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No. 2 Duke deals with Cooper Flagg injury scare in rout of Florida State
No. 2 Duke withstood a first-half injury to star freshman Cooper Flagg in a blowout of Florida State, 100-65, on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.,Isaiah Evans poured in 19 points and Flagg, despite missing most of the first half, ended up with 16 points for Duke (26-3, 17-1 in the Atlantic Coast Confe...
Late goal lifts Jackets over Wings in Stadium Series
Justin Danforth scored the go-ahead goal with 2:17 left and Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in the Stadium Series on Saturday night at chilly Ohio Stadium in Columbus., ,Denton Mateychuk, Dmitri Voronkov, Mathieu Olivier and Adam Fantil...
Big second half carries Utah past Arizona State
Ezra Ausar scored 25 points and Utah dominated the second half while rolling to a 99-73 victory over Arizona State on Saturday evening in Big 12 play at Salt Lake City.,Keanu Dawes had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Mike Sharavjamts added 14 points, six assists and three blocked shots as the Utes (1...
Vanderbilt forces overtime, upends No. 14 Missouri
Chris Manon amassed 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jason Edwards added 17 points -- 15 after halftime -- as Vanderbilt came from behind to beat No. 14 Missouri 97-93 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Nashville., ,The Tigers led by nine at halftime but Vanderbilt (20-9, 8-8 SEC) re...
Wizards post four-game season sweep of Hornets
Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly both scored 17 points as the Washington Wizards won for just the second time in nine games, beating the host Charlotte Hornets 113-100 on Saturday night.,Eight players scored in double figures for Washington, with Richaun Holmes notching 15 points and nine rebound...
Banged-up Magic aim to bounce back vs. skidding Raptors
Jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the Orlando Magic look to snap a two-game skid when they host the reeling Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Orlando has dropped three of its last four and entered Saturday a half-game behind the Miami Heat and 1 1/2 games ahead of the Atlant...
Chucky Hepburn erupts for 37 points to carry No. 19 Louisville past Pitt
Louisville needed a career game from Chucky Hepburn to get a home victory over the valiant Pittsburgh Panthers and Hepburn delivered in style as the Cardinals prevailed 79-68.,No. 19 Louisville (23-6, 16-2 in the ACC) remained in the conference title race due to a couple of explosive Hepburn-led run...
Indiana adds to late-season success, beats Washington
Malik Reneau scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as Indiana defeated Washington 78-62 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.,Luke Goode scored 18 points, making five 3-pointers, and Mackenzie Mgbako and Myles Rice added 10 points apiece for the Hoosiers (18-1...
Cameron Hildreth helps Wake Forest keep hope alive against Notre Dame
Cameron Hildreth scored 28 points and Hunter Sallis added 13 of his 17 in the second half as Wake Forest eked out a 74-71 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.,The Demon Deacons trailed for most of the second half, but Sallis' jumper put them...
Jessica Pegula, McCartney Kessler to meet in All-American final at Austin
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula recorded 31 winners while posting a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Saturday to advance to the championship match of the ATX Open at Austin, Texas.,Pegula took advantage of the serving issues of Tomljanovic (11 double faults) and controlled the th...
Maxime Raynaud's 26 points help Stanford top SMU
Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon.,Raynaud's rebound tip-in dunk on a miss from Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds left gave the Cardinal (19-10, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) a five-point lead to secure the win in their home final...
No. 5 Tennessee stuns No. 6 Alabama on Jahmai Mashack buzzer-beater
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack drained a long 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No. 5 Volunteers miraculously rallied past the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 79-76 in a Southeastern Conference battle on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Vying for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed with Alabama, the Volunteers (...
L.J. Cryer helps No. 4 Houston sail past Cincinnati
L.J. Cryer scored 20 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 4 Houston topped visiting Cincinnati, 73-64, to capture its second straight Big 12 outright regular-season title.,Terrance Arceneaux contributed 10 points off the bench for the Cougars (25-4, 17-1) who beat the Bearcats for the 12th straig...
Zach Freemantle excels as Xavier blasts Creighton
Zach Freemantle converted 10 of 14 shots from the field and finished with 23 points as Xavier cruised to a crucial 83-61 Big East win over Creighton Saturday in Cincinnati.,Ryan Conwell added 20 points and Dante Maddox Jr. chipped in with 16 for Xavier (19-10, 11-7 Big East), which won its season-be...
Keeshawn Barthelemy, Jackson Shelstad help Oregon rout USC
Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 20 points, Jackson Shelstad added 19 and Oregon closed the game on a 22-8 run to rout Southern California, 82-61, on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore. ,The Ducks (21-8, 10-8 Big Ten) held the Trojans without a field goal for nearly six minutes in the decisive late-game st...
TCU holds UCF at bay to even conference record
Vasean Allette scored 17 points, dished out nine assists and had seven rebounds to lead five TCU players scoring in double figures in a 89-78 Big 12 win over UCF on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Ernest Udeh Jr. had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. David Punch scored 14 points and had...
David Pastrnak helps slumping Bruins dispatch Penguins
David Pastrnak extended his NHL-leading point streak to 17 games with a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins held off the host Pittsburgh Penguins to win 3-2 on Saturday.,Pastrnak scored Boston's opening goal and assisted on a Mason Lohrei power-play tally that extended the lead to 2-0 after on...
Jake Knapp takes one-shot lead into final round at Cognizant
Jake Knapp birdied the final hole to shoot 3-under-par 68 and hold a one-shot lead through the third round of the Cognizant Classic on Saturday at PGA National Resort's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp, who opened the tournament with a 59, is at 16 under for the tournament.,He's aim...
Sergei Bobrovsky wins goalie duel as Panthers shut out Flames
Overshadowed throughout most of the game by the spectacular efforts of Calgary goalie Dan Vladar, Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky earned his third shutout of the season as the host Panthers defeated the Flames 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Vladar's 39 saves were 16 more than the 23 from Bobr...
Josh Hubbard scores 30 as No. 24 Mississippi State beats LSU
Josh Hubbard scored 30 points and No. 24 Mississippi State pulled away in the second half to defeat LSU 81-69 on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss.,Riley Kugel added 12 points and the Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) outscored the Tigers (14-15, 3-13) 46-32 in the second...