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Panthers blow late lead, top Penguins in SO
Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout as the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night in Sunrise.,Panthers backup goalie Spencer Knight made 29 saves for the win. In the shootout, he stopped Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby -- the two players who...

Behind Evan Mobley, Cavs down Mavs for ninth straight win
Evan Mobley collected 34 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers to a 134-122 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.,One day after being named the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month, Mobley put on a show at the offensive end. The power forward sc...

Celtics, behind hot shooting, overwhelm Rockets
Derrick White and Jayson Tatum combined for 43 points and the visiting Boston Celtics rode a brilliant offensive first half to a 109-86 win over the injury-depleted Houston Rockets on Friday.,White scored 23 points and drilled six 3-pointers while Tatum scored 10 of his 20 points down the stretch of...

Leon Draisaitl's late goal lifts Oilers over Ducks
Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:35 left to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Friday evening.,Draisaitl scored from the bottom of the right circle to extend his point streak to 13 games (11 goals, 14 assists).,Darnell Nurse had a goal and an as...

Victor Wembanyama wins battle of big men as Spurs top Nuggets
Victor Wembanyama amassed 35 points, 18 rebounds and four assists, and his steal in the final seconds helped the San Antonio Spurs beat the host Denver Nuggets 113-110 on Friday night.,Devin Vassell scored 18 points and had a dunk in the final seconds to seal San Antonio's win. Keldon Johnson scored...

Kam Jones, No. 8 Marquette hold off Creighton
Kam Jones scored 22 points, grabbed nine boards and dished five assists to lead No. 8 Marquette to a 79-71 win over Creighton on Friday in Milwaukee.,Stevie Mitchell added 18 points and three steals for Marquette (13-2, 4-0 Big East). David Joplin also scored 11 points, and he hit a 3-pointer that s...

Evan Mobley lifts Cavs to 9th straight win in rout of Mavericks
Evan Mobley collected 34 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers to a 134-122 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.,One day after being named the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month, Mobley put on a show at the offensive end. The power forward sc...

Brandon Saad (hat trick), Jordan Binnington (shutout) lead Blues
Brandon Saad netted a hat trick to snap a 19-game goal drought and lead the host St. Louis Blues past the Ottawa Senators 4-0 Friday.,Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for his 18th career shutout.,Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who have won four of their last five games to move two games ov...

Minnesota's defense dominates Virginia Tech in Mayo Bowl
Darius Taylor rushed for 113 yards and one touchdown and threw for another score as Minnesota pulled away for a 24-10 victory over Virginia Tech in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Friday night in Charlotte.,Max Brosmer completed 18 of 29 passes for 211 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Minnesota...

Thunder take down Knicks for 14th straight win
Aaron Wiggins scored a season-high 19 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, as the host Oklahoma City Thunder stretched their winning streak to 14 games with a 117-107 win over the New York Knicks on Friday.,The streak ties the longest for the Thunder franchise, including its time as the Seattle Superso...

Nick Foligno tallies twice as Blackhawks top Habs, end skid
Nick Foligno scored two goals and Arvid Soderblom stopped 38 shots to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Friday.,Tyler Bertuzzi and Patrick Maroon also scored for Chicago, which snapped a five-game losing streak while ending Montreal's three-game ...

Malik Mack scores 26 as Georgetown holds off Xavier
Malik Mack scored 26 points as Georgetown snapped a five-game losing streak to Xavier, beating the Musketeers 69-63 on Friday night in Washington, D.C.,Mack, who scored 20 in the second half, connected on three 3-pointers and scored nine straight for Georgetown (12-2, 3-0 in Big East) midway through...

CJ McCollum scores 50, Pelicans end 11-game slide
CJ McCollum tied a career-high with 50 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans ended an 11-game losing streak by defeating the Washington Wizards 132-120 on Friday night.,McCollum made 18 of 27 field-goal attempts, including 10 3-pointers on 16 attempts, as the Pelicans won for just the second time...

No. 18 Michigan State blows lead, still beats Ohio State
Szymon Zapala scored a season-high 15 points and Jaden Akins added 14 as No. 18 Michigan State held off Ohio State 69-62 in Columbus on Friday for its seventh straight win.,The Spartans (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) blew a 14-point lead in the second half, trailed by one then put together an 8-0 run and never...

Celtics ride hot shooting to overwhelm Rockets
Derrick White and Jayson Tatum combined for 43 points and the visiting Boston Celtics rode a brilliant offensive first half to a 109-86 win over the injury-depleted Houston Rockets on Friday.,White scored 23 points and drilled six 3-pointers while Tatum scored 10 of his 20 points down the stretch of...

Panthers blow late lead, top Sens in SO
Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout as the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night in Sunrise.,Panthers backup goalie Spencer Knight made 29 saves for the win. In the shootout, he stopped Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby -- the two players who...

Tristan da Silva (25 points) leads Magic past Raptors
Rookie Tristan da Silva scored a career-best 25 points and was 5-for-7 on 3-point attempts as the visiting Orlando Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 106-97 on Friday night.,Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points for the Magic, who split a two-game road trip. Cory Joseph scored 11 points, and Goga...

Pistons overcome slow start to rally past Hornets 98-94
Tobias Harris had 24 points with 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Friday night.,Cade Cunningham supplied 18 points for Detroit, which has won five of its last six. Malik Beasley had 12 points off the bench, Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 11 and Jalen ...

Hideki Matsuyama surges to lead at The Sentry
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot an 8-under-par 65 for the second day in a row Friday to carry a one-shot lead into the weekend in The Sentry, the PGA Tour season opener at The Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.,Matsuyama had a bogey-free round to move to 16-under 130 for the tournament. He birdied ...

John Blackwell's career night lifts Wisconsin over Iowa
John Blackwell scored a career-high 32 points and Wisconsin hit a school-record 21 3-pointers to roll past visiting Iowa 116-85 on Friday night for its first Big Ten victory of the season.,Playing for the first time in 12 days, Wisconsin (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) used an 8-0 run to push its lead to 67-47 ...