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Flyers keep coming back, edge Blue Jackets in OT
Owen Tippett scored in overtime as the host Philadelphia Flyers staged a series of third-period rallies before nipping the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday.,Morgan Frost scored twice and Tippett added three assists for Philadelphia, which tallied four goals in the third period, including Tyson ...

Jazz dump Nets for first two-game win streak of season
Lauri Markkanen scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz pulled away in the second half for a 105-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in New York.,The Jazz won consecutive games for the first time this season by allowing a season low in points and holding an oppon...

Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki help Red Wings drop Canadiens
Patrik Laine scored his eighth power-play goal of the season, and Nick Suzuki topped the 200-career assist mark with a pair Saturday night, when the host Montreal Canadiens swept a back-to-back against the Detroit Red Wings with their 5-1 victory.,Each of Laine's goals in nine games since making his...

Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Wild, extend Central lead
Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists, Connor Hellebuyck produced a 19-save shutout and the Winnipeg Jets beat the visiting Minnesota Wild for the eighth straight time, cruising to a 5-0 victory on Saturday night.,The NHL-leading Jets moved five points ahead of the Wild for the top spot in the Ce...

Bo Horvat tallies 3 points as Islanders take down Maple Leafs
Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists and the visiting New York Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.,Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal also scored for the Islanders, who had lost their two previous games. Alexander Romanov,...

Late goals help Bruins get past struggling Sabres
Morgan Geekie scored a power-play goal with 1:45 remaining in regulation to propel the Boston Bruins past the visiting Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night.,Boston drew a late power play as Sam Lafferty tripped newcomer Oliver Wahlstrom with 3:45 to go, and after Buffalo goaltender James Reimer made...

Nico Hischier, Jacob Markstrom help Devils blank Penguins
Captain Nico Hischier collected a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Timo Meier scored and set up a goal and Stefan Noesen added his career-high 15th goal of the season.,Markst...

Big second half sends Wichita State past Kansas State
Xavier Bell scored a season-high 24 points as Wichita State defeated Kansas State 84-65 Saturday night. ,Bell, who was coming off a 21-point game in a loss to Kansas City on Tuesday, netted 13 of his points in the second half on Saturday as the Shockers blitzed the Wildcats 55-32 after intermission....

No. 17 Ole Miss withstands challenge from Queens
Sean Pedulla fired in a game-high 25 points Saturday and No. 17 Ole Miss pulled away late in the second half for an 80-62 nonconference win over visiting Queens in Oxford, Miss.,Pedulla, a transfer from Virginia Tech, canned 9 of 14 shots from the field and scored 18 points in the second half for th...

LeBron James pours in 32 points as Lakers sweep Kings
LeBron James scored a game-high 32 points, D'Angelo Russell came off the bench to chip in with 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to complete a three-day, two-game road sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 103-99 victory Saturday afternoon.,The Lakers had won the first game of the sequence 113-10...

UCF wraps up nonconference play with 20-point win over Jacksonville
Keyshawn Hall scored 21 points, Jaylin Sellers and Mikey Williams made their much-anticipated season debuts and UCF stayed unbeaten at home with an 86-66 win over in-state foe Jacksonville on Saturday night in Orlando, Fla., ,UCF (9-2) successfully wrapped up its nonconference schedule ahead of its ...

Aaron Bradshaw, Ohio State topple No. 4 Kentucky
Aaron Bradshaw scored 11 points against his former team in his first game in more than a month to help Ohio State upset No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.,Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (8-4) with 30 points and John Mobley Jr. added 15 as they evened the all-time...

Payton Sandfort leads Iowa's second-half rally in win over Utah
Payton Sandfort scored 24 points to lead Iowa to a come-from-behind 95-88 victory over Utah in a neutral-site nonconference game Saturday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.,Sandfort tallied 19 points in the second half, when the Hawkeyes (9-3) turned an 11-point deficit into their own double-digit lead. ...

No. 5 Texas runs away from No. 12 Clemson, off to CFP quarterfinals
Jaydon Blue rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, including a 77-yard score in the fourth quarter, as No. 5 seed Texas ran to a 38-24 win over 12th-seeded Clemson on Saturday afternoon in a College Football Playoff first-round game in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (12-2) advance to the CFP quart...

Ravens pull away from Steelers to punch playoff ticket
Lamar Jackson passed for three touchdowns, Derrick Henry rushed for 162 yards on 24 carries and the Baltimore Ravens clinched an AFC playoff spot with a 34-17 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.,Marlon Humphrey returned an interception for a touchdown as Baltimore (10-5) defea...

Flames build four-goal lead, hold off late Blackhawks rally
The Calgary Flames scored three goals in the second period and held off a late rally to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Saturday in Calgary., ,Trailing 5-3, Ilya Mikheyev's goal for the Blackhawks on a rebound with 1:08 remaining, and their goalie pulled for the extra attacker, brought...

Oilers score late in regulation, early in OT to beat Sharks
Mattias Ekholm tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation before teammate Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon.,Zach Hyman also scored, Connor McDavid had three assists and Calvin Pick...

Johni Broome helps No. 2 Auburn rout No. 16 Purdue
Auburn star Johni Broome played through a shoulder injury and recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday to help the No. 2 Tigers notch an 87-69 victory over No. 16 Purdue in a nonconference showdown at Birmingham, Ala.,Broome made 10 of 15 field-goal attempts and Auburn (11-1) led by as many as...

Strong second half carries Arizona State past UMass
Freshman Jayden Quaintance scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Arizona State defeat UMass 78-62 Saturday in a nonconference game at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass., ,Brasheer Jihad added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Sun Devils (9-2), who t...

Arizona clobbers Central Michigan in final tune-up before Big 12 play
Caleb Love scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the first half to lead Arizona to a 94-41 victory Saturday over visiting Central Michigan in the Wildcats' last nonconference game before Big 12 play starts.,KJ Lewis had 13 points off the bench for Arizona (6-5), which has won consecutive games ahe...