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Strong 4th quarter saves Magic vs. Hornets
Franz Wagner scored 21 points and Jonathan Isaac drained three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Orlando Magic wiped away three miserable frames to beat the host Charlotte Hornets 95-84 on Monday night.,Sparked by its shooting from the perimeter, Orlando turned a 62-58 hole into an 88-77 lead ...
Blues pull away from slumping Rangers in third period
Brayden Schenn scored the tiebreaking goal on a early in the third period as the visiting St. Louis Blues pulled away for a 5-2 victory over the slumping New York Rangers on Monday night.,The Blues earned the win a day after firing coach Drew Bannister and replacing him with Jim Montgomery. The Bost...
Pacers slip past Pelicans despite Elfrid Payton's 21 assists
Tyrese Haliburton had 34 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers held off the New Orleans Pelicans 114-110 on Monday night in Indianapolis., ,Myles Turner added 17 points, Pascal Siakam scored 14 and Bennedict Mathurin and Quenton Jackson had 12 each for the Pacers. Both Turner and Mathurin gra...
Ohio State surges in second half, blasts Green Bay
Bruce Thornton scored 25 points, Meechie Johnson had 17 and five other Ohio State scorers were in double figures as the Buckeyes downed Green Bay 102-69 in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday.,John Mobley Jr. scored all 14 of his points in the second half, where the Buckeyes (5-1) outscored Green Bay 60-37.,T...
Ian Schieffelin helps Clemson pull away from San Francisco
Ian Schieffelin scored six of his game-high 18 points during an early second-half flurry as Clemson pulled away from San Francisco to win 70-55 in the semifinals of the Sunshine Slam Beach Division on Monday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Schieffelin capped a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds...
Michigan stymies Virginia Tech in second half
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 20 points and Michigan pulled away late in the second half for a 75-63 win against Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday in Florida.,Michigan (5-1) will play the winner of South Carolina versus No. 22 Xavier on Wednesday in the Beach Division final. The losing team...
Michigan State overcomes frigid 3-point shooting to beat Colorado
Jase Richardson scored 13 points off the bench as the Michigan State Spartans beat the Colorado Buffaloes 72-56 in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, HI, on Monday.,Michigan State (5-1) overcame another rough game from 3-point range to move into the semifinals, where it will face M...
Kansas State beats Longwood for third place at Paradise Jam
Coleman Hawkins had a season-high 19 points to lead Kansas State past Longwood 80-64 and claim third place in the Paradise Jam on Monday in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.,Hawkins, whose previous high was 12 points, shot 5-of-7 from 3-point range. He also pulled down 10 rebounds, three boards shy o...
Penn State kicks off Sunshine Slam by cruising past Fordham
Nick Kern came off the bench for 20 points and 13 rebounds as Penn State remained unbeaten with an 85-66 thumping of Fordham in a semifinal of the Sunshine Slam on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla.,The Nittany Lions (6-0), who will play either San Francisco or Clemson for the tournament title on Tuesday...
Memphis fights off No. 2 UConn in OT in Maui Invitational thriller
Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Hunter, who played at Iowa State and Texas before transferring to Memphis, made eight field goals with 7-of-10 3-point sho...
Report: Colts WR Josh Downs (shoulder) is week-to-week
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs is week-to-week with a shoulder injury, NFL Network reported Monday.,He left Sunday's 24-6 loss to the Detroit Lions with the injury and is a "long shot" to play in Week 13 at the New England Patriots, per the report.,Downs was injured after a 7-yard catch...
Shorthanded Pistons look to halt skid in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons already knew how much they need Cade Cunningham in the lineup. His absence on Saturday served to reinforce that.,With Cunningham sidelined by a hip injury, they lost at Orlando 111-100. ,Detroit is unlikely to have its franchise player again when it hosts Toronto on Monday night....
John Tonje scores 33, leads No. 19 Wisconsin past Pitt at Greenbrier
John Tonje poured in 33 points and helped No. 19 Wisconsin rally for an 81-75 win over Pitt on Sunday night in the Greenbrier Tip-Off championship game in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Tonje scored 25 of those points in the second half on 9-of-11 shooting en route to his second game of 30 or more poi...
Saquon Barkley dices up Rams as Eagles cruise to victory
Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards and two long touchdowns on 26 carries as the Philadelphia Eagles increased their NFC East lead with a 37-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Barkley finished the game with 302 yards from scrimmage, as he added four receptions for 47 ...
Cam Thomas scores 34 points, helps Nets rally past Kings
Cam Thomas scored a game-high 34 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Sacramento Kings for a 108-103 road victory Sunday night.,Noah Clowney had 18 points off the bench and Cameron Johnson scored 16 for the Nets, who blew a 19-point, second-quarter lead and trailed 94-90 in the fourth befor...
Hot-shooting Drake beats Vanderbilt to win Charleston Classic
Bennett Stirtz posted 16 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead Drake to an 81-70 win over Vanderbilt in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night in South Carolina.,Cam Manyawu scored 16 of his season-high 18 points in the first half, and he added 11 rebounds for Drake (6...
Cavaliers use balanced attack to roll past Raptors
Ty Jerome came off the bench to score 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley each recorded double-doubles, and the Cleveland Cavaliers led nearly wire-to-wire in a 122-108 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday. ,Jerome has scored at least 24 points in three of his past four games. Do...
Guards stand tall for Liberty in Paradise Jam win over Kansas State
Colin Porter and Kaden Metheny combined for 30 points as Liberty knocked off Kansas State 67-65 in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam Sunday evening in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ,The Flames will face McNeese State in the championship game Monday night. The Wildcats will face Longwood in...
Mitch Marner scores twice as Leafs top Utah for 4th straight win
Mitch Marner scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Sunday night.,William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four in a row. Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll made 23 saves.,Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist for U...
Boston College blows out Old Dominion to open Cayman Islands Classic
Ten Boston College players found the scoresheet as the Eagles cruised past Old Dominion for an 82-52 win in their first of three games at the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday in George Town, Grand Cayman.,Donald Hand Jr. posted his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to ...