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Jalen Green, Rockets hold off pesky Hawks
Jalen Green scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 100-96 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.,Alperen Sengun posted 18 points and 10 rebounds while Jae'Sean Tate came off the bench to add a season-high 16 points for Houston. ,Trae You...

Surging Islanders handle Avs for fifth straight win
Simon Holmstrom scored twice in the third period Tuesday night for the surging New York Islanders, who extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Elmont, N.Y.,Anders Lee scored in the second period for New York before Holmstrom tallied t...

No. 7 Michigan St. dumps Minnesota for 13th straight win
Tre Holloman scored 12 points, all coming on his 4 of 7 shooting on 3-pointers, and No. 7 Michigan State cruised to a 73-51 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaden Akins and Xavier Booker added 10 points each for Michigan State (18-2, 9-0), which...

76ers pull away after Lakers' Anthony Davis (abdomen) exits
Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers used a dominating second quarter to power a 118-104 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and extend their winning streak to three.,LeBron James amassed 31 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, w...

Landon Slaggert delivers in season debut to help 'Hawks beat Lightning
Landon Slaggert scored the go-ahead goal in his season debut as the Chicago Blackhawks opened a three-game Eastern Conference road trip with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. ,Slaggert, who was recalled from the American Hockey League on Sunday, broke a 1-1 tie in the second p...

Jets pull away from Habs in second period, never look back
Kyle Connor scored twice and Gabriel Vilardi added two assists as the Winnipeg Jets won their fourth straight game by posting a 4-1 victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele also had a goal, Rasmus Kupari notched an empty-netter and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots ...

Sabres get two hat tricks in 7-2 thumping of Bruins
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each recorded a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.,Thompson scored in each period en route to his seventh career hat trick and first of the season, while Peterka capped the first of his career...

Providence hangs on for victory over Seton Hall
Jayden Pierre scored 16 points and Providence withstood a late comeback by Seton Hall to prevail 69-67 in a Big East battle on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Friars (11-10, 5-5 Big East) improved to 2-4 in true road games this season.,The Pirates (6-15, 1-9) took their sixth straight loss and fell for ...

Frederik Andersen (22 saves) helps Hurricanes blank Rangers
Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, Andrei Svechnikov scored in the opening minute of the first period and the final minute of the second as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes pulled away for a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,The Hurricanes won for the fifth time in six games (5-0...

Georgia never trails in easy win over scuffling South Carolina
Asa Newell collected 17 points and 10 rebounds, helping Georgia post a wire-to-wire 71-60 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 14 points and Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 12 as Georgia (15-6, 3-5 SEC) snapped a four-game losing...

No. 12 Kentucky hands No. 8 Tennessee another loss
Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the W...

No. 21 Louisville sinks Wake Forest for 10th straight win
Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 18 points and Reyne Smith added 16 as No. 21 Louisville blew past visiting Wake Forest 72-59 on Tuesday night, stretching its winning streak to 10 games in a bounce-back season.,Chucky Hepburn added 14 points and eight assists for Louisville (16-5, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conf...

Georgetown proves no match for No. 15 St. John's
Kadary Richmond scored 11 of his 13 points during St. John's explosive first half as the 15th-ranked Red Storm cruised past host Georgetown 66-41 on Tuesday in Washington.,Zuby Ejiofor paired 13 points with nine rebounds for St. John's (18-3, 9-1 Big East), which led 47-21 at halftime en route to it...

WTA roundup: Elise Mertens cruises in Singapore
No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium needed just 55 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-0 in first-round action at the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday.,Mertens faced six break points but saved them all, while converting 5 of 8 opportunities to break Townsend's serve. Mertens moves on to face Germ...

Arthur Rinderknech goes the distance in Montpellier opener
No. 7 seed Arthur Rinderknech beat fellow Frenchman Harold Mayot 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1 to move on at the Open Occitanie on Tuesday in Montpellier, France.,Rinderknech, ranked 61st in the world, fired off 16 aces and overcame seven double faults while saving 14 of 16 break points to best Mayot.,No. 5 see...

Reeling Wizards host suddenly rising Raptors
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors are looking for their fifth win in a row on Wednesday as they travel to the nation's capital for a date with the struggling Washington Wizards.,Barnes has been the driving force behind Toronto's recent rise, averaging a team-high 21.7 points during its current ...

Wild hope for a return to road success in visit to Leafs
The Minnesota Wild have been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Wild opened a five-game trip Sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.,The trip could be co...

Wild's Kirill Kaprizov to have surgery, out at least 4 weeks
Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery to repair a lower-body injury and is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks.,Kaprizov returned from a 12-game absence to play in his team's past three games. He recorded an assist in each of the past two contests. Still, the injury has ...

No. 17 Wisconsin visits Maryland, downplays road stretch
With eight wins in its last nine games, No. 17 Wisconsin is in high gear as it faces the most daunting stretch of its Big Ten schedule, playing four of its next five games on the road.,With Maryland (16-5, 6-4) first up for Wisconsin (16-4, 6-3) in that stretch Wednesday night in College Park, Md., ...

Sharks edge Penguins, end 6-game slide
Macklin Celebrini scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the San Jose Sharks ended a six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.,A 1-1 game was broken open 3:41 into the third period, as the Sharks capitalized on a Pittsburgh turnover. Tyler Toffol...