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Mason Marchment (hat trick), Jackets end Lightning's point streak
Mason Marchment scored a hat trick and also had an assist as the host Columbus Blue Jackets brought an end to Tampa Bay's 15-game point streak with an 8-5 victory on Saturday night.,It was the third hat trick of Marchment's career. Charlie Coyle and Adam Fantilli each had a goal and two assists, and...
AJ Dybantsa scores career-high 43 as No. 13 BYU tops Utah
AJ Dybantsa recorded a career-high 43 points to lead No. 13 BYU to a 91-78 Big 12 win over rival Utah on Saturday in Provo, Utah.,He broke Danny Ainge's BYU freshman record of 36 points, set in 1977, in the effort. Dybantsa totaled 24 points in the second half when the Cougars (17-2, 5-1 Big 12) ble...
Cavs extend hot stretch with impressive win vs. Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and dished out nine assists and Jaylon Tyson had 17 points as the surging Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the host Orlando Magic 119-105 on Saturday night.,Evan Mobley added 13 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland, which has won three straight and five of its last s...
Washington, Oregon endure injury woes, losing streaks
Oregon won't have its two best players once again when the Ducks face Washington in Big Ten play on Sunday afternoon in Seattle.,Senior center Nate Bittle, a preseason all-Big Ten selection, likely will miss another two or three weeks with an ankle injury -- the second one to cost him time this seas...
Team Falcons, PARIVISION reach BLAST Bounty Winter grand final
Team Falcons and PARIVISION advanced to the Sunday's grand final of the BLAST Bounty Winter at Attard, Malta with Saturday victories.,PARIVISION swept FURIA 2-0 in one semifinal match and Team Falcons edged Team Vitality 2-1 in the other.,Eight teams began the $452,500 Counter-Strike: Global Offensi...
TCU holds off late Baylor charge to complete season sweep of rival
Jayden Pierre poured in a season-high 25 points, Xavier Edmonds added 23 points with 10 rebounds and TCU held on for a 97-90 victory over Baylor on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (13-7, 3-4 Big 12), who defeated the Bears 69-63 in the conference opener on Jan. 3, completed a regular-seaso...
Notre Dame ends losing streak after late Boston College gaffe
Braeden Shrewsberry scored a game-high 22 points to help Notre Dame end a five-game losing streak by beating Boston College 68-64 Saturday in an ACC contest played in South Bend, Ind., ,Notre Dame (11-9, 2-5 ACC) trailed by 11 at halftime, but outscored Boston College 44-29 over the final 20 minutes...
Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona pummel West Virginia
Brayden Burries netted 13 of his game-high 22 points in the first half as No. 1 Arizona led wire-to-wire in an 88-53 Big 12 clobbering of West Virginia on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,The freshman guard converted 7 of 12 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and added a game-high se...
Wisconsin red hot going into matchup with struggling USC
Surging Wisconsin looks to extend its winning streak when it returns home to host Southern California in a Big Ten matchup on Sunday in Madison., ,The Badgers (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) rolled past the host Penn State Nittany Lions 98-71 on Thursday, closing the first half with a decisive 38-9 run en route...
Reports: Dolphins promoting Bobby Slowik to offensive coordinator
The Miami Dolphins are promoting Bobby Slowik to offensive coordinator under new head coach Jeff Hafley, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Slowik, 38, who served one season as the Dolphins' senior pass game coordinator, was the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator for two seasons before he...
UCLA builds off Purdue upset with comfortable win over Northwestern
Tyler Bilodeau scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help UCLA to a 71-64 win against Northwestern in a Big Ten game in Los Angeles on Saturday.,Bilodeau made all six of his field-goal attempts in the first half, including four from beyond the 3-point arc for the Bruins (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten)...
AJ Dybantsa scores career-high 43 as No. 13 BYU tops rival Utah
AJ Dybantsa recorded a career-high 43 points to lead No. 13 BYU to a 91-78 win over rival Utah on Saturday in Provo, Utah.,He broke Danny Ainge's BYU freshman record of 36 points, set in 1977, in the effort. Dybantsa totaled 24 points in the second half when the Cougars (17-2, 5-1 Big 12) blew the ...
DePaul posts best start in Big East in 11 years with win over Seton Hall
CJ Gunn posted a game-high 19 points and a career-high four blocks to pace DePaul to a 67-60 Big East victory over Seton Hall on Saturday in Chicago., ,Brandon Maclin provided 14 points and four assists off the bench as the Blue Demons (12-8, 4-5) earned a fourth consecutive Big East home win for th...
Darius Acuff Jr. takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...
Darius Acuff Jr.'s takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...
Si Woo Kim tops crowded American Express leaderboard after 54 holes
South Korea's Si Woo Kim shot 6-under par 66 and he claimed a one-shot lead through the third round of The American Express on Saturday at La Quinta, Calif.,Kim is at 22-under 194 going into Sunday's final round.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and third-round co-leader Blades Brown both shot 68s on t...
Mike McCarthy agrees to become Steelers' head coach
The Pittsburgh Steelers have "verbally agreed" with Mike McCarthy to become their next head coach, the team announced in a statement Saturday afternoon.,Once signed, McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, will become the Steelers' fourth head coach since 1969.,He will take over the post previously held by M...
Spurs, Pelicans clash in meeting of teams with wide gap in West
The San Antonio Spurs will be on the hunt for their fifth win in six games and for a season sweep of the visiting New Orleans Pelicans when the teams clash on Sunday night.,All three of the Spurs' win this season over New Orleans have been close, with San Antonio winning 120-116 in overtime on the r...
No. 16 Florida's 5-game win streak shattered at hands of Auburn
Keyshawn Hall scored 24 points and Auburn ended No. 16 Florida's five-game winning streak by defeating the Gators 76-67 on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,KeShawn Murphy added 16 points, Tahaad Pettiford had 11 and Kevin Overton scored 10 for the Tigers (13-7, 4-3 SEC), who won for the fourth time in ...
Jalen Brunson helps Knicks sink 76ers
Jalen Brunson had 31 points and added six assists to help the New York Knicks hold on for a 112-109 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.,Joel Embiid was nearly unstoppable for the 76ers with a game-high 38 points.,The Knicks outscored the Sixers 30-13 in the third quarter ,Brunson m...