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Rockets hope to stop freefall against Raptors
It has taken fewer than three weeks for the Rockets to transition from darlings of the Western Conference to experiencing a calamitous collapse that has them tumbling down the standings.,With their 116-105 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, the Rockets' skid reached six games. In that sp...
Dricus du Plessis retains title in rematch with Sean Strickland
Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis outboxed Sean Strickland for 25 minutes en route to a unanimous decision win (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday in Australia).,The fight was never competitive as Strickland (29-7 MMA) stayed on hi...
Spacestation Gaming tops standings in OCS NA Stage 1
Sweeps were the order of the day in the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 on Saturday. ,Spacestation Gaming's win moved them atop the standings, with the other two victors, NTMR and Team Liquid, also in the top four. ,The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The...
Team Vitality, Team Spirit sweep into IEM Katowice grand final
Team Vitality and Team Spirit rode sweeping wins into the grand final of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland on Saturday.,Those teams will meet for the title on Sunday.,Vitality eliminated The MongolZ with victories on Mirage (13-7) and Nuke (13-9). ,Mathieu "ZywOo) Herbaut of France led ...
Tundra Esports, Gaimin Gladiators advance to BLAST Slam II final
Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators will play for the BLAST Slam II championship after winning in the semifinals of the Dota 2 event on Saturday in Copenhagen, Denmark -- albeit in different ways.,In the first semi, Tundra faced a stiff challenge from Nigma Galaxy, winning 2-1 after nearly two hour...
Ducks give up late goal, then top Kings in shootout
Lukas Dostal made 43 saves in regulation and overtime and did not allow a goal in the shootout to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Brian Dumoulin scored in regulation and Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson scored in the two-round shootout for ...
Ducks give up tying goal, but beat Kings in shootout
Lukas Dostal made 43 saves in regulation and overtime and did not allow a goal in the shootout to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Brian Dumoulin scored in regulation and Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson scored in the two-round shootout for ...
Ivica Zubac, Clippers rally, extend Jazz's road losing streak
Ivica Zubac collected 26 points and 15 rebounds and Norman Powell also had 26 points as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half to earn a 130-110 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., ,James Harden scored 23 points with a season-...
Balanced attack leads No. 20 Arizona past No. 13 Texas Tech
Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love led five Arizona players in double figures with 16 points apiece as the No. 20 Wildcats topped No. 13 Texas Tech 82-73 Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (17-6, 11-1 Big 12) extended their winning streak to six games since they lost at Texas Tech on Jan. 18.,The Red ...
Kings top Pelicans to halt 2-game skid
Zach LaVine had 22 points in the second game for his new team, Domantas Sabonis led the way with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings brought a two-game losing streak to an end with a 123-118 come-from-behind victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.,Keegan Mur...
Kraken cap late comeback with OT win over Flames
Matty Beniers scored a power-play goal at 2:58 of overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 3-2 victory against the host Calgary Flames on Saturday night in the teams' final game entering the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.,Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky scored in the final 6:48 of regulatio...
Stars score 7 straight goals in 8-3 win over Sharks
Matt Duchene scored twice and added an assist as the Dallas Stars thumped the host San Jose Sharks 8-3 on Saturday night.,Thomas Harley, Jamie Benn, and Wyatt Johnston each scored and added an assist for Dallas, which won for the sixth time in eight games. Jason Robertson, Mason Marchment, and Mavri...
Washington picks up key conference win vs. Northwestern
Four players scored in double figures Saturday night and Washington stayed alive for a spot in the Big Ten Conference tournament by rallying for a 76-71 win over visiting Northwestern in Seattle.,Tyler Harris scored 18 points for the Huskies (12-11, 3-9), which snapped a four-game home losing streak...
Thunder dominate Grizzlies in battle of West's top teams
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Aaron Wiggins added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-112, in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.,Jalen Williams added 25 points and six assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 po...
No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas, joins Auburn atop SEC
Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood scored 15 points apiece to help No. 3 Alabama post an 85-81 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark.,Mouhamed Dioubate had 14 points and Mark Sears added 11 as the Crimson Tide (20-3, 9-1 SEC) moved into a first-p...
Undermanned Suns no match for Jamal Murray, Nuggets
Jamal Murray made a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets roll to a 122-105 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded 26 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and didn't play in the final quarter as he missed out on a triple-doubl...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics explode in second half, rout Knicks
Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his 40 points in the third quarter Saturday night for the visiting Boston Celtics, who led wire-to-wire in a 131-104 rout of the New York Knicks.,Starting in place of Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Luke Kornet posted 14 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of t...
No. 3 Alabama holds off late Arkansas rally to tie Auburn atop SEC standings
Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood scored 15 points apiece to help No. 3 Alabama post an 85-81 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark.,Mouhamed Dioubate had 14 points and Mark Sears added 11 as the Crimson Tide (20-3, 9-1 SEC) moved into a first-p...
No. 25 Ole Miss survives LSU on buzzer beater
Dre Davis tipped in a missed shot just before the buzzer sounded Saturday night as No. 25 Ole Miss scored the game's final 13 points to edge LSU 72-70 in a Southeastern Conference game in Baton Rouge, La.,The Rebels (18-6, 7-4) fell behind 70-59 with 3:14 left after Cam Carter drove the lane for a l...
Filip Forsberg, Brady Skjei combine for 4 goals as Sabres top Preds
Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei each had two goals for the Nashville Predators in a 6-4 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,Ryan O'Reilly had four assists, Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and two assists, and Justus Annunen made 25 saves for the Predators, who snapped a six-ga...