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Report: Heat acquiring Davion Mitchell from Raptors
The Miami Heat are acquiring guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors for small forward PJ Tucker, a second-round draft pick and cash considerations, ESPN reported Thursday.,Mitchell, 26, is averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 44 games (22 starts) this season. He is set to be...
BetBoom, PARIVISION roll through BLAST Slam II playoff openers
PARIVISION and BetBoom Team swept opening-round matches in the BLAST Slam II playoffs on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $1 million Dota 2 event began last week with two groups of five teams. A round robin of best-of-one matches in each group determined seeding for the playoff stage.,PARIVISIO...
Zach Hyman's OT winner lifts Oilers over Blackhawks
Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal in overtime and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who benefited from Draisaitl's second mult...
Wake Forest finishes strong for victory at Stanford
Cameron Hildreth broke a late tie with two free throws, Hunter Sallis added a pair 21 seconds later and Wake Forest completed a season-series sweep of host Stanford with a 79-73 triumph on Wednesday.,Hildreth led all scorers with 21 points and Sallis added 19 for the Demon Deacons (17-6, 9-3 Atlanti...
Kevin Fiala helps Kings pull away from Canadiens
Kevin Fiala scored two third-period goals, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-3 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.,Vladislav Gavrikov and Warren Foegele each had a goal and an assist, Quinton Byfield notched three assists and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, ...
Cal gets past NC State to sweep season series
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 14 points and Cal ended a two-game skid with a 74-62 victory over North Carolina State at Berkeley, Calif.,Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 13 points, and leading scorer Andrej Stojakovic was held to six after missing...
Nebraska uses strong second half to overpower Washington
Brice Williams, the reigning National Player of the Week, scored 23 points as Nebraska rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Washington 86-72 in a Big Ten Conference game Wednesday night in Seattle.,Juwan Gary added 17 points and Connor Essegian scored 16 for the Cornhuskers (15-8, 5-7 ...
Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero lead Magic past Kings
Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero combined for 54 points and the Orlando Magic spoiled Zach LaVine's debut for the host Sacramento Kings with a 130-111 victory on Wednesday night.,Wagner had five 3-pointers to account for almost half his 31 points, while Banchero complemented 23 points with nine assis...
William Nylander coming off special game as Maple Leafs take on Kraken
Feb. 4 appears to be William Nylander's own Groundhog Day.,The Toronto forward netted three goals Tuesday as the Maple Leafs defeated the host Calgary Flames 6-3.,It was the second hat trick of Nylander's career, the first coming on Feb. 4, 2017.,"It was nice," said Nylander, who capped the achievem...
Reports: Pelicans ship Brandon Ingram to Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans traded Brandon Ingram to the Toronto Raptors for fellow forwards Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.,New Orleans will also receive a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the reported deal, which comes hours after both teams p...
Zach Hyman's OT winner lifts Oilers over 'Hawks
Zach Hyman scored a power-play, overtime goal and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who benefited from Draisaitl's second multi-...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 50 again as Thunder slam Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 140-109 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,It was the third 50-plus-point game of Gilgeous-Alexander's career, all of them coming over the past seven games.,Phoenix led by 12 late in the second quarter but was ...
Jazz storm back in final minutes to edge Warriors
Jordan Clarkson scored 31 points, Keyonte George added 26 and the Utah Jazz made a furious comeback to erase a late double-digit deficit in a 131-128 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Playing under the shadow of a widely reported massive four-team trade, includ...
Strong first half helps Arkansas shut down Texas
Johnell Davis netted a season-high 24 points, Arkansas' defense held Texas to 24 first-half points, and the rising Razorbacks corralled the Longhorns 78-70 Wednesday night in Austin, Texas.,In the first meeting since 2018 between the former Southwest Conference rivals, the Razorbacks (14-8, 3-6 SEC)...
Arkansas shuts down struggling Texas
Johnell Davis netted a season-high 24 points, Arkansas' defense held Texas to 24 first-half points, and the rising Razorbacks corralled the Longhorns 78-70 Wednesday night in Austin, Texas.,In the first meeting since 2018 between the former Southwest Conference rivals, the Razorbacks (14-8, 3-6 SEC)...
Chuck Harris' late surge helps SMU slide past Virginia Tech
Chuck Harris scored 13 of his 20 points in the final 12 minutes to give SMU the late boost it needed in an 81-75 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,Matt Cross provided 21 points and seven rebounds as the Mustangs (18-5, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the seventh time in t...
Nuggets erupt for 144 points, extend Pelicans' skid
Michael Porter Jr. tied his career high with 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Nikola Jokic finished with 38 points and 10 assists and the host Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 144-119 on Wednesday night.,Christian Braun scored 23 points, Aaron Gordon tied his career high with 12 assist...
Gabe Madsen, Utah pull away to beat skidding Colorado
Gabe Madsen keyed a late surge and finished with 17 points to lift Utah to a 72-59 win over Colorado on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (13-9, 5-6 Big 12) dominated the Buffaloes (9-13, 0-11) in the final five minutes to earn just their second win in five games.,Utah's Lawson Lovering added a ...
Villanova finishes off struggling DePaul 59-49
Jordan Longino scored 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting to help the Villanova Wildcats reach .500 in Big East play with a 59-49 win over the host DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago.,After a sluggish offensive start, Villanova (13-10, 6-6 Big East) ended a three-game losing streak by pulling away just past m...
Georgia puts away LSU with strong second half
Asa Newell scored a team-high 17 points as Georgia pulled away for an 81-62 victory over visiting LSU on Wednesday in Southeastern Conference play.,RJ Godfrey and De'Shayne Montgomery added 12 points apiece, while Blue Cain collected 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Bulldogs (16-7, 4-...