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Michigan overtakes No. 11 Wisconsin in Big Ten opener
Senior Vladislav Goldin scored a career-high 24 points and Danny Wolf added 20 to rally Michigan to a 67-64 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener for each team on Tuesday night in Madison, Wis.,Max Klesmit's turnaround jumper from the lane put Wisconsin up 64-61 with 2:37 to play, but ...
Wild edge Canucks in yet another OT game for both teams
Kirill Kaprizov scored in the final minute of overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, which won its fourth straight game, with the last two coming in overtime.,Q...
Bryce Hopkins returns, helps Providence handle BYU
Jabri Abdur-Rahim highlighted his 19-point night with four 3-pointers while Bryce Hopkins added 16 points in his season debut as Providence cruised past visiting BYU 83-64 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Tuesday.,The Friars (6-3) broke a three-game losing streak by shooting 59.5 percent from the fi...
Thunder pummel turnover-plagued Jazz 133-106
Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-106 home win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game.,The Thunder finished 3-1 in the West B Group stage, keeping alive their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. Oklahoma ...
Bruins clip Red Wings on Pavel Zacha's OT winner
Pavel Zacha buried David Pastrnak's feed at 2:15 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins past the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday.,After Detroit star Dylan Larkin hit the post on a partial breakaway early in the extra frame, Pastrnak started a give-and-go with his linemate between the circle...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Sarah Strong, No. 2 UConn crush Holy Cross
Freshman Sarah Strong scored a season-high 22 points as No. 2 UConn pulled away from Holy Cross on Tuesday night in an 88-52 victory in Storrs, Conn.,Strong added seven rebounds for the Huskies (7-0). Kaitlyn Chen contributed 14 points and seven assists; Paige Bueckers had 11 points, seven rebounds ...
Nick Suzuki's OT winner lifts Canadiens over Islanders
Nick Suzuki scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens edged the visiting New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night., ,Suzuki batted in the rebound off his own shot 2:39 into the extra frame for his 10th goal of the season., ,Patrik Laine, making his Habs debut, scored th...
Missouri climbs out of 18-point hole to beat Cal
Anthony Robinson II scored a career-high 29 points as the Missouri Tigers rallied past the California Golden Bears 98-93 on Tuesday night in an SEC/ACC Challenge game in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell scored 21 points for the Tigers (7-1), who won despite falling behind by 18 points late in the first h...
Luke Goode has career night as Indiana thumps Sam Houston
Illinois transfer Luke Goode came off the bench to score 13 of his career-high 18 points in the first half Tuesday night as Indiana stopped visiting Sam Houston State 97-71 in Bloomington, Ind.,Washington State transfer Myles Rice led four Hoosiers in double figures with 19 points on 9-of-12 shootin...
NBA-best Cavs hand Wizards 15th straight loss
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire in a 118-87 win over Washington in NBA Cup action on Tuesday night, handing the visiting Wizards their 15th consecutive defeat.,Seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland, which led by as m...
Iowa sinks Northwestern on buzzer-beating 3 in Big Ten opener
Josh Dix drilled a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer en route to 22 points to lift Iowa to an 80-79 victory against visiting Northwestern on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) sputtered in the second half of their conference opener before rallying, with Dix punctuating ...
Asa Newell steers Georgia to victory over Notre Dame
Asa Newell had game highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds, helping lead Georgia to a 69-48 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 16 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (8-1), who won their third straight game. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 11 poi...
Eric Dixon dominates as Villanova upsets No. 14 Cincinnati
Eric Dixon drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second half and scored a game-high 31 points to lead the host Villanova Wildcats to a 68-60 upset over the No. 14 Cincinnati Bearcats on Tuesday night outside Philadelphia.,Dixon recorded his third 30-point game for Villanova (5-4), which won co...
Butler puts Eastern Illinois away for sixth straight win
Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery each scored 20 points to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a hard-fought 73-58 home win against Eastern Illinois.,McCaffery also added seven boards while Telfort had six for Butler (7-1), which has won six in a row. Kolby King added 10 points and nine rebounds and Pier...
A's Vegas ballpark cost rises to $1.75B; bank says owner can afford
The Athletics' new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher is still expected to foot his share of the bill.,In a letter to the Las Vegas's stadium authority, U.S. Bank senior vice president Stephen Vogel wrote that Fisher, whose net worth ...
Vikings WR Jordan Addison pleads not guilty to DUI charges
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor DUI charges on Tuesday, based on a review of Superior Court of California online records.,Addison has a pretrial conference hearing set for Jan. 9. The Vikings' first-round draft pick in 2023 (No. 23 overall), was a...
Unbeaten DePaul out to halt Texas Tech's home dominance
Texas Tech is set to encounter its toughest home test of the season, while unbeaten DePaul is primed for its first road challenge when the teams meet Wednesday in Lubbock as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle.,DePaul is off its first 7-0 start since 1942 and entered Tuesday as one of 17 unbeaten tea...
Broncos waive veteran WR Josh Reynolds
The Denver Broncos waived veteran wide receiver Josh Reynolds on Tuesday.,Reynolds hadn't played since Oct. 6, landing on injured reserve following Week 5. He had practiced over the past three weeks but was coming to the end of his 21-day practice window. ,In five games (one start) with Denver this ...
Surging Vanderbilt meets skidding Virginia Tech
In four years as coach at James Madison, Mark Byington never had an opportunity to take on in-state foe Virginia Tech.,But now in his first year at Vanderbilt, Byington gets that chance by way of the SEC/ACC Challenge, as the Commodores face the Hokies on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,While Byington ...
Predators aim to energize offense vs. surging Maple Leafs
The Nashville Predators have worked plenty of overtime lately but have yet to be rewarded. They will try to escape their rut when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.,Nashville has lost three straight games 3-2 in overtime. Its latest sudden-death setback came on Saturday at Minnes...