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Javon Small, No. 21 West Virginia hold off Colorado
Javon Small scored 26 points, Joseph Yesufu added 18 points and No. 21 West Virginia beat Colorado 78-70 on Sunday in Boulder, Colo.,Eduardo Andre had 12 points before fouling out and Jonathan Powell contributed 10 points for West Virginia. The Mountaineers (12-3, 3-1 Big 12 Conference) have won eig...

No. 24 Michigan efficient in easy win over Washington
Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to lead a balanced attack as No. 24 Michigan defeated short-handed Washington 91-75 Sunday afternoon in Big Ten Conference play in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Nimari Burnett made all six of his field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, t...

Bills pull away from Broncos, face Ravens in divisional round
James Cook rushed for a season-high 120 yards and a touchdown, Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes in the second half and the host Buffalo Bills won in the AFC wild-card round for the fifth straight year, beating the Denver Broncos 31-7 on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., ,Allen was 20-for-26 passing...

Raptors intend to halt slide against ailing Warriors
The Toronto Raptors aim to cut their losses at five in a row Monday night against the visiting Golden State Warriors.,The Raptors, who have lost 16 of their past 17 games, are coming off a 123-114 road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.,The game was within reach when it was tied at 109-1...

No. 16 Michigan State tops Northwestern, takes win streak to 9
Jaden Akins scored 14 points, including six free throws in the final 34 seconds, and Jase Richardson added 13 points as No. 16 Michigan State earned its ninth straight win with a 78-68 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Evanston, Ill., ,Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 12 points and eight as...

C.J. Cox powers No. 20 Purdue in rout of Nebraska
C.J. Cox scored 23 points to lift No. 20 Purdue to a convincing 104-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Cox went 9 of 11 from the field overall and went 5 of 7 from 3-point range for Purdue (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten), which has won five straight games. ,Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points on...

Notre Dame LT Anthonie Knapp (ankle) out vs. Ohio State
Notre Dame starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp has been ruled out for the College Football Playoff national championship game against Ohio State with a high ankle sprain, coach Marcus Freeman said on Sunday.,The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and eighth-seeded Buckeyes will square off on Jan. 20 in A...

Aryna Sabalenka dances into second round at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took her first step Sunday toward a third consecutive Australian Open title as the top-seeded Belarusian breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens in a first-round match in Melbourne.,Sabalenka had 20 winners and broke Stephens, who won the 2017 U.S. Open, on five occasions from...

Alexander Zverev wins Australian opener in step toward first major
Alexander Zverev took a step toward his elusive first major championship, defeating Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,The World No. 2, Zverev needed two hours, 20 minutes to dispatch the wild-card entrant and advance. He didn't ...

No. 8 Florida knocks off Arkansas
Alijah Martin scored 14 points and Alex Condon notched a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds as No. 8 Florida topped host Arkansas 71-63 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark.,Will Richard added 12 points and eight boards for the Gators, who led by as many as 12. Wa...

Connor Hellebuyck notches league-leading sixth shutout as Jets blank Avs
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to post his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the season and the 43rd of his career, lifting the host Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals and Mark Scheifele also scored to record his 50th point of the seas...

Oilers fight back, top Blackhawks to stay hot
Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead goal with 12:42 left in regulation and the Edmonton Oilers held on to edge the host Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Saturday night.,Vasily Podkolzin scored a goal and added an assist while Adam Henrique and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their p...

Sens pound Pens 5-0 in Leevi Merilainen's first shutout
Leevi Merilainen notched 29 saves for his first career shutout and Shane Pinto scored twice in the Ottawa Senators' 5-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,Tyler Kleven, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle added goals and Claude Giroux had three assists for the Senators, who snapped out o...

Devin Booker (34 points), Suns continue dominance of Jazz
Devin Booker matched his season high with six 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in a 114-106 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday.,Utah rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and trailed 91-88 with 8:36 left in the co...

Rangers hand Golden Knights rare home loss
Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 shots and Adam Edstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lead the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which improved to 4-1-1 over its last six games ...

Tyler Herro shines from deep as Heat bully Blazers
Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and recorded 32 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 119-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Nikola Jovic added season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds as the Heat won their third consecutive game, al...

Marc-Andre Fleury helps Wild shut down Sharks
Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves for the visiting Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.,Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild, who have won five of six.,William Eklund scored and Ya...

Flames rally to end Kings' winning streak
Matt Coronato tallied a goal and an assist while goaltender Dustin Wolf delivered a sparkling performance to give the host Calgary Flames a 2-1 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for Calgary, which has won two consecutive games. Wolf made 31 saves...

Arizona comes alive in second half to down UCF
Caleb Love led five Arizona players in double-digit scoring with 16 points as the Wildcats remained perfect in Big 12 play with an 88-80 victory Saturday night over UCF in Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (10-5, 4-0 Big 12) won their sixth consecutive game while the Knights (11-4, 2-2) have lost two of th...

Baylor gets off to strong start in OT, tops Arizona St.
Norchad Omier recorded 19 points and eight rebounds and Baylor rediscovered its form in overtime to post a 72-66 victory over Arizona State in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Tempe, Ariz.,V.J. Edgecombe added 15 points and Josh Ojianwuna had 12 points and a career-best 17 rebounds for the Bears (11...