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Oklahoma State rallies from 12-point deficit, tops Tarleton State
Marchelus Avery came off the bench to score 18 points and grab 10 rebounds Wednesday night as Oklahoma State erased a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Tarleton State 66-61 in Stillwater.,Avery sealed the game with 4.5 seconds remaining by canning both ends of a one-and-one, allowing th...
No. 15 Houston cruises past Toledo
Terrance Arceneaux scored a career-high 16 points while Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler combined for 26 points as the 15th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to a 78-49 victory over the visiting Toledo Rockets on Wednesday.,The Cougars (7-3) extended their home court winning streak to 28 consecutive game...
William Nylander tallies twice as Leafs topple Stars
William Nylander scored two goals and Joseph Woll made 38 saves to fuel the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.,Toronto's Nicholas Robertson, who collected a goal and an assist, was playing against his brother Jason with their parents in attendance.,Max ...
Vanderbilt powers to 52-point rout of The Citadel
Devin McGlockton scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Vanderbilt routed The Citadel 105-53 on Wednesday in Nashville.,The Commodores (10-1) never trailed, had a 35-2 edge in points off turnovers and shot 55.9 percent from the floor.,Vanderbilt, now riding a four-game winning streak, to...
Alex Michelsen wins Next Gen ATP Finals opener
Second-seeded Alex Michelsen won an all-United States matchup against seventh-seeded Nishesh Basavareddy 2-4, 4-3 (5), 4-3 (4), 4-2 on Wednesday as the Next Gen ATP Finals got underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,The event includes the eight highest-ranked ATP Tour players age 20 and younger. Matches a...
Georgia Tech halts 3-game skid, defeating pesky UMBC
Naithan George scored 18 points and dished out eight assists, helping Georgia Tech post a 91-82 victory over visiting UMBC in Atlanta on Wednesday.,Baye Ndongo added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid. Jaeden Mustaf and Lance Terry had 15 points ...
No. 11 UConn holds off feisty Xavier in Big East opener
Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds as No. 11 UConn opened Big East play with a 94-89 overtime victory against Xavier on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.,Reed, a transfer from Michigan, was 7 of 11 from the field and connected on each of his six free throw attempts.,UConn (9-3) received 22 poi...
Wings pull out 6-4 win after Flyers' comeback
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal at 7:22 of the third period and the host Detroit Red Wings held on for a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.,J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond each added a goal and an assist, while Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen and Joe Veleno supplied the ...
No. 21 Memphis continues ACC mastery with win at Virginia
PJ Haggerty scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and No. 21 Memphis rallied from an 11-point deficit for a 64-62 road win against Virginia on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Haggerty made 8 of 15 field goals and 10 of 11 free throws and the Tigers (9-2) improved to 6-0 against ACC f...
James Madison earns first bowl win in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Western Kentucky
Billy Atkins threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Thompson to break a fourth-quarter tie as James Madison won a bowl game for the first time, topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Wednesday at Boca Raton, Fla.,JC Evans had a touchdown run and touchdown pass and George Pettaway...
Kraken acquire F Kaapo Kakko from Rangers for D Will Borgen, draft picks
The Seattle Kraken obtained forward Kaapo Kakko, a former second overall draft pick, from the New York Rangers on Wednesday for defenseman Will Borgen and third- and sixth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Kakko, 23, has four goals, 10 assists, 14 penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating in 30 games thi...
Georgetown ends losing streak to Creighton in emphatic fashion
Micah Peavy scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and dominated with his defense as Georgetown ran away from Creighton 81-57, Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,In the Big East opener for both teams, Jayden Epps added 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Curtis Williams Jr. contributed 12 p...
One team to snap losing streak when Nets visit Raptors
One losing streak must end when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.,The Nets have lost three in a row and six of seven. The Raptors have dropped five straight.,The Nets lost at home 130-101 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in their first game since trading Dennis Schro...
Rapids transfer D Miguel Navarro to Argentina's Talleres
The Colorado Rapids announced the permanent transfer of defender Miguel Navarro to Argentina's Club Atletico Talleres on Wednesday.,The Primera Division side exercised its purchase option following the completion of Navarro's loan stint. He has played in 37 matches for Talleres since arriving on Jan...
Adam Lowry's late tally takes Jets past Sharks
Adam Lowry's tiebreaking goal with 73 seconds left in regulation gave the visiting Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 comeback win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,The Sharks held a 3-2 win lead until Kyle Connor's power-play equalizer at 11:56 of the third period. Lowry then put Winnipeg ahead for good by tip...
No. 25 Memphis unstoppable in 42-37 win over West Virginia
Seth Henigan passed for 294 yards and two touchdowns and No. 25 Memphis never trailed while notching a 42-37 victory over West Virginia on Tuesday night in the Frisco Bowl in Texas.,DeMeer Blankumsee had four catches for 120 yards and one touchdown and Roc Taylor added five receptions for 116 yards ...
Senators' Linus Ullmark stops 30 shots, blanks Kraken
Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and the second in the past three games as the Ottawa Senators opened what amounts to a nine-game trip with a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.,Ullmark, the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender while wit...
Stanford holds off upset-minded Merrimack
Oziyah Sellers hit 8 of 11 shots en route to a team-high 19 points, Maxime Raynaud logged his nation-leading ninth double-double and Stanford survived a challenge from visiting Merrimack for a 74-68 nonconference victory Tuesday night.,Jaylen Blakes scored 11 of his 16 points in the first 10 minutes...
Blackhawks rally from two-goal hole in 3rd to top Caps
Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, wh...
Bruins rally, douse Flames on David Pastrnak's OT winner
David Pastrnak scored at the 4:20 mark of overtime as the Boston Bruins climbed out of a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the host Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Pastrnak skated into the right circle with Charlie McAvoy's drop feed and whipped the game-winning goal off the post past Calgary n...