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Nick Dorn, Indiana log easy win over Rutgers with 3-point display
Nick Dorn made the most of his first start for Indiana, posting season highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers in a skid-busting 82-59 win over Rutgers on Friday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) with 27 points, and Tucker DeVries tallied 22 points, 10 rebounds...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) expects to miss at least month
One of the hottest topics in the NBA is whether the Milwaukee Bucks will deal Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.,The asking price for the superstar could be affected by the right calf injury that Antetokounmpo sustained in the Bucks' Friday game against the visiting Denver Nug...
Short-handed Nuggets edge Bucks, who lose Giannis Antetokounmpo
Julian Strawther scored 20 points to lead the Denver Nuggets, down many key players, to a 102-100 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,The Bucks lost Giannis Antetokounmpo in the final minute of the game due to a right calf injury that he believes will keep him out for at least a month.,Denv...
Raptors overpower Trail Blazers for third straight win
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Immanuel Quickley recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Toronto Raptors notch a 110-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Scottie Barnes s...
Macklin Celebrini, 19, tops 50 career goals as Sharks dump Rangers
Macklin Celebrini scored twice, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Friday night.,Pavol Regenda also tallied while Will Smith and Collin Graff added a pair of assists each for the Sharks, who improved to 9-4-0 over their past 13 games and 14-9-3 on home...
Arizona State hosts Cincinnati as both clubs seek better results
While the Big 12 proves to be one of the toughest conferences in college basketball, it's still an entertaining slugfest for teams that find themselves at the bottom of the conference standings.,Arizona State looks to prove its eyes are set on returning to winning ways against visiting Cincinnati wh...
Cody Glass' 3-point night steers Devils to win over Canucks
Cody Glass scored two goals and had an assist as the visiting New Jersey Devils jumped out to a three-goal lead and then held on for a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.,It was the second career three-point game for Glass, who produced a hat trick in March 2024.,Lenni Hameenaho ...
Ducks remain hot with road win at Kraken
Cutter Gauthier and Pavel Mintyukov each had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-2 Friday night.,Ryan Poehling and Chris Kreider also scored for the Ducks, who won their sixth game in a row. Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 20 saves.,Jared McCann and Jaden Schwar...
Toronto overpowers Portland for third straight win
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Immanuel Quickley recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Toronto Raptors notch a 110-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Scottie Barnes s...
After roof is closed, Jannik Sinner escapes 3rd round at Australian Open
The roof was figuratively caving in on two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner before he received help from above -- literally.,Thanks in large part to a mid-match roof closure at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Sinner got past the United States' Eliot Spizzirri 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on...
Julian Strawther nets 20 points to help shorthanded Nuggets get by Bucks
Julian Strawther scored 20 points to lead the Denver Nuggets, down many key players, to a 102-100 win on the road over the Bucks in Milwaukee.,Denver survives a valiant fourth-quarter rally from Milwaukee that brought them from down 23 to down just one. They also swept their road back-to-back.,Tim H...
Cal, Stanford set for rivalry clash after confidence-building upsets
Cal and host Stanford renew their rivalry Saturday following a recent development that gives them more than the Bay Area in common., ,Each program earned a reaffirming home victory over then-No. 14 North Carolina last week, dropping the Tar Heels further in the rankings while also providing both muc...
UCLA, Northwestern clash coming off notable victories
UCLA will look to follow up its biggest win of the season with another victory when it hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.,The host Bruins toppled No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday, rallying from 12 points down in the first half and six points behind with under two...
TCU heads to Baylor looking to build off big win
TCU and Baylor are programs that consistently have March Madness aspirations, and both are in need of getting on a hot streak to accomplish those goals as they square off Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (12-7, 2-4 Big 12) snapped a four-game skid with a 68-65 victory over Oklahom...
Aliaksei Protas' goal breaks tie, lifts Capitals past Flames
Aliaksei Protas broke a third-period tie to spark the visiting Washington Capitals to a 3-1 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday to snap a four-game skid.,Hendrix Lapierre scored his first NHL goal in 22 months and Alex Ovechkin added an empty netter for the Capitals, who scored three ...
Boston College riding surprise run of success with Notre Dame next
Boston College will be seeking its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory when it visits Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.,Boston College (9-10, 2-4 ACC) beat Syracuse (81-73 in overtime) and Pittsburgh (65-62) in its last two outings. Junior forward Boden Kapke tossed in a career...
Italians continue strong runs at scorching Australian Open
The extreme heat played havoc with the afternoon matches at the Australian Open on Saturday, causing the temporary suspension of two ATP matches.,Fortunately, three courts at Melbourne Park have retractable roofs, so play at Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena continued.,Fifth-...
Owen Tippett hat trick leads Flyers in blowout of Avs
Owen Tippett had three goals for his second career hat trick and his first of the season, Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 in Denver on Friday night.,Tippett added an assist for his second four-point game of the season for Philad...
Rick Pitino shooting for 900 wins against son in St. John's-Xavier
There will be more than just a basketball game taking place when Rick Pitino leads St. John's into battle with a Xavier team coached by his son, Richard, Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.,It will mark the fifth time the father and son have squared off against each other as head coaches, with the eld...
Florida State hopes defensive improvement continues against SMU
Now well into his first season as head coach at Florida State, Luke Loucks gets his first shot against one of his former coaches this weekend.,The Seminoles are set for their second straight road game when they face SMU, led by coach Andy Enfield, on Saturday in Dallas.,Enfield, now in his third dif...