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Kraken score twice in 3rd to surge past Hurricanes
Jaden Schwartz and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Eeli Tolvanen and Brandon Tanev also scored and Matty Beniers added two assists for the Kraken, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Goaltender J...
No. 3 Tennessee's hot shooting overpowers Syracuse
Chaz Lanier scored 26 points as No. 3 Tennessee pummeled visiting Syracuse 96-70 on Tuesday in an SEC/ACC Challenge matchup from Knoxville, Tenn., ,Zakai Zeigler pitched in 14 points, eight assists and four steals for the Volunteers (8-0), who shot a blistering 61.3 percent in the second half, inclu...
Tyrese Maxey's late surge helps 76ers hold off Hornets
Paul George poured in 29 points to match his season high and Tyrese Maxey notched the final 11 Philadelphia points as the 76ers survived for a 110-104 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.,Maxey ended up with 10 of his 21 points on free throws as Philadelphia won consecutive g...
Luke Goode has career night as Indiana thumps Sam Houston
Illinois transfer Luke Goode came off the bench to score 13 of his career-high 18 points in the first half Tuesday night as Indiana stopped visiting Sam Houston State 97-71 in Bloomington, Ind.,Washington State transfer Myles Rice led four Hoosiers in double figures with 19 points on 9-of-12 shootin...
Bucks rout Pistons, finish early NBA Cup play undefeated
Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA in-season tournament with a 128-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.,Damian Lillard had 27 points and five assists for the Bucks, who won all four of the...
NBA-best Cavs hand Wizards 15th straight loss
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire in a 118-87 win over Washington in NBA Cup action on Tuesday night, handing the visiting Wizards their 15th consecutive defeat.,Seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland, which led by as m...
South Carolina uses 3-pointers, stingy defense to rout Boston College
Collin Murray-Boyles had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 73-51 win at Boston College on Tuesday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Gamecocks (5-3) also got 11 points from Nick Pringle and nine from Morris Ugusuk in a game where they knocked down 10 of 19...
Iowa sinks Northwestern on buzzer-beating 3 in Big Ten opener
Josh Dix drilled a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer en route to 22 points to lift Iowa to an 80-79 victory against visiting Northwestern on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) sputtered in the second half of their conference opener before rallying, with Dix punctuating ...
Asa Newell steers Georgia to victory over Notre Dame
Asa Newell had game highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead Georgia to a 69-48 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 16 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (8-1), who won their third straight game. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 11 poi...
Boogie Fland delivers Arkansas to win as Miami blows lead
Freshman Boogie Fland made the go-ahead 3-pointer as Arkansas -- which didn't lead until the game's final two minutes -- rallied to defeat host Miami 76-73 in an SEC/ACC Challenge game on Tuesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.,Miami led by as many as 11 points in the first half.,Arkansas (6-2) got 18 p...
Eric Dixon dominates as Villanova upsets No. 14 Cincinnati
Eric Dixon drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second half and scored a game-high 31 points to lead the host Villanova Wildcats to a 68-60 upset over the No. 14 Cincinnati Bearcats on Tuesday night outside Philadelphia.,Dixon recorded his third 30-point game for Villanova (5-4), which won co...
Butler puts Eastern Illinois away for sixth straight win
Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery each scored 20 points to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a hard-fought 73-58 home win against Eastern Illinois.,McCaffery also added seven boards while Telfort had six for Butler (7-1), which has won six in a row. Kolby King added 10 points and nine rebounds and Pier...
Predators aim to energize offense vs. surging Maple Leafs
The Nashville Predators have worked plenty of overtime lately but have yet to be rewarded. They will try to escape their rut when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.,Nashville has lost three straight games 3-2 in overtime. Its latest sudden-death setback came on Saturday at Minnes...
USWNT beats Netherlands in Alyssa Naeher's final appearance
Lynn Williams scored the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and Alyssa Naeher made six saves in her final match as the U.S. women's national team defeated the Netherlands 2-1 at The Hague on Tuesday.,Williams, who entered at the start of the second half, made a well-timed run to get a touch on Yazmeen...
Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap officially retires
Four-time All-Star forward Paul Millsap has officially retired, he told ESPN on Tuesday.,Millsap earned all his All-Star appearances with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-17) and also was a stalwart for the Utah Jazz (2006-13) during his 16-year career.,Millsap, 39, averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2...
Opening stage complete at Perfect World Shanghai Major
The Perfect World Shanghai Major's opening stage ended Tuesday with eight teams advancing to the elimination stage.,The Mongolz, Team Liquid, GamerLegion, FURIA Esports, paiN Gaming, Wildcard, BIG and MIBR moved on at the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 event in China.,They join the eight invited tea...
Confident Maryland opens Big Ten play vs. Ohio State
Differing outlooks will collide when Maryland hosts Ohio State on Wednesday evening in their Big Ten Conference opener in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins (7-1) enter with confidence following an easy 96-58 victory over winless Alcorn State on Sunday for their fifth win by 30 or more points.,Four Mar...
Red Sox adding Aroldis Chapman on 1-year deal
Veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman is signing with the Boston Red Sox.,While the team didn't confirm the signing on Tuesday, multiple sources told ESPN that Chapman was headed to Boston on a one-year, $10.75 million deal, pending a physical. ,The left-hander made his intentions known, posting a photo ...
Two interception-return TDs send Broncos past Browns
Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted a Jameis Winston pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown to help the host Denver Broncos clinch a 41-32 shootout win over the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.,Bo Nix completed 18 of 35 for 294 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions as the Broncos (8-5) won a ...
Casey DeSmith stops 34 shots as Stars stymie Utah
Casey DeSmith made 34 saves to help the visiting Dallas Stars earn a 2-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,DeSmith had surrendered six goals on 26 shots in his previous start on Wednesday, a 6-2 road loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.,Evgenii Dadonov and Jamie Benn sco...