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Texas hangs on to beat Oklahoma for first-ever SEC win
Jordan Pope scored 27 points as Texas held off a furious second-half rally to beat Oklahoma 77-73 and secure the Longhorns' first-ever Southeastern Conference win on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.,Tre Johnson scored 16 points and Tramon Mark added 15 points for the Longhorns (12-5, 1-3 SEC), who won for...
Iga Swiatek powers into third round at Australian Open
Iga Swiatek enhanced her status as the WTA's bagel queen on Thursday at the Australian Open.,The second-seeded Polish player crushed Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round at Melbourne, Australia.,The perfect first set marked the 24th time Swiatek logged a 6-0 score during a Grand ...
Warriors let 24-point lead get away, still edge Timberwolves
Stephen Curry finished with 31 points and eight assists to lead the Golden State Warriors to a turbulent 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Curry buried the go-ahead 3-pointer with 47.3 seconds remaining, securing the win after the Warriors blew a 24-point lead ...
Lakers end 3-game skid with win over Heat
Anthony Davis scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points with nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak by rallying for a 117-108 victory Wednesday over the visiting Miami Heat.,Rui Hachimura scored a team-high 23 points, Max Christie had 16 and Au...
Second-half burst carries No. 17 Purdue past Washington
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and six rebounds to help No. 17 Purdue overcome a slow first half and notch a 69-58 victory over Washington in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Seattle.,Braden Smith recorded 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists, and he tied his season high of five steals as th...
Mark Williams lifts Hornets to rare road win at Utah
Mark Williams amassed 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Hornets past the Utah Jazz in a 117-112 Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,LaMelo Ball totaled 27 points, nine assists and six rebounds while Miles Bridges contributed 25 points and 10 boards, and Brandon Miller scored 20 in the v...
Rising Florida State powers past slumping Pitt
Jamir Watkins dealt with foul trouble in the second half yet still scored 26 points to lead Florida State to a 82-70 victory over Pitt on Wednesday at Tallahassee, Fla.,Malique Ewin added 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Seminoles (12-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third game in their p...
Connor McDavid takes step up Oilers' record book in win over Wild
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and climbed into sole possession of second place on Edmonton's all-time points list, and the Oilers pulled away for a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,McDavid's final goal gave him 1,044 career points, which moved him ...
Cincinnati’s Simas Lukosius comes up big in win over Colorado
Simas Lukosius poured in 16 points that included two 3-pointers in the final two minutes as Cincinnati outlasted Colorado 68-62 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Boulder, Colo.,The Bearcats (11-5, 1-4 Big 12) led by seven points at halftime and by 12 five and a half minutes into the seco...
With Nikola Jokic a late scratch, Rockets hammer Nuggets
Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.,Fred VanVleet and Cam Whitmore each scored 16 points and Amen Thompson finished with 11 points for Houston. The Rockets ha...
SMU stuns Virginia on Boopie Miller's last-second 3
Boopie Miller's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted SMU to a 54-52 win over Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Mustangs (13-4, 4-2 ACC) overcame a five-point deficit with 31 seconds remaining. Miller and Chuck Harris each scored 12 points...
Dejounte Murray's 30 points help Pelicans get by Mavericks
Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III added 24 and a game-saving blocked shot and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-116 on Wednesday night.,Javonte Green scored 13, Yves Missi and Jordan Hawkins added 12 points each, CJ McCollum scored 11 and Murphy added 10...
Grizzlies uses strong second half to roll past Spurs
Ja Morant racked up 21 points and 12 assists as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies were at their best in the final two quarters in a 129-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,The Grizzlies trailed by a dozen points at halftime but dominated the second half, outscoring San Antonio by 18 in...
Damian Lillard puts up 30 as Bucks blast Magic
Damian Lillard scored 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 26 points and 11 boards to lead the host Milwaukee Bucks to a dominant 122-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.,Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each added 14 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which won for the fifth time i...
Utah hands TCU its first home loss of season
Gabe Madsen had 17 points and Keanu Dawes scored 16 to help visiting Utah defeat TCU 73-65 on Wednesday night in a Big 12 contest in Fort Worth, Texas.,Lawson Lovering added 11 points and Jake Wahlin pulled down 11 rebounds as the Utes (10-6, 2-3 Big 12) never trailed in winning their second straigh...
G League regulars stun as hurting Hawks down Bulls
Keaton Wallace scored a career high 27 points and Daeqwon Plowden chipped in 19 off the bench on 7-for-8 shooting in his NBA debut to boost the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 110-94 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,Missing three starters and their top reserve, the Hawks never traile...
Strong second half propels No. 6 Tennessee past No. 23 Georgia
Jordan Gainey registered 19 points and seven rebounds and No. 6 Tennessee overcame a slow start to post a 74-56 victory over No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Knoxville, Tenn.,Zakai Zeigler recorded 16 points, seven assists and a career-best six steals for the Volu...
J'Wan Roberts' big night leads No. 10 Houston past West Virginia
J'Wan Roberts scored a game- and season-high 22 points as No. 10 Houston extended the nations' longest home winning streak to 32 games with a 70-54 win against West Virginia on Wednesday.,L.J. Cryer scored 18 points and Emmanuel Sharp added 14 points for Houston (13-3, 5-0 Big 12).,Amani Hansberry l...
No. 12 Michigan St. trims Penn St. for 10th straight win
Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and four steals as No. 12 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 90-85 win over Penn State in the Big Ten game on Wednesday night.,Jaden Akins supplied 16 points for the Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten). Tre Holl...
RJ Barrett guides Raptors to victory over Celtics
RJ Barrett produced 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Boston Celtics 110-97 on Wednesday night.,Scottie Barnes added 18 points and nine assists for the Raptors, who have won two in a row for the third time this season -- their best runs. Jakob Poel...