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Bench powers No. 20 Michigan State to victory over FAU
Coen Carr came off the bench to score 17 points and pull down eight rebounds, leading No. 20 Michigan State to an 86-69 win over Florida Atlantic in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.,Jeremy Fears and Jaden Akins each added 13 points and Jaxon Kohler grabbed 12 rebounds for Michigan State (10-2), whi...
Knights roll over Kraken for their 3rd straight win
Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Keegan Kolesar and Brett Howden each added a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights cruised to their third straight win, 6-2, over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Nicolas Hague, William Karlsson and Noah Hanifin also scored goals a...
Senators need just 15 seconds in OT to top Canucks
Jake Sanderson scored the winner 15 seconds into overtime as the visiting Ottawa Senators extended their winning streak to six games with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,Ottawa won the opening faceoff of the overtime and Sanderson raced down the left wing and tucked t...
No. 23 SDSU shuts down Cal for fifth consecutive win
Nick Boyd bombed in five 3-pointers in a game-high, 17-point performance, Magoon Gwath anchored a relentless defense and 23rd-ranked San Diego State shut down Cal for a 71-50 victory in the nightcap of the four-team San Jose Tip-Off men's basketball showcase Saturday night.,BJ Davis and Miles Byrd c...
First-quarter eruption sends No. 8 Ohio State past No. 9 Vols
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Will Howard threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jeremiah Smith, while TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two scores as No. 8 seed Ohio State routed No. 9 seed Tennessee 42-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.,Ohio State (11-2) will play No. 1 se...
Learner Tien, Joao Fonseca reach Next Gen title match
Fifth-seeded Learner Tien prevailed in a tight all-United States semifinal match at the Next Gen ATP Finals, beating second-seeded Alex Michelsen 2-4, 4-2, 1-4, 4-0, 4-1 on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Tien advances to Sunday's championship match against eighth-seeded Joao Fonseca of Brazil, wh...
Hot-shooting Pistons top Suns, big night from Kevin Durant
Cade Cunningham recorded 28 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 133-125 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.,Jaden Ivey had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Pistons thrived in the opener of a four-game road trip. Malik Beasley scored 18 points of...
First-quarter explosion sends No. 8 Ohio State past No. 9 Vols
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Will Howard threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jeremiah Smith, while TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two scores as No. 8 seed Ohio State routed No. 9 seed Tennessee 42-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.,Ohio State (11-2) will play No. 1 se...
Stephen Curry nets 31 as Warriors end skid with win over Wolves
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and dished 10 assists, and the Golden State Warriors held on for a 113-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a three-game losing streak an...
Graham Ike scores 25 as No. 13 Gonzaga blasts Bucknell
Graham Ike scored 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 13 Gonzaga defeated Bucknell 86-65 Saturday night in a nonconference game at Spokane, Wash.,Ben Gregg came off the bench to score 15 points for the Bulldogs (9-3) and Nolan Hickman had 14, with those two p...
Mavericks avenge Thursday loss to Clippers with 15-point win
Quentin Grimes scored a team-high 20 points off the bench, helping guide the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-97 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.,Klay Thompson added 16 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyrie Irving each chipped in 15 for the Mavericks, who have won nine of the...
Victor Wembanyama scores 30, swats 10 as Spurs blast Blazers
Victor Wembanyama poured in 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 win over the struggling Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.,The Spurs turned a close game into a decisive victory with a 13-2 run late in the second quarter that helped them...
Jalen Brunson's second-half surge steers Knicks past Pelicans
Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 points in the second half for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to beat the upset-minded New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Saturday.,Brunson scored 20 points during a decisive 37-13 run bridging the third and fourth...
Jayson Tatum pours in 43 to carry Celtics past Bulls
Jayson Tatum collected 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to help the visiting Boston Celtics avoid back-to-back losses by beating the Chicago Bulls 123-98 Saturday night.,Tatum made 16 of 24 field-goal attempts, including 9 of his 15 shots from 3-point range, in 36 minutes.,Kristaps Porzingis ad...
Rockets attempt to stretch Raptors' skid to seven games
After coming close recently, the Toronto Raptors aim to take the next step against the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night and end a six-game losing streak.,The Raptors lost 122-121 to the Chicago Bulls on Monday and lost 101-94 to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday despite leading by 10 points in ...
Kwame Evans Jr. helps No. 10 Oregon dispatch Stanford
Kwame Evans Jr. led a balanced attack with 13 points, seven teammates added seven or more and 10th-ranked Oregon steamrolled Stanford 76-61 in the opener of the San Jose Tip-Off men's basketball event Saturday night.,California took on No. 23 San Diego State in the nightcap of the nonconference doub...
Behind Bobby Portis, short-handed Bucks top Wizards
Bobby Portis scored a season-high 34 points while leading the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The NBA Cup champion Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) and Damian Lillard (calf).,Portis was on triple-double watch, adding 10 boards a...
League-best Cavaliers rout Embiid-less 76ers behind balanced attack
Darius Garland scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to a league-best 25-4 with a 126-99 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.,Evan Mobley had 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland, which led by as many as 35 and w...
Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in win over Heat
Holding visiting Miami to just eight fourth-quarter points, the Orlando Magic set a franchise record in rallying from 22 points down at the start of the final period to beat the Heat, 121-114, on Saturday.,Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half, began chipping away at the ...
Grizzlies use explosive first half to cruise past Hawks
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 points starting in place of the injured Ja Morant on Saturday to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 128-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Memphis was playing without Morant because of lingering back soreness. Pippen entered the game averaging 10.2 points and turned in...