was the first time in franchise history that two Boston players scored 40-plus poi...
UCF storms back, defeats Oklahoma State
Darius Johnson scored 27 of his career-high 36 points in the second half on Senior Night, lifting UCF to an 83-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.,Johnson sank 10 of 18 shots from the floor -- including 7 of 12 from 3-point range -- and all nine attempts from the free-throw ...
Alex Condon, No. 5 Florida power past No. 7 Alabama
Alex Condon scored a career-best 27 points and collected 10 rebounds and No. 5 Florida clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Southeastern Conference tournament with a solid 99-94 victory over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 22 points, eight assists and fi...
Seniors lead NC State to victory over Pitt
Michael O'Connell finished with 15 points and Breon Pass, a senior who has spent his entire career with North Carolina State, scored 14 points in his first career start as the Wolfpack pulled out a 71-63 victory against Pitt in the home finale Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Dontrez Styles notched ...
Xavier runs winning streak to six with rout at Butler
Zach Freemantle had a game-high 24 points to go with eight rebounds as Xavier earned a 91-78 Big East win over Butler Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Ryan Conwell added 21 points on 5-for-8 3-point shooting as Xavier (20-10, 12-7 Big East) won its sixth consecutive game. Dailyn Swain added 16 point...
No. 11 Clemson pulls away for win over Boston College
Jaeden Zackery scored a game-high 21 points and Chase Hunter finished with 18 points to lead No. 11 Clemson to a 78-69 victory over Boston College on Wednesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Zackery, who spent three seasons at Boston College before he transferred to Clemson, shot 7 of 12 from the field.,Vi...
David N'Guessan's double-double lifts Kansas State past Cincinnati
David N'Guessan scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the second half and added 10 rebounds to rally Kansas State past host Cincinnati, 54-49, in Big 12 action Wednesday night.,Dug McDaniel added 13 points for Kansas State (15-15, 9-10 Big 12), which swept the season series and won its second stra...
CJ Gunn, JJ Traynor power DePaul past Providence
CJ Gunn and JJ Traynor combined for 44 points as visiting DePaul withstood a late Providence rally to win 80-77 in Big East action on Wednesday night.,DePaul (12-18, 3-16) used a 17-5 run to turn a one-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 2:48 left and led by nine with 1:57 left before the ho...
No. 13 Maryland slams No. 17 Michigan's Big Ten title hopes
Rodney Rice scored 19 points to lead No. 13 Maryland to a 71-65 Big Ten win over No. 17 Michigan Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,With Michigan's loss, league-leading Michigan State clinched a share of the conference title. The Spartans can claim the Big Ten all for themselves with a win Thursday...
Ella Ladine stuffs stat sheet to lead Washington over Michigan
Ella Ladine produced 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead 12th-seeded Washington to a 79-65 victory over 13th-seeded Minnesota on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament opener in Indianapolis.,Dalayah Daniels scored 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Huskies (19-12) turned a...
Reports: Maxx Crosby, Raiders reach 3-year, $106.5M extension
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby signed a three-year, $106.5 million extension on Wednesday to become the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history.,The deal, which includes $91.5 million guaranteed, was announced by multiple media outlets before the Raiders reported that they signed Cr...
Alex Ovechkin using record chase to raise money for cancer research
Washington Capitals star captain Alex Ovechkin is turning his pursuit of the NHL record for goals scored into a fundraiser for pediatric cancer.,Ovechkin announced Wednesday the founding of "The GR8 Chase for Victory Over Cancer," pledging to donate money for each goal he scores from now through the...
Steven Wilson prevails in eNASCAR's Brazil debut
Steven Wilson held off road-racing specialist Bobby Zalenski to win on the street course at a virtual Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Tuesday in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.,It was the first time eNASCAR competed on a virtual Brazilian track, and Wilson emerged with his ...
No. 24 Arizona handles Arizona State in shootout
Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead No. 24 Arizona to a 113-100 victory over Arizona State on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz.,Caleb Love and KJ Lewis each tallied 21 points for Arizona (20-10, 14-5 Big 12), and Tobe Awaka had 15 points and nine rebounds. Jaden Bradle...
No. 24 Arizona handles ASU in shootout
Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead No. 24 Arizona to a 113-100 victory Tuesday night over Arizona State in Tucson, Ariz.,Caleb Love and KJ Lewis each tallied 21 points for Arizona (20-10, 14-5 Big 12), and Tobe Awaka had 15 points and nine rebounds.,Arizona S...
Wild build 3-goal lead, fend off Kraken comeback
Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves, including one on a penalty shot, as the Minnesota Wild held on to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 Tuesday night.,Vinnie Hinostroza also scored and Marcus Johansson had two assi...