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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...
Lakers pound Pelicans as LeBron James hits 50K points
LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,With a 3-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first player to reach 50,000 points...
Kevin Durant, Suns storm back in 4th, upend Clippers
Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to notch a 119-117 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.,Devin Booker had 17 points and eight assists, Nick Richards scored 16 points on 8-of-10 sh...
Arkansas shuts down Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt
Arkansas rode a double-double from Trevon Brazile and kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a decisive 90-77 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday evening.,Brazile tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds. Johnell Davis scored 21 points, Zvonimir Ivisic and D.J. Wagner added 14 and Karter K...
No. 23 BYU pulls out double-OT win over No. 10 Iowa St.
Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa.,The Cougars' Dallin Hall finished with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, which included 4-for-9 success from beyond the 3-point arc. Egor Demin added 12 poi...
Micah Parrish, Ohio State outlast Nebraska in 2 OTs
Micah Parrish scored five points of his 22 points in the second overtime to help Ohio State emerge with a 116-114 victory against Nebraska on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.,Bruce Thornton scored 29, Devin Royal 22 and John Mobley Jr. 20 for the Buckeyes (17-13, 9-10 Big Ten), who have won two games in a...
SMU sinks slumping Syracuse on late tip-in
A tip-in by Keon Ambrose-Hylton with 3.1 seconds left lifted SMU to a dramatic 77-75 victory over Syracuse on Tuesday night in Dallas.,With SMU (22-8, 13-6 ACC) holding possession and the score knotted at 75-all, Boopie Miller drove inside for a jumper that ended up off the mark with less than six s...
Third-period surge propels Avalanche past Penguins
Artturi Lehkonen scored two goals, Casey Mittelstadt netted the tiebreaking tally with 4:09 to go and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Tuesday in Denver.,Jack Drury also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Scott Wedgewood turned away 32 shots for the Avalanche, who...
No. 22 Texas A&M knocks off No. 1 Auburn
Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points and No. 22 Texas A&M defeated a No. 1 team for the first time in program history with an 83-72 victory over Auburn on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in College Station, Texas.,Wade Taylor IV added 16 points and Pharrel Payne had 12 points as the Aggies (...
Ducks erupt in 4-goal first period, best reeling Oilers
Mason McTavish scored two goals for the visiting Anaheim Ducks in a 6-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Sam Colangelo and Leo Carlsson each delivered a goal and an assist, Jackson LaCombe and Cutter Gauthier contributed three assists each and Lukas Dostal made 33 saves for the Duck...
West Virginia slips by Josh Eilert's Utah Utes
Javon Small delivered 18 points and several key plays down the stretch as West Virginia topped its interim coach from last year, Josh Eilert, in a 71-69 victory over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Amani Hansberry contributed 12 points and six rebounds as the Mountaineers (18-12, 9-10 Big 12) enh...