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No. 19 Florida uses size to overwhelm Oklahoma
Thomas Haugh scored 21 points to lead No. 19 Florida to a 96-79 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Oklahoma.,The Gators' size, including the 6-foot-9 Haugh and 6-foot-10 Rueben Chinyelu, helped them dominate on the boards and in the paint.,Florida outrebounded the Sooners 43-31, outscored them ...

Roman Josi nets pair as Predators down Oilers in OT
Defenseman Roman Josi's second goal of the game with 1:17 left in overtime gave the host Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Steven Stamkos and Erik Haula also scored for the Predators, who have won three of their last four. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.,Connor M...

Jets score 4 in second period, hold off Islanders
Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had a goal and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets.,Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman and Kyle MacLean and Matthew Scha...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 3rd-quarter outburst lifts Thunder over Spurs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-98 home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.,The Spurs were held below 100 points for the first time this season.,The Thunder have won four consecutive games and eight of 10 since...

Bruins shut down Red Wings for 2nd straight shutout
Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves as the Boston Bruins earned their second consecutive shutout, defeating the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Pavel Zacha, Fraser Minten and Mark Kastelic scored the goals as Boston cruised to its fourth straight victory and sixth in seven contests.,Zacha ...

Capitals rally past Canadiens for OT victory
After Ethan Frank recorded two third-period goals, Connor McMichael scored with 37.6 seconds left in overtime, as the host Washington Capitals rallied from a 2-0 deficit, to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Montreal's Sam Montembeault was solidly stout while making 39 saves, but Was...

No. 23 Utah State, Nevada clash amid strong MWC starts
No. 23 Utah State will put its undefeated Mountain West record on the line Wednesday night when it faces Nevada in Logan, Utah., ,The Aggies (14-1, 5-0), ranked for a school-record third season in a row, joins No. 9 Gonzaga as one of two teams from mid-major conferences in the Top 25., ,The Wolf Pac...

No. 16 Virginia starts fast, holds off No. 20 Louisville
No. 16 Virginia scored the first 14 points of the game and held on for a 79-70 victory at No. 20 Louisville in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night.,Malik Thomas scored 19 points as the Cavaliers (15-2, 4-1 ACC) won their fourth straight game and matched their win total from last season. T...

No. 12 Michigan State uses late 19-0 run to pull away from Indiana
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the first half to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 81-60 home win over Indiana in a Big Ten contest on Tuesday.,Fears went 8 of 14 from the field and added 10 assists for Michigan State (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten), which finished a three-game homest...

John Blackwell's buzzer-beater lifts Wisconsin over Minnesota
John Blackwell pulled up and drilled a 25-footer as time ran out to lift Wisconsin to a 78-75 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Blackwell's teammates chased him for a lap around the floor to celebrate the dramatic end to the Badgers' rally.,Blackwell finished with...

NFL's wild-card drama scores huge ratings
The NFL's blockbuster regular season rolled straight into wild-card weekend, and the audiences followed.,Fox opened Saturday with the Rams' 34-31 victory over the Panthers drawing 28 million viewers, up 7% over last year in the same time slot for the biggest Saturday afternoon wild-card audience on ...

Villanova tops Providence, extends Big East road win streak
Devin Askew came off the bench to contribute a team-high 20 points along with seven assists to help visiting Villanova defeat Providence 88-82 on Tuesday night., ,Villanova (14-3, 5-1 Big East), which had a 32-8 edge in bench points, has won its last four conference road games., ,The Wildcats receiv...

Oziyah Sellers scores season-best 24 as St. John's crushes Marquette
Oziyah Sellers scored a season-high 24 points as host St. John's pulled away in the second half of its wire-to-wire 92-68 victory over struggling Marquette Tuesday night in New York.,Sellers surpassed his season high set in Las Vegas against Baylor on Nov. 25. The senior guard finished three shy of ...

Reports: Alabama QB Ty Simpson spurns $6.5M offer, enters NFL draft
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has submitted paperwork to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, one day ahead of the deadline for underclassmen to do so.,This followed reports on Monday that multiple college programs attempted to entice Simpson with top-dollar offers to...

No. 14 North Carolina aims for complete effort vs. Stanford
Acceleration has not been a problem for No. 14 North Carolina, but maintaining its maximum speed for an entire contest has become a growing concern.,The Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 ACC) will look to keep the pedal down throughout the game when they begin a West Coast swing with a meeting against Stanford o...

Streaking Golden Knights aim to stay hot vs. Kings
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to extend their winning streak to a season-best five games when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,The Golden Knights most recently defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive win, a feat they've achieved two other times...
Atlanta Falcons Jumped the Gun on John Harbaugh Interview Announcement
The Atlanta Falcons claimed they interviewed John Harbaugh—but reports suggest otherwise as the NFL coaching carousel heats up....
Zac Taylor Somehow Survived Insane AFC North Shake Up
Mike Tomlin steps down in Pittsburgh as the AFC North faces massive coaching turnover and Cincinnati stands pat with Zac Taylor....

No. 10 Vandy eyes program-record 17-0 start vs. confident Texas
No. 10 Vanderbilt faces a major roadblock in its pursuit of a program record for wins to start a season when it travels to play Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,The Commodores (16-0, 3-0 SEC) head to the Texan capital after an 84-73 home victory over LSU on Satu...

Kentucky, LSU collide while working through key absences
In a season marred with inconsistency, Kentucky will try to string together consecutive Southeastern Conference victories on Wednesday when it travels to face LSU in Baton Rouge, La.,Last time out, Kentucky (10-6, 1-2 SEC) rebounded from a two-game skid by pulling away for a 92-68 win over Mississip...