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Skidding Jets chase tighter defensive performance vs. Canadiens
The Winnipeg Jets and host Montreal Canadiens are both coming off defensive letdowns as they head into Wednesday's game against each other.,After snapping a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory on Saturday in Nashville, the Jets took a step back Monday in a 5-1 loss to Buffalo. The host Sabres scored t...
Passion UA sneak into Stage 3 at StarLadder Budapest Major
Passion UA rallied for a 2-1 win over M80 on Tuesday to earn one of the last three Stage 3 berths at the StarLadder Budapest Major event in Hungary.,In the other Round 5 matches in Stage 2, Team Liquid swept Astralis 2-0 and 3DMAX got past Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1...
After Thanksgiving week woes, Ga. Tech, Mississippi St. square off
With both teams looking to flush disappointing Thanksgiving week efforts, Georgia Tech hosts Mississippi State in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (5-3) dropped both of its games in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., losing 75-61 to DePaul and 84-74 to Dr...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Duke pulls out last-minute win over No. 15 Florida
Isaiah Evans connected on a go-ahead 3-point shot with 21 seconds remaining and Cameron Boozer scored 29 points as No. 4 Duke won its first high-profile home game of the season, topping No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,After Evans' basket, his first made...
NHL roundup: Carter Hart (27 saves) makes return in Knights' shootout win
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...
Thunder dump Stephen Curry-less Warriors for 13th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-112 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in San Francisco.,The Thunder have won 13 consecutive games, their second-longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City. The franchise recor...
NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown (42), Celtics hold off Knicks
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season. The Celtics r...
Carter Hart, back from acquittal, leads Knights past Blackhawks in SO
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through USF
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...
Jesper Wallstedt continues stellar run as Wild blank Oilers
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 32 shots he faced en route to his fourth shutout over his past six starts as the Minnesota Wild earned a 1-0 road win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.,The NHL's hottest goaltender earned his seventh straight win while extending the Wild's point streak to 12 games (10...
Georgia thumps Florida State with 34-point drubbing
Jeremiah Wilkinson led the way with 22 points to help Georgia run away with a crushing 107-73 win over Florida State in the ACC/SEC Challenge Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wilkinson was 7-for-13 from the floor with four of Georgia's 11 3-pointers. Blue Cain added 17 points, seven rebounds and f...
Avalanche G Scott Wedgewood exits vs. Canucks with upper-body injury
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood was ruled out for the rest of Tuesday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks due to an upper-body injury.,Wedgewood started in net and allowed one goal on 11 shots in 32:28, but was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood midway through the second period.,We...
Steven Stamkos reaches 1,200 career points as Predators trounce Flames
Steven Stamkos tallied to collect his 1,200th career point while both Reid Schaefer and Ozzy Wiesblatt scored their first career goals as the host Nashville Predators trounced the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Tuesday.,Michael Bunting netted one goal and one assist and Jonathan Marchessault added a goal for...
Pharrel Payne, stifling defense spark Maryland over Wagner
Pharrel Payne powered inside for 30 points as Maryland pulled away in the second half for an 89-63 victory over Wagner on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Myles Rice contributed 16 points and five steals for the Terrapins (6-3), who rebounded from back-to-back blowout losses to ranked teams last w...
Raptors weather storm, foil Trail Blazers’ comeback attempt
Scottie Barnes scored 28 points and the Toronto Raptors opened a five-game homestand Tuesday night by holding on for a 121-118 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.,Immanuel Quickley added 23 points for the Raptors, who had lost their two previous games.,They have won eight straight home games.,B...
Trey Kaufman-Renn leads No. 1 Purdue past Rutgers in Big Ten opener
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Purdue cruise to an 81-65 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J.,Braden Smith made four 3-pointers and had 16 points and eight assists for the Boilermakers (8-0). Fletcher ...
No. 4 Duke tops No. 15 Florida on Isaiah Evans' clutch 3
Isaiah Evans connected on a go-ahead 3-point shot with 21 seconds remaining and Cameron Boozer scored 29 points as No. 4 Duke won its first high-profile home game of the season, topping No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,After Evans' basket, his first made...
Denny Hamlin testifies: Signing NASCAR charter like 'death certificate' to teams
Veteran driver and team co-owner Denny Hamlin declared NASCAR's charter proposal is akin to a death certificate in explosive comments on the second day of the racing league's antitrust trial Tuesday in Charlotte.,Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, re...
Brady Tkachuk's breakthrough goal helps Senators down Canadiens
Brady Tkachuk scored his first goal of the season and also recorded an assist as the visiting Ottawa Senators won 5-2 over the rival Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,With 7:17 remaining in regulation and Ottawa ahead 4-2, Tkachuk, amid a delayed penalty, took a pass in the slot from Tim Stutzle ...
Red Wings snap four-game winless streak at Bruins' expense
Moritz Seider produced a goal and two assists to lead host Detroit to a 5-4 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.,Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each contributed a goal and an assist. James van Riemsdyk and Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit to snap a four-game winless streak.,John Gibson made 34...