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Lightning force OT, but Islanders win 7th straight
Defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders extended the NHL's longest winning streak to seven games, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.,After the Islanders won the faceoff, Bo Horvat skated deep into the defensive end. Du...
Wizards snap 16-game losing skid, top Timberwolves
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points to help the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game losing streak with a 105-103 win over the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Wolves cut the deficit to 105-102 on Mike Conley's three foul shots with 15.1 seconds left. They had a chance...
No. 25 UConn topples No. 9 Marquette behind lights-out shooting
Solo Ball had 25 points and Alex Karaban added 15 as No. 25 UConn held off a second-half rally by No. 9 Marquette in a 77-69 Big East victory Saturday night in Milwaukee.,Samson Johnson added 13 points for UConn (16-6, 8-3 Big East), which shot 59.5 percent from the field, including 12 of 19 from 3-...
Aaron Wiggins enjoys career night as Thunder trounce Kings
Aaron Wiggins recorded a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.,Wiggins' previous career highs were 28 points as a rookie in 2021-22 and 10 rebounds the following season.,Wiggins was in the starting lin...
Nets build 22-point lead in road upset of Rockets
D'Angelo Russell scored 18 points, Ziaire Williams flirted with a double-double and the visiting Brooklyn Nets claimed a surprising 110-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,After snapping a seven-game losing streak with a road win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, the Nets recorde...
Miami charges back to beat Notre Dame, end 10-game skid
Miami snapped a 10-game losing streak after rallying from a 13-point deficit to beat Notre Dame 63-57 Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (5-17, 1-10 ACC) won their first conference game since beating Virginia Tech on Feb. 3, 2024. They had lo...
Pacers hold on as Hawks' skid hits 8 games
Pascal Siakam had a team-high 20 points to lead seven scorers in double figures, helping the Indiana Pacers to a 132-127 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis. ,Andrew Nembhard added 19 points and Obi Toppin supplied 18 as the Pacers won their third straight game. Bennedict Mathurin...
Maple Leafs snuff Oilers' late rally for 4-3 win
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their three-game losing streak by holding on for a 4-3 victory over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,William Nylander and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto, while Auston Matthews picked up a pair o...
Newcomers help Islanders defeat Lightning in OT
Defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders extended the NHL's longest winning streak to seven games, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.,After the Islanders won the faceoff, Bo Horvat skated deep into the defensive end. Du...
Panthers yield quick goal, dominate Blackhawks rest of way
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and contributed two assists for the Florida Panthers in a 5-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigue...
Jake Sanderson, Leevi Merilainen fuel Senators in rout of Wild
Defenseman Jake Sanderson collected a goal and three assists and rookie Leevi Merilainen faced just 16 shots for this third shutout this season, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 6-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,Tim Stutzle recorded a goal and two assists and Drake Batherson ...
Josh Morrissey's OT goal gives Jets strong road win over Capitals
Defenseman Josh Morrissey capped a two-goal performance by scoring 1:57 into overtime, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in a battle of the NHL's two top teams.,Morrissey and Mark Scheifele exchanged passes before the former tucked the puck past Loga...
Kings snap 4-game skid, double up Hurricanes
Kevin Fiala scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the host Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and Trevor Moore also scored for the Kings, who broke a four-game losing streak. Quinton Byfield had two assists and Darcy Kuempe...
Alex Nedeljkovic's 9th career shutout lifts Pens over Predators
Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the visiting Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday night.,Sidney Crosby scored and added an assist, Philip Tomasino and Bryan Rust added goals, and Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell picked two assists ...
Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets edge Hornets
Nikola Jokic produced a triple-double and provided crucial final-minute offense and the Denver Nuggets scored the game's final seven points to rally for a 107-104 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,In his 22nd triple-double this season, Jokic racked up 28 points, 17 assist...
No. 22 Texas Tech takes down No. 6 Houston at wire
Chance McMillian hit a pair of free throws with 14 seconds to play as short-handed No. 22 Texas Tech outlasted host Houston, ranked sixth in the nation, 82-81 in overtime in the Big 12 Conference slugfest on Saturday.,The Cougars had their 13-game winning streak snapped.,The Red Raiders (17-4, 8-2 B...
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel combine for 43 points as No. 2 Duke topples North Carolina
Freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel made memorable debuts in the Tobacco Road rivalry as No. 2 Duke used a dominant first half to secure an 87-70 win over visiting North Carolina on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.,Flagg racked up 21 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Duke (...
A Lim Kim continues to stay on top at Tournament of Champions
South Korean A Lim Kim stayed atop the leaderboard at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Saturday, posting a 5-under 67 in the third round of the event in Orlando. ,Kim, who led after the first and second rounds, now sits at 15-under 201 heading into Sunday. She holds a three-shot...
SMU on target from long range in blowout win over Stanford
Kario Oquendo shot a perfect game en route to 16 points, SMU made 50 percent of its 3-pointers and the Mustangs wasted little time separating themselves from visiting Stanford in an 85-61 Atlantic Coast Conference shellacking on Saturday night.,Samet Yigitoglu had 17 points and Matt Cross 16 for the...
Texas rolls to easy victory over LSU
Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 18 points each to lead a balanced scoring effort and Texas pulled away in the second half to rout LSU 89-58 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,Kadin Shedrick added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Arthur Kaluma scored 10 for the Longhorns (15-7, 4-5 SEC), who had a 58-33...