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Wild rally, upend Blues with 3-goal third period
Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal with 16:03 left in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Jake Middleton and Marcus Johansson each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which has won four in a ro...
Hot-shooting Abou Ousmane leads Oklahoma St. past Kansas St.
Abou Ousmane hit his first six shots and scored a game-high 27 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 79-66 win against Kansas State in Stillwater, Okla., on Tuesday.,The Cowboys closed the first half on a 20-2 run to break open what was a tight game.,Marchelus Avery scored 13 points and Bryce Thompson ...
Chase Ross fires up No. 7 Marquette for win over Georgetown
Chase Ross scored a career-high 27 points to go along with six steals, lifting No. 7 Marquette to a 74-66 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Ross made 7 of 12 shots from the floor -- and 4 of 6 from 3-point range -- to eclipse his previous career-high point total of 23, set in a ...
Patrick Kane pots OT winner, Red Wings top Senators
Patrick Kane scored an overtime goal with 2:39 left as the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game by defeating the road-weary Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Dylan Larkin won a faceoff in Detroit's offensive zone and passed it behind him to Kane, who easily snapped the game-winner pas...
Asa Newell, Georgia take down No. 6 Kentucky
Asa Newell scored a team-high 17 points, helping Georgia upset No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday.,Blue Cain added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 14 points as Georgia (13-2, 1-1 SEC) won its eighth game in its last nine an...
No. 8 Florida dominates No. 1 Tennessee
Alijah Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida controlled the game from the outset while steamrolling top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.,Alex Condon had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Rueben Chinyelu collected a...
Big third quarter sends Rockets past Wizards
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 36 points in a runaway third quarter and the visiting Houston Rockets erased an early double-digit deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 135-112 on Tuesday.,Green scored 22 of his game-high 29 points while Sengun added 14 points, four rebounds and four as...
Virginia heads west, aims to deny Cal first ACC win
Virginia makes its first West Coast swing in its Atlantic Coast Conference history when the Cavaliers tip off a two-game trip against Cal on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,The Cavaliers (8-6, 1-2) and Golden Bears (7-7, 0-3) have met just twice, with Virginia sweeping a home-and-home, nonconfer...
J’Vonne Hadley (32 points) carries Louisville over Clemson
J'Vonne Hadley's career-best 32 points propelled Louisville to a 74-64 victory over visiting Clemson on Tuesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup., ,With their fifth straight triumph, the Cardinals (11-5, 4-1) exceeded their conference wins mark from last season and have their most ACC victori...
KJ Lewis leads Arizona in rout of No. 21 West Virginia
Sophomore KJ Lewis came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points as visiting Arizona toppled No. 21 West Virginia 75-56 Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.,Jaden Bradley provided 15 points and five assists while Anthony Dell'Orso added 10 points for Arizona (9-5, 3-0 Big 12), which won its fift...
St. John's has little trouble knocking off Xavier, 82-72
Zuby Ejiofor poured in 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help St. John's pick up an 82-72 win over Xavier on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,RJ Luis Jr. also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Simeon Wilcher added 15 points off the bench for St. John's (13-3, 4-1 Big East), whi...
No. 1 UCLA dominates Purdue to improve to 16-0
Lauren Betts posted 17 points and seven rebounds to guide No. 1 UCLA to an easy 83-49 win over host Purdue on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind.,The win helped the Bruins (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) match their best start to a season in program history. They began the 2019-20 campaign with 16 straight wins as ...
Providence, Butler both trying to solve losing streaks
Providence welcomes Butler to Rhode Island's capital city for a Wednesday night matchup of two teams looking to right the ship as Big East play continues.,The Friars (7-8, 1-3) are on a four-game losing streak as they come off a narrow miss Sunday, falling at then-No. 11 UConn 87-84 after holding a ...
Reports: Giants sign RHP Justin Verlander to 1-year deal
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander is in agreement with the San Francisco Giants on a one-year contract pending a physical, ESPN and other outlets reported Tuesday night.,The deal will be for $15 million, ESPN reported.,Verlander, who will turn 42 before the season, will join his four...
Boise State star RB Ashton Jeanty declares for NFL draft
Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, announced Tuesday afternoon that he is declaring for the NFL draft.,Jeanty had one of top running back seasons of all time in 2024 by rushing for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns. The yardage is second most in a season behind le...
UCF welcomes Colorado as both try to brush off big losses
Wednesday marks an opportunity for Colorado and UCF to get off the mat after recent struggles.,The bright side is that it's early in the Big 12 Conference season, but both teams could benefit from some positive energy when they play in Orlando, Fla.,Then-No. 7 Kansas humbled UCF (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) i...
Miami fighting through difficult season as it faces Florida State
Florida State made the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 as recently as 2021. Miami reached the Final Four in 2023.,Yet when the Seminoles visit the Hurricanes in an ACC game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla., both programs are in a bit of a mess.,Miami (4-10, 0-3 ACC) hasn't beaten a major-conferen...
Indiana leaning on Oumar Ballo with USC set to visit
With Malik Reneau on the shelf due to a right knee injury, Indiana needs Oumar Ballo to play like the dominant big man he's proven to be at times this year and during his previous two years at Arizona.,Coming off a 25-point, 13-rebound performance in a win over Penn State, Ballo has a chance to rack...
Thunder, Cavs carry long win streaks into marquee clash
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Nos. 3 and 2 teams in the Eastern Conference en route to extending their overall winning streak to a franchise-best 15 games.,Next up for the Thunder? Well, it's the team with the best record in the East -- and the NBA, for that matter -- as they visit the Clev...
Graham Ike leads No. 18 Gonzaga into tilt vs. San Diego
Graham Ike is on the proverbial heater for No. 18 Gonzaga.,His 27-point performance in Saturday's 96-68 West Coast Conference romp at Loyola Marymount marked the fourth time in six games that he's scored at least 20. It was his second-best output of the season.,Ike and the Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0) will ...