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NHL roundup: Sabres ring up 9 goals vs. Blackhawks
Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson scored eight seconds apart in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening.,It was the fastest two goals by the Sabres since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 19, 2...

Junseok Yeo helps Seattle stun Stanford
Junseok Yeo had 15 points and went 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and Will Heimbrodt had 13 points and seven blocks as Seattle rallied out of a 13-point hole to defeat Stanford 77-69 on Friday night in Palo Alto, California.,Houran Dan added 11 points and Maleek Arlington had nine points and a team-high...

Thunder erase early deficit, trounce Jazz in NBA Cup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-112 win over the Utah Jazz on the road Friday in NBA Cup play., ,The Thunder extended their winning streak to eight and have won 16 of their first 17., ,The Jazz led big early but couldn't withstand Oklahoma City's d...

No. 1 Purdue overwhelms No. 15 Texas Tech in Bahamas
Oscar Cluff's 15 points led seven players in double figures for No. 1 Purdue in an 86-56 romp past No. 15 Texas Tech in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.,Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 12 points, reserves Omer Mayer and Daniel Jacobsen each scored 11, and C.J....

Blazers G Jrue Holiday (calf) out at least 1-2 more weeks
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday, who had already missed three games because of a right calf strain entering Friday's action, will be sidelined at least another one to two weeks, the team announced Friday.,Holiday last played Nov. 14, when he scored 13 points in Portland's 140-116 loss at H...

N.C. State beats Florida State to become bowl eligibile
CJ Bailey threw for two touchdowns and kept North Carolina State out of trouble for the most part while the Wolfpack defense, along with strange plays on special teams, took care of the rest in a 21-11 victory over Florida State on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Bailey, who struggled last Saturday in...

UC Davis hangs around late, but Colorado remains unbeaten
Bangot Dak scored 11 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, one of five Colorado players to reach double figures, and the Buffaloes pulled away to beat UC Davis 95-79 in Boulder, Colo., on Friday night.,Felix Kossaras scored a career-high 17 points, Sebastian Rancik had 15 points, Barrington...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Azzi Fudd, No. 1 UConn edge No. 6 Michigan
Azzi Fudd sank seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points as No. 1 UConn held on for a 72-69 win over No. 6 Michigan in the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong added 16 points, 20 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and three steals for the Huskies (5-0).,UConn led by...

Raptors wallop Wizards, clinch advancement in NBA Cup
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 points each as the Toronto Raptors dominated the visiting Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday for their sixth straight win.,The Raptors improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup group stage and clinched a spot in the knockout rounds. The victory and a Friday loss by the...

Pacific lead at stake as Jack Eichel, Golden Knights visit Ducks
First place in the Pacific Division will be on the line Saturday night when the reigning division champion Vegas Golden Knights visit the Anaheim Ducks.,Anaheim finished sixth in the division last season, 30 points behind Vegas, but enters this game with a one-point lead over the Golden Knights at t...

Shedeur Sanders brings intrigue into matchup of lowly Browns, Raiders
Playoff talk ceased weeks ago and the Browns and Raiders roll into their Week 12 intersection with matching 2-8 records, zero combined division wins and a cumulative touchdown deficit of minus-21.,Next year is here early for the AFC bottom-feeders, but Cleveland hit a dash of spice into the Sunday d...

Matt Boldy scores twice as Wild dominate Penguins
Matt Boldy scored two goals and picked up one assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.,Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Marcus Johansson a...

Rueben Chinyelu grabs 21 boards as No. 10 Florida routs Merrimack
Rueben Chinyelu scored 14 points and made Florida history with 21 rebounds as the 10th-ranked Gators cruised to a comfortable 80-45 victory over Merrimack on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Chinyelu's rebounding total, which included on the six offensive glass, is the highest on a game by a Gators...

No. 12 Kentucky gets back on track with rout of Loyola (Md.)
Collin Chandler and Kam Williams netted 13 points each and all five starters scored in double figures as No. 12 Kentucky got back on track with an 88-46 blowout victory over Loyola (Maryland) on Friday night in Lexington, Ken.,After dropping two of their previous three games to ranked Louisville and...

Ryan Conwell scores 25 as No. 6 Louisville spoils Cincinnati upset bid
Ryan Conwell scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half to help No. 6 Louisville deny an upset bid from Cincinnati, 74-64, Friday night in Cincinnati.,Conwell had a season-high five 3-pointers as part of his big night for Louisville (5-0). Mikel Brown Jr. finished with 22 points on 4-...

Lajae Jones ties Florida State record in rout of Georgia Southern
Lajae Jones tied the program record with 10 made 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 36 points to lead Florida State to a runaway 98-72 defeat of Georgia Southern Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,After a nine-point first half, Jones hit three 3-pointers in a 44-second span early in the second half to...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Hidalgo beats buzzer for Notre Dame to stun USC
Hannah Hidalgo's pull-up from off the right elbow fell with two seconds to go, and No. 24 Notre Dame toppled rival No. 11 Southern California 61-59 on Friday night in South Bend, Ind.,Hidalgo finished with 22 points and seven rebounds and helped the Fighting Irish (4-1) turn the game in their favor ...

NHL-best Avalanche aim to stay hot at struggling Predators
Two teams at opposite ends of the standings go head-to-head when the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche visit the lowly Nashville Predators on Saturday.,The Avalanche have been a wagon through the first quarter of the season, with a 14-1-5 record. Half of those victories have come courtesy of the seven-...

No. 9 BYU crushes No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City showcase
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.,Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points ...

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul grabs 3-shot lead at Tour Championship
The two best players in the world were the two best players on the course at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday.,Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 9-under-par 63 to vault into a three-stroke lead at the LPGA's season finale at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. And Nelly Korda made a charge wi...