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No. 4 Arizona halts No. 3 UConn's 36-game non-conference 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 1-point deficit into a lead that ...

Bennedict Mathurin helps Pacers break losing skid at Hornets' expense
Bennedict Mathurin posted 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 127-118 win over the Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, while Jay Huff added a season-best 20 off the bench.,Kon Knueppel had 28 points, M...

Markus Burton scores 25 as Notre Dame fends off Bellarmine
Markus Burton scored 16 of his game and season-high 25 points in the first half as Notre Dame held on to defeat Bellarmine 86-79 in South Bend, Ind., on Tuesday evening.,Jalen Haralson added 16 points and a team-high five assists, and Carson Towt posted his second double-double of the season as the ...

Braves acquire Mauricio Dubon from Astros, sign Raisel Iglesias to 1-year deal
The Atlanta Braves acquired utility player Mauricio Dubon in a trade with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, sending infielder Nick Allen to Houston in the deal.,Dubon, 31, won his second Gold Glove award with the Astros this past season, splitting time between second base, shortstop and the outfield....

Raptors use strong third quarter to beat 76ers for fifth straight win
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 22 points each as the visiting Toronto Raptors posted their fifth straight win Wednesday with a 121-112 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto has won nine of its last 10 games overall with the lone exception being a home loss to Philadelphia on Nov. 8. H...

Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has facial surgery, out indefinitely
Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm announced Wednesday that defenseman Charlie McAvoy underwent facial surgery and will be out of the lineup indefinitely.,McAvoy was struck in the face by a Noah Dobson slap shot in the second period of the Bruins' 3-2 victory in Montreal on Saturday. The 2022 Second Te...

Torrid point producers face off as Canucks host Stars
After a brief period to mull over self-inflicted wounds in their last outing, the Dallas Stars begin a four-game road trip through the West against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday hoping to restart a win streak.,The Stars had a five-game winning streak snapped in dramatic style during Tuesday's 3-...

Freshman Christian Gurdak leads Virginia Tech past Bryant
A 15-point performance off the bench from freshman center Christian Gurdak and a pair of key runs led Virginia Tech to a 78-61 nonconference win over Bryant on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,The game result was perhaps as much of a hit with the crowd as the introduction of new Virginia Tech football c...

Scott Wedgewood's surge fuels Avalanche entering Rangers' visit
When the Colorado Avalanche turned over their goaltenders last November, Scott Wedgewood was acquired to be a solid backup to Mackenzie Blackwood.,Wedgewood hasn't played like a backup, and he has given head coach Jared Bednar a good problem to have -- deciding which goalie to start.,Wedgwood has pl...

Villanova cruises to wire-to-wire victory over La Salle
Matt Hodge had 17 points and visiting Villanova never trailed in a 70-55 victory over La Salle on Wednesday night in Philadelphia in a Big 5 Classic Pod 1 contest.,It was the Wildcats' 10th straight win over the Explorers and 19th in the last 20 meetings.,Duke Brennan had eight points and 13 rebound...

Yaxel Lendeborg scores 25 as No. 7 Michigan separates from Middle Tennessee
Yaxel Lendeborg had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 7 Michigan to an 86-61 home win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday.,Lendeborg was 9 of 12 from the field and made all five of his free-throw attempts.,Aday Mara had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Elliot Cadeau scored 10 points for Michigan (4...

Texas Tech has JT Toppin to lean on in tricky matchup with Wake Forest
Texas Tech got the bounce-back performance it needed with a victory against Milwaukee last Friday and now has to ramp back up for higher level competition with a trip to the Bahamas this week.,The 15th-ranked Red Raiders (3-1) get tested for two days at the Baha Mar Championship, starting Thursday w...

Penn State ekes out win over Harvard to remain unbeaten
Kayden Mingo tossed in a game-high 24 points to lead Penn State to an 84-80 victory over Harvard on Wednesday night in University Park, Pa., ,Penn State led by six, 82-76, with 24 seconds to play, but Harvard's Chandler Pigge was fouled on a made 3-pointer and hit the free throw to pull the Crimson ...

No. 14 St. John's hosts Bucknell as Rick Pitino tests lineups
Coach Rick Pitino is still experimenting to find the right lineup combinations for No. 14 St. John's, especially before the schedule intensifies.,The evidence of the experimentation was seen in an underwhelming opening 20 minutes against William & Mary on Saturday.,One pairing that Pitino liked was ...

Young Blackhawks making their mark, aim to keep rolling vs. Kraken
Connor Bedard secured his second hat trick in three weeks on Tuesday with a pair of third-period goals that propelled the Chicago Blackhawks past Calgary.,A 5-2 victory hinged on his heroics, although other teammates are helping lately, too.,Chicago enters Thursday's visit from the Seattle Kraken at...

Mark Cuban: Mavs won't be trading Anthony Davis despite poor start
Despite the team's poor start and his extended injury absence early this season, Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban told The Athletic Wednesday that the organization has no intention of trading Anthony Davis this season.,"We won't. We want to try to win," Cuban told The Athletic Wednesday.,T...

No. 11 BYU visits Cincinnati with Big 12 title, CFP hopes on the line
No. 11 BYU looks to continue its rise up the polls and to secure berths in both the Big 12 title game and the College Football Playoff when it visits slumping Cincinnati on Saturday night.,The Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) can clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game in Dallas on Dec. 6 with a win,...

Maple Leafs hope home ice favors them vs. Blue Jackets
The Toronto Maple Leafs will have one more chance to take advantage of the home-heavy portion of their schedule Thursday night in their clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Toronto is 8-4-2 in 14 home games this season, playing over two-thirds of its schedule to date on home ice.,The Maple Leafs th...

Kansas State faces challenge whoever plays QB for No. 12 Utah
Keeping quarterbacks healthy is once again a dilemma for No. 12 Utah as it heads into its final regular-season home game against Kansas State on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Starting quarterback Devon Dampier has been battling an ankle injury for at least a month. Dampier's availability for the Utes ...

No. 18 Michigan prepares to avoid trap game at Maryland
While Michigan believes it has a path to a College Football Playoff berth, the Wolverines might have to navigate it with a former walk-on running back in the starting lineup.,With injuries piling up in the backfield, Bryson Kuzdzal could get the call on Saturday when No. 18 Michigan (8-2, 6-1 Big Te...