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Devon Toews gives Avalanche win over Rangers in OT
Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Artturi Lehkonen and Parker Kelly also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for Colorado.,The Rangers dominat...

Missouri upsets No. 5 Florida behind Caleb Grill
Caleb Grill racked up 22 points off the bench and sank a pair of clutch free throws with five seconds remaining as Missouri upset No. 5 Florida 83-82 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla. ,Grill's key foul shots came just one second after Alex Condon converted a layup to get the Gators (15-2, 2-2 So...

Tiger Woods' team drops TGL opener
Tiger Woods entered the venue for his TGL debut to the sounds of "Eye of the Tiger" on Tuesday, but his team ended up as the prey instead of the predator in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Los Angeles Golf Club routed Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club 12-1 in the new simulated golf league's second-ever match....

Jamal Murray pours in 45 as Nuggets mash Mavs
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 45 points on 18-of-26 shooting and the Denver Nuggets recorded a 118-99 victory at Dallas on Tuesday night to finish off a two-game sweep of the Mavericks.,Michael Porter Jr. added 13 points and six rebounds for Denver, which has won four straight games and eight of...

Patrik Laine (400th point), Canadiens extend Utah's slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

Patrik Laine (400th point), Habs extend Utah's recent slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

BYU ends 3-game skid at Oklahoma State's expense
Trevin Knell scored 18 points and Dallin Hall added 14 to lead BYU to an 85-69 victory over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 matchup in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night.,Knell and Hall combined to make seven 3-pointers for the Cougars. Richie Saunders chipped in 12 points, and Egor Demin and Keba Keita add...

Texas Tech locks up Kansas State in final minutes for 61-57 win
Texas Tech held Kansas State scoreless for the game's final 5:49 and sent the Wildcats to a fourth consecutive loss with a 61-57 decision on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Red Raiders (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) had a seven-point lead, 53-46, with 10:55 left to play in the second half before giving up ...

Jaeden Zackery's breakout game propels Clemson past Georgia Tech
Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high 21 points on Tuesday, helping lead the visiting Clemson Tigers to a 70-59 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.,Zackery also had six rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (14-4 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their second straight game an...

Donovan Mitchell, Cavs avenge loss to Pacers
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 of his game-high 35 points in the first half, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Indiana Pacers 127-117 in Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Darius Garland added 24 points and seven assists, while Evan Mobley had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which avenged a 15-p...

LSU gets by Arkansas for first SEC win
Cam Carter scored 27 points, Jordan Sears added 17 and LSU claimed its first SEC victory by defeating Arkansas 78-74 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (12-5, 1-3) overcame a slow start with a second-half spurt then hung on.,Boogie Fland scored 19 points, Adou Thiero had 13 points and 1...

No. 24 Wisconsin builds big lead, withstands Ohio State rally
John Tonje scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin held off visiting Ohio State's second-half comeback for a 70-68 Big Ten victory Tuesday night in Madison.,John Blackwell added 15 for the Badgers (14-3, 4-2), including a foul shot with 1.5 seconds left for a two-point lead. The Buckeyes (10-7, 2-4) h...

No. 3 Duke demolishes Miami for 11th straight win
Freshman Kon Knueppel scored a season-high 25 points as No. 3 Duke rolled to its 11th consecutive victory, wiping out Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C.,Cooper Flagg, just three days after setting an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record with 42 points against Notre Dame, chipped in 13...

Predators survive hat trick from Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev
Steven Stamkos scored twice and also had an assist and Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators jumped out to a four-goal lead and then held on for a milestone 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Justin Barron and Ryan O'Reilly also scored...

Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton cruise over reeling Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner collected 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks and Steven Ashworth added 20 points, lifting host Creighton to an 84-64 victory over Providence on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner, who made 8 of 12 shots from the floor, was honored before the game in recognition of scoring h...

Kyle Connor's hat trick helps Jets blow by Canucks
Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday.,Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Gabriel Vilardi had three helpers, while Co...

Bucks ride massive first quarter to victory over Kings
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 25 points during a 47-point first quarter that propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-115 win over the visiting Kings on Tuesday night, snapping Sacramento's seven-game winning streak.,Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 33 points and Lillard...

Trey Murphy III puts up 32 as Pelicans push past Bulls
Trey Murphy III scored a game-high 32 points and Zion Williamson added 21 points and nine assists to lift the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-113 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,New Orleans outscored Chicago 33-27 in the fourth quarter while leading by as many as 16 to close a 2...

Radek Faksa's tally lifts Blues over Flames
Radek Faksa scored the game-winning goal as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Calgary Flames 2-1 Tuesday night.,Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves.,Kevin Bahl scored and Dan Vladar stopped 23 shots for the Flames, whose three-game winning streak came to...

Panthers win defensive battle, top Devils in shootout
Anton Lundell scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the visiting Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Jesper Boqvist scored and Spencer Knight made 25 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1).,Nico Hischier scored f...