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John Tonje scores 33, leads No. 19 Wisconsin past Pitt at Greenbrier
John Tonje poured in 33 points and helped No. 19 Wisconsin rally for an 81-75 win over Pitt on Sunday night in the Greenbrier Tip-Off championship game in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Tonje scored 25 of those points in the second half on 9-of-11 shooting en route to his second game of 30 or more poi...
NBA roundup: Heat turn back Mavericks in OT
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday night.,Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points and six assists, while P.J. Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Mavericks ...
NFL roundup: Cowboys survive wild 4th quarter vs. Commanders
Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush passed for two touchdowns while watching his team return two kicks for additional scores and Dallas held off the Washington Commanders in a wild fourth quarter for a 34-26 win on Sunday afternoon in Landover, Md.,With his team trailing 27-20, Washington quarterback Ja...
Hot-shooting Drake beats Vanderbilt to win Charleston Classic
Bennett Stirtz posted 16 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead Drake to an 81-70 win over Vanderbilt in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night in South Carolina.,Cam Manyawu scored 16 of his season-high 18 points in the first half, and he added 11 rebounds for Drake (6...
Guards stand tall for Liberty in Paradise Jam win over Kansas State
Colin Porter and Kaden Metheny combined for 30 points as Liberty knocked off Kansas State 67-65 in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam Sunday evening in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ,The Flames will face McNeese State in the championship game Monday night. The Wildcats will face Longwood in...
Boston College blows out Old Dominion to open Cayman Islands Classic
Ten Boston College players found the scoresheet as the Eagles cruised past Old Dominion for an 82-52 win in their first of three games at the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday in George Town, Grand Cayman.,Donald Hand Jr. posted his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to ...
Top two teams in West set to collide when Jets battle Wild
Every game counts the same in the standings, but some matchups stand out more than others to the players involved.,Take Monday night's contest between the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets in Saint Paul, Minn. The game between the top two teams in the Western Conference provides an early measuring st...
Reports: Raiders QB Gardner Minshew breaks collarbone, out for year
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered a broken collarbone on Sunday and is done for the season, NFL Network and The Athletic reported.,Minshew suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Las Vegas' 29-19 home loss to the Denver Broncos -- the Raiders' seventh straight defeat, ...
John Tonje drops 33, leads No. 19 Wisconsin past Pitt at Greenbrier
John Tonje poured in 33 points and helped No. 19 Wisconsin rally for an 81-75 win over Pitt Sunday night in the Greenbrier Tip-Off championship game in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Tonje scored 25 of those points in the second half on 9-of-11 shooting en route to his second game of 30 or more points...
Galaxy blast Minnesota, advance to West finals
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored twice -- with one goal in each half -- and the LA Galaxy earned a 6-2 victory over visiting Minnesota United in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal in Carson, Calif.,Paintsil also had an assist for the second-seeded Galaxy, who will host ...
Seton Hall holds off FAU for third place at Charleston Classic
Seton Hall's Chaunce Jenkins scored 15 points and the Pirates survived a late threat to hold off Florida Atlantic for a 63-61 victory in the Charleston Classic's third-place game Sunday night in South Carolina.,Scotty Middleton added 10 points for Seton Hall (4-3), which won despite shooting only 40...
Minnesota's Dawson Garcia to be focal point for Central Michigan
Dawson Garcia is Minnesota's leader on both ends of the court.,His teammates know it. His opponents know it, too.,That is why opposing teams are doing anything they can to limit Garcia's impact for Minnesota early in the season. The trend likely will continue when the Golden Gophers (4-1) host Centr...
Injuries aren't slowing Grizzlies ahead of visit from Trail Blazers
The Memphis Grizzlies return home Monday night to play the Portland Trail Blazers with a momentum boost powered by exemplary teamwork.,The Grizzlies are among the league leaders in assists per game (29.8) and their 38 in Saturday's lopsided win at Chicago tied a season-high. Memphis ranked third beh...
Islanders upbeat, Red Wings goal-hungry heading into clash
Brock Nelson's last-minute assist ensured that he and teammate Ilya Sorokin would each reach impressive career milestones Saturday night -- and that the New York Islanders would complete a much-needed third-period shutdown effort.,The Islanders will aim to establish some momentum Monday night, when ...
Pacers pull away late, hand Wizards 11th straight loss
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 115-103 on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Moses Brown scored 15 points off the bench for the Pacers, who had lost three straight and five of six. Myles Turner added 10 poin...
Bo Nix leads Broncos to season sweep of Raiders
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix completed 25 of 42 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos beat the host Raiders 29-19 on Sunday in Las Vegas.,The Raiders (2-9) have now lost seven games in a row, last winning on Sept. 29 against the Cleveland Browns. The Broncos (7-5) completed the ...
Seahawks use defense to defeat Cardinals
Coby Bryant returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Arizona Cardinals 16-6 Sunday afternoon to move into a tie for first place in the NFC West.,Geno Smith completed 22 of 31 passes for 254 yards with a touchdown...
Missouri cruises to 49-point win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Mark Mitchell scored 20 points as the Missouri Tigers routed the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 112-63 Sunday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II had 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (5-1). Caleb Grill scored 14 points and Tamar Bates added 13.,Chop Paljor scored ...
Matvei Michkov making a difference as Flyers battle Golden Knights
Matvei Michkov doesn't turn 20 for a couple of weeks, but he continues to play well above his years for the Philadelphia Flyers.,Fresh off his second overtime goal in the last five games, Michkov leads the Flyers into Monday's home game against the Vegas Golden Knights.,Philadelphia's first-round pi...
Cal staves off Sacramento State for third straight win
Andrej Stojakovic made 11 free throws to help craft a team-high 20 points, freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had his second consecutive big game off the bench and Cal ran its winning streak to three with an 83-77 nonconference victory over Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Wilkinson...