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No. 21 Arkansas ends game on 6-0 run to rally past red-hot Winthrop
Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his...

Celtics move above .500 with victory over Nets
Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the Boston Celtics did enough in the fourth quarter and moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 113-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in New York.,The Celtics won their third straight and for the eighth time i...

Texas A&M withstands late charge from Montana
Rylan Griffen scored 17 points and Ruben Dominguez added 12 to lift Texas A&M to an 86-81 victory against Montana on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (3-2) used crisp ball movement and quickness to build a big lead before exhaling to stop a two-game skid. The Aggies shot 53.7% but were a...

Cade Cunningham, Pistons run past Hawks for 11th straight win
Cade Cunningham returned from a three-game absence and posted a double-double to help the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 120-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, extending their NBA-best winning streak to 11 games.,Cunningham, who missed time with a left hip contusion, had 25 points, 10 assists and si...

Ole Miss pushes past pesky Austin Peay in second half
Malik Dia scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Ole Miss held off the upset bid of Austin Peay to earn a 72-65 nonconference win Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Ilias Kamardine added 12 of his 15 points after halftime for the Rebels (5-0) while also collecting seven rebounds and seven assist...

SMU hits the 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...

Wild tab young F Danila Yurov for top line vs. Hurricanes
Danila Yurov's opportunity has arrived.,Yurov is slated to join the top line for the Minnesota Wild when they take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The highly touted 21-year-old forward has two goals and one assist in 15 games in his rookie season. The Ru...

LSU rides second-half surge, blows out Alcorn State
Michael Nwoko had 29 points, Marquel Sutton added 16 points and 10 rebounds and LSU pulled away to a 107-81 victory against Alcorn State on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,DJ Thomas scored 16 points for the Tigers (4-0), who trailed for much of the first half before outscoring the Braves (0-6) 5...

DePaul never trails in overpowering Gardner-Webb
Layden Blocker piled up 16 points, six assists and five steals to pace DePaul to a 93-62 nonconference victory over Gardner-Webb on Tuesday night in Chicago.,CJ Gunn contributed a game-high 18 points, Kaleb Banks added 16 and 7-foot-2 freshman Fabian Flores scored a season-high 11 in his first start...

Minnesota trails Chicago State during second half, but rallies to win
Cade Tyson scored 22 points on 6-for-13 shooting and Minnesota held on for a 66-54 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 15 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota (4-1), which remained unbeaten at home. Isaac Asuma scored 14 for the Golden Gophers.,Mar...

Jake Guentzel's hat trick propels Lightning to win over Devils
Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick, Nikita Kucherov netted a milestone goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Kucherov, who also notched an assist, posted his 366th career tally and broke a tie for third in team hi...

Georgia Tech survives challenge from Georgia Southern
Baye Ndongo totaled 20 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday to help Georgia Tech fend off visiting Georgia Southern for a 68-66 victory in Atlanta.,Mouhamed Sylla posted 12 points and 11 boards for the Yellow Jackets (4-1), who made just 4 of 22 3-point attempts (18.2%) and committed 22 turnovers. Rese...

Nate Danielson's 1st NHL goal helps Wings down Kraken
Nate Danielson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist and Dylan Larkin reached the 600-point mark as the host Detroit Red Wings defeated the Seattle Kraken, 4-2, on Tuesday.,Lucas Raymond, Emmitt Finnie and Dylan Larkin had the other goals for the Red Wings, who have won three of their last f...

William Nylander scores late in OT as scuffling Leafs edge Blues
William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night to end a five-game losing streak.,John Tavares started the play when three Blues converged on him along the boards. He kicked the puck to Morgan Rielly, who passed to Nylan...

Magic ride balanced scoring to win over road-weary Warriors
Desmond Bane had a team-high 23 points, Anthony Black led a strong bench performance with a season-best 21 and the Orlando Magic took advantage of a road-weary Golden State Warriors team to claim a 121-113 home win on Tuesday night.,Franz Wagner chipped in with 18 points and Wendell Carter Jr. logge...

Freshman Cam Miles steers Florida State past UT Martin
Cam Miles scored 17 points and Florida State forced 26 turnovers while pulling away from UT Martin for an 87-73 win on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Fla.,Miles, a freshman who scored 18 total points in his first three games combined, shot a very efficient 7-for-10, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range, an...

Caleb Wilson (23 points) leads No. 18 UNC over Navy
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and sparked a key second-half run in No. 18 North Carolina's 73-61 victory against Navy on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac notched 16 points, Jarin Stevenson had 11 and Henri Veesaar added 10 for the Tar Heels (5-0), who ended a f...

Providence pulls away from New Hampshire in second half
Jason Edwards recorded game highs with 25 points and eight assists and added five rebounds to lead Providence College to a 98-66 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Tuesday night.,Providence (3-2) led by only seven points at halftime then shot 66.7% (22 of 33) from the floor in the second half wh...

Balanced scoring paces Boston College past Hampton
Fred Payne scored 14 points as Boston College outlasted visiting Hampton 63-52 on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Payne and Boden Kapke (10 points) were the lone double-digit scorers for the Eagles (3-2), who won despite shooting just 39.3% from the field and 5 of 27 from 3-point range. Luka Toews c...

Four score 20 points as Xavier dominates Old Dominion
Roddie Anderson III, Tre Carroll, All Wright and Jovan Milicevic each scored 20 points to help Xavier cruise past visiting Old Dominion, 99-69, and give Musketeers coach Richard Pitino his 250th coaching win on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,The four 20-point scorers combined to shoot 29 of 46 from th...