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Nebraska throttles Murray State in Hawaii
Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Sunday as Nebraska established a 20-point halftime lead and cruised to a 66-49 win over Murray State in the quarterfinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.,The Cornhuskers (8-2) also got 15 points from Connor Essegian as they advanced to ...
Zach Hyman extends streak, Oilers top Senators
Zach Hyman extended his goal streak to six games and Stuart Skinner made 20 saves as the Edmonton Oilers moved into second place in the Pacific Division with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.,Hyman's go-ahead goal in the second period enabled him to match his career-hi...
Joel Kiviranta's hat trick carries Avs over Kraken
Joel Kiviranta notched his first hat trick, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Denver on Sunday night.,Valeri Nichushkin also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen had two assists each and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17 shots for Col...
Nikola Jokic sparks rally as Nuggets top Pelicans in OT
Nikola Jokic overcame a slow start to finish with a triple-double and the visiting Denver Nuggets rebounded from a 17-point deficit to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-129 in overtime Sunday night., ,Jokic was scoreless until late in the second quarter but finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds and...
Thomas Sorber, Georgetown hang on to beat lowly Seton Hall
Back in his home state, Georgetown freshman center Thomas Sorber had 19 points and eight rebounds and the Hoyas survived a late push in a 61-60 win at Seton Hall Sunday night in Newark, N.J.,After trailing by 11 with 3:48 left, Seton Hall went on a 10-0 run and had the ball with 10.2 seconds left an...
Jack Roslovic haunts Rangers with tiebreaking winner
Jack Roslovic scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:28 remaining in the second period during the waning seconds of a four-minute power play as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes ended a five-game road losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.,Roslovic, who scored three goals i...
Down 14 early, Rockets roar past slumping Raptors
Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green added 22 and the visiting Houston Rockets rallied past the Raptors 114-110 on Sunday night, sending Toronto to its seventh straight loss.,Alperen Sengun contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, who have won two straight. Jabari ...
Notre Dame turns offense loose in easy win over Le Moyne
Tae Davis poured in 24 points in 27 minutes as Notre Dame wrapped up its nonconference schedule by rolling to a 91-62 victory over visiting Le Moyne on Sunday night in South Bend, Ind., ,Davis made 6 of 10 shots from the floor and added 12 free throws for the Irish (7-5), who won their third game in...
Pacers beat Kings as Tyrese Haliburton wins in old stomping grounds
Pascal Siakam led a balanced attack with 19 points, Tyrese Haliburton enjoyed his first triumphant homecoming and the visiting Indiana Pacers rolled past the struggling Sacramento Kings 122-95 on Sunday afternoon.,Playing in Sacramento for just the second time since being dealt from the Kings to the...
Ducks rally to beat Utah in shootout
Robby Fabbri scored two goals to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks rally for a 5-4 shootout victory against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday in Salt Lake City.,Isac Lundestrom and Brett Leason also scored in regulation, Mason McTavish scored the lone goal in the shootout and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves f...
Panthers open home-and-home with win over Lightning
A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen tallied short-handed goals on the same penalty kill as the visiting Florida Panthers opened a home-and-home series with three special-teams scores, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday.,Sam Reinhart scored twice, racking up his 18th tally in 32 career games a...
Capitals keep rolling with 3-1 win over Kings
Aliaksei Protas scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.,Jakub Vrana scored the eventual game-winning goal, Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists and Logan Thompson made 25 saves for the Capitals, who have won 10 of their past 13 (10-2-1).,K...
Bills rally from 14 down to stymie Patriots
James Cook finished with 126 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, and the Buffalo Bills escaped with a 24-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday evening in Orchard Park, N.Y., ,Josh Allen completed 16 of 29 passes for 154 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Buffalo (12-3). Alle...
Raiders end 10-game skid by knocking off Jaguars
Brock Bowers caught 11 passes for 99 yards and Isaiah Pola-Mao forced two fumbles to lead the Raiders to a 19-15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in Las Vegas.,The Raiders ended a league-high 10 game losing streak with their first since beating the Cleveland Browns 20-16 on Sept. 29.,The ...
De'Von Achane, Dolphins prevail as 49ers drop out of playoff chase
Jason Sanders kicked five field goals and De'Von Achane accounted for 190 total yards from scrimmage and the clinching touchdown in the Miami Dolphins' 29-17 win over the visiting San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Tua Tagovailoa completed 22 of 34 passes for 215 yards and a score ...
Vikings outlast Seahawks, stay tied atop NFC North
Sam Darnold threw a 39-yard touchdown pass down the left sideline to Justin Jefferson with 3:51 remaining as the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 27-24 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.,The pass capped a four-play, 70-yard drive that took just 30 seconds after Seattle's Geno Smith ...
USC dominates Southern to extend winning streak
Chibuzo Agbo scored a game-high 18 points as Southern California extended its winning streak to four games while coasting to an 82-51 victory against Southern on Sunday at Los Angeles.,Josh Cohen scored 17 points while connecting on 9 of 10 free-throw attempts, Desmond Claude added 13 points and Wes...
NC State has little trouble dispatching Rider 89-63
Jayden Taylor scored 16 points to lead North Carolina State to a convincing 89-63 victory against visiting Rider on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack found high-quality shots throughout the game on the way to shooting 55.8 percent from the field. They had 21 assists on 29 field goals.,Ben Middleb...
No. 19 Cincinnati controls the paint in win over Grambling
Aziz Bandaogo led No. 19 Cincinnati with 15 points as the host Bearcats dominated in the paint in an 84-49 win against Grambling State on Sunday.,Dillon Mitchell scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Day Day Thomas added 12 points for the Bearcats (10-1).,Ernest Ross scored a game-high...
Georgia downs Charleston Southern to improve to 11-1
De'Shayne Montgomery scored 16 of his team-leading 22 points in the first half as Georgia went on to an 81-65 win over visiting Charleston Southern on Sunday in Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 19 points for the Bulldogs (11-1), who won their sixth straight and matched their best start to a season si...