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Sean Monahan nets late winner as Blue Jackets beat Flyers
Sean Monahan scored the go-ahead goal with 3:28 remaining in the third period to fuel the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.,After Travis Konecny scored to complete his hat trick with 4:46 to play, Monahan regained the lead for Columbus after conve...

Jalen Johnson leads Hawks past Celtics
Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to four games by beating the Boston Celtics 117-106 Wednesday night.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 points. The Hawks received 17 points from Onyeka Okongwu and 15 ...

Knicks continue dominance of Raptors with blowout win
Mikal Bridges scored 19 of his 30 points in the third quarter on Wednesday night, helping the visiting New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 119-92.,OG Anunoby added 26 points, six steals and two blocks for the Knicks, who have won four in a row and have taken all three games against the Raptors ...

Ondrej Palat's goal in Islanders debut keys win over Rangers
Ondrej Palat opened the scoring in his first game for the host New York Islanders to give his new team a lead it never relinquished Wednesday night in a 5-2 win over the undermanned New York Rangers in Elmont, N.Y.,Palat, who was acquired along with two draft picks from the New Jersey Devils on Tues...

Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers win fifth straight at expense of Lakers
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and Jaylon Tyson added 20 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 129-99, extending their season-long winning streak to five games Wednesday night.,De'Andre Hunter scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Jarre...

Pacers storm back in fourth quarter to top Bulls
Pascal Siakam scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Indiana closed the game on a 26-9 run to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-110 on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Andrew Nembhard added 18 points, nine assists and six rebounds for Indiana, who trailed 101-87 with 7:14 left in the fourth quarter...

Tennessee holds on for overtime win against Georgia
J.P. Estrella scored five of his 17 points in overtime, leading Tennessee to an 86-85 win over Georgia on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.,Georgia trailed by three points with 15.7 seconds remaining after Tennessee's Felix Okpara made 1 of 2 free throws. The Bulldogs' Marcus "Smurf" Millender drove for a la...

Seton Hall surges after halftime to down Xavier
Tajuan Simpkins scored 20 of his career-high-tying 27 points after halftime, and Seton Hall opened the second half with a 14-0 run to flip the script and bury visiting Xavier 86-68 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,Simpkins made all five of Seton Hall's 3-pointers as the Pirates shrugged off their 31.6% ...

Keyshawn Hall erupts for 25 in second half to lead Auburn over Texas
Keyshawn Hall poured in 31 points, with 25 of them in the second half, as surging Auburn shredded the nets in the second half to secure an 88-82 victory over Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Auburn, Ala.,The Longhorns led by eight at halftime but Auburn (14-7, 5-3 SEC) rallied...

Chauncey Wiggins helps Florida State escape Cal rally
Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points to help Florida State survive blowing a 15-point second-half lead to escape with a 63-61 win over Cal Wednesday evening in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wiggins scored 13 of those points in the first half. He made more half (three) of the team's 3-pointers, as the Seminoles (9-...

Iowa avoids huge collapse, beats Southern California in final seconds
Bennett Stirtz capped a 20-point performance with a pair of game-winning free throws in the final five seconds, and Iowa escaped a major collapse in its 73-72 defeat of Southern California on Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten Conference) shot 19-of-22 at the foul line, in...

No. 25 St. John's stretches win streak to 7 with thumping of Butler
Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John's extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of visiting Butler on Wednesday night in New York.,After honoring Rick Pitino for becoming the fourth coach with 900 career wins, the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East) notched the...

Mississippi State snaps skid with comfortable win over LSU
Josh Hubbard put up 15 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Mississippi State never trailed while ending a five-game losing streak with an 80-66 victory over LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.,Quincy Ballard scored 13 points, Ja'Borri McGhee added 11 points and Sergej Macura had 10 points ...

LIV Golf adds 10 spots to secured 'Lock Zone' as part of suite of changes
LIV Golf is adjusting its rules to increase the number of players who qualify for the next season, ensure performance has more immediate consequences and distribute points across the entire field.,Beginning in 2026, LIV's protected "Lock Zone" will grow from 24 players to 34, giving roughly 60% of t...

Baba Miller, Cincinnati prove too much for Baylor
Baba Miller scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Jizzle James added 17 to help short-handed Cincinnati beat visiting Baylor, 67-57, in Big 12 play Wednesday night in Cincinnati.,Cincinnati (11-10, 3-5) never trailed in the game and led by as many as 18 and gave their embattled head coach Wes...

Ludvig Aberg returns to Torrey Pines as most recent winner but not defending champ
Ludvig Aberg is back at Torrey Pines this week with a familiar mix of confidence and caution.,The Swede arrives ranked No. 19 in the World Golf Ranking and, in a small Torrey quirk, is the most recent winner on the property -- even though he isn't the defending champion of the Farmers Insurance Open...

PGA Tour players react to Patrick Reed's return: 'Dominoes are starting to fall'
The day before Brooks Koepka tees it up in his return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open, another former major champion dropped a bombshell with Patrick Reed announcing Wednesday that he is also leaving LIV Golf, effective immediately.,However, unlike Koepka, Reed cannot return to the tou...

Penguins have holes to fill while sliding Blackhawks looking for answers
The Pittsburgh Penguins open a three-game homestand on Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks with hopes of extending their winning streak to five games. However, the home team will be missing a couple of key players.,Penguins winger Bryan Rust will serve the first game of a three-game suspension t...

Bolstered by 'Big Three,' Sixers welcome road-challenged Kings
When the Philadelphia 76ers signed Paul George prior to last season, they envisioned a dynamic "big three" with George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.,That vision, delayed many times by the players' injuries, came to fruition in the Sixers' most recent game -- and they hope to see an encore performan...

Brooks Koepka's return to PGA Tour in spotlight at Torrey Pines
All eyes will be on Brooks Koepka when he makes his first start in a non-major PGA Tour event in nearly four years Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla, Calif., outside San Diego.,The five-time major champion parted ways with LIV Golf and was the first high-profile name to be accepted ...