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Lightning notch another 3-2 OT win vs. Predators, sweep season series
Brayden Point's 16th goal just 1:01 into overtime lifted the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Friday afternoon and a sweep of the teams' two-game regular-season series.,After Nashville's Filip Forsberg went off for high sticking 41 seconds into the extra session,...
Jackets top Flames in first meeting since Gaudreau brothers tragedy
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and two assists while Adam Fantilli registered his first multi-goal game of the season to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the visiting Calgary Flames 5-2 on Friday.,In the teams' first matchup since the deaths of former Blue Jackets and Flames star Johnny Gaudreau and...
Passing key as Virginia rolls past Holy Cross
Dai Dai Ames scored a season-high 16 points and Virginia cruised to a comfortable 67-41 victory over Holy Cross on Friday in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (5-2) improved to 5-0 against unranked teams and 4-0 at home. Isaac McKneely and Andrew Rohde each added 13 points.,Virginia put on a clinic...
Panthers score 3 times in 3rd to end Hurricanes' home win streak
A.J. Greer put Florida ahead with a tiebreaking goal in the third period as the Panthers withstood a Carolina Hurricanes comeback to win 6-3 on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett also sco...
Conor Garland leads Canucks past Sabres in OT
Conor Garland capped a two-goal performance by scoring 3:59 into overtime to fuel the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.,Garland converted Brock Boeser's backdoor feed at 5:15 of the third period to extend his point streak to a career-long seven games.,Gar...
BYU speeds away from North Carolina State in second half
Richie Saunders scored 13 points to lead a balanced effort by BYU in a 72-61 victory over North Carolina State on Friday afternoon in the consolation game of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,BYU (6-1) was held well below its scoring average of 90.0 points per game, but the Cougars hit ...
West Virginia reaches OT once again, shoots down No. 24 Arizona
Tucker DeVries scored 26 points and Toby Okani added 20 to lead West Virginia to an 83-76 win over No. 24 Arizona in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Mountaineers (5-2) also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Amani Hansberry. Javon Small scor...
No. 18 Florida uses 27-0 run to wallop Wichita State
Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 19 points Friday and No. 18 Florida ripped off 27 consecutive points in a run that bridged both halves as it routed Wichita State 88-51 for the ESPN Events Invitational championship in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,Alex Condon added 17 points and nine rebounds, while R...
Jason Edwards (23 pts) helps Vanderbilt trounce Tennessee Tech
Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points on Friday as the Commodores coasted past visiting Tennessee Tech 87-56 in Nashville, Tenn.,AJ Hoggard added 15 points and four assists for the Commodores (7-1), while Devin McGlockton pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds and...
Pitt beats buzzer, Buckeyes in OT
Zack Austin hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime and Pitt stunned Ohio State 91-90 in Columbus on Friday afternoon.,Ohio State led 89-85 when Jaland Lowe made three free throws for Pitt with seven seconds left. Devin Royal made one of two free throws for Ohio State to make it 89-88, bu...
Hawks make it back-to-back wins over Cavs
De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-101 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA Cup play on Friday.,Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight game. Jalen Johnson chi...
Colorado State edges past TCU in OT in Palm Springs
Jalen Lake's jumper with 2:50 left in overtime Friday snapped a tie for Colorado State, which edged TCU 76-72 in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif.,Lake's tie-breaking basket represented his first points since the first half.,Nique Clifford had a game-high 25 p...
Birthday boy Jared Spurgeon helps Wild rally past Blackhawks
Jared Spurgeon celebrated his 35th birthday in style, scoring twice to help the Minnesota Wild rally past the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday in St. Paul.,The Wild captain, who played just 16 games last season due to back and hip injuries, scored for the first time since April 2023 and not...
No. 25 Colorado shuts out Oklahoma State in lopsided matchup
Travis Hunter made the most of his last impression on Heisman Trophy voters with three touchdown receptions, two pass breakups and an interception for No. 25 Colorado in a 52-0 win against Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo.,The two-way star wasted little time making a splash. His interceptio...
Travis Konecny, Flyers surging as Rangers continue skid
Travis Konecny scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting New York Rangers 3-1 in a Black Friday matinee.,Bobby Brink also scored and Ivan Fedotov made 22 saves for Philadelphia, which improved to 3-0-1 over its last four games. Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen recorded an assis...
Ashton Jeanty (226 yds), No. 11 Boise State roll past Oregon State
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and one touchdown on 37 carries and No. 11 Boise State moved closer to earning a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff with a 34-18 victory over Oregon State on Friday at Boise, Idaho.,Jeanty topped 200 yards rushing for the fifth time this season and rai...
Isaiah Rivera lifts DePaul over Valparaiso
Isaiah Rivera scored 19 points and Jacob Meyer had 12 to go along with seven assists, lifting host DePaul to an 89-70 victory over Valparaiso on Friday afternoon in Chicago.,Rivera made 7 of 10 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 from 3-point range as the Blue Demons capped a perfect seven-game homestan...
Minnesota defense dominates as Wisconsin dealt rare losing season
Max Brosmer passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Minnesota past archrival Wisconsin 24-7 in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe on Friday afternoon, ending the Badgers' streak of consecutive winning seasons at 22.,Brosmer completed 17 of 26 passes for 191 yards without an interc...
Tre'Von Spillers posts double-double as Wake Forest outlasts Minnesota
Tre'Von Spillers scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Friday as Wake Forest beat Minnesota 57-51 to earn third place in the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,Cameron Hildreth added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (7-2), including a driving reverse layup with 14 seconds left that...
Knicks come from behind to edge past Hornets
Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his game-high 31 points over the final five minutes Friday afternoon for the visiting New York Knicks, who came back to edge the Charlotte Hornets 99-98 in NBA Cup Group A action.,Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (13 points, 12 rebounds) each poste...