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Thunder dominate Grizzlies in battle between top two teams in the West
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...
Short-handed Timberwolves rally to top Trail Blazers
Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 114-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid finished with 23 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in...
Down 24, Warriors upend Bulls in Jimmy Butler's solid debut
Steph Curry scored 24 of his game-high 34 points after halftime and Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his team debut to boost the Golden State Warriors to a 132-111 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday.,Golden State shot 57.8 percent in the second half and 50 percent in the game. The Warrior...
Wild score final 5 goals, continue dominance of Isles
Matthew Boldy tallied two goals and an assist to lead the host Minnesota Wild past the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Marco Rossi, Frederick Gaudreau, Yakov Trenin and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Wild, who have won seven straight against the Islanders. Defensema...
Blues defeat Blackhawks after 10-round shootout
Radek Faksa scored in the 10th round of the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over the visiting the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 on Saturday night.,The Blues outshot the Blackhawks 40-20 through overtime, but they needed the marathon shootout to earn just their second victory in eight games (2-5-1).,Ma...
Samuel Ersson's 31 saves help Flyers hold off Penguins, end 5-game skid
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday in both teams' final game before the league takes a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.,Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to 31 saves from ...
Matthew Tkachuk sparks 4-goal 2nd as Panthers top Sens
Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had two assists during the Florida's four-goal second period as the Panthers cruised past the Ottawa Senators 5-1 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday night.,Aleksander Barkov, Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scored during a break-out second for the Panthers, who have...
Canucks edge Maple Leafs, run win streak to 3
Brock Boeser scored the go-ahead goal at 8:56 of the third period to lift the host Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.,Filip Hronek collected a goal and an assist and Kevin Lankinen made 21 saves in relief of an injured Thatcher Demko for the Canucks, who hav...
Will Cuylle delivers as Rangers rally past Jackets
Will Cuylle scored two third-period goals to lift the visiting New York Rangers past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday.,Cuylle picked off a clearing attempt from Columbus defenseman Ivan Provorov and scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 left.,Mika Zibanejad tallied a goal and an assist, Ar...
Ryan Agarwal's hoop pushes Stanford past NC State
Ryan Agarwal dropped in a go-ahead layup with eight seconds remaining, Maxime Raynaud saved 21 of his game-high 25 points for the second half as Stanford survived a scare from visiting North Carolina State, 74-73 in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon.,Raynaud led all rebounders i...
Trae Young's big night propels Hawks past Wizards
Trae Young scored 35 points, his 14th game with 30-plus points this season, and led the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 125-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,The Hawks have won two straight and three of their last four, and divided the season series with Washington at 2-2. The Wizar...
Magic rally late, top Spurs on Paolo Banchero's jumper
Paolo Banchero buried the game-winning jump shot with 25.1 seconds remaining to lead the host Orlando Magic to a come-from-behind 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Franz Wagner led the Magic with 33 points on 14-of-28 shooting in addition to grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out fiv...
Clemson ends No. 2 Duke's 16-game winning streak
Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points and Chase Hunter made the go-ahead basket in the final minute as Clemson knocked off No. 2 Duke 77-71 on Saturday night at Clemson, S.C., ending the Blue Devils' 16-game winning streak.,Hunter sank four free throws in the last 15 seconds to finish with 14 points and te...
No. 22 Mississippi State holds on to beat Georgia
Josh Hubbard scored 16 points and KeShawn Murphy added 14 to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to a 76-75 win at Georgia on Saturday.,Coming off consecutive 20-plus point games, Hubbard made 7-of-14 attempts from the field. Hubbard did, however, score his 1,000th career point in the second half.,Murphy ...
Yealimi Noh scorches back nine, takes 1-shot lead at Founders Cup
Yealimi Noh birdied eight of her last 11 holes to seize a one-stroke lead at 18-under par through three rounds of the Founders Cup on Saturday at Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club.,Noh's 8-under-par 63 pushed her ahead of South Korea's Jin Young Ko, the second-round leader and a three-time winner of thi...
Cincinnati erupts in second half to claim victory at home over BYU
Jizzle James scored a game-high 24 points as hot-shooting Cincinnati picked up an 84-66 home win over BYU on Saturday night.,James hit a career high six 3-pointers, while Day Day Thomas scored 15 points and Josh Reed came off the bench to add 12 points for the Bearcats (14-9, 4-8 in Big 12).,Richie ...
Hot shooting propels No. 23 Illinois over Minnesota
Will Riley scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished seven assists, and No. 23 Illinois pulled away for a 95-74 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference battle on Saturday evening in Minneapolis., ,Kasparas Jakucionis finished with 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field for Illinoi...
Thomas Detry builds 5-shot lead at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry has yet to raise a trophy following a PGA Tour event, so he will improvise his mental approach going into the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at Scottsdale, Ariz.,After his third-round, 6-under-par 65 on Saturday, Detry has a five-shot lead with 18 holes remaining.,"It's OK...
Seems like old times as Virginia takes down Georgia Tech
On a day when Virginia paid homage to former coach Tony Bennett, the Cavaliers played to the standard he set in the previous 15 seasons as they toppled visiting Georgia Tech 75-61 Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Isaac McKneely scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half as Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC...
West Virginia controls play, knocks off Utah
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and West Virginia closed out strong to take a 72-61 home victory over Utah in Morgantown on Saturday.,Javon Small totaled 14 points and eight assists, Joseph Yesufu added 14 points and Jonathan Powell scored his 11 points in the second half to lift the Mountaineers (...