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Jack Eichel leads Knights to skid-ending win over Devils
Jack Eichel scored for the eighth time in the last nine games as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore and also scored goals for Vegas, which won for just fourth time in 15 ga...

Bruce Thornton takes over for Ohio State, which topples No. 18 Maryland
Bruce Thornton banked in a 3-point shot with seven seconds left to cap a 31-point night and propel Ohio State to a 73-70 come-from-behind victory over No. 18 Maryland on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.,Micah Parrish added 13 points for Ohio State (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten), which trailed by 17 points late in t...

Heat acquire G Davion Mitchell from Raptors
The Miami Heat acquired guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors for small forward P.J. Tucker, a 2026 second-round draft pick and cash considerations on 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 become a res...

Chet Holmgren expected back as Thunder host Raptors
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was prescient in the aftermath of Chet Holmgren's injury on Nov. 10.,"This is a resilient, tough, competitive team," Daigneault said in early November. "And that's what we're going to be regardless of the circumstances.",The Thunder proved Daigneault corre...

Wyndham Clark (64) on top at WM Phoenix Open
Wyndham Clark made seven birdies without a bogey Thursday to set the pace after one round of the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.,The round was technically suspended due to darkness just before 6:15 p.m. local time. Nine players still had one or two holes to play at the time of the announcement....

Jennifer Kupcho, Nanna Koerstz Madsen share lead at Founders Cup
Jennifer Kupcho and Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen climbed to the top of the leaderboard after one round of the Founders Cup on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.,Kupcho and Madsen posted rounds of 6-under-par 65 at Bradenton Country Club and built a one-shot lead over Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin and South ...

Adrian Meronk fires 62 to take lead at LIV opener in Riyadh
Adrian Meronk of Poland rolled in 10 birdies, including each of his final two holes, to grab the first-round lead at LIV Golf Riyadh on Thursday in Saudi Arabia.,The member of Cleeks GC cruised around Riyadh Golf Club for a bogey-free, 10-under-par 62, giving him a two-stroke edge over Colombia's Se...

Report: Raports land injured C James Wiseman from Pacers
The Toronto Raptors acquired injured center James Wiseman and cash from the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ESPN reported.,The Pacers reportedly will receive a 2026 second-round draft pick in the deal.,Wiseman, 23, played just five minutes of the Pacers' season opener against the Detroit Pistons and is ...

Simon Griffiths, Steven Alker top Champions leaderboard in Morocco
Simon Griffiths of England and Steven Alker of New Zealand each shot a 4-under-par 69 to top the crowded leaderboard at the Trophy Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco, on Thursday.,The duo wound up a shot ahead of seven players after the first round of the PGA Tour Champions event at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam...

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-...