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Caleb Wilson, No. 16 North Carolina top Georgia Tech
Freshman forward Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in a record-setting outing as No. 16 North Carolina won its third game in a row by defeating Georgia Tech 91-75 in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.,Henri Veesaar's 20 points and 12 rebounds and Seth Trimble's 18 points al...
Lightning, Bruins to clash in the outdoor chill of Florida
The action should be hot on the ice between the rival Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning, and even Mother Nature will oblige to make Florida the frosty center of the hockey world on Sunday night.,Wintry conditions, with overnight temperatures in the low 30s, will be welcomed in the Sunshine State...
Raptors eager to regain footing against spiraling Jazz
The Toronto Raptors will be intent on avoiding another second-half collapse Sunday evening when they host the Utah Jazz in the opener of a five-game homestand.,The Raptors have lost the past two games because they have faltered after leading at halftime.,Toronto led by seven at halftime and took a 1...
Raptors aspire to shed second-half woes against spiraling Jazz
The Toronto Raptors will be intent on avoiding another second-half collapse when they open a five-game homestand Sunday night against the Utah Jazz.,The Raptors lost their past two games by squandering halftime leads in spectacular fashion.,On Friday night, Toronto led by seven at halftime and took ...
No. 17 Virginia storms back to spoil Boston College's upset attempt
Thijs De Ridder came through with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and No. 17 Virginia survived an upset bid by Boston College with a 73-66 ACC win Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Malik Thomas chipped in 14 points, and Chase Mallory added 11 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers (18-3, 7-2), who ...
Nathan MacKinnon guides Avs to 5-0 win over Red Wings
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals to become the first player in the NHL with 40, Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 27 shots and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Saturday.,MacKinnon added an assist, while Blackwood delivered his third shutout of the season and the 16th ...
Quinton Byfield's OT goal lifts Kings over Flyers
Quinton Byfield scored at 2:48 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.,Byfield scored on a one-timer off a pass from Adrian Kempe. Drew Doughty received the secondary assist for his 700th NHL point.,Kempe had two goals an...
Michael Nwoko, LSU escape South Carolina in overtime
Michael Nwoko scored 21 points, Max Mackinnon made a crucial 3-pointer late in overtime and LSU held off South Carolina 92-87 in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,Rashad King scored 18, Marquel Sutton had 16 and McKinnon finished with 15 for the Tigers (14-8, 2-7 SEC). Dedan...
Filip Borovicanin sinks game-winner to lift Xavier over DePaul
Filip Borovicanin knocked down a go-ahead, fadeaway jumper as time expired, and Tre Carroll scored 21 points to help Xavier overcome an 18-point, second-half deficit, to win 68-66 over visiting DePaul in Big East play Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,Moments after DePaul's CJ Gunn ended a 15-0 Xavier r...
SEC-leading Texas A&M shreds Georgia from the jump
Rashaun Agee stacked 18 points and 15 rebounds for his 10th double-double and added a career-high seven assists to lead balanced Texas A&M past Georgia 92-77 on Saturday in Athens, Ga.,The Aggies (17-4, 7-1) jumped out to a 22-2 lead and never trailed as they maintained their one-game SEC lead, stre...
Pistons return home to face inexperienced Nets
The top team in the Eastern Conference gets, at least on paper, a breather on the scheduled Sunday. The Detroit Pistons return home from a West Coast trip to host the rookie-laden Brooklyn Nets.,The Pistons responded from an ugly loss to Phoenix on Thursday with a 131-124 victory over Golden State o...
Brandon Miller, Hornets escape Spurs, blizzard
Brandon Miller combined a strong start and key late-game offense for 26 points as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs, 111-106, on Saturday afternoon for their sixth consecutive victory.,The game's starting time was moved up three hours to noon because of a winter storm imp...
Back on track, No. 8 Iowa State rolls into visit with Kansas State
Iowa State is reaching lofty heights this season, and a brief stumble has not detoured the eighth-ranked Cyclones from continuing to set program records.,Iowa State (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) has its best record through 21 games in school history and will put it on the line against Kansas State on Sunday in...
Report: Christian Coleman, Twanisha Terry cited in Sha'Carri Richardson speeding arrest
Two more Olympic sprinters were cited by officers in conjunction with Sha'Carri Richardson's arrest for driving in excess of 100 mph on Thursday in Florida's Orange County, according to a report by The Athletic.,Christian Coleman, the world record-holder in the indoor 60 meters, arrived at Richardso...
UCF knocks off No. 11 Texas Tech for second Big 12 upset
Point guard Themus Fulks totaled 21 points and seven assists and hit a key jump shot late to lead UCF to its second win over a Top 25 team with an 88-80 Big 12 victory over No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,The Knights (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) led the majority of the game and fought...
No. 10 Houston forces 19 turnovers in win over Cincinnati
Milos Uzan scored 16 points, 14 of them in the second half, to lead a balanced attack, and No. 10 Houston's defense dominated throughout in 76-54 win over visiting Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference clash.,The Cougars (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) pulled away with a mid-first half run, led...
Georgetown clamps down late, takes bite out of Butler
Vincent Iwuchukwu and KJ Lewis scored 17 points each to pace Georgetown to a 77-64 Big East victory over Butler on Saturday at Indianapolis.,Malik Mack added 14 points and six assists as the Hoyas (12-10, 4-7) denied Butler coach Thad Matta his 500th career win.,The Hoyas, who took the lead midway t...
Seton Hall makes another second-half comeback to beat Marquette
Adam Clark had a game-high 19 points and led another Seton Hall second-half surge in a 69-64 win over Marquette Saturday in Newark.,The Pirates (16-6, 6-5 in Big East) trailed by eight points at the half and didn't lead the game until the 14-minute mark of the second. Marquette (8-15, 3-9) was led b...
Balanced attack guides No. 22 Clemson past Pitt
Carter Welling and Nick Davidson each scored 12 points to lead No. 22 Clemson Tigers to a dominant 63-52 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday.,RJ Godfrey chipped in 10 points for Clemson (18-4, 8-1 ACC), which led by 20 points with five minutes to go to sta...
NC State extends best ACC start in 20 years with win over Wake Forest
Paul McNeil Jr. poured in 28 points and Darrion Williams racked up 20 as North Carolina State won its fourth consecutive game to continue its best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in 20 years by beating host Wake Forest 96-78 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Ven-Allen Lubin's 12 p...