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Clippers extend Heat's skid to season-worst five games
James Harden posted 24 points, eight rebounds and a game-high 11 assists while leading the visiting Los Angeles Clippers past the struggling Miami Heat 119-104 on Wednesday night.,Bogdan Bogdanovic added 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won four of their past five games overall. ...
Mississippi State gets another double-digit win over LSU
Josh Hubbard scored 26 points and No. 10 seed Mississippi State routed No. 15 seed LSU 91-62 in the first round of the SEC tournament Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.,Hubbard made more 3-pointers (six) than all of the Tigers combined (five), and Mississippi State finished with a 30-point advantag...
Baylor cruises past Kansas State in Big 12 tourney
V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points and Jayden Nunn added 18 off the bench as seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday in a Big 12 conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,The Bears (19-13) advance to play second-seeded Texas Tech in the tourna...
Iowa scoots past Ohio State in Big Ten tourney
Payton Sandfort scored 17 points and Josh Dix added 16 to help 15th- seed Iowa pull way in the second half for a 77-70 victory over No. 10 seed Ohio State in a first-round game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,Iowa (17-15) plays No. 7 Illinois on Thursday. The Illini beat the ...
New-look Bruins look to stay hot vs. streaking Senators
The Boston Bruins look to continue their momentum as they prepare for another Atlantic Division matchup, this time against the host Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. ,Points are at a premium as the regular season winds down, and Boston is making an unexpected charge after selling important assets a...
Ohio State Basketball Is a Joke, Enjoy the NIT
Ohio State men's basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament bubble after losing winnable games against Iowa and Indiana, solidifying this season as a flop....
Northwestern downs Minnesota behind Nick Martinelli's 28
Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and Ty Berry added 14 to lift Northwestern to a 72-64 victory against Minnesota on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.,Thirteenth-seeded Northwestern (17-15) advances to face fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday afterno...
No. 12 Iowa State overwhelms Cincinnati to advance in Big 12
Joshua Jefferson recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead No. 12-ranked Iowa State to a 76-56 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Tamin Lipsey scored 16 points and Milan Momcilovic added 13 for t...
Rangers G Jonathan Quick agrees to 1-year extension
The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Jonathan Quick on a one-year extension Wednesday.,Terms were not disclosed, but SportsNet put the value at $1.55 million (including a $550,000 signing bonus) plus up to $300,000 in potential performance bonuses.,Quick, 39, is 9-6-2 with three shut...
WNBA draft scheduled for April 14 in New York City
The 2025 WNBA Draft will be held April 14 in New York City. ,The Dallas Wings have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Seattle Storm. The Washington Mystics have the next two selections, with the expansion Golden State Valkyries owning the fifth choice.,WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce th...
Baylor bids to keep Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State in check
Seventh-seeded Baylor will look to improve its likelihood of making the NCAA Tournament when it battles No. 10 seed Kansas State on Wednesday evening in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,Kansas State advanced with a 71-66 win over 15th-seeded Arizona State in the o...
Heat seek to halt skid in clash vs. Clippers
The Miami Heat will look to snap a season-high-tying four-game losing streak on Wednesday night against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.,All four losses have come by five points or less, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remains confident.,"We have a tough-minded group, and that's what we need right n...
No. 12 Iowa State begins NCAA prep against Cincinnati
Iowa State reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons, and the Cyclones eye the Big 12 tournament as the time to create some momentum.,The No. 12 Cyclones, who are seeded fifth in the conference tournament after struggling late in the regular season, begin their pur...
Kieffer Bellows' 3rd-period goal propels Predators past Sharks
Filip Forsberg scored once and added an assist, and Kieffer Bellows broke a third-period tie to give the visiting Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Steven Stamkos also scored for the Predators, who have won four straight games. Goaltender Juuse Saros, who increas...
Defending champ Iga Swiatek powers into Indian Wells quarters
Iga Swiatek, comfortable as usual at the BNP Paribas Open, cruised into the quarterfinals with a victory on Tuesday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The second-seeded Polish player routed 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1 in fourth-round action.,"Honestly, sometimes matches can be pretty weird," Swiatek,...
Florida State falls short vs. Syracuse in ACC tourney
JJ Starling finished with 27 points and five rebounds to help 14th-seeded Syracuse hold off No. 11 seed Florida State for a 66-62 victory on Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C.,The Orange (14-18) advanced to the second round and will play t...
Michael Amadio, Senators stay hot, handle Flyers
Michael Amadio continued his hot streak, netting the go-ahead goal for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Amadio finished with a goal and an assist while newcomer Dylan Cozens also tallied a key goal for Ottawa, which has won four games in a row and five o...
K-State downs undermanned ASU to open Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Coleman Hawkins scored a season-high 26 points as Kansas State held on to defeat depleted Arizona State 71-66 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday.,The 10th-seeded Wildcats will face seventh-seed Baylor in the second round on Wednesday.,Because of injuries and d...
Mississippi State confident entering tourney date with LSU
Mississippi State dropped out of the Top 25 poll this week after an 11-week stay.,But the No. 10 seed Bulldogs (20-11) have a couple of things going for them as they face No. 15 seed LSU (14-17) in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.,One i...
Cincinnati ousts Oklahoma State in Big 12 tourney opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Dillon Mitchell had a double-double with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as Cincinnati defeated Oklahoma State 87-68 on Tuesday in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. ,Cincinnati will face No. 5 seed Iowa State, the No. 12 team in the country, in ...