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Nikola Vucevic's buzzer-beating trey lifts Bulls past Blazers
Nikola Vucevic drained a 3-pointer as time expired to cap a 27-point effort and give the Chicago Bulls a 122-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,Chicago blew a 21-point, fourth-quarter lead and trailed in the final seconds as Coby White drove into the lane. He spotte...

Ducks squander lead, still emerge with win over Bruins
Defenseman Ian Moore scored the go-ahead goal with 3:35 left in the third period and Lukas Dostal made 36 saves, lifting the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Wednesday.,After the Bruins rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to tie the score on Morgan Geekie's second goal of ...

Offensive-foul call seals' Knicks victory over Mavericks
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points in his return to the lineup and Landry Shamet hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:03 as the New York Knicks beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-111 for their first road win of the season on Wednesday.,Dallas guard Brandon Williams was called for an offensive foul after a...

Jesper Wallstedt stands tall as Wild edge Canes in shootout
Jesper Wallstedt made 42 saves in regulation and stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout round to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Matt Boldy scored during regulation and scored the lone goal during the shootout round ...

Labaron Philon Jr. lifts No. 11 Alabama over No. 8 Illinois
Labaron Philon Jr. scored 10 of his team-high 24 points in the final 2:24 as No. 11 Alabama held off No. 8 Illinois for a 90-86 nonconference victory on Wednesday night in Chicago., ,Philon drove for a layup, tipped in his own miss, swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key and zipped into the pai...

Packers primed for playoff push starting with visit from Vikings
GREEN BAY -- 'Tis the season for separating in the NFC North.,The Packers begin looking at playoff possibilities when they host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in the first of three consecutive games against division opponents.,The Packers (6-3-1) rallied for a 27-20 win at the New York Giants to sn...

In OT, Dayton hands Marquette another home loss
Javon Bennett scored 19 and De'Shayne Montgomery added 18 to lead Dayton to a 77-71 overtime road victory over Marquette on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,The Flyers (4-1) shot 53.1% from the floor (26 of 49) and 41.2% (7 of 17) from behind the arc. Jordan Derkack and Malcolm Thomas each added eight ...

Lando Norris doesn't intend to let off gas entering Las Vegas despite WDC lead
LAS VEGAS - McLaren's Lando Norris is set to join an exclusive club in Formula 1 history with his 150th start at Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix. ,Norris, once deemed a prospective phenom, can live up to all the hype he received in his youth and move even closer to his maiden World Drivers' Champion...

No. 22 Auburn dismantles overmatched Jackson State
KeShawn Murphy scored 19 points in just 20 minutes Wednesday night, leading five players in double figures as No. 22 Auburn plastered Jackson State 112-66 in Auburn, Ala.,Reserve Filip Jovic added 18 on 8-of-10 shooting from the field for Auburn (4-1), while Simon Walker hit five 3-pointers in just ...

No. 4 Arizona halts No. 3 UConn's 36-game home nonconference win streak
Jaden Bradley's game-high 21 points included a clutch layup with 16 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 4 Arizona to a 71-67 road win over No. 3 UConn in an early-season showdown on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Wildcats (5-0) used a late 7-0 run to turn a 2-point deficit into a lead that ...

Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets hand Pelicans 7th straight setback
Peyton Watson scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both career highs, Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night.,Zion Williamson had 14 points in 29 minutes in his return to the New Orleans li...

Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat top short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...

Thunder keep rolling, top struggling Kings for 7th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-99 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 or more points for the 13th time this season and finished with eight rebounds.,The Thunder have won 15 of 16 to begin the season, inclu...

Wolves grab big lead, fend off Wizards' comeback bid
Julius Randle totaled 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on Wednesday, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the Washington Wizards for a 120-109 victory in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid scored 23 of his 28 points off the bench in the first half, while Anthony Edwards had 18 points for Minnesota, ...

Oklahoma State emerges with high-scoring win over South Florida
Vyctorius Miller scored 24 points to lead Oklahoma State to a hard-fought 103-95 win over South Florida on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Reserves Anthony Roy and Christian Coleman each scored 15 points for the Cowboys (5-0). Parsa Fallah chipped in 14 points, and Kanye Clary contributed 12 points a...

Jayden Pierre scores 17 as TCU crushes Kansas City
Jayden Pierre had 17 points and six rebounds in TCU's 81-45 victory Wednesday night over Kansas City at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (3-2) completed their string of five straight home games to open the season.,Liutauras Lelevicius added 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including 4...

After giving up lead, Flames torch Sabres with 4-goal 3rd
Joel Farabee scored twice and Rasmus Andersson scored once in a three-point game to lead the visiting Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato both collected one goal and one assist, while Mikael Backlund added a goal for Calgary, which sti...

Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat take down short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...

Dayton outlasts host Marquette in overtime
Javon Bennett scored 19 and De'Shayne Montgomery added 18 to lead Dayton to a 77-71 overtime road victory over Marquette on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,The Flyers (4-1) shot 53.1% from the floor (26 of 49) and 41.2% (7 of 17) from behind the arc. Jordan Derkack and Malcolm Thomas each added eight ...

Holding nation's longest win streak, Nebraska faces New Mexico
Nebraska and New Mexico will meet for just the second time in men's basketball when the schools square off in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday.,Kansas State and Mississippi State round out the four-team field.,Nebraska (4-0) has the longest active win stre...